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Research Guides: Financial Markets

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Markets / Exchanges / Indices

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Information

Source

Introduction

101 Years on Wall Street: An Investor's Almanac (Reference: Stocks HG4572.B74 1991)


Understanding Wall Street (Reference: Table A: Stocks HG4910.L54 1991)


Listings

Global Stock Markets Factbook (Reference: Stock Exchanges HG5993.E44 2004)


Guide to World Equity Markets (Reference: Stock Exchanges HF4551.G62 2001)

World Stock Exchange Fact Book (Reference: Stock Exchanges HG4551.W922 2003 v.1-2)

Performance

Bloomberg (Trader's Pit) [icon - Password]
Real-time and historical market data, news and technical analysis.

CRSP* [icon - GSB Network]

Produced by the University of Chicago's Center for Research in Securities Prices, this database contains daily and monthly price, volume, and return data for NYSE, ASE, and NASDAQ stocks.

Datastream*(Trader's Pit) [icon - Password]
Long runs of easy-to-download data on stocks, bonds, commodities, and economic indicators.

Dow Jones Averages 1885-1995(Reference: Table A: Stocks HG4915.D6434 1996)


Global Financial Data* [icon - Stanford Network] [icon - Password]

Provides long term and current world economic data on 150+ countries. Includes comprehensive analysis tools that provide the ability to graph and analyze the data.

Investment Performance Digest: 1960 through 1999 (Reference: Table A: Stocks HG4501.C48 2000)


MSCI Blue Book (Reference: Table A: Investment Research Reports)


MSCI Red Book(Reference: Table A: Investment Research Reports)


S&P Analyst's Handbook (Reference: Table B: Industry Data HG4905.S7 2004)


Stocks, Bonds, Bills, and Inflation: Market Results for 1926-2003 (Reference: Table A: Stocks HG4915.I362 2004)


Changes

S&P Index Focus series (Periodicals Collection; Latest 12 months at Reference: Table A: Stocks)


Individual Instruments

Stocks, bonds, commodities, futures and other instruments. These groups are covered together in General sources, and independently in Specialized sources.

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Information

Source

Introduction

Wall Street Journal Guide to Understanding Money and Investing (Information Desk HG4910.M67 1999)


Performance: General

Bloomberg(Trader's Pit) [icon - Password]
Real-time and historical market data, news and technical analysis.

CRSP* [icon - GSB Network]

Produced by the University of Chicago's Center for Research in Securities Prices, this database contains daily and monthly price, volume, and return data for NYSE, ASE, and NASDAQ stocks.

Datastream* (Trader's Pit) [icon - Password]
Long runs of easy-to-download data on stocks, bonds, commodities, and economic indicators.

Global Financial Data* [icon - Stanford Network] [icon - Password]

Provides long term and current world economic data on 150+ countries. Includes comprehensive analysis tools that provide the ability to graph and analyze the data.

TAQ* [icon - GSB Network]

Intraday transactions data for all securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and American Stock Exchange (AMEX), as well as Nasdaq National Market System (NMS) and SmallCap issues.

Performance: Specialized

Commodities Price Locator (Reference: Table A: Futures Z7104.C83C46 1989)


Commodity Prices(Reference: Table A: Futures Z7164.P94F74 1991)


CRB Commodity Yearbook (Reference: Table A: Futures HC14.C6 2004)


Mergent Dividend Record (Reference: Table A: Stocks HG4908.M7)


S&P Global Ratings Handbook (Periodicals Collection; Latest 6 months in Reference: Table A: Bonds)


Changes

Capital Changes Reporter* (CD-ROM Workstation)
Covers federal tax consequences of capital changes for more than 58,000 corporations and organizations resulting from stock dividends, stock splits, reorganizations, exchanges, rights and other changes in capital structure.

Directory of Obsolete Securities(Reference: Table A: Stocks HG4908.F5 2003)

"Dead" Firms

Bloomberg (Trader's Pit) [icon - Password]
Real-time and historical market data, news and technical analysis. Allows one to find data on "dead" firms.

Datastream* (Trader's Pit) [icon - Password]
Long runs of easy-to-download data on stocks, bonds, commodities, and economic indicators. Allows one to find data on "dead" firms.

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