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'''Data Explorers''' is a privately owned financial data and software company headquartered in [[London, UK]] with offices in [[New York City|New York, US]], [[Edinburgh]] and [[Hong Kong]]. The company provides financial benchmarking information to the [[Securities lending]] Industry and short-side intelligence to the [[Investment Management]] community.<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=771272000&play=1 Rebuilding the House Builders Squawk Box, CNBC, June 16, 2008]{{Dead link|date=July 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The company has a global dataset covering $12 trillion of securities in the lending programs of over 20,000 institutional funds.

Data Explorers offers access to quantitative measurement of securities lending, performance and risk. The company provides analytics and data compiled from trade and inventory data provided by market participants including Lenders, Beneficial Owners, Custodian Banks, Agency Lenders, Borrowers, Hedge Funds and Broker Dealers.

==History==

Data Explorers was established in 2002 by Charles Stopford Sackville and Mark Faulkner, the author of the Guide to Securities Lending Markets.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bba.org.uk/bba/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=130&a=3311&artpage=all |title=Guide to securities lending markets commissioned by the Association of Corporate Treasurers, British Bankers' Association, International Securities Lending Association, London Investment Banking Association, London Stock Exchange and the Securities Lending and Repo Committee by Mark Faulkner |access-date=2008-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312082414/http://www.bba.org.uk/bba/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=130 |archive-date=2008-03-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Donal Smith (CEO)|Donal Smith]], formerly of [[Thomson Reuters]], was announced as CEO on 4 March 2008.<ref>[{{Cite web |url=http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2008/Mar/5/DONAL_SMITH_APPOINTED_CEO_OF_DATA_EXPLORERS.html |title=Bobsguide] |access-date=2008-09-03 |archive-date=2008-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080311114250/http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2008/Mar/5/DONAL_SMITH_APPOINTED_CEO_OF_DATA_EXPLORERS.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

It is owned by the [[private equity]] firm [[Bowmark Capital]].<ref>Ben Harrington, 'Bowmark in £32m alarm firm deal', in ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', January 9, 2012, p. B3</ref>

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Data Explorers was ranked 27th amongst the top 30 fastest growing UK private equity backed companies in The Sunday Times Deloitte Buyout Track 100 on 8 Feb 2011.<ref>[http://www.fasttrack.co.uk/fasttrack/downloads/2011buyouttrack100.pdf]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Buyout Track 100</ref>

Data Explorers was voted the Best Information/Data Provider at the GSL Securities Lending Industry Awards on 4 Nov 2011 for the third year in a row.<ref>[{{Cite web |url=http://www.stocklendingtoday.com/my_weblog/2011/11/the-2011-securities-lending-industry-awards-were-held-last-week-at-the-grange-city-hotel-after-the-gsl-securities-lending-sum.html |title=Securities Lending Industry Awards 2011] |access-date=2012-02-02 |archive-date=2013-06-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602043401/http://www.stocklendingtoday.com/my_weblog/2011/11/the-2011-securities-lending-industry-awards-were-held-last-week-at-the-grange-city-hotel-after-the-gsl-securities-lending-sum.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.dataexplorers.com/about/data-explorers-news/data-explorers-scoops-global-investorisf-data-provider-year-2011-award-thi Data Explorers scoops Global Investor/isf Data Provider 2011 Award for the third year running]</ref>

At the twelfth annual [[techMARK]] awards on 17 Nov 2011, Data Explorers won the Emerging Star Award.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pwc.co.uk/eng/issues/techmark-award-winners-announced.html |title=2011 techMark award winners announced |access-date=2012-02-02 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908080730/http://www.pwc.co.uk/eng/issues/techmark-award-winners-announced.html |archive-date=2012-09-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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On 6 Oct 2010 the [[Financial Times]] website www.ft.com included short selling activity from Data Explorers alongside market data on the Company pages and Stock screener <ref>[http://www.securitieslendingtimes.com/securitieslendingnews/article.php?article_id=469 FT.com to include short selling activity from Data Explorers]</ref>

[[Nasdaq OMX]] announced a new index based on Data Explorers stock loan information to replicate return and volatility characteristic of the Nasdaq-100 Index on May 5, 2011.<ref>[http://ir.nasdaqomx.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=574859 Nasdaq-100 Data Explorers Optimized Index Launched To Enhance Liquidity]{{Dead link|date=July 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The index screens out stocks with low liquidity or those that are relatively expensive to borrow in the share-lending market.<ref>[{{Cite web |url=http://www.indexuniverse.com/sections/news/9211-nasdaq-rolls-out-optimized-nasdaq-100.html |title=Nasdaq Rolls Out Optimized Nasdaq-100] |access-date=2012-02-02 |archive-date=2011-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513013107/http://www.indexuniverse.com/sections/news/9211-nasdaq-rolls-out-optimized-nasdaq-100.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 19 Sept 2011, Data Explorers and [[Deltix]] announced that Data Explorers securities lending and repo data is available in the Deltix QuantOffice platform.<ref>[http://www.securitieslendingtimes.com/securitieslendingnews/technologyarticle.php?article_id=217785 Deltix seeks alpha with Data Explorers]</ref>