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.