Datastream
Contents and Coverage
Information gathered from the Datastream Extranet. (Ask for the username and password at the Stamps Reading Room Service Desk.) This site offers more detailed information on coverage of specific countries.
| Type of Data | Description | Date Coverage | Countries Covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indices | For Global Equities, Bonds, Commodities, Exchanges | For major developed markets has Price Index history going back to 1970s, but varies for other data types and markets. | U.S., European, and Global focus |
| Bonds | Sovereign Debt, Brady Bonds, Warrants, Local Bond Market Indices, Corporate Bonds | Includes information on dead bonds, has individual bonds issued back in 1990s, also may find some thirty-year benchmark bonds issued back in 1970s or 60s. For third-party bond indices, history varies, but for Datastream Global Government Bond indices, the history goes back to late 1980s. | Many countries in the world |
| Equities | Price, Volume, Dividend Yield, Capital Changes Diary, PE Forecast and Historic, IBES Forecasts, Company Accounts, Market Indices | In some cases back to 1973, but for many listings back to late 1980s-early 1990s. | Many countries in the world |
| Economics, Interest Rates and Exchange Rates | Forecasts, OECD, IMF, Exchange Rates, Interest Rates Swaps, Interest Rates (Excluding Swaps) | For major developed countries has main indicators from primary sources going back to 1960s; for exchange rates and interest rates, mostly from late 1980s to 1990s. | Many countries in the world |
| Futures and Options | Futures Financial Classes, Futures Financial Series, Futures Commodities Classes, Futures Commodities Series, Futures Commodities Spot, Options Classes, Options Series price, settlement price, volume | For major futures exchanges in UK and United States has some history going back to 1970s, but for the rest, typically from mid-or late 1990s. | Many countries in the world |
| Company Financials | Data from company financial statements | Approximately ten-year history | Many countries in the world |
| Mutual Funds (Unit Trusts) | Mutual fund information (often called Unit Trusts in UK and Europe). | Has data going back to mid 1990s for most. For U.S., may find history from early 1990s as well. | Mostly for United States and Europe |