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Reuters 3000 Xtra

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Reuters 3000 Xtra

Investment and Advisory

  • Discover how quick and easy it is to connect with expert help using Contact Us. Contact Us is accessible via many of the Thomson Reuters Products.

    Total Running Time 1:55

  • Migrating from Reuters 3000 Xtra to Thomson Reuters Eikon? Then watch this video to learn how the File Transport Tool can help you migrate your Reuters 3000 Xtra and Reuters Power Plus Pro files.

    Total Running Time 4:15

  • Getting Started with Reuters 3000 Xtra (8)

    • This course will introduce you to the key components of Reuters 3000 Xtra and take you on a tour of the 3000 Xtra home page "Get Going"
      - Accessing Reuters 3000 Xtra
      - Selecting a job role
      - Finding Data on the "Get Going" Home Page

    • This course will introduce you to the Instrument codes needed to retrieve data in Reuters 3000 Xtra
      - Instrument code construction
      - Focus on Equity Instrument Codes
      - Focus on Bond Instrument Codes
      - Focus on Futures and Options Instrument Codes
      - Focus on Commodities Instrument Codes

    • This course will introduce you to Kobra Flex environment and the commonly used objects allowing you to view real-time data and news.
      - Introduction to the Kobra Flex environment
      - Introduction to the Reuters 3000 Xtra objects
      - Create and modify a Flex Document

    • This course will introduce you to the key news components of Reuters 3000 Xtra and help you to effectively search and filter news in your screen which is most appropriate for you.
      - Accessing News from the Get Going homepage and Speed Guides
      - The Real-time News Object
      - Creating customized news searches
      - Factiva News
      - Top News

    • Reuters 3000 Xtra is Thomson Reuters premium information and analytics package. You need to be able to quickly and easily chart data within Reuters 3000 Xtra to analyse the market and perform strategies. This course will introduce you to the charting components in Reuters
      - Creating charts in the Metastock Object
      - Saving charts and chart templates
      - Exporting charts and the underlying data into Excel
      - Quick Charts

    • Reuters 3000 Xtra is Thomson Reuters premium information and analytics package. You need to be able to quickly and easily chart data within Reuters 3000 Xtra to analyse the market and perform strategies. This course will introduce - Editing Charts using in-place editing
      - Exporting charts and the underlying data into Excel
      - Linking Charts to other Objects in Kobra
      - Creating Composite Charts

    • This course will introduce you to the Excel add-on "PowerPlus Pro" in Reuters 3000 Xtra. We'll show you how to incorporate data from the Kobra environment and show you how to manage real-time data.

      - Introduction to PowerPlus Pro Toolbars and Menus
      - Retrieving real-time data using drag & drop from Kobra
      - Managing Real-time data and Updates in PowerPLus Pro
      - Getting help on PowerPlus Pro

    • PowerPlus Pro is an Excel add-on. This course will introduce you to the range of Assistants allowing you to easily view real-time and fundamental data.
      - Introduction to Assistants
      - Real-time Assistants
      - Security Assistants
      - Treasury Assistants
      - Time Series Assistant

  • Exploring Content and Navigation for Investment and Advisory (19)

    • In today's turbulent markets it is essential to have access to timely and reliable data, news and analyses. With Thomson Reuters 3000 Xtra you can easily gather all the information and analyses you need and apply it to the Investment and Advisory markets. In this course learn some useful hints and tips on searching for data, news and polls and charting in Thomson Reuters 3000 Xtra. At the end of this course you will be able to navigate through content and easily incorporate it into your workflow.

      - Search for data in the Investment and Advisory markets using the Home Page, Speed Guides and the Xtra Search
      - Search for news and polls using the News and Top News Object
      - Use the Metastock Chart Object to chart and add analyses and Trendlines to your instrument of choice
      - Use Reuters Messaging to build a community and share screenshots


    • Join this session for an introduction to Reuters 3000 Xtra and what it can offer you. Reuters 3000 Xtra is a Thomson Reuters premium desktop product. It offers a commanding view of the global real-time financial arena through a combination of information, analytics and insight as well as access to the global Thomson Reuters trading community

      Course outline:
      - Introduction to Reuters 3000 Xtra
      - Reuters 3000 Xtra data offering
      - Data displays and Instrument Code structure
      - Getting help
      - Summary and close
      - Summary and Close

    • Timely access to the information you need is essential in today’s markets. Reuters 3000 Xtra has a range of search tools designed to help you to help you do just that.

      Join this session to discover quick and easy methods to search for data and learn which ones are most suited to your needs.

      Course outline:
      - Overview of the available Search tools
      - The home page Get Going
      - The Reuters Search
      - Speedguides
      - Pre-built models such as the Xtra Menu and Gateway models
      - Getting help
      - Summary and close

    • Reuters 3000 Xtra provides easy access to market-leading real-time and historical news from Reuters as well historical news from over 550 newspapers and periodicals.

      Join this session to learn quick and easy methods to search for news and how to customize them to suit your needs

      Course outline:
      - Overview of the available Search tools
      - The home page Get Going
      - The News Expression Builder
      - Factiva news searches
      - Top News
      - Getting help
      - Summary and Close

    • Whether youre monitoring your portfolio, researching company fundamentals or keeping up to speed with the latest market news, you can be confident Reuters 3000 Xtra will give you the flexibililty and insight you need to effectively navigate the I&A markets. Learn useful hints and tips on searching for data; accessing news and polls; and analyzing charts in Reuters 3000 Xtra.

      This course is designed to help you navigate through various content in Reuters 3000 Xtra and easily incorporate it in to your workflow.

      Course outline:
      - Searching for data in Reuters 3000 Xtra
      - Searching for news and polls
      - Using Metastock
      - Using Reuters Messaging

    • Connecting with your colleagues and business partners to exchange information and share opinions is an essential part of your daily workflow.

      Join this session to learn the key benefits of Reuters Messaging and how you can get the most from this communication tool.

      Course outline:
      - Features and benefits of Reuters Messaging
      - Adding and managing your contacts
      - Using the communications centre
      - Customizing your profile
      - Chat rooms
      - Sharing data

    • Macroeconomic statistics are under continuous scrutiny by all market participants, making it essential to have access to reliable economic indicator data. With Reuters 3000 Xtra you can easily gather relevant economic data and information in one single, customizable display.

      Discover how to navigate and customize the Economic pre-built displays as well as search for key economic data.

      Course outline:
      - Search for economic data through speed guides
      - Economic content in Economic Overview
      - View major regional and country macroeconomic data in the model Macroeconomic Overview
      - Relevant economic, FX & MM news codes
      - Summary and Q&A

    • Having quick and easy access to key cross-market data and news, comprehensive overviews, and sophisticated calculators is essential to performing an efficient analysis of any market.

      Discover how to quickly access key benchmark data in Reuters 3000 Xtra as well as monitor the economic climate of a country or region in one convenient display.

      Course outline:
      - The Country Overview model
      - FX and interest rates
      - Government Bond Prices
      - Equity Indices
      - C&E prices
      - Summary and Q&A

    • The fund universe is massive and continues to grow, offering a wealth of information from a wide variety of sources. The sheer size of the fund market can make it challenging to compile the information relevant to your job role together in to one place.

      This course is designed to show you how to quickly find data on nearly 200,000 funds and integrate it efficiently into Reuters 3000Xtra using the Global Fund Screener and other functionality.

      Course outline:
      - Finding Lipper Data in Reuters 3000 Xtra
      - Global Fund Screener
      - Finding Fund News
      - Fund Data in PowerPlus Pro

    • In today’s turbulent markets it is essential to have access to timely and reliable data, news and charting tools. With Reuters 3000 Xtra you can easily gather extensive information on political, economic and corporate events, and quickly and easily search for and chart economic indicators.

      In this course you will learn how to search for economic data, access news and market forecasts, quickly create related charts incorporate all into your workflow.

      Course outline:
      - Finding Events in Reuters 3000 Xtra
      - Finding and Charting Indicators
      - Quick Charts
      - Accessing Market Polls and Forecasts
      - Summary and Q&A

    • The video will demonstrate how to quickly access stock indices forecasts from leading brokers and asset managers, as well as related news stories.

      Total Running Time 2:08

    • In this module discover how to easily access the wide range of Islamic Finance data and information to help you analyze market trends and track the latest news.

      Total Running Time 5:18

    • Watch this video for an overview of our StreetEvents offering, which provides a unique insight into what makes this dataset stand out. With StreetEvents, you can access corporate disclosures and brokerage events from over 18,000 public companies and 100 sell-side firms in over 90 countries.

      Total Running Time 2:55

    • Watch this video for an overview of our Estimates offering, providing you with a unique insight into what makes this dataset stand out. This video features David Gelinas, Content Specialist at Thomson Reuters

      Total Running Time 2:58

    • The goal of this video is to give you an overview of our Fundamentals offering, providing you with a unique insight into what makes this dataset stand out. This video features David Coluccio, Content Specialist at Thomson Reuters.

      Total Running Time 2:37

    • Watch this video for an overview of our Ownership & Profiles offering, providing you with a unique insight into what makes this dataset stand out. This video features Patrick Orr, Content Lead for Ownership at Thomson Reuters.

      Total Running Time 3:16

    • The Economic Overview offers a fast and convenient way to forecast and track important economic releases helping you to make more informed investment decisions. Watch this video to learn how to access and use this display including setting reminders and creating news alerts for forthcoming economic indicator releases.

      Total Running Time 3:32

    • Watch this video to learn how to easily calculate percentage change and absolute change between two price points using Info Line in the Metastock Chart Object.

      Total Running Time 1:57

    • This video provides a quick guide on which news codes to use to track global news developments and events.

      Total Running Time 1:28

  • Power Tips (11)

  • Focus on Technical Analysis (10)

    • This module includes the following topics:
      • Introduction to MACD (1:10)
      • Convergence and Divergence signals (1:31)
      • Identifying Buy and Sell Signals (0:58)
      • Using the Zero Line to find the right time to buy or sell (1:05)
      • Creatinging MACD analysis in Reuters 3000 Xtra(1:28)

    • This course covers the following topics:
      • About Trendlines (1:48)
      • Drawing a Trendline (1:35)
      • Adjusting Trendlines (1:23)
      • Adding a trendline to a chart in Reuters 3000 Xtra (2:13)

    • This course covers the following topics:
      • About Golden & Black Crosses (1:00)
      • Identifying Golden & Black Crosses (1:37)
      • When to use Golden & Black Crosses (1:51)
      • Summary (1:07)
      • Creating a Golden & Black Cross chart in Reuters 3000 Xtra (3:35

    • This course covers the following topics:
      * Introduction to Candlestick Charts (2:37)
      * Creating a Candlestick Chart in Reuters 3000 Xtra (2:04)

    • This course covers the following topics:
      - What are Bollinger Bands?
      - Expanding and Contracting Bands
      - Adding a Bollinger Band to a Reuters 3000 Xtra chart

    • This course will demonstrate:

      - Introduction to the Relative Strength Index
      - Using RSI to analyze Market Conditions
      - Bullish and Bearish Failure Swings
      - Setting Parameters for RSI
      - How to create a Relative Strength Index in Thomson Reuters Eikon

    • This module will demonstrate:
      - What is a Fibonacci Fan
      - How to add a Fibonacci Fan to a chart in Reuters 3000 Xtra

    • Discover how to quickly create and customize charts in Reuters 3000 Xtra as well as utilize the comprehensive set of analytical tools in Metastock Charts.

      The easy to use charting applications in Reuters 3000 Xtra combine comprehensive real-time and historical data with a sophisticated suite of analyses and trend recognition tools for performing technical analysis

      Course outline:
      - Charting tools
      - How to create Metastock Charts
      - How to add and edit analyses and trendlines
      - How to save charts and templates
      - How to export charts to Excel
      - How to use Quick charts
      - Getting help
      - Summary and close

    • The key to any successful analysis is having the right tools to allow you to make accurate decisions in a timely manner.

      This overview will enable users to have an in depth understanding of the functionality around Metastock. It will also cover how to apply some technical analyses tools in to the workspace using basic and advanced features of the Metastock Chart Object.

      Course outline:
      - Overview of the different Metastock icons
      - Right click functionality in the chart
      - How to create a Composite
      - How to create a User Defined Yield Curve
      - How to create a User Defined Continuation Curve
      - Indexed performance / Rebasing
      - Analysis on Selected Analysis
      - Term Structure
      - Seasonal Chart
      - Q&A

    • In this module learn how to quickly graph and compare the VIX, the 30 day implied volatility for the S&P 500 Index with the historical volatility for the S&P 500 Index.

      Total Running Time 3:50

  • How to Customize your Screen (4)

    • Discover how to quickly create your own Reuters 3000 Xtra Flex Document, incorportaing the popular Objects and utlizing them to their full potential. With Reuters 3000 Xtra you can easily gather all relevant data and information into one single display and customize it to your needs.

      Course outline:
      - Introduction
      - The Kobra Environment
      - Quote Object
      - Quote List (Matrix) Object
      - Internet Explorer Object
      - Reuters Messaging Object
      - Screen design
      - Obtaining help
      - Summary and Close

    • Reuters 3000 Xtra allows you to quickly and easily link your stock portfolio in a Quote List to multiple Objects such as news, charts and related company data. Watch this video to see how easily this can be done.

      Total Running Time 3:23

    • This video provides a quick overview of how to add mulitple quote-lists to your workspace as well as add a saved file to the Links Bar.

      Total Running Time 2:46

    • Watch this video for a quick overview on the News Expression Builder. The News Expression Builder is the quickest and easiest way to access a news search in Reuters 3000 Xtra. It helps you find the news you want without having to memorize a news or industry code as well as save the search for later use.

      Total Running Time: 2:34

  • Working with Data in Microsoft Excel (1)

    • Fast and reliable pricing and valuation capabilities are central to a trader’s daily business. With Reuters PowerPlus Pro you have access to a suite of powerful, ready-to-use calculators, a library of market-standard financial functions and highly sophisticated Excel capabilities.

      Join this session to discover easy, intuitive tools to retrieve real-time and historical data in the Micosoft Excel environment.

      Course outline:
      - Introduction to Reuters PowerPlus Pro
      - Quick ways to retrieve Real-Time Data
      - Retrieving Real-Time Data with Real-Time Assistants
      - Retrieving Historical Data with Time-Series Data Assistants
      - Getting help
      - Summary and close

  • Currently in the News (1)

    • Watch this video to learn which tools and data Reuters 3000 Xtra offers to help you stay current on new developments involving Apple.

      Total Running Time 3:38

  • Previously in the News (1)

    • Several major European banks are reporting their results this week and it’s a list invetsors are paying close attention to. Learn which news codes will help you monitor these earnings announcements and how to access related charts to track the market reaction.

      Total Running Time 2:14