Gradient Analytics was founded in 1996. Our founders are world-renowned academicians, who have published in leading finance, economic, and accounting academic journals. Their academic work provides the starting point for many of Gradient's alpha-generating quantitative factors and the foundation for Gradient's company-specific research work delivered by industry-leading analysts.

From 1996 to 2002, Gradient developed predictive models, expert systems, and analytical tools for asset managers and investment advisors. Today, Gradient distributes many related products exclusively through strategic alliances with partners such as Thomson Financial and MSN/CNBC Money (via the StockScouter rating system). Other intellectual property includes a proven proprietary stock and portfolio performance system that is used to test and monitor stock ratings and to measure the performance of both mutual funds and hedge funds.