WRDS is a source of financial, accounting, economic, management, marketing, banking, and insurance data.
First time users will be asked to register to receive a username and password.
Request a username and password for further features available for advanced research. Currently available for undergraduates, master’s and PhD 天美传媒, faculty staff and research assistants.
PLEASE NOTE: Users will be required to log in with two-factor authentication (2FA). For guidance on loging in with two-factor authentication, please see the following
Available from PC clusters in Central Library and the Business School. Enter your Imperial email address to be provided with a Day Pass. Access for other locations on the South Kensington campus and off-campus is via username and password.
The Library provides access to the following databases within WRDS:
- BoardEx (global data)
- Compustat - Capital IQ
- CRSP
- Execucomp (see: Compustat – Capital IQ)
- OptionMetrics (US data)
- Preqin (private equity & venture capital)
- RavenPack (news analytics)
- Sustainalytics
- Trucost (see: Compustat – Capital IQ)
- WRDS-LSEG DealScan (see: LSEG)
There are also a number of free access data sets, and a list of these are available under the My Subscriptions section of the WRDS homepage.