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Datastream (see also Eikon)
Database description
Identify trends, generate and test hypotheses, and develop viewpoints and research. Loaded with 120 years of information, Datastream is the world’s most comprehensive financial time series database.
Keywords: Stock Prices / Markets , Currency Exchange Rates
Access information
Only for members of the WiSo factual database agreement
Tutorials
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Eikon
Database description
Eikon is a service mainly for financial experts with information on commodities, equities, fixed-income securities and hedge funds, on the foreign exchange & money market and on wealth management.
Various services are available via the Eikon platform, in particular the Datastream database and the Worldscope database. The database contains tools for navigating news including videos of live and on-demand equity news broadcasts. It provides key market data, charts, time series analysis and streaming news from Reuters and other financial institutions and market research firms for price analysis and global indices of individual stocks. It also includes charts and fundamentals, proprietary data and analysis to provide actionable insights into the global equity market.
Keywords: Bonds and fixed Income , Company Info and Financial Statements , Currency Exchange Rates , Deriatives / Options , Indices and Factors , Stock Prices / Markets
Access information
Only for members of the WiSo factual database agreement
Access to Datastream and LSEG Eikon is provided via a terminal. During the coronavirus pandemic, access is handled remotely via AnyDesk software.
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WRDS (Wharton Research Data Services)
Database description
Wharton Research Data Service (WRDS) is a web-based retrieval tool of Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. WRDS provides a business intelligence, data analytics, and research platform to global institutions enabling comprehensive thought leadership, historical analysis, and insight into the latest innovations in academic research. Search, combine and save information from various databases and different data providers via a singular search interface or use your own software to connect with the database.
WRDS consists of two different kinds of databases:
- Databases that are included automatically when subscribing to WRDS (included datasets & analytics): Bank Regulatory, Blockholders, CBOE, DMEF, Dow Jones, Fama French, FDIC, Federal Reserve Bank Reports, IRI, OTC Markets, Penn Wold Tables, Philadelphia Stock Exchange, SEC Disclosure of Order Execution, TRACE.
- Databases that can be included in WRDS search with a separate license with the data providers (additional datasets & analytics), e.g. Amadeus/Orbis, Audit + Compliance, COMPUSTAT, CRSP, Eventus, I/B/E/S, MFLinks, Ownership, Worldscope.
Keywords: Banks , Bonds and fixed Income , Company Info and Financial Statements , Currency Exchange Rates , Derivatives / Options , Indices and Factors , Stock Prices / Markets , Statistics , Economy
Access information
How do I get access into WRDS?
To apply for WRDS access, you must meet the following requirements:
- You are a member (student or employee) of the WiSo faculty.
- You have a valid Uni-Köln identifier (Uni-KIM).
1. Faculty internal application procedure
The following groups of people can apply for a WRDS account:
| Group | Account-Type | Registration form |
| Professors, Assistant Professor | Faculty-Account | Download Form (Employee) |
| Scientific staff, PhD student | PhD-Account | Download Form (Employee) |
| Student assistants | Research Assistant-Account | Download Form (Student) |
| Master students | Masters-Account | Download Form (Student) |
- Please fill out the appropriate registration form digitally,
- sign it (for student accounts, the signature of the supervising person is also absolutely necessary) and
- send it to lica-data(at)wiso.uni-koeln.de.
Following this, you can create a personal account at WRDS as described below.
2. Personal registration on the WRDS platform
- Open in the web browser: https://wrds-www.wharton.upenn.edu/register/
- Fill out the online form and select "University of Cologne" in the subscriber field and select your appropriate account type in the User Type field.
- After registration, an email will be sent to the WRDS administrators who will then verify WiSo faculty affiliation.
- Once approved by the WRDS administrators, your personal WRDS account will be created and you will receive a confirmation email with information on how to proceed.
Important notice
If you already have a WRDS account - active or recently inactive - do not request another WRDS account. Use the account-transfer-form to automatically transfer the account or contact the WRDS Support.