[03/26/25] New Update: Launch of the U.S. Politician Transaction Widget & More

[WG] Want to Follow Nancy Pelosi’s Trades? The U.S. Politician Trading Widget v1.0.0 is Here! They say politics is just a side hustle—how about following Nancy Pelosi’s trades? Now, you can easily track stock transactions made by U.S. politicians and analyze trades related to the committees they belong to. • Top-performing stocks held by politicians […]

[02/26/25] Updates including the launch of Insider Transaction News

Hello, this is Waiker team with the announcement of our second release of 2025. [Data Lab] Want to Uncover the Meaning Behind Hidden Trades? ‘Insider Transaction News’ Launched We received feedback from users who were curious about whether insider trades held any significant meaning and what the recent trends among insiders were. Reading through all […]

How to Utilize Passive Fund Holdings Data?

Today, we would like to introduce our newly released Passive Fund or ETF (Exchange-Traded Fund) holdings data and discuss how to use this data effectively. What is Passive Investing? First, passive investing is an investment strategy that seeks to track the performance of a specific index or benchmark. Unlike actively managed funds, passive funds don’t […]

Cluster Trading Analysis on Insider Transactions

What is Cluster Trading? Cluster trading refers to the scenario where insiders of a company engage in similar transactions (buying or selling) within a specific period. When insiders, who have deeper knowledge of a company’s internal matters, engage in such actions, their trading behavior can provide useful insights into the company’s future prospects, potentially influencing […]

U.S. Startup Telesider rapidly grows with Waiker’s data

The U.S. startup Telesider is gaining attention for rapidly building its services using the data of Waiker, a financial data company based in South Korea. Telesider is particularly differentiating itself by analyzing insider trading and politician transaction data to provide unique insights to investors. Rapid Service Development Using Waiker’s Data Telesider partnered with Waiker to […]

Hana Securities Co.,Ltd secures new content with ‘AI Insider Signal’

Hana Securities is committed to leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) technology and global financial data to offer investors more precise and reliable insights. In collaboration with Waiker, Hana Securities has newly launched the ‘AI Insider Signal’ service within its mobile trading system, OneQ Pro. This service visualizes stock trading data of key corporate insiders, helping investors […]

Shinhan Securities Co.,Ltd. provides international news through Waiker.

Shinhan Securities’ adoption of overseas news is a prime example of how AI technology can create tangible value in the financial industry. By utilizing Waiker’s AI technology, which offers innovative financial data solutions, Shinhan Securities has successfully implemented a service that translates and summarizes overseas stock news on their mobile trading system (MTS), Shinhan SOL. […]

The Value of U.S. House Representatives’ Stock Transaction Data

Backtesting the stock trading data of U.S. House members from Waiker’s politician transaction dataset revealed that many U.S. politicians achieved market-beating returns in 2023. The dataset allows for the examination of returns by individual politicians and their affiliated parties. The results suggest that certain politicians may have benefited from an informational advantage inaccessible to the […]

Seeking alpha in US senators’ stock transactions

To analyze the relationship between information asymmetry and the returns generated when U.S. senators use political information to trade stocks, this review examines the study titled “A Dilemma of Self-interest vs Ethical Responsibilities in Political Insider Trading” by Jan Hanousek et al., published in the Journal of Business Ethics in October 2022. The study empirically […]

How are stock purchase disclosures by politicians related to stock prices?

To explore the relationship between U.S. politicians’ stock purchase disclosures and stock returns, I reviewed the article titled “Perceptions of Political Self-Dealing? An Empirical Investigation of Market Returns Surrounding the Disclosure of Politician Stock Purchases,” published in the Strategic Management Journal in October 2022. Hypotheses and Methodology Hypothesis 1: The disclosure of stock purchases by […]