Datastream: Datastream Overview

Datastream is a databank of international securities market data

Content

• equities & indices

• bonds & indices; credit default swaps

• futures, options & warrants

• interest & exchange rates

• commodities

• unit & investment trusts

• economics

Coverage

• 100+ markets/countries

• time series starting late 1960s

• frequency: daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly & yearly

• updated daily

Software choices

MS Excel - Refinitiv Datastream add-in

• Download directly into Excel
• Retrieve multiple time series & datatypes (variables)
• Use constituent lists or create custom lists to retrieve data for larger groups of time series

Individual sign-on either on a personal or departmental computer on which the Refinitiv Datastream Excel add-in has been installed.  The software is also available on one workstation in the Main Library Reference room (ask at the Reference Desk).
UGA users only!