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Library Services: Moorgate
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Datastream
What is Datastream?
A
major source of current and
historical online data on:
financial markets,
economic indicators
company information (limited
availability)
When should I use Datastream?
Economics:
Bonds
Bond
Indices
Equities
Equity Indices
Investment Trusts/Unit Trusts
Interest rates
Exchange rates
Commodities, Options and
Derivatives
Accessing and Booking it
From
two PCs, on the training desk or
the
one closest to it.
Booking:
Go to the library catalogue:
http://catalogue.londonmet.ac.uk/
Type: Datastream and click Search
Click on ‘Book short loan item'
Enter your University network
username and password and click
Submit
Use the calendar to make an
appointment to use it.
Login to the Datastream PC and click
on the Datastream Advance 5.0 icon
on the desktop
DataStream Categories
Datatype: There are 58 different types but
should normally be set to DEFAULT
Date settings: You can search as far back
as the data you require is available on
datastream, or between 3 months and 20
years, or for a specific time period
Analysis types: Overview, Chart, Report,
Comparison, Single or Multiple Time Series
Default Settings
The default settings are;
Equities,
Overview of Company Performance,
Single Series
Datatype is Price adjusted and the
information displayed is for one year only.
These will need to be changed if you wish
to use a different type of search.
Types Of Search
From Data Category (top left-hand corner) select
the type of search (equities, economics, etc.)
Select the type of series (multiple, single, etc.) from
Analysis (bottom left-hand corner)
Change the datatype or ensure it is set to
DEFAULT (upper-middle, second box)
Types Of Search
Change the time period if required or leave on base
(upper-right)
Change the currency or set to local currency
(middle-right)
Type the name of data you require (e.g. Pearson if an
equity; Crude Oil if a commodity) using the Enter
Series search box, (upper-middle, first one) and click
Search
The term you used will appear in a new window (the
Navigator), probably more than once
Navigator Screen: Equity
Search For Pearson
Example
Maximise this window and click on the
option with the most Yeses, also relating
to the market (country) and currency required,
preferably with no brackets after the title
If there are too many results, click on Set criteria
(top-left of Navigator window) to enter more
options to narrow your search (e.g. by market,
currency, exchange).
Then click on the matching name from the
Navigator window list, as above
Example
You are now back to the main Datastream
window where you can click on the Settings
button (top right-hand corner) to select the
frequency (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly
or annually). N.B. this cannot be used with
Overview of company performance as this is
only available for 1 year
Next click on Run Now! button (middle, righthand corner)
Your data will be displayed in the results
screen (lower-middle)
Results Screen - default
Results Screen – time series
Results Screen- Chart
Printing, Emailing & Saving
Data
in the results screen can be exported into an
Excel spreadsheet by clicking on the small green X
(for Excel) icon on the main menu bar
The
Excel spreadsheet can then be saved and
emailed to you or saved to your memory stick
If
you wish to print the results, go to File on the
main menu bar and select print
Getting more help
Within
Datastream from the top menu bar
choose Help to see an online tutorial.