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Datasets: Eikon with Datastream

About Eikon

Eikon (previously Datastream) is an international historical financial database produced by Refinitiv. Key data sets include equities, market indices, bonds, warrants, unit trusts and commodities.

Eikon provides historical financial information with over 35 million individual instruments or indicators across all major asset classes, including 8.5 million active economic indicators. It features 65 years of data, across 175 countries – providing statistical information you need to interpret market trends, economic cycles, and the impact of world events.

How to Make a Reservation

Reservation required to use database. Please click on the icon to make a reservation.

How to Access

Refinitiv Eikon can be accessed via a web interface (Eikon Web) or a desktop interface (Eikon Desktop).

1. Eikon Web

  • You will need a specific username and password to access Eikon. To request an Eikon username and password, please email library@ozyegin.edu.tr

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Eikon Desktop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refinitiv Eikon is also available via other access methods; click the document below to find out which option is right for you.

How to Search Data

There are several ways to search for information on companies. You can search by names and abbreviations, descriptive terms, or industry codes (such as Ticker or CUSIP). Company profiles, instruments, and topics are linked directly in the News application.

You can also ask questions in natural language, and Eikon's autosuggest will interpret your entry and provide results.
In addition, Eikon contains country guides with in-depth economic indicators. Find them by searching for country names.

To find FAQs to help you get the most out of your searches, start your query with 'How do I...'.

EIKON Training

You can access support with Eikon in three ways

1. Within Eikon: help with the current page

  • Eikon includes help pages for each function.
  • At the top-right of the page, click on the '   ' menu icon then 'Help'.
  • A help page will load in a new tab, relevant to the function you were using.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. On the Refinitiv website: webinars
There are scheduled live webinars available from Refinitiv Academy. These sessions cover various products including Eikon, Datastream and Tick History. They are recorded so you can view them afterwards.

 

 

3. On the Refinitiv website: training videos

  • You can find several Eikon training videos on the Refinitiv training webpages. Videos that may be of interest include:
  • When watching the training videos, remember that the University does not have access to all of the features demonstrated in our academic licence. These videos were made for Eikon Desktop, there may be slight differences when using Eikon Web.