Datastream

This course covers the following topics:

How to Access Navigator Search (1:56)
Use Free Text Search to find Codes (5:38)
Use Explorer to Find Codes (2:13)
Use Advanced Search to Find Codes (2:37)
About the Free Text and Explorer Search Results (1:36)
About the Advanced Search Results Window(1:33)
Finding Datatypes (2:51)
Finding Codes with Navigator (1:38)

Version 4.2 of Datastream Navigator sees significant enhancements to the explorer hierarchies and the way you navigate through these hierarchies, extensions to the filtering facilities to quickly narrow down the series to the ones required, and a major extension to the content with the addition of options continuous and individual series.

Total Running Time 4:00

This video will demonstrate how to find Bond Indices and constituent lists to support selecting asset allocations, performance benchmarking and constructing structured products. Datastream and leading index suppliers including Iboxx and Merrill Lynch provide comprehensive coverage and history for this essential data.

Total Running Time 6:05

Thomson Reuters has teamed up with Fathom Consulting to offer Datastream customers access to Fathom’s analytical content through a new library of Fathom charts.

Total Running Time 3:31

This course covers the following topics:

- About Datastream For Office(1:20)
- Build a Time Series Request (4:04)
- Build a Static Request (3:15)
- Editing Embedded Requests (1:18)

This OnDemand video explains how customers can use AFO - Datastreams add-in for Microsoft Office - to build complex models and reports that can be linked straight into Excel.

Total Running Time 4:56

This course covers the following topics:
• Creating a Request table (7:42)
• Creating a Chart Request (2:34)
• Using a pre-built Tearsheet (1:47)

This course covers the following topics:

Download the UCI Template (1:45)
Using the UCI Template to create a User Created Index (4:52)
Using the UCI Manager to open a User Created Index (1:46)

This module gives you an overview of the latest version of Datastream Charting, available to customers on 23 March 2013

This module covers the following topics.
• Access Datastream Charting (01:09)
• About the Chart page (04:00)
• About the Library tab (06:16)
• Navigating Key Indicators and Exporting Data
to Excel (04:08)
• Other Datastream Charting Tabs(01:07)
• Help and Support (01:05)

This course covers the following topics:
• Create a New Blank Chart (02:31)
• Apply Datatypes (02:19)
• Apply Currency Conversion to All Series (01:37)
• Apply Functions (02:41)
• Change the Date Range (02:12)
• Change Chart Settings (03:17)
• Rebasing Charts (01:07)
• Save a Chart (02:30)
• Load a Saved Chart (01:53)
• Project: How do I rebase a Chart(03:25)

This course covers the following topics:
• Changing Chart Settings (03:05)
• Customizing Chart Legends (01:26)
• Customizing Chart Axes (01:32)
• Changing a Locked Setting (01:28)

This course includes the following topics.
• Create a New Chart Style (04:35)
• Apply a Style to a Chart (01:30)
• Apply a Style to Multiple Charts (01:05)
• Editing Several Charts at once (01:35)
• Setting a Default Style (01:17)
• Using Transparency Settings on a Chart (02:10)
• Change a Locked Setting (01:18)
• Save a Change to an Existing Style (01:34)
• Apply Datastream Styles to Charts in Excel (01:16)

This course covers the following topics:

Export a Chart to Microsoft Excel (1:54)
Export a Chart to Microsoft Word (2:10)
Export a Template to Microsoft Office (1:40)
Export Multiple Charts to Microsoft Office (2:23)
Export a chart as an Image File (2:45)
Share a Live Chart URL (2:27)
Share a chart using the Edit URL (1:46)
Set Sharing Preferences (2:05)
Refresh charts from Microsoft Office (2:09)
Running a template from Microsoft Excel (1:26)
Using the Chart Manager (4:25)
Refresh locally-stored chart images (0:57)

This module includes the following topics:
• Creating a Simple Regression Model (3:00)
• Calculating Residuals (2:30)
• Editing a Regression Model (2:54)
• Using Regression Models to Create Forecasts (3:00)

This module includes the following topics:

- Adding Recession Bands to a Chart (4:03)
- Add a Political Band (0:52)
- Creating Shaded Bands Based on Fixed Dates (1:33)
- Creating Shaded Bands Based on a Condition (2:11)

This course covers the following topics:

About Annotations (1:11)
Annotate a series with Substitutable Text (3:14)
Create Complex Annotations using Substitutable Text (2:07)
Add Text Boxes (1:27)
Add a Recession Band (4:05)
Add Horizontal and Vertical Annotation Lines (3:01)
Add Freehand Lines (1:47)
Add Circles and rectangles (2:36)
Add Markers to Lines (2:13)
Change Annotation Styles (3:32)

This course covers the following topics:

Create and Save a Template (3:56)
Export a Template to Microsoft Office (1:03)
Running a Template from the Library (2:06)
Editing a Template (1:16)
Exercise: Convert a Chart to a Template and Change a Data Series (1:16)

This course covers the following topics:
• Adding a Chart to a Shared Collection (02:58)
• Adding a Chart to a Private Collection (01:55)
• Editing Charts in a Collection (02:02)
• Exporting Charts from a Collection (01:32)

This course covers the following topics:

Find a Sample Chart in the Datastream Library (1:20)
How to Use the Line Correlation Dialog (1:35)
Set the Correlation Spectrum (1:06)
Apply the Best Fit Shift to a Chart (2:30)
Apply Forecasts to a Datastream Chart (2:36)
Editing a User Forecast (1:56)
Apply Slicing to a chart (3:38)
Edit and customize a sliced chart (1:47)
Exercise: Add a Correlation to an Existing Chart (1:00)

This OnDemand Video showcases how Datastream charting enables you to apply pre-defined and user created functions plus analysis including Correlation. Correlation is a powerful tool that allows you to analyze the relationship between multiple time-series data.

Total Running Time 3:49

This course includes the following topics:
• Setting Sharing Preferences (1:54)
• Sharing a Live Chart URL (2:08)
• Sharing a Chart using the Edit URL (1:14)

This course covers the following topics:

Rebasing Charts (3:13)
Slicing a chart (3:03)
Adjusting for seasonality and cyclical effects (3:12)
Adding Custom Forecasts (4:43)
Using Scatter charts to analyze economic data (5:33)
Creating a Static Bar chart (6:45)

This course includes the following topics:
• Creating a Simple Pie Chart (2:12)
• Creating a Pie Chart from a List and Sorting
Segments (2:41)
• Adding a Second Date Point (1:35)
• Calculating Remainders and Applying Styles (2:20)
• Creating and Formatting Stacked Area Charts (1:16)

This module includes the following topics:
• Creating a Simple Regression Model (3:00)
• Calculating Residuals (2:30)
• Editing a Regression Model (2:54)
• Using Regression Models to Create Forecasts (3:00)

This module includes the following topics:

- Adding Recession Bands to a Chart (4:03)
- Add a Political Band (0:52)
- Creating Shaded Bands Based on Fixed Dates (1:33)
- Creating Shaded Bands Based on a Condition (2:11)

This module demonstrates:

Applying Forecasts to a Datastream Chart (2:12)
Editing a User Forecast (2:47)
PROJECT: Apply Forecasts to an Economics Chart (4:26)

This module demonstrates:

Applying Slicing to a Chart (01:40)
Edit and Customize a Sliced Chart (02: 47)
Using Slicing and Seasonality to Analyze Economic Data (2:55)
Apply Slicing to an Economics Chart (2:58)

This module demonstrates:

Creating a Time Series Scatter Chart (1:20)
Customizing a Scatter Chart (3:02)
Adding Series and Relevant Information to a Time Series Scatter Chart (4:35)
Annotating a Scatter Chart (3:35)

This module demonstrates:

Creating a Static Scatter Chart (3:53)
Annotating Points on a Static Scatter Chart (2:54)
Customizing a Static Scatter Chart (3:26)
PROJECT: Use Static Scatter Charts to Analyze Economic Data (5: 41)

This module demonstrates:

About Static Bar Charts (1:31)
Importing Charts and Tables (4:13)
Adding date points to a Static Bar Chart (2:55)
Changing the layout of a Static Bar Chart (3:22)
PROJECT: Use a Static Bar Chart to Analyze Economic Data (5:18)

This module demonstrates:

Creating a multi-pane chart (1:34)
Customizing a multi-pane chart (4:43)

Datastream allows you to monitor shifts in yield curves over time, compare yields and swap rates across major global markets as market events unfold. Customizable scatter graphs also provide two variables such as duration and maturity allowing you to generate trading ideas or exit strategies from a bond position.

Total Running Time 4:29

This course offers an overview of new features in Datastream Charting 2.4 (2:54)

Productivity tips from Datastream experts, including

Make sure your chart always shows the latest value (1:05)
How do I rebase all the series in a chart? (0:52)
How to export a group of charts (0:53)
Switching off chart gridlines (0:46)
How to show the latest value of a series (1:37)
How to switch off the right hand Y axis (0:47)
How to set the Default style for all charts (1:26)
How to wrap text in an annotation (0:50)
Adding a default date stamp to a chart. (0:55)
How do you display all economic series in the same unit (0:55)

This module includes the following topics:
• Creating a Simple Regression Model (3:00)
• Calculating Residuals (2:30)
• Editing a Regression Model (2:54)
• Using Regression Models to Create Forecasts (3:00)

This course is an introduction to working with Functions and Expressions in Datastream Charting and Datastream Advance for Office (AFO)

This course covers the following topics:

About Datastream Functions and Expressions (3:53)
About Static Functions (3:30)
About Moving Format Functions (3:12)
Working with Calendar Functions (4:39)
Using the Rebasing function in a Time Series Request (3:28)
About the Expression Builder (1:49)
Using the Expression Builder to create a simple expression (3:37)
Using a Custom Expression in Datastream AFO (1:46)
Using a Custom Expression in Datastream Charting (1:22)

User created indices are valuable additions to your suite of research and analysis tools, enabling you to track the performance of your own stocks and portfolios, and measure performance against variations on established market indices and other benchmarks.

Course outline:
- Overview
- The UCI Manager
- The UCI Template
- Using User Created Indices

This course covers the following topics:

Accessing the User Created Time Series template (1:20)
Create a User Created Time Series (5:10)
Accessing a User Created Time Series from Datastream Charting (1:08)
Adding a User Created Time Series to a Request (1:22)
Editing a User Created Time Series (3:00)

This OnDemand video will enable Datastream users to create Time Series, utilize charting and make changes to Time Series.

Total Running Time 4:47

This module covers the following topics:
• About User Created Lists (1:46)
• Create a List from a Range (2:38)
• Creating a List from Datastream Navigator (2:02)
• Accessing User Created Lists from a Request (1:06)
• Accessing User Created Lists from a Datastream Charting Template (1:04)

The U.S. Based Conference Board says China could surpass America as the world’s biggest economy within the next few years not in dollar terms, but in purchasing power parity. Watch this video to see how to track this potential development using Datastream charting.

Total Running Time 3:30

The Thomson Reuters Canadian Fixed Income Indices provide comprehensive coverage of the Canadian fixed income universe. The indices are suitable as benchmarks for portfolio management, an indicator of market performance and development, and the basis of comparison for different markets.

Total Running Time 2:53

The Consensus ® Bullish Sentiment Index collection can help you to predict price trends, anticipate future market swings, and make better investment decisions.

Total Running Time 3:39

This video demonstrates how to use IBES Global Aggregates to compare markets and sectors.

Total Running Time 4:16

Thomson Reuters Asset4 provides a one-stop shop of ESG information which may be accessed via Datastream, allowing users to seamlessly combine and analyze ESG data with financial metrics. Watch this video to learn how to access and use this information in Datastream.

Total Running Time 3:17

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