Thomson Reuters Eikon Datastream Add-On
The Eikon Datastream Add-On extends Eikon with direct access to Datastream’s deep, historical time‑series universe, spanning global macroeconomics, equities, fixed income, FX, commodities, indices, and more. Designed for rigorous research and day‑to‑day decision support, it lets you discover, retrieve, and analyze consistent, long‑run data inside Eikon and seamlessly in Microsoft Excel for modeling, charting, and reporting.
Key capabilities
- Broad, cross‑asset coverage: Macroeconomic indicators, market and pricing data, fundamentals, benchmarks, and thematic datasets (such as sector and ESG coverage, where licensed).
- Time‑series and static retrieval: Flexible request tools and formulas to pull historical series, point‑in‑time attributes, and latest values with customizable frequencies, calendars, and adjustments.
- Powerful discovery: Integrated search and navigation to find series, codes, and metadata quickly, with transparent source and methodology details.
- Analysis and visualization: Pre‑built templates and charting workflows to compare assets, track trends, and generate presentation‑ready outputs.
- Data consistency and auditability: Stable identifiers, corporate‑action adjustments, and revision handling to support reproducible research and backtesting.
Typical use cases
- Macro and strategy research, asset allocation, and scenario analysis
- Quantitative backtesting and factor studies
- Portfolio monitoring, risk and performance attribution
- Academic and policy research requiring long histories
Requirements and access
- Active Eikon subscription with Datastream entitlements
- Microsoft Excel for the Office integration (Windows)
Note: Available datasets, functions, and templates depend on your license and entitlements. For installation and entitlement assistance, contact your account representative or technical support.
Thomson Reuters Eikon Datastream Add-On is developed by Thomson Reuters. The most popular versions of this product among our users are: 1.0 and 2.0. The name of the program executable file is PowerLink.exe.
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