WRDS

Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) is a web-based business data research service from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Developed in 1993 to support faculty research at Wharton, the service has evolved to become a common tool for research for more than 260 institutions around the world.

WRDS provides researchers worldwide with instant access to financial, economic, marketing, banking, ESG, insurance and statistical data through a uniform, web-based interface. Among the financial and economic data sources are: Compustat, CRSP, OptionMetrics and TAQ.

Some of the highlights:

• historical financial data from CRSP and Compustat
• security prices and trading volume
• balance sheet, income statements and other company-based financial items
• stock market indices, bond prices and U.S. Treasury interest rates
• mutual fund and stock ownership information as well as options data
• intraday stock price bid and ask quotes

NOTE: CBS Library doesn't subscribe to all databases/datasets from WRDS.