Compustat provides balance sheet and market data of active and non-active listed companies in a standardized form. (Acces via WRDS)

Keywords: Banks , Company Info and Financial Statements , Indices and Factors , Stock Prices / Market

Access only possible with a WRDS account.
You can find out how to apply for an account here.

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

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.

Please contact us for further information.

Learning Centre:

• https://www.lseg.com/en/training/learning-centre

IEA Statistics gives you access to the most comprehensive range of consistent, up-to-date and reliable energy data and statistics from the International Energy Agency - with charts and tables on 16 energy topics for over 170 countries and regions.

The IEA collects, assesses and disseminates statistics on supply, trade, stocks, transformation and demand in the energy sector. You can access energy balances and a range of other key energy-related indicators, including energy prices, public R&D and energy efficiency measures. Use this unique platform, for example, for modelling work and tracking both short-term changes and long-term trends in countries' energy transitions. (About the IEA's work on data and statistics)

You can edit and export the data according to your needs and create customised graphics.

Keywords: Germany, European Union, Indices and Factors, Statistics, Economics

The licensed data and statistics of the IEA can be accessed via the website https://www.iea.org/ with the account of the University of Cologne.

You can obtain the login data for the account via the WiSo Library and Campus Service. Please write to: lica-data(at)wiso.uni-koeln.de

Until the end of June 2024, the IEA data can also be accessed via the OECD iLibrary (please note: the scope of the data provided here is smaller).

Manuals:

• https://www.iea.org/about/data-and-statistics/manuals
• https://www.iea.org/about/data-and-statistics/questionnaires

Training:

• https://www.iea.org/about/data-and-statistics/training

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.

See list of data vendors

WRDS consists of two different kinds of databases:

1. 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.
2. 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

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:

• 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.

• Regulations and explanation for access to WRDS
• Getting Started Guide
• Video Tutorials