FactSet Research Systems
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Factset | |
Type | Public (NYSE: [http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=FDS |
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Founded | 1978 |
Headquarters | Norwalk, Connecticut, USA |
FactSet Research Systems is an information company that provides financial data to companies. Some of their competitors include Bloomberg L.P., Reuters, and Thompson Financial. FactSet trades on the NYSE as FDS. It was started by Howard Wille and Charles Snyder. They both had jobs on Wall Street but left in order to start their own business.