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Factset Research Systems
$312.271d +3.0%5d +7.4%settled close · 2026-10-20
Mkt cap $12B (10/20)β 0.1352w $190–314Shares 37.1MInd. Services-Computer Programming, Data ProcessingNYSE since 1996Emp. 12,886HQ Norwalk, CTfactset.com
The Wheel · put-selling

FDS on the Wheel

FDS is not in our put test yet; you can still add it to your Wheel and see its puts.

The Wheel lists cash-secured puts on stocks after a 3% drop, with live quotes, the chance of assignment and each stock’s own history. Free to use; a free account lets you follow stocks, add your own and ask questions.

Decision support, not advice · questions put sellers ask us

The tape, with the calls on it

Who said what, and what FDS did next

Every dot is a day someone on the record made a call. Hover one to see who. We are not scoring them — the point is that you can see it and judge for yourself.

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Who’s talkingIdea Scout · free

Who’s talking about FDS

1 longlatest 2026-07-24
DateVoiceStanceVenueThesis
2026-07-24Ron BaronFounder & CEO, Baron Capital ManagementBullishThe CompoundFactSet's new CEO (McKinsey/JPMorgan pedigree) is embedding proprietary financial data into client workflows…
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Earnings

Next report: 16 Dec 2026

Confirmed date · consensus EPS 4.94. Reactions below are the next settled session over the prior close.
ReportWhenEPS actual vs est.Reaction
30 Sep 2026before the open4.52 vs 5.02+4.2%
The options tape

Notable options days

Sessions in the last 120 where FDS’s settled options volume ran ≥ 2× its trailing 20-session baseline, or delta-dollar flow ran ≥ 2.5× — 17 of 120 sessions qualified.

The qualifying dates are the free record. Close, flow, call/LEAPS mix and the 20-session outcome — for every session below — are member content.
DateCloseRVOL Δ$ flow ($M)Call % LEAPS %+20 sess.
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+20 sess. = raw price change over the following 20 sessions — not market-adjusted; the tape tells you where to look, not what happens next.
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