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HOW TO FIND DATA ON THOMSON REUTERS QUICKLY AND EASILY THIRD EDITION
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HOWTOFINDDATAONTHOMSONREUTERSQUICKLYANDEASILY:THIRDEDITION
INTRODUCTIONTOTHETHIRDEDITIONOFHOWTOFINDDATAONTHOMSONREUTERSQUICKLYANDEASILY
HOWTHISGUIDEISORGANIZED TIPS INBRIEF
CHAPTER1–GETTINGSTARTEDWITHTHOMSONREUTERSDATA
WHATDOWEMEANBYREAL-TIMEDATA? EXCHANGE-TRADEDREAL-TIMEDATA WHERECANYOUFINDHISTORICAL
REFERENCEFUNDAMENTALDATA? SPECIALISTDATA
CHAPTER2–SIMPLEWAYSOFFINDINGDATAONREUTERS3000XTRAVERSION5.1
REUTERS3000XTRA–SEARCHFACILITIESFORVERSION5.1
XTRAMENU INSERTINSTRUMENTSEASILY REAL-TIMESTATUS ONEUNIQUEHELPSYSTEM FINDINGEQUITIES TOFINDANINSTRUMENTWHEN
YOUKNOWITSCLEARINGCODE(FOREXAMPLE,ISIN)
FINDINGDEBTINSTRUMENTS TOFINDABONDWHEREYOUKNOWTHE
IDENTIFIER(SUCHASISIN,CUSIPORSEDOL)
SEARCHBYTHEMAINCHARACTERISTICSOFABOND,SUCHASRANGESOFCOUPONS/MATURITYDATESANDCREDITRATINGS,ASWELLASPARTICULARFEATURESOFTHEBOND
REUTERS3000XTRA–SEARCHFACILITIESFORVERSION5.1
THOMSONREUTERSSEARCH TIP DISPLAYINGTHERESULTSOFATHOMSON
REUTERSLOOKUPORCRITERIASEARCH HOWTOKEEPTRACKOFDATA
THATHASCHANGED THEALERTSSERVICE NEWDATA
CHAPTER3–THESTRUCTUREOFTHOMSONREUTERSDATA
WHATARERICSYMBOLSANDPAGES? WHENTOUSEUPPERORLOWERCASE REUTERSINSTRUMENTCODES
(RIC)SYMBOLS ADVANTAGESOFRICSYMBOLS FULLQUOTES CHAINSANDTILES SOWHATISTHEDIFFERENCEBETWEEN
ACHAINANDATILE? HOWTODISPLAYACHAIN HOWTODISPLAYATILE PAGEFORMATS SPEED-GUIDES FIELDIDENTIFIERS(FIDS)
WHYDOYOUNEEDTOKNOWABOUTFIDS?
FIELDNUMBERS INBRIEF:RICSYMBOLSANDPAGES THEGENERALRICSYMBOLSTRUCTURE THERICSYMBOLSROOT WHATISTHEADVANTAGEOFKNOWING
ABOUTRICSYMBOLSROOTS? PERIODORTIMEINTERVALS DELIMITERS SEPARATORINSTRUMENT
EXAMPLECODES SOURCECODES EXCHANGEIDENTIFIER INBRIEF:GENERALRIC
SYMBOLSTRUCTURE
CHAPTER4–EQUITYMARKETS
SPEED-GUIDES,RICSYMBOLSANDPAGES
FULLQUOTESFOREQUITIES AMERICANCONSOLIDATEDQUOTES EQUITYRICSYMBOLSINCORPORATING
BROKERAGECHARACTERS EQUITYINDICES COMPANYNEWS TOPNEWS FACTIVANEWSWATCH SECOND-LEVEL(ORDERBOOK
ORMARKETMAKER)CHAINS TIP TIMEANDSALES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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TIP EQUITYVIEWS BACKGROUNDPAGES DELAYEDEQUITIESANDINDICES HOWTOCONFIGUREREUTERS3000XTRA
TOHAVEDELAYEDDATAAUTOMATICALLYSWITCHEDON
TIP FIELDNAMESFORQUOTELISTS INBRIEF:EQUITYMARKETS
CHAPTER5–BONDMARKETS.
TOOLSFORFINDINGFIXEDINCOMEDATA
BONDVIEWSSEARCH SPEED-GUIDES,RIC
SYMBOLSANDPAGES NAVIGATINGBYCHAINS THEGENERALSTRUCTUREOFBOND
RICSYMBOLS COUNTRYCODE SUPERRICSYMBOLS FIELDNAMESFORQUOTELIST BENCHMARKS
CHAPTER6–FOREIGNEXCHANGEANDMONEYMARKETS
SPEED-GUIDES,RICSYMBOLSANDPAGES
SPOTRATES CROSS-RATES CONTRIBUTEDCROSS-RATES CALCULATEDCROSS-RATES TIP
DEPOSITSANDFORWARDS FORWARDS OUTRIGHTFORWARDS CONTRIBUTEDEUROCROSSFORWARDS DEPOSITS FORWARDRATEAGREEMENTS(FRAs) SWAPS ZEROCURVES HOWTHEZEROCURVEISCONSTRUCTED VOLATILITIES FOREIGNEXCHANGEVOLATILITIES INTERESTRATEVOLATILITIES FIXINGS EUROINTERBANKOFFEREDRATES OTHERFIXINGS FIELDNAMESFORQUOTELISTS
ANDPOWERPLUSPRO INBRIEF:FOREIGNEXCHANGEAND
MONEYMARKETS
CHAPTER7–FUTURES
SPEED-GUIDES,RICSYMBOLSANDPAGES
FUTURESCONTRACTS DELIVERYYEARSFORFUTURES CONTINUATIONRICSYMBOLS SERIALFUTURESCONTRACTS FUTURESCHAINS KEYDATESINFORMATION FUTURESCHAINSSHOWING
MARKETDEPTH EXPIREDFUTURES FIELDNAMESFORQUOTELISTS
INBRIEF:FUTURES DELIVERYYEARSFORFUTURES DELAYEDFUTURES
CHAPTER8–OPTIONS
EQUITYOPTIONS CHAINSOFOPTIONSON
CASHEQUITIES USOPTIONSTRADEDONOPRA OPRASTANDARDSERVICE TIP MONTHLYOPTIONCHAINS AT-THE-MONEYCHAINS THESTRUCTUREOFSINGLE-OPTION
CONTRACTS EUREXCONTRACTS FIELDNAMESFORQUOTELISTS OPTIONSONFUTURES THE‘ALLOPTIONS’CHAINS THEAT-THE-MONEY(ATM)
OPTIONSCHAIN VOLATILITYSURFACECONTENT ATMVOLATILITYINDICES OPTIONSONFUTURESRICSYMBOLOGY OTCFOREIGNEXCHANGEOPTIONS ATMFXOPTIONS RICSYMBOLCONSTRUCTION CONTRIBUTEDSURFACES RISKREVERSALS RICSYMBOLCONSTRUCTION BUTTERFLIES SURFACEDISPLAY CALCULATEDFXSURFACES
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CHAPTER9–COMMODITIES
NAVIGATIONBYCHAINS CHAINDESCRIPTION NAVIGATIONBYSPEED-GUIDES CASHINSTRUMENTS TIP CASHCOMMODITIESCHAINS RICSYMBOLSFORCOMMODITYCHAINS ENERGYCASHPRICECHAINS RICSYMBOLSFORENERGY
CASHCHAINS TYPECODESTRUCTURE COMMODITESFUNDAMENTAL
DATABASE(MPD) FIELDNAMESFORQUOTELISTS INBRIEF:COMMODITIESAND
ENERGYMARKETS
CHAPTER10–DELAYEDDATA
DELAYEDEQUITYANDINDICESFULLQUOTES
CLOSINGRUNS DELAYEDCHAINS DELAYEDFOREIGNEXCHANGEQUOTES CROSS-MARKETPACKAGE STREAMINGDELAYEDDATA
RICSYMBOLS TIP
CHAPTER11–CONTRIBUTEDDATA
CONTRIBUTEDDATA RICSYMBOLSANDFIDS
THEADVANTAGESOFCONTRIBUTINGRICSYMBOLS
RESTRICTEDDATASETS(RDS) WHATDOIDOWHENICAN’TSEEARIC
ORPAGETHATITHINKISHOULDBEABLETOVIEW?
SUPERRICSYMBOLS LOGICISATION CONTRIBUTEDPAGES UPDATINGYOURPAGES
RICSYMBOLS INSERTLINK REUTERSSPREADSHEET
PUBLISHER(RSP) MARKETLINK-IP(MLIP) CONTEXMCS INBRIEF:CONTRIBUTEDDATA
CHAPTER12–NEWS
HOWTOSEARCHFORNEWS NEWSSPEED-GUIDES CODES KEYWORDS RICSYMBOLS HOWTOCUSTOMIZEYOUR
NEWSSEARCH NEWSTOPICCODES OTHERUSEFULPAGES LANGUAGECODES THIRD-PARTYNEWSSOURCES
CHAPTER13–ERRORMESSAGES/PERMISSIONING
SELECTIVEACCESS DATANOTAVAILABLE EXCHANGEANDTHIRDPARTY
SERVICEMANAGEMENT DATAFEEDACCESSDECLARATIONS ELECTRONICSELF-ADMINISTRATION HOURSOFOPERATION
CHAPTER14–CONTACTINGTHOMSONREUTERSCUSTOMERSUPPORT
CONTACTUS ACCESSINGTHE“CONTACTUS”FORM HELPDESKNUMBERS
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Thepreviouseditionsofthisguidewereclear,conciseandwellreceived.Theyprovidedageneralexplanationofcodestructuresandspecificguidesforeachassetclass.Thiseditionsimplybringstheguideuptodate.Theunderlyingcodestructuresforourdataremainverymuchastheywere,butthemarkets,technicalinnovationsandourdepthofcoverageincreasecontinuallytoserveyoubetter.Wehaveaddeddetailsthatdirectyoutothisinformationandhaveremovedsomethingsthatarenolongervalid.Sincethepreviousedition,Reuters3000Xtradisplayshavedevelopedsignificantly.
So,what’snewonReuters3000Xtrav5.1?
SomeexcitingnewfeaturesofReuters3000Xtrav5.1include:
• Improvedusability:Auto-suggestion,Quotelistenhancements.
• Betterworkflow:Integratedcalculatorslinkablewithinflex.
• Enhancedanalytics:NewAdfincalculationfunctionsforcreditderivatives.
• EnhancedCharts:Automaticchartalerting,NewDynamicScrollbar.
Auto-suggestionisanauto-searchfeaturewhichsuggeststoptenautomaticsearchresultswhenyouenteratextwhichisnotaRICsymbol.Quotelist(previouslycalledMatrixobject)nowhasfeaturesthatenableyoutogroupinstrumentsbysector,maturitydateetc.ThomsonReutersIntegratedCalculatorshavebeenmademorecompact,
easiertouse,easiertoviewandfaster.Therearesixteennewstylecalculatorscoveringthemostimportantanalyticsrequirementsforcurrencyoptions,forwardrateagreements,interestrateandcurrencyswaps,swaptions,FXswapsanddeposits.State-of-the-artpricingmodelsarenowavailableforcreditcorrelationproducts.Pricingandvaluationfunctionsareprovidedforcollateralizeddebtobligations.IntheReuters3000XtraCharts,youcannowdefineanalertforanalysescrossingeachotherorcrossingtrendlines.Anewscrollbarhasbeenintroducedformoreflexibilitytoexpandorcontractthex-axisbydraggingthesidesofthescrollbarthumb.
Therehavealsobeensignificantincreasesinthedepthandbreadthofourmarketcoverage.
WehavecoverageonDailyAustraliaSecuritiesExchangebrokertradingsummaries,HanoiStockExchangeforeigntradingdata,Japaneseconsolidatedtape,newRabobanktradingprices,Australiansemi-governmentcreditcurves,newBrazilianratingsinformation.
Thereareseveralmorefeaturesandaddedmarketcoveragethatwillbediscussedinlengthintherelevantchapters.WehopeyouenjoyreadingandlearningmoreaboutReuters3000Xtrav5.1.
HOWTOFINDDATAONTHOMSONREUTERSQUICKLYANDEASILY:THIRDEDITION
INTRODUCTION TO THE THIRD EDITION OF HOW TO FIND DATA ON THOMSON REUTERS QUICKLY AND EASILY
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TheinformationthatThomsonReutersprovidesisconstantlygrowingandcontinuallychanging.It’snotalwayseasytokeepupwiththelatestdevelopments.Thisguidechangesthat.Whetheryou’reanewuserorhavebeenworkingwithdatafromThomsonReutersforyears,thisprovidesacomprehensivereferencepointforallthecodesthatareusedtofindinformation.Italsodirectsyoutousefulpagesthathelpyoufindyourwayaround,andtoolsthatcanfindinformationforyou.
Theguideexplainsthestructuresbehindcodesinsimplesteps,andhasseparatesectionsonthosecodesforeachofthemajorassetclasses.Soit’snotadirectory–it’sbetterthanthat.Onceyou’refamiliarwiththedatastructuresfordifferentassetclasses,manyofthecodesfordatawillbecomeinstinctivelyfamiliartoyou.
Real-timeandhistoricaldatacanbeviewedonseveraldifferentThomsonReutersplatformsandapplications,suchasReuters3000Xtra,ThomsonReutersKobraandReutersTrader,aswellasthroughThomsonReutersdatafeeds,theThomsonReutersTerminalandanumberofthird-partyapplications.Inthisguide,weshowyouthebestwaytoaccessthatinformation.
HOWTHISGUIDEISORGANIZEDTheworldofThomsonReutersdataandnewsis,liketheworlditcovers,vast,complexandpotentiallyoverwhelming.Butourdataisallbuiltlogically,andifyoubreakitdownintosmallerpieces,there’snothingtoodifficulttounderstand.
InGettingStarted,welookatthedifferenttypesofdataavailable.Fromthere,welookatthestructureofThomsonReutersdata.There’salsoasectionondifferenttoolsforfindingallthedatayouneed.Onceyou’refamiliarwiththehigh-levelinformation,youcanusetheindividualsectionstolookindetailateachassetclass,suchasequities,bonds,foreignexchangeandcommoditiesandenergy.
Finally,therearesectionsatthebackthatcovercontributeddata(pagesandrecordsofinformationprovidedbyactivemarketplayers),newscodes,delayeddata(usuallyavailablefreeofcharge),errormessagesandphonenumbersforhelpdesks.Forconvenience,there’sanInBriefsectionattheendofmostsections,whichsummarizesthekeypoints.
Buthowdoyouknowthatyouaremakingthemostofeverythingyouhavesubscribedto?Ifyoufinditdifficulttogetholdoftheinformationyouneed,readon.
HOWTOFINDDATAONTHOMSONREUTERSQUICKLYANDEASILY:THIRDEDITION
THERE’S A LOT OF INFORMATION WAITINg FOR YOU…
We’veusediconsthroughoutthebooktohighlightdifferenttypesofinformation.
TIPThisindicatesusefulorimportantinformationthatmakesfindingdataevenlesscomplicated.
INBRIEFThereisanINBRIEFsectionthatsummarizesthekeyconceptsattheendofeachsection.Marketsandfinancialinstrumentsdochangeconstantly:companiesmergeandcountrieschangetheircurrencies.So,ThomsonReuterscodeschangetoo.Thecodesgiveninthisbookarecorrectatthetimeofgoingtopress,butareliabletochangeatanytime.
Thepointofthisbookistogiveyouintelligentwaysoffindingdatawithoutmemorizingcodes–thisisthebestwaytohandletheconstantchangethatisnaturalinthefinancialmarkets.
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TobeginunderstandingdatafromThomsonReuters,it’shelpfultobreakitupintodifferentgroups.Theeasiestwayistostartwiththesefour:
1. Country-level:datathatbelongstodifferentcountries.
2. Assetclasses:equities,fixedincome,etc.
3. Market-level:datathatbelongstodifferentexchangesorotherrecognizedmarkets.
4. Real-timeandhistoricaldata.
Thefirstthreetypesareself-explanatory,butit’sworthlookingatthefourthtounderstandthedifferencebetweenreal-timeandhistoricaldata.Why?Because,beforeyoustartusingThomsonReutersdata,youmusttellThomsonReuterswhichreal-timeexchangedatayouneed.
WHATDOWEMEANBYREAL-TIMEDATA?Realtimemeansalmostimmediately.Whenatradeismadeatanexchangeoranewrateisset,thenyouseeitalmostassoonasithappens–sometimeswithinafractionofasecond–regardlessofyourlocation.Thisreal-timedatacancomefromexchanges,fromregisteredcontributorsontheThomsonReutersnetworkorfromthird-partydataproviders.
EXCHANGE-TRADEDREAL-TIMEDATAAllThomsonReutersservicessupplythegeneralfinancialinformationandnewsyouhavesubscribedto.However,exchangesreservetherighttochargeasmalladditionalfeeforthedeliveryofreal-timedatatoyourterminal.Ifyouwishtoknowmoreaboutchargesforparticularexchanges,yourlocalThomsonReutersrepresentativewillbeabletotellyoutheexactfeesforthedatayourequire.
Ifyounormallyneedonlyindicativeprices,mostexchangesalsoprovidedelayeddata,whichisfreeofcharge.Formoreinformationonthis,pleaserefertotheDelayedDatachapterinthisguide.
WHERECANYOUFINDHISTORICALREFERENCEFUNDAMENTALDATA?HistoricalreferencefundamentaldataisanintegralpartofReuters3000Xtra.Itincludescompanyreports,bondtermsandconditions,ratingshistoriesandhistoricalpricecharts.
Inaddition,ThomsonReutersoffersarangeofenterprise-widefinancialinformationproducts,suchasThomsonReutersDataScope,offeringopenaccesstosubstantialamountsofhistoricaldatafordepartmentorenterprise-wideuse.
SPECIALISTDATAThomsonReutersalsogivesaccesstospecialistdataservicesthatprovideextradepthofinformation,marketcommentaryandanalysisbyacknowledgedexperts.Theservicescoverallassetclassesandallmarketsegments,fromtreasury,assetmanagement,investmentbankingandbrokerage,throughtocorporateandmedia.
Typesofcoverageinclude:• Economicindicatorsandmacroeconomiccommentary.• Specialistanalysisandcommentary.• Specialistforecastingandtechnicalanalysis.• Specialistnewsservices.• Specialistprices(includingbrokerdata).
Forafulllistofspecialistservices,gotopage<SPECIAL>.Eachserviceischargeable,butyoucanfindoffersandfreetrialsonpage<FREETRIALS>.
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CHAPTER 1gETTINg STARTED WITH THOMSON REUTERS DATA
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REUTERS3000XTRA–SEARCHFACILITIESFORVERSION5.1Reuters3000Xtrav5.1providesasinglesearchmechanismthatenablesyoutoperformanythingfromthesimplestsearchforacompanynametoprecisesearchesfordatasuchasP/Eratioswithinacertainrangeorbondsbyanissuerinaparticularcouponrange.
XTRAMENUTheXtraMenuprovidesasimplewayoffindingeveryavailabledisplay,relevanttoagiveninstrument,fromstandalonechartsthroughtocompletepre-builtmodelsinThomsonReutersKobraorThomsonReutersPowerPlusPro(MicrosoftExcel).Youcanclicktoviewanydisplaylistedforinstrumentsinanyassetclass.
ThescreenshotbelowprovidesvariousoptionsavailableinReuters3000XtraMenu.
ToviewpricinginformationonaknownRICsymbol,selectQuotescreenorpressF4,typecompanyname.TheAutosuggestoptionwillproposeappropriatesymbolsorwillpromptyoubacktoSearch.IfthecodeproposedbytheAutosuggestoptioniswhatyouarelookingfor,inputtheRICsymbolcodeandthenpressenter.Forexample:
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Youcansearchinseveraldifferentways,andthenclickdirectlytoadisplayononeoftheinstrumentsreturned.
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EASILYINSERTINSTRUMENTSYoucanveryeasilyinsertaninstrumentanywhereintheQuoteList:clicktherowabovethatyouwanttoinsert,presstheInsertkeyandanInsertItemboxwillpop-up.Theboxalsooffersauto-searchandauto-completion.
REAL-TIMESTATUSAnew‘traffic-light’ontherightofthemenubargivesyouanimmediateoverviewoftheThomsonReutersMarketDataSystemsourceshealthsoyoucanquicklyseeifthereareanyproblemswiththedata:
- Greenifallsourcesareavailable.
- OrangeifanybutthemainThomsonReuterssourceisdown.
- RedifthemainThomsonReuterssourceisdown.
ONEUNIQUEHELPSYSTEMAllhelpnowusesthesameonlinesystemthatiscommontoallThomsonReutersProducts.
ChooseoneentryintheHelpmenuorpressF1togettotheunifiedhelpsystem.
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FINDINGEQUITIESForthesimplestsearchforacompany:
1. PressControl+FandsettheLookForfieldtoEquities.
2. EnterthenameorpartnameandclickontheSearchbutton.
3. Wheremorethanonecompanyisfoundthatmatchesyoursearch,thesearelistedforyourconvenience–clickononetodisplayitsinstruments.
TOFINDANINSTRUMENTWHENYOUKNOWITSCLEARINGCODE(FOREXAMPLE,ISIN):1. PressControl+FandsettheLookForfieldto‘Search
All’(alsocalledFRDsearch).
2. SettheWherefieldto‘Code’.
3. EnterthecodeorpartcodeandclickontheSearchbutton.
4. Wheremorethanonecompanyisfoundthatmatchesyoursearch,thesearelisted.
Foryourconvenience,clickonebyoneofthecompany’sinstrumentstodrilldowntofindyourinstrument.
YoucanalsosettheLookForfieldsothatyoucaneasilyfindeitherFundsorIndices.
Forcomplexequities,youcansearchatcompanylevel,suchasprofit/loss,incomestatements,balancesheetinformationormarketratios.Oryoucansearchonissue-levelinformationsuchasconsensusestimatesorgrowthrates.
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GENERALSEARCHFINDINGDEBTINSTRUMENTS1.SettheLookForfieldtoDebt.
2.TheSearchfunctionalityhastheprovisiontocustomizethesearchbasedontherequirementsoftheclients.Thereareaddandremovebuttonstohelpyousearchonexactrequirements.
3.Oncethecriteriaareselected,clickonSearchbuttontoretrievetheresults.
4.Theresultswillbedisplayedonthebottomofthepage.ClickontheIssuertoretrievesummarydetailsandtheinstrumentsavailable.
TheAnalyzeResultsbuttonisveryusefulcomplementtosearchworkflows.Itallowsfilteringoftheresultsthroughasetofpre-definedclusters.
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TOFINDABONDWHEREYOUKNOWTHEIDENTIFIER(SUCHASISIN,CUSIPORSEDOL):
1. SettheLookForfieldtoDebt.
2. AgainsttheMarketCodebutton,enterthecode.
3. ClickontheSearchbutton.
3. Wheremorethanoneinstrumentisfoundthatmatchesyoursearch,thesearelisted:clickononetodisplayitsinstruments.
YOUCANALSOSEARCHBYTHEMAINCHARACTERISTICSOFABOND,SUCHASRANGESOFCOUPONS/MATURITYDATESANDCREDITRATINGS,ASWELLASPARTICULARFEATURESOFTHEBOND.
Onceyouhaveselectedyourcriteria,thesearchwillreturnaresultlistofallmatchingbonds,whichyoucanthensortorselect.
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REUTERS3000XTRA–SEARCHFACILITIESFORVERSION5.1Reuters3000Xtrav5.1searchincludecross-asset,nameandcodelook-upfacility,aswellasacriteriasearchthatprovidessophisticatedcriteriaresultsforeachassetclass,coveringequities,debt,forex&money,commoditiesandenergy,fundsandeconomicindicators.
THOMSONREUTERSSEARCHTheThomsonReutersSearchfacilityisaquicksearchfunctionforfindingcompanies,stocks,indices,bondsoreconomicdataviaasinglenameorcodelookup.GiventhefullorpartialnameoranyclearingcodesuchasSEDOL,ISINorCUSIP,youcanbrowsethroughallinformationandquotesassociatedwithit.
TherearetwowaysofgettingintotheThomsonReutersSearchtool:
1. ByclickingontheThomsonReutersSearchbuttononyourtoolbar ,locatedontheright-handsideofthecommandline.
2. PressCTRL+F.
Alwaysstartbydefiningwhattypeofsearchyouaremaking:anamesearch,assetclasssearchorcodesearch.
Therearethreetypesofsearch,dependingonhowyousetthetopmostfieldintheSearchdialogbox:
• Namesearchsearchesbycompanyorissuernametoretrievesecuritiesandtheirlivequotes.
• Assetclasssearchusesbasiccriteria,suchasname,ticker,quotepriceetc.
• CodesearchsearchesbyanyfullorpartialsecurityIDoranyclearingcode.
WithBondsearch,youcanaddamorespecificsearchinthelinewhereyouenterthename,suchasmaturitydateorcouponrate.Forexample:input<BMW>inNamefield,selectamaturitydatecriteriatodrilldownontheissueyouareinterestedin.
TIPForconvenience,youcansetdefaultvaluesinthesearchtoavoidhavingtoselectthemindividuallyeachtime.UsethecommandTools/Options/Services/ReutersDatabaseSearch.CRITERIASEARCHThisenablesyoutoperformacriteriasearchthroughyourdatabase,includingindices,options,futures,fundsandeconomicindicators.Therearetwowaysofstartingacriteriasearch:•Clickonthe buttonon
yourtoolbar.•PressCTRL+F.
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ONCEYOUHAVEYOURSEARCHRESULTSYOUMAYVIEWTHERESULTSBYRIGHT-CLICKINGONTHERICSYMBOLINTHERESULTSSCREEN,WHICHWILLPUTTHERICSYMBOLINTOTHEACTIVEFRAMEINYOURREUTERS3000XTRAQUOTESCREEN.a) Aflexsheetisthetechnicaltermforadisplayscreenin
Reuters3000Xtracontainer.Thiscandisplayreal-timeprices,graphsandnews,orhistorical,fundamentalandanalyticalinformation.Therearehundredsofpre-builtdisplaysinReuters3000Xtra,coveringallassetclasses.SomeofthesearebasedonKobraflexsheets;othersarebasedonMicrosoftExcelspreadsheets.Youcanalsobuildcustomscreenstosuityourexactinformationneeds.
b) Selectingtheitemandright-clickingwillgiveyouaselectionofdifferentinformationtypesforwhichyoucanusetheRICsymbol.
c) WhenusingthesearchfacilityinMicrosoftExcel,thesearchresultwillbeloadeddirectlyintoacell.
HOWTOKEEPTRACKOFDATATHATHASCHANGEDThomsonReutersprovidesenhancedchangenotificationsthathelpyounavigatethesteadyflowofdetaileddatachangesthatsweepacrosstheworld’smarkets.Thisserviceprovideseasy,timelyandcomprehensiveaccesstodetailsofthechangesthataffectThomsonReutersdata,includingnew,changedanddeleteddata.
ThechangenotificationsaredrivenbyThomsonReuters,exchanges,contributorsandotherinstitutionalmarketdataproviders.Thesenotificationsareworthcheckingregularly,astheycouldaffectyouroperations.
Eachnotificationincludesabriefsummary,adetaileddescriptionoftheunderlyingchangesandappropriatedetailsfortechnicalusers.
Youcanfindthisinformationatthefollowinglocations:
ThomsonReuterspage<WORLD/CHANGES1>listsdailyRICsymboladditions/dropsorchangessortedbycountry.
Alternatively,youmayviewandsubscribetoemailsfromthebelowlinkonCustomerZone:
http://customers.reuters.com/a/symbolchanges/search.aspx
TIPa)AflexsheetisthetechnicaltermforadisplayscreeninReuters3000Xtracontainer.Thiscandisplayreal-timeprices,graphsandnews,orhistorical,fundamentalandanalyticalinformation.Therearehundredsofpre-builtdisplaysinReuters3000Xtra,coveringallassetclasses.SomeofthesearebasedonKobraflexsheets;othersarebasedonMicrosoftExcelspreadsheets.Youcanalsobuildcustomscreenstosuityourexactinformationneeds.
b)Selectingtheitemandright-clickingwillgiveyouaselectionofdifferentinformationtypesforwhichyoucanusetheRICsymbol.
c)WhenusingthesearchfacilityinMicrosoftExcel,thesearchresultwillbeloadeddirectlyintoacell.
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THEALERTSSERVICEAlertsprovidedetailsofunforeseenserviceinterruptionsaffectingdata,plusindicationsofproblemresolutiontimes.Thisnowincludescoverageofhistoricaldata.
YoucanfindtheAlertsserviceonthepage<ALERT>.
Alternatively,youmayregisteratourCustomerZonelinkgivenbelowtoreceivenotifications.
https://customers.reuters.com/Home/alerts.aspx
FormoreinformationonchangestodataandAlerts,pleasecontactyourlocalThomsonReuterssalesoffice.
Afulllistofofficescanbefoundonourwebsite.
https://customers.reuters.com/kccontactus/telephone.aspx
NEWDATAToensurethatyouareawareofallthelatestkeydatasetsthathavebecomeavailable,pleasecheckthefollowingpagesregularly:
<SPECIAL>,<FREETRIALS>.
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WHATARERICSYMBOLSANDPAGES?ThomsonReutersprovidesenhancedchangenotificationsthathelpyounavigatethesteadyflowofdetaileddatachangesthatsweepacrosstheworld’smarkets.Thisserviceprovideseasy,timelyandcomprehensiveaccesstodetailsofthechangesthataffectThomsonReutersdata,includingnew,changedanddeleteddata.
Therearetwomaintypesofcodeyouneedtoknowabouttostartwith:
• RICsymbols–theseareReutersInstrumentCodesymbolsthatdefineindividualfinancialinstruments.
ThecodeforthespotrateoftheSwissFrancis<CHF=>,andthecodeforMicrosoftstockonNASDAQis<MSFT.O>.RICsymbolsaremappedtodisplaytemplates,accordingtovariousrulesbasedontheinstrumentassetclass,location,andexchange,whichenablesThomsonReuterstotailorthedisplayaccordingthesetofdatathatneedstobedisplayedtotheenduser.
• Pages–thesearewholepagesofinformationprovidedeitherbyThomsonReutersorbyothercontributorstotheThomsonReutersnetwork.Theycanincludetextinformationorsetsofdifferentprices.
Forexample,<CHFX>isthecodeforJPMorganChaseLondonspotandforwardrates.
WHENTOUSEUPPERORLOWERCASEReuters3000XtraallowsyoutoenterpagesorRICsymbolsineitherupperorlowercase.
Thereareexceptions:ifacodeconsistsofupperandlower-caseletters,suchasthiscontinuationfuture<FLGc1>orRICsymbolsthatcontainbrokeragecharacters,suchas<DTEGn.DE>,youneedtotypethatsyntaxexactly.
Thereismoreinformationaboutbrokeragecharactersandcontinuationfuturesintherelevantmarketsectionsofthisguide.
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CHAPTER 3THE STRUCTURE OF THOMSON REUTERS DATA
Tohandlethecomplexityanddiversityofthefinancialmarketsandtheirinstrumenttypes,ThomsonReutershasdesignedaflexibledatastructurethatsupportsallassetclasses.
Alldataisidentifiedbycodes.Tofindaparticularpieceofinformation,youneedtoknowthecorrectcode.
Allcodesinthisguideappearinaboxlikethis:REUTERS.Inthisguide,(theReturnkeyonyourkeyboard)isthedefault.Ifnootherkeyismentioned,justpress afteryouhavetypedthecodeinyourcommandline.
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REUTERSINSTRUMENTCODES(RIC)SYMBOLS
IMPORTANTNOTE:RememberthatRICsymbolsareprotectedbycopyright,databaserightsandtrademarksownedbyThomsonReuters.YouareonlyallowedtouseRICsymbolsinthemannerandforthepurposesspecifiedinyouragreementwithus.IfyouhaveanyquestionsaboutyourrightstouseRICsymbols,pleasecontactyourThomsonReuterssalesrepresentative.
ThetechnicaltermRICsymbolisusedtodescribethesetofproprietaryalphanumericcodesthataretheretrievalmechanismprovidedbyThomsonReuterstoitscustomersasanintegralpartoftheirThomsonReutersfinancialinformationservicestoidentify,navigateandretrieveastructuredsetofrelateddataitems(knownasa“logicalrecord”)fromtheThomsonReutersnetwork.Theacronym“RIC”originallystoodfor“RecordIdentificationCode”.Itlaterbecameknownaseither“ReutersInstrumentCode”or“ReutersIdentificationCode”.
TheinformationthatisdisplayedwhenyouenteraRICsymboldependsonthetypeofinstrumentitdefines.ThedisplayyougetforaRICsymbolonastocktradedontheLondonStockExchangeisdifferentfromthedisplayyougetwhenyouentertheRICsymbol,forexample,forabond.Thebonddisplaywillshowmaturitydate,coupon,priceoryield,whereasthestockdisplaywillshowbid,askandlast-tradedprice.
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ADVANTAGESOFRICSYMBOLS• Theyhavestructuredcoding(whichsimplifies
datamanipulation).
• Theyareclearlyidentifiable.
• Theycaneasilybetransferredintospreadsheets,ThomsonReutersGraphicsortheGraphicsObject(RGO)inReuters3000Xtra,orintoThomsonReutersKobraforfurtherprocessing.
• Theyusuallyhaveamarket-consistentdatalocationandformat.
• RICsymbolsexistintwoforms,asafullquoteandasachainortile.However,thisruledoesnotapplytoourentireRICsymboluniverse.
FULLQUOTESAfullquoteprovidesfullinformationontherequestedfinancialinstrument,forexample:
<EUR=>fortheeurospotrate.
CHAINSANDTILESAchainortileisacodethatdisplaysasetofrelatedinstruments,suchasoptionsonaspecificstockoranIndexchain.Withachainortile,youcandisplayawholesetofinstrumentsusingasinglecode,forexample:<0#.DJI>.
SO,WHATISTHEDIFFERENCEBETWEENACHAINANDATILE?Themaindifferencebetweenthemistheirretrievalmethod.ChainsrequirethechainkeyorF3key,whereastilesrequirethe key.Wewillcoverthisinmoredetaillater.
Allmarketsectorsmakeuseofeitherchainsortiles,butnotboth.TheFXandmoneymarketsectorsusetiles,whereasmostoftheothermarketsectorsusechains.Bothchainsandtilescanshowallconstituentsofanindex,alldeliverymonthsofafuture,Europeanspotrates,allat-the-moneystrikesofanoption,allworldindicesandsoon.
AchainisdefinedeitherbyThomsonReutersorbytheorganizationthatcontributesthedata.
Achain’scontentandformatandthefieldsdisplayedcanonlybechangedbytheownersofthechainwithincertainlimitations.
Whenyouhaveachainortileondisplay,youcandouble-clickonthecodeforanyindividualinstrumenttoviewafullquoteonthatinstrument.Equally,youcancopyoneormoreinstrumentcodesandpastetheseintoaspreadsheetforfurthermanipulation.
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HOWTODISPLAYACHAINTherearethreewaysofdisplayingachain:
• Double-clickonanyofthechaincodesdisplayedinbrackets,suchas<0#.INDEX>.(Allchaincodes,whendisplayed,canberecognizedbythe0#atthebeginning).
• SimplytypetheRICsymbolcode,thenpressthefunctionkeyF3.Thisisyourchainkey.
Itexecuteschainrequestsandautomaticallyinsertstheprefix0#infrontoftheRICsymbol.Forexample,entertheRICsymbolwithoutthe0#e.g.INDEXandpresstheF3keytorequestthecode.
• Youcanenterthefullcommandincludingthe0#andpress,e.g.<0#.INDEX>.
Ifyouhaveanyproblemswhencallingupchains,makesureyouhaveusedthecorrectsyntax.SeethechapterErrormessages/permissioningforfurtherinformation.
HereisanexampledisplayoftheItalianFTSEMIBindexchain:
<.FTMIB>F3.
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HOWTODISPLAYATILEAtilecanbecalledupinthedisplayapplicationjustlikeanyordinarypageorRICsymbol,simplybytypinginthetilenamee.g.<EFX=>.
Formarketssuchasforeignexchangeandmoneymarkets,whichusealotoftilestoshowmarketinformation,it’smoreintuitivethancallingupachain.
Forexample,thisisthedisplayforEuropeanspotrates.Bydouble-clickingonanyfieldinthedisplay,youwillretrieveafullquotewithmoreinformation.
Formoreinformationontiles,lookattheMONEYspeed-guide.
Pagescancontaintextornumbers,andaremainlyusedforspeed-guides,over-the-countertradedinstrumentsandemergingmarkets.
NotallpagesareownedbyThomsonReuters;contributorstotheThomsonReutersnetworkownsome.Manyofthesearemarketplayerswhowanttooffertheircurrentratesorcommentonthestateofthemarket.Therearealsospecialistdataproviderswhoofferexpertanalysisandmarketcommentary.
Insomecases,accesstothesepagesisrestricted.Brokers,forexample,willnotbeabletoseethepagesoftheircompetitors.Insuchcases,itisuptotheownerofthepagetograntaccesstotheuser.Togainaccessrightstooneofthesepages,pleasecontactyourThomsonReutersrepresentative.
PAGEFORMATSSomepagesarelargerthanothers:
• 64x14(64charactersacrossx14rowsdown).
• 80x25(80charactersacrossx25rowsdown).
Allpagesareaccessiblethesameway–justtypethecodeandpress.
IfyouareinterestedindisplayingyourdataontheThomsonReutersnetwork,you’llfindmoreinformationaboutcustomer-ownedpagesintheContributedDatachapterofthisguide.Alternatively,contactyourlocalThomsonReutersrepresentativetodiscusswhichcontributionmethodssuityoubest.
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SPEED-GUIDESUsespeed-guidestofindanydataitemworldwideonanyThomsonReutersdatafeed.
ThesepagesareprovidedbyThomsonReuterstogiveeasyaccesstocodesfordifferentmarkets.
Youcanfindanythingyouwantifyoustartbydisplayingthepage<REUTERS>.
Thisisthemainspeed-guide.Simplytype<REUTERS>inthecommandlineofyourdisplayapplication.
Thespeed-guidesareorganizedinatreestructure,soyoucanmovedownthehierarchytofindanythingyouwant.
Thepage<REUTERS>containsalltop-levelmarketpages.Thenextleveldowniseitherbrokendownintocountrynames,whichisaverypopularoption,orintotwopartsseparatedby/.Onepartisareferencetothemarketplaceorinstrumentinvolvedandthesecondisareferencetotheoverallmarketsector,forexample:
<FR/DEBT>.
Todisplaythenextlevelofinformation,justdouble-clickontheappropriatecodeinthedisplay.Thepageforthatcode
isthendisplayed,andyoucankeepdouble-clickingonthecodesyouseedisplayeduntilyoureachwhatyouneed.
Alternatively,youcandisplayaspeed-guidebytypingthecodeandpressing.
FIELDIDENTIFIERS(FIDS)Fieldidentifiers,asthenameindicates,arepartoftheRICsymbolandenablethespecificidentificationofaparticularitemofdatawithinaparticularlogicaldatarecordcreatedbyThomsonReuters.UsingaRICsymbolyoucanretrievetheLASTorNETCHANGEforanygivenRICthathasthisdataitemwithinitslogicalrecord.
EachRICsymbolhasagivensetofFIDs,whichreflectthefieldsthatThomsonReutershasforthatgiveninstrumentorassettype.Onadisplay,youwillseethemostrelevantinformationaboutaRICsymbol.However,thereareusuallymoreFIDsavailableforaRICsymbolthanyouseeonadisplay.
ToknowmoreaboutFieldIdentifiers(FIDs)kindlyrefertotheCustomerZonelinkgivenbelow.
https://customers.reuters.com/a/support/data/fids/default.aspx
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WHYDOYOUNEEDTOKNOWABOUTFIDS?YouwillneedFIDswhenusingRICsinspreadsheets,andwhencreatingyourownlistsofRICsandyouwanttolookatyourownsetoffields.
InReuters3000Xtra,thereisabuttononthetoolbarcalledDisplayAllFields ,whichallowsyoutotogglebetweenthefullquoteandallavailableFIDs.
FIELDNUMBERSEveryFIDhasauniquefieldnumber,whichyoucanuseasanalternativetotheFID.
Forexample,thefieldnumberfor“closingprice”is“21”.FieldnumbersarethesameforReuters3000XtraandtheThomsonReutersTerminal,whereastheFIDsarenot.
UsingnumbersinsteadofFIDscanfractionallyimprovetheupdaterateofyourspreadsheet.TohelpyouwiththemostfrequentlyusedFIDsandfieldnumberspermarket,wehaveincludedatableattheendofmostofthechaptersinthisbook.
INBRIEF:RICSYMBOLSANDPAGESThomsonReutersusesRICsymbolsandpagestodisplaydata.
RICsymbols(ThomsonReutersInstrumentCodes)arecodesthatprovideauniquestructuredmeansofretrievingdata.
Theycanbedisplayedas:
a)Fullquotes(showingallinformationaboutonefinancialinstrument)or
b)ChainsandTiles(showingkeyinformationonseveralfinancialinstruments).
Tocallupfullquotesandtiles,simplypressthekey.
Tocallupchains,whichcanbeidentifiedby0#,typethecodewithoutthe0#andpressF3toretrievethechainkey.
PagesareusedbyThomsonReutersforspeed-guides,suchas<REUTERS>,andbyfinancialinstitutions,suchasbanksandbrokers,todisplaypricesormarketcommentary.
See<CONTRIBUTIONS>and<BROKER>.
Third-partydataproviders,whousetheThomsonReutersnetworktodistributespecialistdataorcommentary,alsousethepages.See<SPECIAL>foralistofallspecialistdataproviders.
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THEGENERALRICSYMBOLSTRUCTURERICsymbolsarebuiltfromdifferentelementsthatareusedtoidentifydifferentaspectsoftheinformationyouwanttoview.RICsymbolsgenerallyincludesome,butnotnecessarilyall,ofthefollowingelements:
• ARICsymbolroot.
• Periodortimeintervals.
• Theinstrumentidentifier.
• Oneormoredelimiters.
• Asourcecode.
TheseelementsarenecessarybecauseofthediversityofmarketsthatThomsonReuterscovers,andtoavoidpossibleduplicationofcodes.
THERICROOTSYMBOLSAsthereareoftenseveraldifferentissuesorfinancialinstrumentsbasedaroundasingleentity,theRICrootidentifiesthemostbasicaspectoftheinstrument.
Examples:
EquityRICroots:TheRICrootforFIATtradedinMilan(FIA.MI)isFIA.
MoneyRICroots:TheRICrootfortheeuroone-monthdeposit(EUR1MD=)isEUR.
FuturesRICroots:TheRICrootfortheshortsterlingfuturetradedatLIFFE(FSSZ0)isFSS.
WHATISTHEADVANTAGEOFKNOWINGABOUTRICROOTS?SYMBOLSIfyouknowtheRICrootandtheotherelementsthatmakeupspecificinstrumentorcodetypes,thenyoucanjustaddthesetogethertoobtainthecodeyouneed.Forexample,ifyouknowthattheRICrootforafutureisFES(fortheeuroSwissfrancfuturetradedatLIFFE)andyouknowthatafuturechainisindicatedbyacolon,thenyouautomaticallyknowthatthechainRICsymbolforthatfutureisFES:F3.
Theyalsomakeyourlifeveryeasywhenyouusedatainotherapplications,forexamplespreadsheets.YoucansplitRICsymbolsintotheircomponentsandthereforemakeefficientuseofyourlivelinksinExcel.
Intheexamplebelow,wehavesplitupthecross-rateGBPMYR=Rintoitscomponents.So,ifwewantedtochangethecross-ratefromMalaysianRinggittoanothercurrency,e.g.HKDforHongKongdollar,allweneedtodoisreplacethecontentsofthecellD5withHKD,andMicrosoftExcelwillimmediatelyupdatetheinformation.Thisalsoworkswellforlookingatbenchmarksindifferentcountriesoranyotherinstrument.
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PERIODORTIMEINTERVALSThedeliveryperiodisacharacteristicofthetransaction,asopposedtomaturityorexpiration,whicharecharacteristicsoftheinstrument.
ExamplesofperiodortimeintervalscanbefoundinforeignexchangeandmoneyRICsymbols:
ON(overnight),SW(Spotweek),3X6(3monthsover6months),1Y(oneyear).
HerearethoseperiodswithinsomeRICsymbols:
<EURON=><EURSW=><JPY3X6F=><USD1YD=>
TheseareprimarilyusedinforeignexchangeormoneymarketRICsymbols.Formoreinformationonperiodortimeintervals,pleaseseetheForeignexchangeandmoneymarketschapterofthisguide.
DELIMITERSDelimitersareusedtoseparatedifferentcomponentsofaRICsymbol.ThefollowingseparatorsarecurrentlyusedinRICsymbols:
SOURCECODESThesourcecodeisusedtoindicatethesourceofthedata.ItisusuallythelastcomponentofaRICsymbol.
Themostcommonsourcecodesare:
• ContributorcodeorMarketMakeridentifier.
• Exchangeidentifier.
CONTRIBUTORCODEORMARKETMAKERIDENTIFIER
SEPARATOR INSTRUMENT EXAMPLECODES
! BondIssuer(chain)(SometimesusedwithinadummycodeforReutersinternalRICs)
US=AA! F3
= Foreignexchange,moneyandcapitalmarkets JPY1MD=
/(usedasaprefix)/(usedwithinaspeed-guide
name)
Closingordelayeddataspeed-guides /.FTSE
WORLD/INDICES1
=X=S
Delayeddataforcurrencies EUR=X (10mindelay)
EUR=S (2minsnapshot)
. Equitiesandequityoptions BP.L or BP*.L F3
*(plusmarketseparator) Equityoptions(chain) BAYG*.EX F3
: Futureschains FEI: F3
^ Expiredfutures(onlyavailableinGraphicsorspreadsheets)
YANF8^9
. Indicesandstatistics .GDAXI
+ Optionsonfutures(chain) FSSZO+ F3
++ At-the-moneyoptions BP*.L++ F3or FSS++ F3
- Physicalcommodities SUG-RCANE-EU
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AcontributorcodeisusedtoidentifyanyorganizationthatcontributesinformationtotheThomsonReutersnetwork.
TheMarketMakeridentifierisusedtoidentifyamarketmakerwhocontributesquotestoaparticularinstrument.
Thecodeisuniqueandconsistsoffourupper-caseletters:
e.g.NL009260749=DBBL
ThiscodeidentifiesaDutchGovernmentbond,withtheratesuppliedbyDeutscheBankinLondon(DBBL).
EXCHANGEIDENTIFIERTheexchangeidentifieridentifiestheexchangewhereaninstrumentistraded.Itconsistsofuptothreeupper-orlower-caseletters.
ExchangeidentifiersforcashpricescanbefoundonpageSTOCLandbeyond.
IdentifiersforderivativesexchangesareonpageRULES3.
Example:TheRICsymbol<FIA.MI>,whichweusedearlier,consistsof<FIA.MI>.TheExchangeIdentifierforMilanRICRootDelimiter.
INBRIEF:GENERALRICSYMBOLSTRUCTUREARICsymbolcanbeconstructedbysimplyknowingitscomponents,whichisaveryeffectivewayofworkingindatadisplayapplicationsorspreadsheetapplications.
DiversemarketconventionsandinstrumenttypesmakeitnecessarytohavedifferentRICsymbolstructuresforeachmarket.
ThemainelementsofaRICsymbolare:
1.RICROOT
CodeslikeSUG,EUR,andCHF.
2.PERIODANDTIMEINTERVALS
CodeslikeON,SN,SW,1M,2M,3M,6M,9M,1Y,2Y,1X4,2X5,1X6,etc.
3.DELIMITERS
Characterssuchas+=./:!*^
4.SOURCECODES
• Contributor/MarketMakeridentifier.
• Exchangeidentifier.
TIP1Toseeafullquotefromchainofdata,justdouble-clickontheitem.
TIP2Toviewnewsstoriesofallcompaniesinanindexchain,justactivatethewindowwiththechainedinformationandthenpresstheNewskey(F9).
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SPEED-GUIDES,RICSYMBOLSANDPAGES<EQUITY>Theequityspeed-guideprovidesallcodesforreal-timedata,newsandeconomicdata.
<WORLD/INDICES1>Allequityindices.
<WORLD/CHAR1>Allbrokeragecharacters.
<WORLD/TAS1>Indextoallcountrieswithtimeandsalesinformationwithexplanationsofthemeaningofthefieldsinthedisplay.
<WORLD/DELAY1>Listofexchangesofferingdelayedinformation,includingthelengthofthedelay.
<DATA>Informationonnewdataandcodes.
<BACKGROUND>Agoodplacetofindotherusefulspeed-guides.
Forspeed-guidesthatbeginwith<WORLD>,youcanusuallygostraighttoaspecificcountrybyusingthetwo-charactercountrycodeatthebeginning.Forexample,<DE/INDICES1>showsallindicesinGermany;<IT/CHAR1>givesyoubrokeragecharactersforItaly.
FULLQUOTESFOREQUITIESMostequityRICsymbolsarebasedonshortalphabeticcodesthatreflectthecompanyname.Thisisfollowedbyanidentifierthatindicateswheretheinstrumentistraded.
Forexample:
<MSFT.O>MicrosoftCorp(NASDAQ).
<ULVR.L>Unileverplc(LSE).
<ADSG.DE>AdidasAG(Xetra).
Inallthesecases,thecharactersbeforethedotaretheRICrootandthecharactersafterthedotaretheexchangeidentifier.
Youcanfindalistofallexchangeidentifiersonpages<EXCHID01>to<EXCHID17>.
Inmostcases,theRICrootisthesameasthecodeusedbytheexchange.Forthisreason,someequityRICsymbolsarenumeric.MostinthiscategoryareAsian,forexample:
<7267.T>HONDAmotorCo.(TokyoStockExchange).
<0941.HK>ChinaMobile(HongKong)Ltd.(HongKongStockExchange).
AMERICANCONSOLIDATEDQUOTESInNorthAmerica,thereareconsolidatedquotes,wherethebestavailableratescanbetakenfromoneofseveralexchanges(ratherthanasingleexchange).
Forthese,allyouneedtouseistheRICroot.Forexample:<GM>.
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EQUITYRICSYMBOLSINCORPORATINGBROKERAGECHARACTERSBrokeragecharacterscanbeincorporatedintotheRICsymbolsofmanyequityinstruments.
ThesecharactersusuallyappearasanextensiontotheRICroot,andareusedtodistinguishdifferenttypesofsharefromordinarysharesofasecurityissue.Theycanbeacombinationofspecialcharactersand/orlower-caseletters,anddifferfromcountrytocountry.
Youwillfindreferenceinformationonallbrokeragecharactersinthespeed-guide,<EQUITY>under<WORLD/CHAR1>and<WORLD/CHAR2>.Youcangodirectlytoaspecificcountrybyusingthetwo-charactercountrycodeatthebeginning,insteadof<WORLD>.ForChile,forexample,goto<CL/CHAR1>.
Pleasenotethatbrokeragecharactersareoneofthefewcaseswhenyouneedtobeexactinyouruseofupper-andlower-casecharactersinaRICsymbol.RICrootsmustappearincapitalletters,brokeragecharactersinlower-caseletters,andtheexchangeidentifieragainincapitalletters.Forexample:<CONG_r.SG>forrightsissueofContinentalBZRWarrants.
Therearesomespecialfunctionkeysonthekeyboardthatallowyoutoenterthemostcommonbrokeragecharacterseasily:
Forexample,whenenteringawarrant,type<AMMB_t.KL>ortype<AMMB>pressshiftF7thentype<.KL>.
BROKERAGECHARACTER
KEYBOARDFUNCTIONKEY
SPREADSHEETSYMBOL
Units ShiftF4 _u
Preferred ShiftF5 _p
Rights ShiftF6 _r
Warrants ShiftF7 _t
Whenissued ShiftF8 _w
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EQUITYINDICESAllmajorequityindicesalwaysbeginwithadotinfrontofthecode.Thebestexampleisthechainthatretrievesallequityindicesglobally:<INDEX>F3.
Therearetwowaysofviewinganequityindex:
• Youcanviewtheindexvalueitselfasafullquote.Thisshowsinformationsuchascurrentvalue,thepreviousday’scloseandtoday’sopen,andthedayhighandlow.Exchangesprovidemostequityindicesfreeofcharge.
• Youcanviewtheconstituentsoftheindexasachain–showingtheinstrumentsthatmakeuptheindexThistypeofdisplayalsoshowsthekeyvaluesoftheindexitself.
So,toviewtheSwissmarketindex,type<.SSMI>.Thisisafullquotethatdisplaysallinformationabouttheindexitself:
Bycontrast,achainwillshowtheconstituentsoftheindex.Forexample,<.SSMI>F3showstheconstituentsoftheSwissmarketindex:
Reuters3000XtrauserscanusetheEquityViewstocheckforindexconstituents,leaversandjoiners,andmore.Right-clickontheindexRICsymbolandselectRelatedCompanyData.
Ifyouarebuildingyourownscreens,usetheIndexMoversobjectinReuters3000Xtratoseewhichstocksareexertingthegreatestinfluence(bothupanddown)onanindex.
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COMPANYNEWSManydisplaysgiveanindicatorifthereisarecentnewsitemrelatedtotheinstrument.Thiscouldbe:
• Anasterisksymbol(*)neartoaRICsymbol.Double-clickontheasterisktoviewthenewsitem.
• AtimedisplayedintheNewsfield.Double-clickonthetimetodisplayalltherecentnewsheadlines.
Ifyou’rebuildingyourownscreen,insertaNewsobject,thenenterthecompanyRICsymbolonthecommandline.WhereveraRICsymbolisdisplayedinReuters3000Xtra,youcanright-clickandselectRelatedNews.
TOPNEWSThisprovidesReuters3000Xtrauserswithnewspaper-likepagesinaconvenientbrowserformat.Goto:http://topnews.session.rservices.com
Fromhere,themenuontheleftwilltakeyoutospecificsectors.
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FACTIVANEWSWATCHFactivaNewsSearchisaresearchtool,whichisavailabletoallReuters3000Xtrausers.Usethistoaccessnewsfrommorethan550differentpublications,includingTheEconomist,TheWashingtonPostandTheFinancialTimes.Whenbuildingyourownscreens,inserttheFactivaNewsSearchobject.MostnewscodesarethesameasthoseforReutersnews,forexample,Equityforequitynews.So,<DRUANDBE>findsheadlinesofarticlesrelatingtopharmaceuticalsinBelgium.
SECOND-LEVEL(ORDERBOOKORMARKETMAKER)CHAINSSomeorder-drivenexchangesoffermarket-makerordepth-of-marketinformation.
ThedepthofthemarketcanbeviewedbysimplytypingtheRICsymbolandconfirmingwiththeChainkeyF3.FortheorderbookonVodafone,youwouldtype<VOD.L>F3.
TIPUseCTRL+LtolinkyourNASDAQLevel2SummarytotheChartorMarketMakerdisplay.Thenyouneedtodouble-clickonaspecificstockinthesummarytochangetheothertwodisplays.
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TIMEANDSALESATimeandSalesdisplaylogsalltradingactivityforagivenexchange-tradedcompanyoverthelast13calendardays.TheTimeandSaleslogisasnapshot,andisup-to-dateatthemomentitisrequested.Thedisplayisnotupdatedautomatically.Toupdatealogthatisalreadyondisplay,pressF8.
Thetradedetailsinthelogaredisplayedinreversechronologicalorder:themostrecenttradesarelistedfirst.Thefieldsofinformationdisplayedforeachtradearedeterminedbytherelevantstockexchange,sotheydifferfromcountrytocountry.
ForFiatMilan,forexample,type<FIA.MI>F8.
Alternatively,justputalower-casetinfrontoftheRICsymbolandpress .Forexample:
<tFIA.MI> .
See<WORLD/TAS1>foranexplanationofthefieldsdisplayedforeachcountry.
Beginwithaspecificcountrycodetogodirectlytothatcountry;forexample:
<CA/TAS1>forCanadianexchanges.
EQUITYVIEWSReuters3000XtrausershaveaccesstoEquityViews.Theseareweb-baseddisplaysthatgiveyoueasyaccesstoawholerangeofinformationonacompany.Toviewthesedetailsonacompany,right-clickontheRICsymbolandselectRelatedCompanyData.
Theoverviewprovidessummarydetailsofkeyratios,performance,detailsfromthecompanyreport,sharedetailsandconsensusestimates.Tabsgiveaccesstodetailedinformationonownership,comparisons,sharedataandalltheothertopicscoveredbythesummary.Thereisalsoafullsearchfeaturebuiltin:thisincludesweblinkstootherservices,suchasonlinecompanyreports,corporatewebsitesandGooglesearch.
TIPFormoredetailsaboutTimeandSales,seepage<TAS/HELP>
IfyouarebuildingyourownscreensinReuters3000Xtra,usetheIntradayViewerobjecttoviewfilteredTimeandSalesforastockoveraselectedperiod.ThisalsodisplaysVWAPfortheselectedperiod.Right-clickonemptyflexscreennavigatetoIntradayViewerobject.
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BACKGROUNDPAGESB2–AVAILABLEFORALLCOMPANIESGLOBALLYWITHCOMPANYACCOUNTSCOVERAGEB2showssummary-levelannualprofitandlossaccount(incomestatement),andbalancesheetinformationforthelastfiveyears,whereavailable.Italsoprovidesabriefdescriptionofacompany’sactivitiesandoffersthecompany’sregisteredaddressandtelephonenumbers,aswellasitsprincipaldirectors’names.
Todisplaythispageforastock,addB2totheendoftheRICsymbol.Forexample:insteadoftyping<VOD.L>forafullquoteonVodafone,justtype<VOD.LB2>.
• Anasterisksymbol(*)neartoaRICsymbol.Double-clickontheasterisktoviewthenewsitem.
DELAYEDEQUITIESANDINDICESIfyouneedthepricelevelofashareorindexbutdon’thaveaccesstotherelevantexchange,tryadelayedquote.Mostexchangesofferdelayeddatafreeofcharge,anddelaytimesdependonwhattheexchangeispreparedtomakeavailable.Checkthepage<WORLD/DELAY1>fordelaytimesbyexchange.
Foradelayedfullquoteonequitydataandequityindices,putaforwardslash(/)infrontoftheRICsymbol.Forexample,forPeugeottradedinParis,type</PEUP.PA>.
Delayeddataonindexconstituentsworksthesameway:putaforwardslash(/)betweenthechaincommand<0#)>andtheRICsymbol(.DJI),e.g.<0#/.DJI>ortype</.DJI>F3.
TIPReuters3000Xtrauserscanfindallthisbackgroundinformation–andmore–inamoreconvenientformatusingtheEquityViews.Right-clickonacompany’sRICsymbolandselectRelatedCompanyData.
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HOWTOCONFIGUREREUTERS3000XTRATOHAVEDELAYEDDATAAUTOMATICALLYSWITCHEDON
ToenableautomaticdelayeddatainReuters3000Xtrav5.1,usetheReutersDesktopManagementConsole(RDMC)toolavailableunderReutersAdministrativeTools.ThistoolshouldbeavailableinyourStart->Programs->ReutersAdministrativeToolsmenu.
Itisrecommendedtoaskyoursystemadministratorforassistancebecauseyouneedtohaveadminrightstoperformthechanges.
WithinRDMC,selectCustomConfiguration->Miscellaneous->DelayedData.ChoosetheUseDelayedDatacheckboxtoenabledelayeddataonyourPC.
NowclickExecuteActions->ConfigureXtra.Youmaybeaskedtosavethefile.ClickYes.
CloseKobraandre-open.Youwillnowbeabletoviewdelayeddata.Forfurtherassistancepleaseclickonthelinkbelow:
http://customers.session.rservices.com/a/knowledgecentre/Resolution.aspx?id=56486
TIPRight-clickinthedisplaysandselectRefreshtoensurethatyouhavethemostrecentdatafromthedatabase.
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FIELDNAMESFORQUOTELISTSIfyouwanttosetupaquotelistinanExcelspreadsheet,thenthesearethemostcommonlyusedfields.Foreachfieldofinformation,youcanuseeitherthePowerPlusProidentifier,theFID(fieldnumber)orthefieldidentifierusedbyReuters3000Xtra.
FIELD POWERPLUSPROIDENTIFIER FIDNUMBER REUTERS3000XTRAIDENTIFIER
RICCODE RICNAME -1 X_RIC_NAME
Nameofequity DISPLAYNAME 3 DSPLY_NAME
Up/downarrow TICK:UP/DOWN 14 PRCTCK_1
Newsindicator NEWS 28 NEWS
Last LAST 6 TRDPRC_1
Netchange NETCHANGE 11 NETCHNG_1
Bid BID 22 BID
Offer ASK 25 ASK
Openingprice OPENINGPRICE 19 OPEN_PRC
Officialclosingprice HISTORICCLOSE 21 HST_CLOSE
VOLUME VOLACCUMULATED 32 ACVOL_1
Day’shigh TODAY’SHIGH 12 HIGH_1
Day’slow TODAY’SLOW 13 LOW_1
VWAP VOLUME1xPRICE1 1379 VOL_X_PRC1
Exdividenddate EXDIVDATE 39 EXDIVDATE
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INBRIEF:EQUITYMARKETSFULLQUOTESFullquotesareReutersInstrumentCodes(RIC)symbolsthatgiveyouthefullbreadthofreal-timepriceinformation,e.g.<TRI.N>.Forequities,theyincludefieldssuchasthelasttradedprice,bidandoffer,accumulatedvolume,today’sandthisyear’shighestandlowestprices,closingprice,referencestonews,sectorsandmuchmore.
Mostreal-timeexchangedataandservicesfromthird-partydataprovidersarechargedseparately.YoushouldcheckyourrequirementswithThomsonReutersbeforeyoustartusingthesystem.
BACKGROUNDDATAToviewthelastfiveyears’profitandlossfigures,typeB2aftertheRICsymbol,e.g.<FIA.MIB2>.
FortheUnitedKingdom,Ireland,Egypt,GhanaandTurkeyyoualsohaveB1backgroundpages,showingsummary-levelinterimandpreliminaryprofit&lossfigures,e.g.<VOD.LB1>.
COMPANYNEWSAnasterisksymbol(*)besideaRICsymbolonadisplayindicatesthatthereisarecentnewsstoryonthecompany.Double-clickontheasterisktoviewthenewsitem.
Alternatively,youcantypetheRICsymbolandpresstheNewsfunctionkeyF9insteadof .Forexample,<FIA.MI>F9.
OTHERNEWSReuters3000XtrauserscanviewTopNewsinawebbrowserat:
http://topnews.session.rservices.com
Forresearchtakinginarticlesfrommorethan550respectedpublications,useGlobalPressWatch.CodesaresimilartothoseusedinReutersNews.
EQUITYINDICESIndexRICsymbolsalwaysbeginwithadot.Afullquoteonanindexdisplaysallinformationabouttheindexitselfe.g.<.DJI>.Lookupallequityindicesonpage:
<WORLD/INDICES1>
Indexconstituentsareavailablebytypingthesamecode,butusingthechainkey,forexample,<.DJI>F3.Notethatthiscodeshowsreal-timeinformation,soyoumusthaveaccesstotheunderlyingexchange.
SECOND-LEVEL(ORDERBOOKORMARKETMAKER)CHAINSSomeequityexchangesoffermarketmakerinformation,forwhichseparatepermissionisneeded.YoucanviewthisbytypingtheRICsymbolandpressingthechainkeyF3.
Forexample,<VOD.L>F3.
Reuters3000Xtrausershavepurpose-builtobjectsforviewingNASDAQorderbooksindepth.
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TIMEANDSALESINFORMATIONTimeandSalesinformationprovidesa13-dayhistoryoftradesofacompany.
Toviewthisinformation,typetheRICsymbolthenpressF8,e.g.<VOD.L>F8.Foradescriptionoftheexactdetailsdisplayedforeachexchange,lookatpage:
<WORLD/TAS1>.
Reuters3000XtrauserscanusetheIntradayViewerobjectforthesedetails,includingVWAP.
DELAYEDDATAForadelayedfullquoteonequitydataandequityindices,putaforwardslash(/)infrontoftheRICsymbol,e.g.</PEUP.PA>.
Delayeddataonindexconstituentscanalsobeviewed:putaforwardslash(/)betweenthechaincommand(0#)andtheRICsymbol(.DJI),e.g.<0#/.DJI>or</.DJI>F3.
Delayeddataisofferedbytheexchangesonadiscretionarybasis.Delaytimesvaryfromexchangetoexchange.Checkthepage<WORLD/DELAY1>fordetails.
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TOOLSFORFINDINGFIXEDINCOMEDATA1. Reuters3000XtraSearchVersion5.1Howtofind: TheSearchbuttonofthe3000XtraBrowser,chooseDEBT.
ThisfacilityenablesyoutosearchforFixedIncomeinstrumentsusingdifferentcriteria.
BONDVIEWSSEARCH:ThisisthemainpagethatappearswhenyouopenReuters3000Xtra.Selectthefiletabandclickonnewpage.
ThisopensaFlexSheet.Everyflexsheetopenedwillhave2sheetsunderit–youcanright-clickontheflexsheetandselectQuotePage.
Clickon iconintheQuotescreen.Inputthenameofthebondyouarelookingfor,thenclickSearch.
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ClickonBondsontherighthandsidetodrilldownfurther.YoumayalsorightclickonanyQuotescreenandthengotoRelatedBondData.
ThisSearchfacilityenablestosearchusingevenmoredetailedselectioncriteriaandalsoaccessbondsfromallourfixedincomedatabases.Fromhereyoucanalsorunreportsfornewissues,ratingchanges,upcomingredemptions,recentdefaults,distresseddebtandleaguetable.
NewissuetermsandconditionsandlinkstotheRICsymbolsforpricingareaccessibleinthissearchfirst.
1. Reuters3000Xtralookup.CommandlineofReuters3000Xtra.Pleaseseechapter2.
2. XtraMenu.Canbefoundusing button.Showsdifferentanalyticdisplaysforthegivenbond.
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SPEED-GUIDES,RICSYMBOLSANDPAGESBytypingBondsorDEBTinaquotebrowseryouwillfindtheguidetofixedincome.
Marketguidesforanymarketcanbefoundusingthetwo-charactercountrycodefortherelevantcountry,forexample,RU/DEBTforRussia,DE/DEBTforGermany.
NAVIGATINGBYCHAINSYoucanusethefollowingchainstonavigatetothedetailsyouneed.Aswithallchains,typeeitherthecodeandpressF3(forexample,CDSF3),orput0#atthebeginningofthecodeandpressenter(forexample,0#CDS).
<BONDS>F3.
<TREASURY>F3.
<EUROBONDS>F3.
<BENCHMARKS>F3.
<CONVERTIBLES>F3.
<CDS>F3.
THEGENERALSTRUCTUREOFBONDRICSYMBOLSFixedincomeRICsymbolscompriseseveralparts.Thereare3typesoffixedincomeRICsymbols:SuperRICsymbol,ContributorRICsymbolandExchangeRICsymbol.TheRICsymbolhasthefollowingcomponents:
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CountryCode
Example: DE 113536=RPRS
CountryCode(Localcode)
Delimiter(=) SourceCode(whereapplicable)
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COUNTRYCODEThecountrycodeistheISO3166two-lettercodespecifyingthecountryofissue.Tofindoutmore,lookattheForeignexchange&moneymarketssectionofthisguide,andsimplyusethefirsttwolettersofthecurrencycode,whichrepresentsthecountrycode,forexampleATforAustriaorFRforFrance.
OFFICIALCODE(LOCALCODE)TheOfficialcodeusedvariesfrommarkettomarketandThomsonReuterssupportsthefullrangeofIDsfromallthenumberingagencies.Somecountriesdonothaveanofficialcodesotheyhaveadoptedalocalmarketconvention.
DELIMITERThedelimiteris‘=’.
SOURCECODEThesourcecodetellsyouwherethepricecomesfrom;typically,thisiseitheracontributororanexchange.
• ContributorcodesareusedforOTC-tradedinstruments:theyareusuallymnemonicsofthecontributingorganization,forexample,ABNLisforABNinLondon,BNPisforBNPinParis,etc.Example:DE113536=BAYM(Bund67/8contributedbyBayerischeLandesbankinMunich).
YoucanfindalistofcontributorcodesonpageTREASURYID.
• Exchangecodesaretypicallyoneortwocharacterslong,FisFrankfurt,LisLondonetc.Example:DE113531=F.
InReuters3000Xtra,youcanright-clickonabondRICsymbolandselectRelatedBondDatatoviewreferencedataofthebond.
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SUPERRICSYMBOLSSuperRICsymbolshavethesamestructureasanybonds(seeabove),exceptthatthereisnosourcecodeattheend,forexample,DE113536=.
BytypingtheRICsymbolofthebondandpressingF3,youcandisplaytheAllQuoteschainofallpricesourcesforthegivenbond.
FIELDNAMESFORQUOTELISTIfyouclickDisplayallfieldsiconontheRICsymbol ,itwillallowyoutoseetheinformationforeachfieldontheRICsymbol.
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BENCHMARKSBenchmarkshavethefollowingstructure:
Two-lettercountrycode+BMK+delimiter(=)pressF3.
Forexample,benchmarkforGermanyhasthefollowingcode:0#DEBMK=.
Youcanfindcodesforspecificbenchmarksinthe<Benchmarks>speed-guide.EachbenchmarkRICsymbolhasthefollowingstructure:
USEFULINFORMATION:http://paz.ime.reuters.com/portalfiles/1979/KeynewsanddatacodesFixedIncome.pdf
http://paz.ime.reuters.com/portalfiles/1979/FixedIncomeQuickStartGuide2002.pdf
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Example: DE 10Y T = RR
Termtomaturity
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SPEED-GUIDES,RICSYMBOLSANDPAGES<MONEY>Themoneyspeed-guideprovidesallcodesrelatedtotheFXandmoneymarketsforreal-timedata,newsandeconomicdata.
<0#MONEY>MoneychainprovidesotherFX/MMinstrumentchains.
<FX/HELP>FAQonenhancedspotdisplays.
<FXINFO>FAQonhigh/lowvaluesonindicativecompositesandenhancedguides.
<DEAL/1>ReutersDealingDealtRatedata–<DFX=>.
<DEALT1>ReutersDealing2000-2–<D2FX=>.
<EBS/1EBS>DealtRatedata–<EBSFX=>.
<FUT/FX1>ForeignExchangeFutures.
<FUT/IR1>InterestRateFutures–<0#FUTURES>.
<PRIME/1>Globalprimeanddiscountratesbycountry–<0#PRIME=>.
<PEGGEDINFO>Peggedcurrencyinformation–<PEGGED=>.
<RTAHELP>Real-TimeAnalyticsdataspeed-guides.ThebelowlinkprovidesthecalculationmethodologyonselectedReal-TimeAnalyticsservices.
https://customers.reuters.com/a/datasupport/realtime/default.aspx
SPOTRATESIfyouknowtheISOcodeforthecurrency,thenyouknowthecurrency’sRICsymbol–justaddthe=signattheend.
Inmostcases,thespotrateforacurrencyisshownagainsttheUSdollar,e.g.<GBP=>showsthespotratedollaragainsttheBritishpoundsterling.
<CHF=>showsthespotrateSwissfrancagainstUSdollar.
ThecurrencycodesasperISO4217(InternationalOrganizationforStandardization)areavailableonthebelowlinkwhichisusedgloballyandonReuters3000Xtra.
*http://www.iso.org/iso/support/currency_codes_list-1.htm
*Althoughthesecurrenciesarenolongertradedespeciallyinthecaseofredenomination,theRICsymbologycanstillbeusedtodisplayhistoricaldatainReutersGraphicsorExcel.
<0#EUR=>showsenhancedcurrencyguidefortheeuro.
Pre-definedlistsofspotratescanbefoundonpage<SPOT/1>.ThisalsoprovidesalistofallspotRICsymbolsinalphabeticorderbycountry.Thelistcontinuesonpage<SPOT/2>andbeyond.
Most,butnotall,currenciesarequotedwiththeUSdollarasthebasecurrency.YoucanseewhicharequotedinverselytotheUSDbyviewingthecurrencybackgroundpageson<MONEY/BKGDINFO1>ortile<INVERSE=>.
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CROSS-RATESForcross-rates,simplyusetheISOcodeforeachcurrency,thenaddthe=signattheend.Thecurrencyyouspecifyfirstisalwaysthebasecurrency,andthesecondisthecounter-currency.
TheRICsymbol<GBPCHF=>willthereforerepresenttoyouhowmanySwissfrancscanbeobtainedforonepoundsterling.
Therearetwotypesofcross-rate:
CONTRIBUTEDCROSS-RATESLiquidcross-ratesareusuallycontributedbyfinancialinstitutionsasindicativeprices.
YoucanfindratesforspecificinstrumentseitherinpagesorinRICsymbols.However,theyarealsoavailableinlistsbycurrency.Forexample,youcanfindliquidcross-ratesontheBritishpoundonthedisplayGBPX1=.
Alistofallcross-ratescanbefoundonpageSPOT/2andbeyond,orfromeachcurrency’sindividualspeed-guideXXX/1(whereXXXistheISOcodeforthecurrency).
<CCY/1>pageprovidesvariouscurrencydisplaysand<CCY/2>providesdifferentcurrencyguidesasperregionofthecountry.
CALCULATEDCROSS-RATESForcurrencypairsthatarenotgenerallyquotedbycontributors,ThomsonReutersprovidescalculatedrates.
Thesearecalculatedfromthetwocontributedspotratesinvolved.TheRICSymbolforthesecalculatedrateshave=Ror=REU(crossescalculatedwitheuroasbasecurrencyinbothcrosscurrenciesintheRICsymbol)attheend.
Forexample:
<GBPCHF=R>whichiscalculatedfromthepriceson<GBP=>and<CHF=>orasatile<GBPX=>todisplayalistofallpoundsterlingcalculatedratesfromThomsonReuters.
Youwillfindthattherearemanymorecalculatedratesavailablethancontributedrates.So,ifyouneedtofindacross-ratebutyoudon’tknowwhetheritiscontributedorcalculated,therearetwowaysoffindingout:
1. Gothoughthespeed-guide<SPOT/2>andclickthroughuntilyoufindthebasecurrencyforthecross-rate.Alsorefer<CROSS/1>forcalculated&contributedcrossrates.
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2. Or,thefasteroption,makeanintelligentguess.Typethecurrencycodeofthebasecurrency(youcanfindalistofISOcodesforcurrenciesonthelinkmentionedinSPOTRATESsection)andaddthecounter-currency,followedby=R.Ifthatdoesn’twork,trytheotherwayround.Forexample,<GBPMYR=R>or<MYRGBP=R>.
Thebasecurrencyisthecurrencyyoupayoneunitforandreceivetheequivalentamountinthecounter-currency.Inthe<GBPMYR=R>example,thebasecurrencyisGBP.
<0#EURGBP=>showsenhancedcurrencyguidefortheEURGBP.
<0#EURGBP=R>showsenhancedcurrencyguideforthecalculatedEURGBP.Thesedisplaypricesonthecross,dailyopen,high,low,previouscloseandweekly,monthlyandyearlyhighandlowvalues.
DEPOSITSANDFORWARDSThecodesforretrievingdepositsandforwardsarebasedonthespotcodes.
InsertDEPOorFWDintotheRICsymbolbeforethe=,forexample:
<GBPDEPO=>canalsobeusedtoviewdepositsontheBritishpound.
<GBPFWD=>canalsobeusedtoviewjusttheforwards.
<0#FWD-ENHANCED>Forwardenhancedguidesforsingleandcrosscurrencies.
<XFXFORWARD>Calculatedcrossforwards.
Toviewbothforwardsanddepositsforacurrency,insertFintotheRICsymbolbeforethe=,forexample:
<GBPF=>displaysalldepositsandforwardsfortheBritishpound.
Therearealsochainsthatfollowasimilarformat:
<0#EURF=>(orEURF=F3)enhancedforwardsguidefortheeuro.
<0#EURD=>(orEURD=F3)enhanceddepositsguidefortheeuro.
Theenhancedguidesdisplaythestartandmaturitydates,whicharecalculatedfromthecurrentdaytillthematurityi.e.tenorontheRICsymbol.Italsodisplaysthedaycountwhichisthenumberofdaysfromthecurrentday.
Theoutrightpricesontheforwardenhancedguidesaretheoutrightpricescalculatedfromtheswappoints(premium/discount)ontheRICsymbol.
TIPSomeThomsonReutersservices,especiallydomesticservices,onlyallowyoutoseedelayedspotandcrossrates.Theending=Xmeanstherateisdelayed10minutes,=Sisa2-minutesnapshot,forexample<EUR=X>or<EUR=S>.TherearemoredetailsintheDelayeddatachapterofthisguide.
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FORWARDSToconstructaforwardRICsymbol,youneedthefollowingcomponents:
<EUR1M=>Deliveryperiodcode.
CurrencycodeDelimiter.
Typicaldeliveryperiodcodesare:
ONOvernight3MThreemonth.
TNTomorrownext6MSixmonth.
SNSpotnext9MNinemonth.
SWSpotweek1YOneyear.
1MOnemonth2YTwoyear.
2MTwomonth.
OUTRIGHTFORWARDSForwardsareusuallyquotedasforwardpoints(incrementalvaluesthatneedtobeaddedtothespotpriceinordertoachievetheoutrightforwardprice).Ifyouwantaforwardquoteasan‘outright’price,insertORintotheRICsymbolinfrontofthe=;forexample,<RUB1MOR=>.Thiswillbeavailableiftherearemorethan3contributorsquotingpricesforthecurrencyandtenor.TheThomsonReuters
calculatedequivalentRICsymbolwouldbe<RUB1MV=>whichisavailableontheforwardenhancedguide<0#RUBF=>.
CONTRIBUTEDEUROCROSS-FORWARDS<FWD/4>providesallthecontributedpricesavailablefortheeurocurrencypairs.
Enhancedguidesarealsoavailablefortheeurocurrencypairse.g.<0#EURAUDF=>.
DEPOSITSToconstructadepositRICsymbol,youneedthefollowingcomponents:
Thesamedeliveryperiodsapplyastoforwards.DepositRICsymbolscanbefoundonthe<DEPO/1>speed-guide.
<0#DEPO-IMPLIED>and<DEPO/4>-5providesalltheimplieddepositsforvariouscurrenciesavailableonReuters3000Xtra.
https://customers.reuters.com/a/datasupport/Realtime/Implied_Deposit.aspx
TIPIfyoucan’tfindanyforwardsforaparticularcurrencythenitmaybebecausethemarketyouarelookingattendstodealmoreinnon-deliverableforwards.Trylookingonthespeedguide<NDF/1>insteadof<FWD/1>.
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FORWARDRATEAGREEMENTS(FRAs)Forwardrateagreementsarebuiltinthefollowingway:
*Thefirstperiodreferstothestartingmonthfromtoday,thesecondperiodreferstotheexpiryfromtoday,e.g.3x6(meaningthecontractstartsinthreemonthsandrunsforthreemonths).
FRA/1liststhefullrangeofavailableFRAs.
<EUR1MD=>DeliveryperiodcodeDeposit.CurrencycodeDelimiter.
<EUR3x6F=>Periodcode*FRA.CurrencycodeDelimiter.
SWAPS<SWAP/1>istheindexpageforinterestrateswaps.Differenttypesofswapsarelistedontheindexpagealongwiththeexactpagewheredataavailable.
ZEROCURVES<SWAPSZERO>providesallthedetailsaboutswap-derivedzerocurves.
Toseeallzerocouponyieldcurves:<ZERO/1>.
HOWTHEZEROCURVEISCONSTRUCTEDThebelowlinkprovidesthecalculationmethodologyforswapderivedzerocurves:
https://customers.reuters.com/a/datasupport/Realtime/swapderived.aspx
VOLATILITIES<VOLSURF>FXCrossATMVolatilitiesandforlogicalrecordsrefer<VOLSURF=>.
<XVOLSURF>FXCrossATMVolatilitiescalculatedusingbasecurrencyATMVolatilitiesavailableon<VOLSURF>andcalculatedcorrelationcoefficient.
Calculationmethodologyforvolatilitysurfacescanbefoundonthefollowinglink:
https://customers.reuters.com/a/datasupport/realtime/VolatilitySurfaces.aspx
FOREIGNEXCHANGEVOLATILITIESContributedOTCFXoptionvolatilitiesOPS/FX1toOPS/FX3.
RiskreversalOPS/FX3.
Impliedvolatilityofcurrencyoptionstradedon<PHVM>.
INTERESTRATEVOLATILITIESCapsandfloorsIRGS/1.
SwaptionsSWAPTION/1.
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FIXINGS<FIXINGS>mainspeed-guidewithallfixingsrelatedtointerbankandcurrency.
EUROINTERBANKOFFEREDRATES<EURIBOR=>EuriborAct/360.
<EURIBOR365=>EuriborAct/365.
LONDONINTERBANKOFFEREDRATES.
<BBALIBORS>BBALIBORsourcebanks.
OTHERFIXINGSOtherinterbankofferedratesFIXINGS.
Overnightfixings:
<EONIA>Europeanovernightfixing.
<EONIA=>Europeanovernightfixing.
<EONIARECAP>Europeanovernightfixing.
<SONIAOSR=>W.M.B.A.GBPO/Nfixingrate.
<SONIA>W.M.B.A.GBPO/Nfixingrate.
<SONIARECAP>W.M.B.A.GBPO/Nfixingrate.
<USONFFE=>U.S.O/NFedFundsEffectiveRate.
<WMRFWDC>WMcompanyLondonclosingspotrates.
ThomsonReuters/EBSSpotFixings.
<FXFIX=>11amLondon.
<FXCLOSE=>4pmLondon.
ISDAInterestRateSwapfixingISDAFIX1toISDAFIX5.
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FIELDNAMESFORQUOTELISTSANDPOWERPLUSPROIfyouwanttosetupaquotelistinanExcelspreadsheet,thenthesearethemostcommonlyusedfields.Foreachfieldofinformation,youcanuseeithertheFID(FieldIdentificationNumber)orthefieldusedinReuters3000Xtra.
BASICFIELDSFORRICSYMBOLWITHGENERICTEMPLATEE.G.<EUR=>
FID FIELDNAME RIPPLESTO TYPE LENGTH DESCRIPTION
22 BID BID_1 PRICE 17 Latestbidprice.ForUSCompositestockandequitymarketmakersuperrecordsthebestbidprice.ForOMtypeoptionmarketstheblockbidprice.
25 ASK ASK_1 PRICE 17 Latestaskprice.ForUSCompositestockandequitymarketmakersuperrecordsthebestaskprice.ForOMtypeoptionmarketstheblockaskprice.
26 ASK_1 ASK_2 PRICE 17 Previouslatestaskpricesthefirstbeingmostrecent.
23 BID_1 BID_2 PRICE 17 Previouslatestbidpricesthefirstbeingmostrecent.
17 ACTIVE_DATE DATE 11 ThedatewhenthetimeinTIMACTwasupdated.
5 TIMACT TIME 5 Timewhenthehead-endupdatedacertainfieldorfieldsintherecord.Whichfielddependsontheinstrument.
3 DSPLY_NAME ALPHANUMERIC 16 Expandednamefortheinstrument.
105 BCKGRNDPAG ALPHANUMERIC 4 Pageontheinternationalmonitorsystemcontaininginformationrelevanttotheinstrument.Thecodeforanindividualcompanyisdisplayedforallexchangesonwhichthecompanytrades.
78 OFFCL_CODE ALPHANUMERIC 12 Uniquenumericcodeassignedtotheinstrument.
115 BID_TICK_1 ENUMERATED 2 Thedirectionofbiddingfromthepreviousbid.Canbecalculatedfromeitherthebidpriceorforforwardratestheoffsetfromthebidprice.
203 BID_HIGH_1 PRICE 17 Today'shighestandlowestbidprices.
204 BID_LOW_1 PRICE 17 Today'shighestandlowestbidprices.
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BASICFIELDSFORRICSYMBOLWITHNONGENERICTEMPLATEE.G.<EUR1MO=>
FID FIELDNAME RIPPLESTO TYPE LENGTH DESCRIPTION
393 PRIMACT_1 PRIMACT_2 PRICE 17 PrimarylastactivityfieldsthemostrecentheldinPRIMACT_1.
275 SEC_ACT_1 SEC_ACT_2 PRICE 17 Theactivitytypemayinvolveoneortwofields.Inthelattercasethesefieldholdsthesecondhalfofthemostrecentactivity.SEC_ACT_nisassociatedwithPRIMACT_n.
394 PRIMACT_2 PRIMACT_3 PRICE 17 PrimarylastactivityfieldsthemostrecentheldinPRIMACT_1.
276 SEC_ACT_2 SEC_ACT_3 PRICE 17 Theactivitytypemayinvolveoneortwofields.Inthelattercasethesefieldholdsthesecondhalfofthemostrecentactivity.SEC_ACT_nisassociatedwithPRIMACT_n.
875 VALUE_DT1 VALUE_DT2 DATE 11 Fivelatestdatefieldsthatrefertothedateoflatestactivityforsomearbitraryfieldorfields.
1010 VALUE_TS1 VALUE_TS2 TIME_SECONDS 8 FivelatestactivitytimesinsecondscorrespondingtothetimesinminutesFIDs880–884.ThecorrespondingdatesareheldinFIDs875–879VALUE_DT1–5.
831 CTBTR_1 CTBTR_2 ALPHANUMERIC 12 ThefivelatestcontributorshortnamesCTBTR_1beingthemostrecent.
841 CTB_PAGE1 CTB_PAGE2 ALPHANUMERIC 4 ThefivelatestcontributorpagecodesCTB_PAGE1beingthelatest.
826 DLG_CODE1 DLG_CODE2 ALPHANUMERIC 6 ThefivelatestdealingcodesDLG_CODE1beingthemostrecent.
115 BID_TICK_1 ENUMERATED 2 Thedirectionofbiddingfromthepreviousbid.Canbecalculatedfromeitherthebidpriceorforforwardratestheoffsetfromthebidprice.
12 HIGH_1 HIGH_2 PRICE 17 Today'shighesttransactionvalue.
13 LOW_1 LOW_2 PRICE 17 Today'slowesttransactionvalue.
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INBRIEF:FOREIGNEXCHANGEANDMONEYMARKETSThecodesforFXandmoneyinstrumentsaremadeupofverysimpleelements.
TheyallbeginwiththeinternationallyknownSWIFTcodes(suchasJPYfortheJapaneseYen).Theotherelementsareequallystraightforward.
Forinstrumentsbasedoncurrencypairs,yousimplyneedtobeginwiththeSWIFTcodesforeachcurrency.
Forexample,considertheRICsymbol:<EURJPY6M=ABNL>.
Firstcurrency/SWIFTcodeEUR
SecondcurrencycodeneededforcrossratesJPY
Period6
DeliveryperiodindicatorM
Delimiter=
Broker/MarketMakercodeABNL
SothisRICsymbolgivesyouthesix-monthforwardratefortheeuroagainsttheJapaneseyen,contributedbyABNAMRO(ABNL).
Speed-guide:<MONEY>
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MARKET MARKET TILES SUPER RIC CONTRIBUTOR RIC SPEED GUIDE
Spotrates <EFX=> <EUR=> <EUR=BARL> <SPOT/1>
AsianSpots <AFX=>
EuropeanSpots <EFX=>
NorthAmericanSpots <NFX=>
Crossrates <EUR=> <EURCHF=> <EURCHF=BARL> <CROSS/1>
CalculatedCrosses <EURX=>
ContributedCrosses <EURX1=>
Forwardrates <EURF=> <EUR1M=> <EUR1M=TTKL> <EURF=>,<FWD/1>
Depositrates <DM=> <EUR1MD=> <EUR1MD=TTKL> <EURDEPO=>,<DEPO/1>
FRAs <TOPFRA> <EUR1X4F=> <EUR1X4F=TTKL> <FRA/1>
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CHAPTER 7FUTURES
SPEED-GUIDES,RICSYMBOLSANDPAGESYoucanfindcodesforfuturesdataonthefollowingpages:
<FUTURES>Themainspeed-guideforfutures.
<FUTURES>F3futureschain,easiertodrilldown.
Alternatively,allfuturesareavailablelistedbycountryandexchange.Forexample,ifyou’relookingfortheS&P500futuretradedonChicagoMercantileExchange(CME):
1. Fromthe<FUTURES>speed-guidepagegototheUSfuturesandoptionsspeed-guidepage<US/FUTEX1>.
2. Fromthere,gototheCMEpage<CME/FUTEX1>orstraighttotherelevantexchangeifyouknowthethree-letterexchangecode,e.g.<LIF/FUTEX1>fortheLondonInternationalFinancialsFuturesExchange.
FUTURESCONTRACTSRICsymbolcodesforindividualfuturescontractsincorporateindicatorsthattellyouwhatthedeliverymonthandyearare.Onceyouknowtherootcode,youcaneasilyconstructyourownfuturesRICsymbols.
Futurescontractsexistforstockindices,commoditiesandfortheinterestrateandbondmarkets.Thesecontractsaretradedontheirrespectivefuturesexchangeinrealtime.Ifyouwanttoseethisinformation,makesureyouhavesubscribedtotherelevantfuturesexchange.
Month(Z=December)
Year(4=2014)Rootcode(forthethree-monthEuribor)
FEIZ4
DELIVERY MONTH CODES FOR FUTURES
January F
February G
March H
April J
May K
June M
July N
August Q
September U
October V
November X
December Z
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DELIVERYYEARSFORFUTURES0fortheyear2010,4fortheyear2014andsoon.
Individualfuturescontractswillalwaysbeavailableonareal-timedisplayuntiltheyofficiallyexpire.
CONTINUATIONRICSYMBOLSThemostconvenientwaytodisplayfuturescontractsisbyusingcontinuationRICsymbols.Thesealwaysdisplaythedetailsofthepresentcontract,sothereisnoneedtochangethemonthandyearcodeinadisplayeverytimethecontractexpires.ThecontinuationRICsymbolwillautomaticallyrollovertothenextone.
ThestructureforcontinuationRICsymbolis:
1. RICsymbolrootcode,
2. Followedbythelower-caseletter“c”and
3. Thefrontcontractnumber,e.g.1forthefirstfrontcontract,2forthesecondfrontcontract,3forthethirdfrontcontractandsoon.
Tostaywithourthree-monthEuriborexample:
FEIIsstilltheRICsymbolrootforthethree-monthEuribortradedonLIFFE
c Thisstandsforcontinuation(lowercase)1 Forthefirstfrontcontract
PleasenotethatcontinuationsRICsymbolsareanotherinstancewherethecodemustuseupper-andlower-caseexactly.
SERIALFUTURESCONTRACTSSomeshortinterestratefuturessettlenotonlyinMarch,June,SeptemberandDecember,butalsoinoddmonths.Fortheseserialfuturescontracts,youneedtoaddtheextralower-caselettermafterthec,forexample,<FEIcm1>,<FEIcm2>.
Thiswillalwaysdisplaythemainmonths,evenwhenthecontractsrollovertothenextone.
Basis-GapAdjustedContinuationsrollingonVolume.
Somehigh-liquidityfuturescontractsarealsodeliveredwithcontinuationswithspecialfeatures:
- thecontinuationrollswhenendofdayaccumulatedvolumeonthesecondmonthcontractislargerthanthefirst,e.g.<CLcv1>through<CLcv3>.
- thecontinuationrollswhenendofdayopeninterestonthesecondmonthcontractislargerthanthefirst,e.g.<CLcoi1>through<CLcoi3>.
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- thecontinuationrollswhenendofdayopeninterestorendofdayaccumulatedvolumeislargeronthesecondmonthcontractthanonthefirst,e.g.<CLcvoi1>.
- inallthreeinstances,thehistorystoredforthese“cv”,“coi”or“cvoi”contractsisbasis-gapadjustedoneachroll.
FUTURESCHAINSFutureschainsallowyoutoseeallavailablecontractsforafutureinonedisplay.Herearethreesimplewaysofretrievingafutureschain:
• Displaytherelevantspeed-guide(forexample<EUR/FUT1>),thendouble-clickononeofthefuturesRICsymbolsdisplayedinanglebrackets.Forexample:<0#FEI:>.
(Rememberthatanythingbeginningwith0#willdisplayachain).
Achaindisplaystheindividualfuturescontractwithallcontractmonths–inthiscase,thethree-monthEuriborfutures,tradedonLIFFE.
• TypethechainRICsymbolofafuturescontractandpressthechainkeyF3.Inthiscase,youdonotincludethestandardchainindicator0#atthebeginning.Forexample:<FEI:>F3 .
• TypetheRICsymbolforthecontractincludingthestandardchainindicator0#atthebeginning,thenpress .
Forexample,<0#FEI:>.
KEYDATESINFORMATIONDetaileddataofthekeydatesforsettlementoffuturescontractsisprovidedforcommoditiescontractsunder<EXCHANGE/DATES>.
FUTURESCHAINSSHOWINGMARKETDEPTHSomeexchangesofferthemarketdepthfortheirderivativesasanadditionalservice.
ThewaytoretrievetheseisbytypingthecurrentfullindividualcontractRICsymbolthenpressingthechainkey.
Forexample:
Forlonggiltfutures:<FLGU0>F3forSep2010.
OrfortheFTSE100Index<FFIZ0>F3forDec2010.
DELAYEDFUTURESDATAYoucanviewdelayedfullquotesonfuturesbytypingaforwardslash(/)infrontoftheRICsymbol,forexample:</FEIZ4>.
Thisisonlyavailableforcontractsforspecificmonthsandexpirydates-continuationRICsymbolwillnotprovidedelayeddata.
YoucandisplaydelayedfuturesinThomsonReutersGraphicsevenifyouhavenotsubscribedtotherelevantreal-timeexchange.
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EXPIREDFUTURESExpiredfuturescannotbeviewedinanyreal-timeapplication,butcanbeviewedinapplicationsthatallowyoutoseehistoricaldata:
Reuters3000XtrauserscanusetheGraphicsobjectorthespreadsheettoviewexpiredfutures.
TheRICsymbolstructureforthisdataisasmallvariationonthestandardformat.Thekeypointisthatyouneedtospecifythedecadeoftheexpiryyear(thestandardformatonlyspecifiesthelastdigit).Forexample:
<YANF8^9>whereYANistherootRICsymbolfortheANZ(stock)futuretradedattheSydneyFuturesandOptionsExchange(SFE).
F8indicatesthatitisaJanuarycontract,tradedinayearwithasofarunknowndecade(19?8).Inordertospecifytheexactdecade,simplyaddahatsymbol(^)andthedesireddecade(9inthiscasefor1998).
FIELDNAMESFORQUOTELISTSIfyouwanttosetupaquotelistinanExcelspreadsheet,thenthesearethemostcommonlyusedfields.Foreachfieldofinformation,youcanuseeitherthePowerPlusProidentifier,theFID(fieldnumber)orthefieldidentifierusedbyReuters3000Xtra.
INBRIEF:FUTURESThemainspeed-guideforfuturesis<FUTURES>.
DISPLAYINGALLCONTRACTSFORONEFUTURE
Mostchainsarebasedonatwo-orthree-characterRICrootcodefollowedbyacolon.Theycanbeenteredasfollows:
<US:>F3forthe30-yearUStreasurybondfuture,or<0#US:>.
DISPLAYINGSINGLECONTRACTSContinuationRICsymbolsautomaticallyretrievethepresentcontractforafuture,soyoudon’tneedtore-enterthepresentmonthandyeareverytimeafutureexpires.
FIELD POWERPLUSPROIDENTIFIER FIDNUMBER REUTERS3000XTRAIDENTIFIER
RICCODE RICNAME -1 X_RIC_NAME
Nameoffuture DISPLAYNAME 3 DSPLY_NAME
Contractmonth CONTRACTMONTH 41 CONTR_MNTH
Bid BID 22 BID
Offer ASK 25 ASK
Netchange NETCHANGE 11 NETCHNG_1
Today’shigh TODAY’SHIGH 12 HIGH_1
Today’slow TODAY’SLOW 13 LOW_1
Openinginterest OPENINTEREST 64 OPINT_1
VOLUME VOLACCUMULATED 32 ACVOL_1
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Forexample:
<USc1>ThestructureisRICsymbolrootfollowedbyc1.
Foraquoteonacontractonaspecificmonthandyear,addthealphabeticmonthcodethenthelastdigitoftheexpiryyeartotheendoftheRICsymbolroot.
DELIVERYYEARSFORFUTURES0fortheyear2010,4fortheyear2014andsoon.
Forexample:
<USU0>fortheSeptember2010contractofthe30-yearUSTreasurybond.
DELAYEDFUTURESDelayedfullquotefuturescanberetrievedbytypingaforwardslash(/)infrontoftheRICsymbol.Pleasenotethatonlymonthandyearcontracts,butnotcontinuationRICsymbols,allowyoutoretrievedelayeddata.Forexample</FEIZ4>.
Havealookatwhatfuturesareavailableonpage<WORLD/DELAY1>.
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TOOLSFORFINDINGDATA<OPTIONS> Themainspeed-guideforoptions.
<OPT/IR1> Interestrateandbondoptions.
<OPT/FX1> Exchange-tradedforeignexchangeoptions.
<OPS/FX1> Overthecounterforeignexchangeoptions.
<EQUITY/OPT1> Equityoptions.
<OPTIONS> F3Optionschain,easiertodrilldown.
EQUITYOPTIONS
EQUITYCASHOPTIONSCHAINSOFOPTIONSONCASHEQUITIESChainRICsymbolsforcashequityoptionsaremadefromthefollowingcomponents:
1. RootRICsymbol.
2. *(anasterisk).
3. .(Adot).
4. Exchangeidentifieroftheexchangewheretheoptionistraded.
5. Insomecases,therecanbeanoptionchainextension(forexample,++forat-the-moneyoptions).
Forexample,<TRIL*.L>F3forallReutersoptionstradedonLIFFE,or
<GDAX*.EX++>F3for-at-the-moneyDAXoptionstradedonEurex.
Optionscanbetradedonabroadvarietyoffinancialinstruments:equities,currencies,commodities,interestrateandbondfutures,orequityindices,tonamejustafew.Therearealsooptionsonfutures.
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USOPTIONSTRADEDONOPRAOPRA,theOptionsPriceReportingAuthority,reportspricesonUSequity,index,currencyandinterestrateoptionsfromthefollowingexchanges:
80OPTIONEXCHANGEIDENTIFIERS
THESECANALSOBEFOUNDONPAGE <RULES3>
AmericanStockExchangeOptions .A
AustralianStockExchange .AX
AustrianStockandOptionsExchange .v
BelgianFOX .b
BostonOptionsExchange(BOX) .B
ChicagoBoardOptionsExchange .W
CopenhagenStockExchange .CO
DeutscheTerminboerse .d
EuropeanOptionsExchange .E
EUREX .EXor.dor.Z
FinnishOptionsExchange .h
StockExchangeofHongKong .HK
HongKongFuturesExchange .HF
InternationalSecuritiesExchange .Y
LondonTradedOptionsMarket(LSE) .L
MEFFRentaVariable .i
Nagoya .NG
NorwegianOptionsExchange .n
MATIFTradedOptions .m
MilanISO .MI
MontrealStock&Options .M
NASDAQOptions .O
OPRA .U
OsakaStockExchange .OS
PacificStock&OptionsExchange .P
ParisTradedOptions .p
PhiladelphiaOptionsExchange .X
SaoPaolo,BolsadeValores .SA
StockholmOptionsMarket .ST
SwissOptions&FinancialFuturesExchange .Z
TokyoStockExchange .T
AMEX .A
Boston .B
Chicago .W
ISE .Y
Pacific .P
Philadelphia .X
NASDAQ .O
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OPRASTANDARDSERVICETheOPRAStandardServiceisavailableviaThomsonReutersreal-timeIntegratedDataNetwork(IDN).
Thisgivesyou:
• Allcurrencyandinterestrateoptions.
• Nationalbestbid/offer(NBBO)quotesondebt,equityandequityindexoptions.
Thequoteshowsthelasttradeandthebestbidandofferavailableacrossalltheoptionsexchanges,alongwithanidentifiershowingwhichexchangesthoseratesareofferedon.(Note:whenthemarketopenseachday,quotesoncontractsthathavenoopeninterestareembargoedfor1.5hourstoensurethatthenetworkremainsreliableatpeaktimes).
TheeasiestwaytofindcurrencyoptionstradedonthePhiladelphiaOptionsExchangeistostartatpageOPT/FX1.Fromhere,youcandrilldownviacurrency.Theeasiestwaytofindinterest-rateoptionsonOPRAistostartatpageOPT/IR1.Again,youcandrilldownfromhere.
TheeasiestwaytofindNBBOdebt,equityandequityindexoptionsistousetheZ#codes,whicharebasedonRICsymbolroots.Thesedisplaythechainsavailableforthatseriesofoptions,andyoucanthendouble-clickonthecallorputfortherelevantstriketoviewaquote.
ThestructureofZ#codesis:
Z# Asterisk
RICroot
exchangeidentifier–use.UtocoveralltheOPRAexchanges
Z#IBM*.U
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TIPYoucanfindoutwhichexchangesaseriesofoptionsistradedonbydisplayingafullquoteontheunderlyinginstrument.ThelettersunderneathOptionstellyouwhichexchangestheoptionistradedon.Inthisexample,theoptionistradedonISE,AMEX,Pacific,ChicagoandPhiladelphia.AusefulwayoffindingoptionsonanunderlyinginstrumentistouseZ#codestodisplaychainsofchains.
ThestructureofZ#codesis:
Z# Asterisk
RICroot
exchangeidentifier–use.UtocoveralltheOPRAexchanges
Z#IBM*.U
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Forageneralsearch,usethe.Usuffix.Otherwise,youcanusetheidentifieroftheprimaryexchangewhereoptionsonthatunderlyinginstrumentaretraded.
Youcandouble-clickonanyofthecodesdisplayedontheleft-handsidetoseealistofcurrentpricesforitsputsorcalls.
MONTHLYOPTIONCHAINSThomsonReutersprovidesmonthlyoptionchainsforEuronext-LIFFEequityandFTSEindexoptions.
ThecurrentsyntaxofthemonthlyoptionchainsforLIFFEis:
RICsymbolroot<VOD>.
Futuremonthexpirycode(June)<Z>.
Yeardigit(2012)<2>.
Asterisk *.
Exchangeidentifier<.L>.
Forexample:
<VODZ2*.L>F3(December2012contracts)
Alternatively,toseealistofallmonthsonanequityoptioncontract<VOD*.L>+F3.
Forinterestrate,FXandmoneymarketoptions,youadda+afterthemonthandyearcode.ForEuribortradedonLIFFE,theDEC11futurescontractis<FEIZ1>,sothemonthlyoptionschainis<FEIZ1>+F3.
AT-THE-MONEYCHAINSAt-the-money(ATM)chainscurrentlyexistforLIFFEequityoptionsandFTSEindexoptions.Informationonanynewmarketsthattheat-the-moneychainsarecreatedforwillbeannouncedontheNEWDATAnewscodes,listedonpage<DATA>.
ForastandardequityoptiontheATMchainsconsistof:
• Theat-the-moneystrikecontracts(orclosestvalue).
• 3strikesbelowtheat-the-moneystrike.
• 3strikesabovetheat-the-moneystrike.
Theytrackpricemovementsoftheunderlyingequitiesthroughouttheday.
Allcontractexpiriesfortherelevantstrikepricesarealsoincludedinthechain.
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TheRICsymbolstructureforanat-the-moneychainis:
RICsymbolrootTRIL.
Asterisk(*)*.
Dotandexchangeidentifier .L
Twoplussigns++
ConfirmwiththeF3keyF3
Forexample:<TRIL*.L++>F3.
THESTRUCTUREOFSINGLE-OPTIONCONTRACTSAswehaveseen,thebestwayoffindingaspecificcontractisnearlyalwaystodrilldownfromthespeed-guideortodisplayachainbasedontheunderlyinginstrument.
Nevertheless,itisusefultobeabletointerpretthecodesthataredisplayedfor86singlecontracts.
TheRICsymbolstructureis:
ThisexampleshowstheDecember100calloptionfortheBritishpoundonLIFFE.
Toconstructasinglecontract,herearethedeliverymonthcodesforoptions:
EUREXCONTRACTSAnexampleRICsymbolwouldbe<BMWG330dB0.EX>fortheBMWFeb2010.
Strike33calloption.Referto<RULES5>forspecificRICsymbolconstructionrulesonEurex.
UnderlyingRICroot
Month-letterforputorcall
Strikeprice
ExchangeidentifierVOD100L0.L
CALLOPTIONS: PUTOPTIONS:
January A July G January M July S
February B August H February N August T
March C September I March O September U
April D October J April P October V
May E November K May O November W
June F December L June R December X
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FIELDNAMESFORQUOTELISTSIfyouwanttosetupaquotelistinanExcelspreadsheet,thenthesearethemostcommonlyusedfields.Foreachfieldofinformation,youcanuseeitherthePowerPlusProidentifier,theFID(fieldnumber)orthefieldidentifierusedbyReuters3000Xtra.
FINDINGOPTIONSONFUTURESTherearethreeprimarymeanstofindrelevantoptionsonfuturescontent:
1) The‘alloptions’chains,e.g.<0#ROOT+>:IfyouknowtheRICsymbolrootoftheunderlyingfuturescontract,theoptionsonthatcontractcanbefoundby:
a. Addinga+totheendoftheRICrootcodeandpressingF3.Thisresultsinalistofallthedeliverymonthsofthatcontract.Double-clickingonadeliverymonthwillgiveachainofallstrikesforbothputsandcallsforthatdeliverymonth.
b. Byadding+totheendofaspecificfuturescontractRICsymbolcodeandpressingF3toreachthesameendpoint,i.e.allstrikesforbothputsandcallsforthatdeliverymonth.
c. Bydrillingdownviathecontractdetailspageforagivenfuturescontracttofindallrelatedoptionschains.
Thecontractdetailspageistypically<XXX/RR>,whereXXXisthethreeletterexchangecodeandRRistheRICsymbolroot.
FIELD POWERPLUSPROIDENTIFIER FIDNUMBER REUTERS3000XTRAIDENTIFIER
RICCODE RICNAME -1 X_RIC_NAME
Nameoffuture DISPLAYNAME 3 DSPLY_NAME
Contractmonth CONTRACTMONTH 41 CONTR_MNTH
Bid BID 22 BID
Offer ASK 25 ASK
Netchange NETCHANGE 11 NETCHNG_1
Today’shigh TODAY’SHIGH 12 HIGH_1
Today’slow TODAY’SLOW 13 LOW_1
Openinginterest OPENINTEREST 64 OPINT_1
Volume VOLACCUMULATED 32 ACVOL_1
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THEAT-THE-MONEY(ATM)OPTIONSCHAIN:d. Adding“++”totheendofthefuturesrootcodeand
pressingF3resultsinalistofalldeliverymonthsandadrilldownintotheirATMoptions,with15positionseithersideoftheATMpositioncapturedonthechain.
e. Adding“++”totheendofafuturesRICsymbolcodeandpressingF3toreachthesameendpoint,i.e.15contractseithersideoftheATMposition.
2) TheAt-The-Money(ATM)ContinuationChains:SpecificsubsetsoftheoptionsoncommodityfutureshavebeencreatedsoastohavecontinuationinstrumentsforATMoptionsinstruments.Allrootsshownon<CEVOLSURF>areincludedwithinthiscontentset.
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VOLATILITYSURFACECONTENTVolatilitysurfacesforkeycommoditiescontractsarelistedon<CEVOLSURF>.Theseinclude:
- Non-interpolatedIVsurfacesunderthesymbol<RVOLSURF>,whereRisthefuturesrootcode.
- InterpolatedIVsurfacesunderthesymbol<RVOLSURF1>,whereRisthefuturesrootcode.
- Constantmaturity/constantdeltasurfacesunderthesymbol<0#RVOLSURF>,whereRisthefuturesrootcode.
ATMVOLATILITYINDICESATMvolatilityindicesformostoptionsonfuturesareavailable,withhistories,onThomsonReutersproducts.Thesymbolstructurefortheseinstrumentsis<RATMIV>,whereRisthefuturesrootcode.
OPTIONSONFUTURESRICSYMBOLOGYTheconstructionofoptionsonfuturesRICsymbolsisbasedon
<RPDY>Where:Ristherootcode.Pistheprice,withoutdecimalpoint,scaledaccordingtostandardswhichvarybycontractandbyexchange.Distheoptionsdeliverymonth,basedonthemonthcodesshowninthetablebelow.Yisthelastdigitofthedeliveryyear.Thetableofmonthcode.
AnexampleRICsymbolis:<CL700C0>,whichistheUSD70strikepricecalloptionforNYMEXlightsweetcrudeoilfortheMarch2010deliverymonth.
Anotherexampleis:<C100X1>,whichistheUSc100strikepriceputoptionforCBOTcornfortheDecember2012deliverymonth.
CALLOPTIONS: PUTOPTIONS:
January A July G January M July S
February B August H February N August T
March C September I March O September U
April D October J April P October V
May E November K May O November W
June F December L June R December X
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OTCFOREIGNEXCHANGEOPTIONSThomsonReuterscarriescontributionsforFXoptionsfromleadingmarketmakersandbrokers.ThomsonReutersalsosuppliesin-depthcalculateddataprovidingmoredetailandinformation.Themainmethodsofquotingarebid/offerforat-the-moneyratesandasavolatilitysurface.
ATMFXOPTIONSWereceivepricingforat-the-moneyFXoptionratesfromseveralmarketmakerbanks.Quotesarereceivedasabid/offerimpliedvolatility.Wecurrentlygetcontributionsfrombanksforaround50currencypairs.Thesecanbefoundfromthespeed-guide<OPS/FX1>.
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RICSYMBOLCONSTRUCTIONCompositedisplaysareaccessedbytypingcurrencyISO+“VOL”.Whereonecurrencyis“USD”,thisISOisignoredtomakethecodessimple.Forexample:
<EURVOL>–ATMOptionsrunforEUR/USD.
<EURJPYVOL>–ATMOptionsrunforEUR/JPY.
IndividualperiodcompositeRICsymbolsarefoundbytypingcurrencyISO+periodcode+“O”+=,againtheUSDcomponentisignored.Forexample:
<EUR1MO=>–EUR/USD1monthATMimpliedoptionvolatility.
<EURJPY1Y=>–EUR/JPY1yearATMimpliedoptionvolatility.
CONTRIBUTEDSURFACESNotalltradingtakesplace“atthemoney”sosomeofourcontributors,mostlybrokers,contributethesurfacetoshowoptionsawayfrom50delta.ForcontributedsurfacesthistakestheformatofATMvolatilitiesasbefore,riskreversalsandbutterflies.
RISKREVERSALSARiskreversalisanoptionstrategyinvolvingthepurchaseofacallandaputoption.Thesearequotedforboth25deltaand10deltatoshowinformationaboutthevolatilitysmile.
RICSYMBOLCONSTRUCTION25Delta:Currencycode+period+“RR”+”=”forexample<EUR1MRR=ICAP>.
10Delta:CurrencyCode+period+“R10”+“=”forexample<EUR1MR10=GFI>.
BUTTERFLIESAbutterflyisacombinationoptionstradeconsistingoffouroptionswiththreelegs,thiscanbeusedtolimitriskwithlimitedpotentialprofit.Thesearequotedforboth25and10delta.
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SURFACEDISPLAYContributedsurfacesareshownonthetileofthecontributorwhopricesthem,forexample<EURVOL=GFI>.ThemaincontributorsforthisdataarethebrokersGFIandICAP,theirindexpagescanbefoundon<OPS/FX1>.
CALCULATEDFXSURFACESToprovidemorein-depthinformation,ThomsonReutersprovidescalculatedsurfacesderivedfrombrokers.Wetakethecontributedsurfaces,e.g.GBPVOL=ICAP,andusethatinformationtoderivethefullsmileperexpiryfrom10deltaputto10deltacall.Weshowimpliedvolatility,premiumandstrikeforeachdatapoint.
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CHAPTER 9COMMODITIES
NAVIGATIONBYRICSYMBOLCHAINSCHAINDESCRIPTION0#COMMOD(orCOMMODF3):ThemainRICsymbolchainfornon-energycommodities.FromthisRICsymbolchainyoucandouble-clickonanyoftheeleventypesofcommoditydatafromfuturesorcashtoindicesorstocklevels.
Thisenablesyoutodrilldownthroughthesechainstoreachtherequiredsectorandproductwithoutneedingtoknowacode.
0#ENERGY(orENERGYF3):ThemainRICsymbolchainforenergy.FromthisRICsymbolchainyoucandouble-clickonanyoftentypesofenergydatafromfuturesorcashtoweatherorspreads.Thisenablesyoutodrilldownthroughchainstoreachtherequiredsectorandproductwithoutneedingtoknowacode.
NAVIGATIONBYSPEED-GUIDESSPEED-GUIDEDESCRIPTIONCOMMODThemainspeed-guideforcommodities,containinginformationonbaseandpreciousmetals,grains,oilseedsandlivestock.WhilethechainnavigatestologicalRICsymbols(standardtemplates),thespeed-guidealsopointstopagedisplayswherelessstandardformatsareused.
XXX/1 Non-energycommodityfuturesandoptionsmenubymarketsector.Availablefor<GRAINS/1>,<OILSEEDS/1>,<LIVESTOCK/1>,<SOFTS/1>,<FIBRES/1>,<METALS/1>,<PRECIOUS/1>,<SHIPPING/1>,<WEATHER/1>.
XXx/2 Non-energycommoditycashmarketpricesmenubyproduct/alphabeticalorder.Identicalmarketsectoridentifiersasabove,e.g.<GRAINS/2>.
XXX/3 Non-energycommodityspecialistdatasets(fee-liableadd-ons)bysource/alphabeticalorder.Identicalmarketsectoridentifierstoabove,e.g.<GRAINS/3>.
XXX/4 Non-energycommodityfundamental(supply/demand)databyproduct/alphabeticalorder.Identicalmarketsectoridentifierstoabove,.e.g.<GRAINS/4>.
ENERGYThemainspeed-guideforenergy,withallcodesforpower,gasandoilcashprices,futuresandnews.WhilethechainnavigatestologicalRICsymbols(standardtemplates),thespeed-guidealsopointstopagedisplayswhereless-standardformatsareused.
XXX/1 Energyfuturesandoptionsmenubymarketsector.Availablefor<CRUDES/1>,<PRODUCTS/1>,<POWER/1>,<NATGAS/1>,<COAL/1>.
XXx/2 Energycashmarketpricesmenubyproduct/alphabeticalorder.Identicalmarketsectoridentifiersasabove,e.g.<CRUDES/2>.
XXX/3 Energyspecialistdatasets(fee-liableadd-ons)bysource/alphabeticalorder.Identicalmarketsectoridentifierstoabove,e.g.<CRUDES/3>.
XXX/4 Energyfundamental(supply/demand)databyproduct/alphabeticalorder.Identicalmarketsectoridentifierstoabove,.e.g.<CRUDES/4>.
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CASHINSTRUMENTSCommoditiesandenergyRICsymbolscoverawidevarietyofmarkets,sothebestwaytofinddataoninstrumentsistousetheRICsymbolchainsandspeed-guides(seepreviouspage).
TheRICsymbolsforcashinstrumentscanbeupto15alphanumericcharacterslong.
Typically,theyconsistofuptothreemaincomponents,separatedbyadelimiter:
1. TheRICsymbolrootisamnemonicindicatingthephysicalinstrument.ThisRICsymbolrootisfromonetofouralphanumericcharacterslongandwillnormallybethefuturesmarketcommodityroot,e.g.“LH”forlivehogs.
Insomecases,energyinstrumentshavespecificationdetailsastheRICsymbolrootforenergyproductRICsymbols.Thisistoavoidunnecessarilylongcodes.Forexample:
<BK180-ANT>for180centistokebunkerfuel.
2. Type/specification/deliveryisuptoeightalphanumericcharacterslong.Theindividualelementsareoptional,butatleastonemustbepresent.Theorderofprecedenceis:
• Type.
• Specification.
• Delivery.
3. Location.Thiscodespecifiesthelocationorthesourceofthephysicalcommodity.
Two-characterISOcodesareusedforcountries,three-characterISOcodesforcities,whereapplicable.AllotherabbreviationsarestandardforallRICsymbols,e.g.WforWhite,DLYfordaily,butDforday(asin15-dayaverage).
AswellastheISOregional/citycodes,thefollowingcodesarealsoused:
TIPSpecificationpagesareavailableformanyofthemorespecialistorcomplexcashprices.Fromthe<COMMOD>speed-guideselect<COMMSPECSA>orforenergy,goto<ENERGY>speed-guideandselect<ENGSPECA>.
Location
3
Type/Specification/Delivery
2
RICroot
1CODE REGION/CITY CODE REGION/CITY
CAR Caribbean AMER North,South&CentralAmerica
EURO European AFR Africa
BE Bremen,Germany INDO Indonesia
SAN Santos,Brazil PO Pontianak,Indonesia
PA Palembang,Sumatra NIN NorthIndia
LA Lampung,Sumatra SIN SouthIndia
TP TPriok,Indonesia NE NuwaEliva,SriLanka
SU Surubaya,Indonesia SUM Sumatra
UP UPandang,Indonesia JAV Java
LATAM LatinAmerica GUW Guwahati,India
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Allcommodityabbreviationsarestandardforfullquotes:
So,forexample,PEPistheRICsymbolrootforpepper.
TheseRICsymbolstructuresareusedforheavily-tradedcashinstruments.LightlytradedinstrumentsmaynothaveRICsymbolsinthisformat.Ifindoubt,usethespeed-guides,suchas<COMMODITY>or<ENERGY>,todrilldowntotheinstrumentyouneed.
CASHCOMMODITIESCHAINSChainsprovideawayofnavigatingdirectlyfromahighleveldowntospecificdetail.Youdon’tneedtoknowaRICsymboloranyothercodebecausethereisasimpledescriptionofthecontentateverystage.Intheexamplebelow,youjustneedtoknowthatyouwantaLondoncashpriceforcoffee.
1.TypeCOMMODandpressF3forthemaincommoditiesRICsymbolchain.Thisoffersarangeofchoices:double-clickon0#COMMOD/CASH(thisisthesameasCOMMOD/CASHfollowedbyF3).
2. Inthe0#COMMOD/CASHdisplay,double-clickonanyoftheRICsymbolchainsdisplayedtodrilldownfurtheruntilyoureachtherequiredindividualinstrument.
Atypicalnavigationcouldbe:
1.0#COMMOD–Maincommoditieschain.
2.0#COMMOD/CASH–Commodphysicals.
3.0#SOFTS/CASH–Softsphysicals.
4.0#EUCOFFEE/CASH–Europeancoffee.
5.0#EUCOFFEE-LDN–CoffeeLondon.
Thisthenpresentsyouwithalistofquotes–justdouble-clickonthedesireddescriptiontoseethequotedisplayedinstandardformat.
Atypicalnavigationcouldbe:
1.0#COMMOD–Maincommoditieschain.
2.0#COMMOD/CASH–Commodphysicals.
3.0#SOFTS/CASH–Softsphysicals.
4.0#EUCOFFEE/CASH–Europeancoffee.
5.0#EUCOFFEE-LDN–CoffeeLondon.
Thisthenpresentsyouwithalistofquotes–justdouble-clickonthedesireddescriptiontoseethequotedisplayedinstandardformat.
CODE COMMODITY
PEP Pepper
SUG Sugar
CC Cocoa
COF Coffee
RUB Rubber
TEA Tea
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RICSYMBOLSFORCOMMODITYCHAINSRICSymbolChainsusuallyhavetwoparts:thecommoditycodeandasourceortypeindicator.Unfortunately,thecommodityRICsymbolforcashcommoditieschainsisnotalwaysthesameastheRICsymbolrootcodeforthefullquote.Forexample,therootcodeforsugarisSUG,butforacashcommoditychain,theRICsymbolcodeis<SUGAR>F3or0#SUGAR.Thebestwaytofindoutisusingthespeed-guideCOMMOD/2.
ThestructurefortheRICsymbolchaincodeis:
Furtherexamples:<PEPPER>F3forglobalpepper,<COFFEE-ARA>F3forglobalArabicacoffee
ENERGYCASHPRICECHAINSEnergycashRICsymbolchainsworkinthesamewayascommodities(seeabove).
Startyournavigationat<0#ENERGY>
Forexample,thissearchdrillsdowntofindaspotpriceforjetfuelatNewYorkHarbor.
1. 0#ENERGY –Mainenergychain
2. 0#ENERGY/CASH –Energyphysicals
3. 0#PRODUCTS/CASH –Productscash
4. 0#P-NYH –USProductsNewYorkHarbor
Thisdisplaysalistofquotes.Double-clickonthedescriptionJETNYHPrompt.
RICSYMBOLSFORENERGYCASHCHAINSAnexampleoftheregionalcodestructureis<P-HKG>F3forcashoilproductsinHongKong.
YoucanviewlistsoftheavailableRICsymbolrootcodesbydisplayingthefollowingchains:
C-A F3Crudes, AsiaC-E F3Crudes, EuropeC-N F3Crudes, NorthAmericaP-A F3Products, AsiaP-E F3Products, EuropeP-N F3Products, NorthAmerica
Commoditycode
Delimiter
Marketororigincode
SUGAR-EU F3
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TYPECODESTRUCTUREAnexampleofthetypecodestructureis<BRT->F3forcashBrentoil.
Thelocationcodesusedforenergycontractsare:
TheseRICsymbolstructuresareusedforheavily-tradedcashinstruments.Lightly-tradedinstrumentsmaynothaveRICsymbolsinthisformat.Ifindoubt,usethespeed-guides(Suchas<COMMODITY>F3or<ENERGY>F3)todrilldowntotheinstrumentyouneed.
CODE LOCATION CODE LOCATION
A Asia MED Mediterranean
AFR Africa N US
AG ArabianGulf NVA NorfolkVirginia
ARA Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp
NWE NorthWestEurope
BKK Bangkok NYH NewYorkHarbour
CA Canada PNW PacificNorthwest
E Europe SF SanFrancisco
G3 Group3 SIN Singapore
HKG HongKong TWN TaiwanKachsuing
IN InlandRhineMarket TYO Tokyo(Tokyo-Yokohama-Osaka)
KOR SouthKorea USG USGulf
LA LosAngeles WC USWestCoast
MC USMid-continent
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Metals METAL MainMetalsspeed-guidecoveringBase,PreciousandMinor
Basemetals LME/INDEX
BASE
IndexpagefortheLondonMetalExchangeBasemetalschain
Minormetals MINOR Minormetalschain
Preciousmetals PREC Preciousmetalschain
Grains GRAIN1
WHEAT-HARD-US
Grainspeed-guideUShardwheatchain
Oilseeds CNUT-AFR
CRUSHPL1
AfricancoconutReuterscrushprofit-margincalculator
Livestock MEAT-UK
HOGS
LondonCentralMarkets–SmithfieldHogsMainMenu
Softs EUCOCOA-ICCO
ASTEA-DHA
InternationalCocoaOrgdailypricesDhakaweeklyteaauctionprices
Energy ENERGY
ELECTRICITY
EnergyoverviewGeneralelectricityoverview
Power NORDPOOL or EL/NORDIC
NAPOWER
EUROPOWER
Nordpoolinformationandindexpages
NorthAmericanpowerindexpage
Europeanpowerindexpage
Gas NG-GB F3 UnitedKingdomnaturalgas
Oil OILOIL IPE–NYMEXfuturescompositedisplay
MOREEXAMPLESTogiveyouanideaaboutthestructureanddiversityofmarkets,wehavegroupedthecommoditiesandenergymarketsintosub-sections.Thereareexamplecodesforeach:
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COMMODITESFUNDAMENTALDATABASE(MPD)TheCommoditiesFundamentalDatabasegivesyouhistoricalandprojectedfiguresforkeyglobalcommoditiesacrossmetals,energy,emissionsand(during2010)agriculture.
Toviewthehomepageforthedatabase,goto:
http://bond.views.session.rservices.com/CE/
FIELDNAMESFORQUOTELISTSIfyouwanttosetupaquotelistinanExcelspreadsheet,thenthesearethemostcommonlyusedfields.Foreachfieldofinformation,youcanuseeitherthePowerPlusProidentifier,theFID(fieldnumber)orthefieldidentifierusedbyReuters3000Xtra.
INBRIEF:COMMODITIESANDENERGYMARKETSTherearemanydifferenttypesofcodeforthesemarkets–onewayofcheckinghowRICsymbolsareconstructedforaparticularsectoristochecktheexamplessection(above).
Forcashinstruments,thestructureisnormally:
RICsymbolroot|Type/Specification/Delivery|Location
Forexample:
<WHEAT-HARD-US>+F3UShardwheatchain.
ThebestwayoffindingtheRICsymbolisthroughthespeed-guidesorchains.
Forspeed-guides,startateither<COMMOD>or<ENERGY>.
Forchains,startateither<COMMOD>F3or<ENERGY>F3.
Thecommoditiesandenergyfuturesandoptionsfollowthegenericfuturesandoptionsstructureinthefuturesandoptionschapters.
FIELD POWERPLUSPROINDENTIFIER
FIDNUMBER
LOCATION
ProductName
DISPLAYNAME 3 DSPLY_NAME
Bid BID 22 BID
Offer ASK 25 ASK
Today’sHigh
TODAY’SHIGH 12 HIGH_1
Today’sLow
TODAY’SLOW 13 LOW_1
Volume VOLACCUMULATED 21 ACVOL_1
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DELAYEDEQUITYANDINDICESFULLQUOTESIfyouhaveaccesstotheequityservice,buthavenotsubscribedtoaparticularexchange,youcanstillviewadelayedfullquoteonaninstrumentonthatexchange.Allyouneedtodoistoputaforwardslash(/)infrontoftheRICsymbol.
Forexample,type</VOD.L>insteadof<VOD.L>.
CLOSINGRUNSTheclosingrunisahousekeepingexerciseperformedbyThomsonReutersthatpreparesthedisplaytemplateforthenexttradingsession.Toseewhentheclosingrunsareperformed,seepage<CLOSE/RUN1>.
DELAYEDCHAINSChainsworkthesameway.Justputaforwardslashinfrontofthecode:
</.GDAXI>F3fortheGermanDAXindexor<0#/.GDAXI>.
Notethatifyouusethe0#format,theforwardslashgoesafterthe0#.
Pleaserememberthatdelayedchainsareavailableformostfuturesandequityindices,butnotforall.
DELAYEDFOREIGNEXCHANGEQUOTESThereisalsodelayeddatafortheforeignexchangemarkets.InFX,therearetwodifferenttypesofdelay:
Twominutes,whichiscalledasnapshotandisexpressedbytheletterS,andtenminutes,whichisexpressedbyusingtheletterX.
ExampleRICsymbolsforthesedelaysare:
<EUR=X>(ten-minutedelay)
<EUR=S>(two-minutedelay)
YoucanfindacompletelistofdelayedFXquotesinthecross-marketpackageasdescribedbelow.
Ifyouwantmarketpricesinrealtime,theninmostcases,you’llhavetopayaccessfeestotheexchange.However,nearlyallexchangesallowyoutoretrieverecentprices–delayedprices–freeofcharge.Thelengthofthedelaydependsontheindividualexchange.Insomecases,itwillbejustafewminutes;inothers,itmightbetheclosingpriceatthelasttradingsession.Foraguidetoalldelayeddata,checkthepage:<WORLD/DELAY1>.Thisgivesdetailsofthedelaysforallexchanges.
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CROSS-MARKETPACKAGEThecross-marketpackagefromThomsonReutersgivesyoualimitedamountofreal-timeanddelayeddatafreeofcharge.Ifyouhavesubscribedtoonlyoneassetclassservice,thisgivesyouusefulindicatorsofthestateofothermarkets.Youcanfindoutmoredetailsonthepage:
<CROSS/MKT1>.
STREAMINGDELAYEDDATARICSYMBOLSSDD(StreamingDelayedData)RICsymbolshavenofurtherarbitrarydelayimposedbyThomsonReuters.PleaserefertodatanotificationDN040482onhowtoaccessstreamingdelayeddatatradespublishedbyMiFIDtradepublishingvenues.
TIPDelayedquotescanalsobedisplayedinagraph.JusttreatthedelayedRICsymbolasifitwereanormalRICsymbol.
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Manyleadingmarketparticipants,suchasinvestmentbanks,dealersandbrokers,publishfinancialinformationontheThomsonReutersnetwork.Thiscanincludeprice,analysisandmarketcommentary.Thesecontributorsprovideinsightandmarketratesacrossallassetclasses,fromvanillaequitiestoexoticenergyderivatives.
ThecontributeddataisavailableinpagesandinRICsymbols.Indexpage<CONTRIBUTIONS>isthelogicalstartingpoint.Fromhereyoucansearchfordatabycountry,thenspecificmarketandfinallycontributorname.Mainindexpagesarealsoavailableforeachcontributorand,withjustafewmouseclicks,youcanlocatecontributeddataforallyourbusinessandtradingneeds.
Expertinformationisalsoavailablefromspecialistdataproviderswhopublishanalyticsandmarketcommentary.ThiscanbeorderedinadditiontotheThomsonReutersserviceyouhavesubscribedto.ForanoverviewofallspecialistdataontheThomsonReutersnetwork,type<SPECIAL>.ThomsonReutersensuresthatthequalityofdatapublishedisalwayshigh.Allcontributorshavecontractuallyagreed:
• Toprovidedatathatreflectstheirpositionortradinginthemarketplace.
• Toupdateinatimelymanner,reflectingthelevelofactivityinaparticularmarket.
• Nottocopydatafromanothersourceandrepublishontotheirpages/RICsymbols.
• Nottopublishdefamatoryorobscenematerial,orincludeadvertisingstatementsonbehalfofthirdparties.
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RICSYMBOLSANDFIDSRICsymbols(alsoknownaslogicalrecords)arenowthepreferredformatforpublishinginformationonThomsonReuters.EachRICsymbolhasasetoffieldsthatholdspecificitemsofinformationaboutasinglefinancialinstrument(bid/ask/high/lowetc.).
ThesearealsoreferredtoasFIDs(fieldidentifiers)becauseeachfieldhasauniquenumericidentifier.
ExamplefullquotecontributedRICsymbol:<EUR=BARL>.
WhenyourequestafullquoteonaRICsymbol,thekeyinformationfortheinstrumentisdisplayed,forexample:bid,ask,contributor,location,time,dateetc.ThomsonReutersusesadisplaytemplatetocontrolthisdisplay.
ItisimportanttorealizethataRICsymbolcontainsmanymoreFIDsthanareshowninthefullquote.Thesearedefinedbytherecordtemplate.
Reuters3000Xtrauserscanusethedisplayallfieldsbuttontotogglebetweenthedisplaytemplateandtherecordtemplate,tofindoutwhatfieldsarecontainedinarecordtemplateandavailableforaspecificRICsymbol.
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Insummary,ThomsonReutershasthousandsofdifferentfields(FIDs)tocoverthewholebreadthofeverymarketrequirement.ForaspecificRICsymbol,onlysomeofthosefieldsarerelevant.Itistherecordtemplatethatdictateswhichonesarerelevant.Thefieldsforacashinstrument,forexample,willbedifferentfromthoserequiredforafuture.Therefore,thecashandfuturesRICsymbolshavedifferentrecordtemplates.Inturn,thedisplaytemplatedefinesthefieldsthataredisplayedwhenyouviewafullquote.Thesearealwaysthemostimportantfieldsfromtherecordtemplate.Chainsandtilesareavailabletoretrievemultipleinstrumentsinasingledisplay,e.g.SPOT=BARLisatilewhereEUR=BARLandotherFXspotsfromthesamecontributoraredisplayedinonescreen.
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THEADVANTAGESOFCONTRIBUTINGTORICSYMBOLS
Ifyouwishtobeacontributor,RICsymbolshavesignificantadvantagesoverpage-baseditems.Thefollowingtablesummarizestherelativemerits:
LOGICALCONTRIBUTION(RICSYMBOLS) PAGECONTRIBUTION
Real-timeintradayprices Freeformat–contributordeterminesthecontentanddisplayformat
Record/displaytemplatesdeterminecontentandformatofthedisplay Potentiallymorethanoneinstrumentperpage
DiscreteFID(fieldidentifier)listperinstrumenttype Canbeacombinationofprice,commentary,menus,disclaimersetc.
Predictableformat(bid/asketc.) Contentlimitedbysizeofpage
Consistentlogicalstructure NoautomaticinclusioninaggregateddisplaysbutdatacanbeparsedintootherapplicationssuchasMicrosoftExcel
Ripplefieldstoshowpricehistory Pageshouldberelevanttocontentandcontributor
Automaticsourcingtovalueaddeddisplays(SuperRICsymbols)e.g.EUR=
Pagecontentisnotarchived
Useofcolorimprovesreadability Monochromeonly
Chainsandtilesavailabletoretrievemultipleinstrumentsinasingledisplaye.g.0#GBTSY=
ThefivelatestdealingcodesDLG_CODE1beingthemostrecent.
Historicaldataavailable Thedirectionofbiddingfromthepreviousbid.Canbecalculatedfromeitherthebidpriceorforforwardratestheoffsetfromthebidprice.
Easytoexport/controle.g.toMicrosoftExcelorin-houseapplications Today'shighesttransactionvalue.
TickIndicators Today'slowesttransactionvalue.
RICsymbolnamespecifiesinstrument
Singleinstrumentperrecord
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RESTRICTEDDATASETS(RDS)ThevastmajorityofcontributeddataismadeavailabletoallThomsonReutersclientssubscribingtotherelevantThomsonReutersservice.Forexample,acontributorpagethatisclassifiedtoholdforeignexchange(FX)informationwillbeavailabletoallThomsonReutersclientssubscribingtoaThomsonReutersservicecontainingFXinformation.Thisisknownasunrestrictedorpublicdata.
Somecontributedpagesmayhaverestrictedaccesstoprotectthepublishersofthedatafromtheircompetitors.Brokers,forexample,willrestrictcompetingbrokersfromviewingtheircontributedpagesonReuters3000Xtra.
RestrictedDataSets(RDS)controlwhocanandwhocannotviewtheircontributeddata.Contributorsusethedatasetstorestrictaccess.Theoptionsaredescribedbelow.
• PublicRestricted.Publicrestricteddataisreleasedtoallsubscriberstotherelevantservice,exceptthosespecifiedbythecontributor.ApublicRDSistypicallyusedincaseswhereacontributorrequiresawideaudienceforthedata,withcertainkeyexclusions.
• PrivateRestricted.PrivatedataisreleasedonlytothoseThomsonReuterssubscribersspecifiedbythecontributor.AprivateRDSistypicallyusedasameansofcommunicationbetweendifferentsitesofthecontributor,ortosendinformationtoalimitednumberofsubscribers.ThesesubscriberscanviewtheRDSdataregardlessoftheproductstowhichtheysubscribe.
WHATDOIDOWHENICAN’TSEEARICSYMBOLORPAGETHATITHINKISHOULDBEABLETOVIEW?Accessisusuallygrantedperbillingaddress.Ifyou’vechangedyourofficelocationorbillingaddress,itcanaffectyouraccesstosomerestricteddatasets.
ContacttheThomsonReutersHelpDeskoryourThomsonReutersaccountadministrator.Wecantellyouwhetheryouarestillentitledtoseethatinformationornot.Youmayneedtocontacttheowneroftherestricteddatasettoobtainpermissiontoseethatdataagain.
SUPERRICSYMBOLSSomecontributedpricesonpagesorRICsymbolscanalsoappearonSuperRICsymbols.ASuperRICsymboldisplaysasingleissuewiththethreelatestcontributedpricesavailable.Thesepricesmaybesourcedfromasinglecontributororfromthreedifferentones.
TheexamplebelowshowstwoSuperRICsymbols.Ontopis<EUR=>.Thelastthreeratesareshown,plustheidentifierofthemostrecentcontributor(Barclays).ThelowerpartofthedisplayshowsaGermanBund<DE113514=>.Inthiscase,muchgreaterdepthofdataisshown,butnotethethreelatestpricesandcontributorsnearthetopofthedisplay.
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Therecommendedmethodistocontributepriceinformationdirectlytologicalrecords.TheSuperRICsymbolupdatesaretriggeredautomaticallybyupdatesfromthecontributedRICsymbol,aslongastheupdatesmeettherelevanttolerancerequirements.(Thisensuresthatclearlyincorrectupdatesarenotpassedthroughautomaticallyandalsomaintainstheintegrityofthecompositedisplay).
LOGICISATIONIfyoucontributetopagesratherthantheRICsymbol(seebelow),itmaybepossibleforyourpage-basedcontributionstobepassedautomaticallytotheSuperRICsymbol.Theprocessfordoingthisiscalledlogicisation.Withlogicisation,ThomsonReuterspicksuptheco-ordinatesofaninstrumentinyourpageand
insertstheinformationintoaRICsymbolorSuperRICsymbol.Becauselogicisationdependsonknowingthepreciselocationandformatofeachpieceofdataonthecontributedpage,youhavetonotifyThomsonReutersinadvanceifyouwanttomakeanychangestotheformatofthatpage.
CONTRIBUTEDPAGESPagesarethealternativemediumforcontributing.Theyaremostobviouslyusefulifyouwanttopublishtextofanykind,suchascommentary.GiventhesignificantadvantagesofRICsymbolcontributionsoverpage-basedcontributions,weencourageRICsymbolcontribution.AnIDNlargepageisasingleinstrumentmadeupof25rows,eachwith80characterse.g.<CITICOMMDTYTOT>.
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ThetoprowofeachpageisownedbyThomsonReuters.Itusuallycontainsadateandtimestamp(reflectingthetimeofthemostrecentinsert),togetherwiththenameandsubscribernumberofthepageowner.Therestbelongsentirelytothecontributor.
UPDATINGYOURPAGESANDRICSYMBOLSAsacontributor,you’llfindthattheRICsymbolandpagescanbeupdatedwithminimaleffort,eithermanually(simplybytypingtheupdatedquote),orautomaticallyusingspreadsheets.YourThomsonReutersaccountmanagerorcontributionsrelationshipmanagerwillbeabletoadviseyouonthemostappropriatecontributionmethodforyourrequirements.
Thereareseveraldifferentapplicationsthatenableyoutocontrolyourcontributionsandmakeyourupdates.Themainonesareintroducedbelow.
INSERTLINKInsertlinkenablesuserstocontributepricesandtextdatatopagesandRICsymbolstotheThomsonReutersIDNnetworkandtothirdparties.Tailoreddisplaysandautomatedmanualcontributionscanbesetuptosuityourconvenience,allowingyoutocontributewithjustafewmouseclicks.ItcanbeinstalledonarangeofplatformsandyourThomsonReutersrepresentativewilladviseyouonthedetailsforspecificversions.
REUTERSSPREADSHEETPUBLISHER(RSP)Thisisanadd-intoMicrosoftExcel,enablingyoutocontributedirectlytoThomsonReutersandtothirdparties.ItisideallysuitedtoRICsymbol-basedcontribution.ByusingsimpleMicrosoftExcelwizards,ThomsonReuterscontributionfunctionscanbecreated,enablingyoutosendupdatesonamanual,automaticortimedbasis,providingyouwithfeedbackanderrormessagesforalltheinsertsthatyouhavesent.
MARKETLINK-IP(MLIP)Thisisforserver-basedcontributions.ItisadatafeedthatprovidesagatewayintoThomsonReuters,enablingclientsystemstoinsertreal-timeupdatesfrommultipledesktopsorpricingengines.Itcansupportbothpage-basedandRICsymbolcontributions.
CONTEXMCSThisisforserver-basedcontributions.ConteXMCSisahigh-performance,low-latency,fault-tolerantmulti-contributionsystem,whichtakesdatafromarangeofsources(includingpricingenginesandmarketdataplatforms),transformsitintoappropriateformatsandprotocols,andpublishesittomultipleexternaldestinations.ConteXisalsousedfordistributingandsharingmarketdatabetweensystemsanddesktopsinternally.
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INBRIEF:CONTRIBUTEDDATAThomsonReuterscustomerscanpublishtheirownratesusingRICsymbols(otherwiseknownaslogicalrecords)orpages.Contributorsarecontractuallyobligedtoensurethequalityandaccuracyoftheinformationtheypublish.
Datacanbecontributedinpublic,public-restrictedorprivate-restrictedformat:
• Public(Unrestricted)–anycustomerwithaccesstotheservicecanseeit.
• PublicRestricted–everyoneexceptaparticularusergroupdefinedbytheownerofthecontributionscanseethatpage.
• PrivateRestricted–onlyagroupofpre-definedcustomerscanseetheinformation.
Logicisationistheprocessoftransformingpage-basedinformationintorecord-basedinformation.
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Findingthenewsyouneediseasy.Youcanretrievespecificstoriesusing:
• Keywords.
• Codes.
• RICsymbol.
• Quotechains.
• Speed-guides.
Reuters3000XtrauserscanalsoviewTopNewsinaninternetbrowser.
PressF7todisplayabrowserwindow,thenentertheURL:http://topnews.session.rservices.com
FromthefrontpageofTopNews,youcaneasilymovetospecificnewsitemsortopicsusingthelinksorthemenuontheleft-handside.
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HOWTOSEARCHFORNEWSInReuters3000Xtra,therearethreewaysofretrievingnews:
• PressF9toopenanewsbrowser,enternewscode(s),keyword(s)orRICsymbol(s)andpress
Ifyouarebuildingyourownscreen,double-clickinanemptyframeandselectNews.Thentypethecode(s),keyword(s)orRICsymbol(s)andpress
Inapre-builtscreen,eitherselectfromthemenuorenteryourownnewscode(s),keyword(s)orRICsymbol(s),whentheheadlinesnapappearsrightclickanddrilldowntosegmentsavailable.
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NEWSSPEED-GUIDESOnReuters3000Xtra,clickinaquoteframeorpressF4foraquotebrowser.Thentypethecodeforthespeed-guideandpress
Reutersnewscodesofferafastandaccuratemeansoffindingnews:theyaredesignedtobelogicalandeasytoremember.
CODES
YoucanfindthecodesyouneedusingThomsonReutersspeed-guides:
• InReuters3000Xtra,typeNEWSinaQuoteobjectandpress
Alternatively,youcanviewalistofallnewscodes:
• InReuters3000Xtra,usetheNewsExpressionBuilder(clickon iconontheNewBrowsertoolbaroravailablefromthetoolbarandright-clickmenu).
CODE CONTENT
NEWS Reutersnewsspeed-guide
EQUITY/NEWS1 Guidetoallequitiesnews
DEBT/NEWS1 Guidetoallfixed-incomenews
MONEY/NEWS1 Guidetoallmoneynews
COMMOD/NEWS1 Guidetoallcommoditiesnews
ENERGY/NEWS1 Guidetoallenergynews
IND/DIARY(thisisanewscodenotaspeed-guidereference)
GuidetoallReutersdiaries
IND/NEWS1 Guidetoallsectornewscodes
IPO/NEWS1 GuidetoallnewsonIPOs
G7DIARY1 G7economicindicatordatadiary
EUROLAND01 Guidetoeurolandeconomicdata
EMRGDIARY01 Emergingmarketseconomicdatadiary
POLL1 GuidetoReuterspollinginformation,includingassetallocationsurveysandforexandinterest-rateforecasts
PMI/1 Reuterspurchasingmanagersindices
THIRDPARTY/NEWS1 Guidetoallthird-partynews
ECI fornewsabouteconomicindicators.
EMRG fornewsaboutemergingmarkets.
PL fornewsrelatingtoPoland.
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IntheNewsExpressionBuilder,codesaredividedintothree:productcodes,topiccodes(combinedintheSubjecttab)andNamedItemcodes(listedintheReporttab).ProductcodeslikeUKIdefinethemarketsatwhichthestoryisaimed,TopiccodeslikeGBdefinewhatthestoryisaboutandNameditemcodes,like.L,areforstorieswhicharebasicallyalwaysaboutthesamethingbutchangeovertime.
KEYWORDSSimplytypeAUCTIONtoretrieveheadlinescontainingthisword.Ortype“USCREDITOUTLOOK”(includingthequotationmarks)tofindheadlinescontainingthisphrase.
Alternatively,tosearchboththeheadlinetextandstorytextforaspecifickeyword,justtypethekeywordwithinquotationmarksandpresstheSHIFTandF9keyssimultaneously.Withthismethod,theheadlinesarenotupdatedautomatically,soyou’llneedtorefreshthewindoweachtimeyouwanttocheckforthelatestnews.
RICSYMBOLSSimplyinputTRI.NtoretrieveheadlinesaboutThomsonReuters.OrtypeFTSEtoretrieveheadlinesabouttheFTSEindex.Alternatively,ifyouarealreadylookingattheThomsonReutersshareprice,simplypressF9andthiswillretrievethesameheadlines.Thiswillalsoworkforquotechains.
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HOWTOCUSTOMIZEYOURNEWSSEARCHYoucancombinecodes,RICsymbolsandkeywordstomakeyoursearchasspecificasrequired.
Tonarrowyoursearch,typemorethanonecodeorkeywordandjointhemtogetherwitheitherahyphenorthewordAND:
Example:ECI-EMRGorECIANDEMRGgivesnewsoneconomicindicatorsinemergingmarkets.
Tobroadenyoursearch,typemorethanonecodeorkeywordandeitherleaveaspacebetweenthemorjointhemtogetherwiththewordOR:
Example:ECIEMRGorECIOREMRGgivesallnewsoneconomicindicatorsanywhereintheworldandalltypesofemergingmarketsnews.
Toexcludespecificcodes,RICsymbolsandkeywords,youshouldprecedethembythewordNOT:
Example:(ECI-EMRG)NOTPLgivesnewsoneconomicindicatorsinallemergingmarketsexceptPoland.
FACTIVANEWSSEARCH(previouslyknownasGlobalPressWatch).
FactivaNewsSearch,whichisavailabletoallReuters3000Xtrausers,isanexcellentresearchtool,providingaccesstoadatabaseofarticlesfromhundredsofrespectedpublications,includingTheFinancialTimes,
TheWashingtonPostandTheEconomist.Whenbuildingyourownscreens,inserttheGlobalPressWatchobject.MostnewscodesarethesameasthoseforReutersnews,forexample,EforEquitynews.So,CENANDEMRGfindsheadlinesofarticlesrelatingtocentralbanksinemergingcountries.
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REUTERSNEWSALERTS AA EQUITYNEWS
TopcompanynewsinEurope TOP/EQE
TopcompanynewsintheUS TOP/EQU
TopcompanynewsinAsia TOP/EQA
Companyresults RES
Resultsforecasts RESF
Mergersandacquisitions MRG
Activeshares HOT
Newequityissues ISU-E
Initialpublicoffering IPO
Corporateinterviews INTERVIEW
Investment/mutualfunds FUND
Dividends DIV
Brokerresearchalerts RCH
Creditratings AAA
Derivatives DRV
Stockmarketreports STX
Emergingmarketsequitynews EMRG-E
Topbankingandfinancialnews TOP/FIN
Toptechnology,mediaandtelecommunicationsnews
TOP/TMT
Tophealthcarenews TOP/HEALTH
Topconsumerandretailingnews TOP/RETAIL
Topcapitalgoods,transportationandmanufacturingnews
Topcapitalgoods,transportation
Topmutualfundindustrynews TOP/BASIC
NEWSBYKEYWORD
Reutersdiaries DIARY
Newsindetail UPDATE
Instantmarketreactionandanalysis INSTANT
Whatthepaperssay PRESS
WhoisReuterstalkingto INTERVIEW
Reutersnewsadvisories ADVISORY
Oruseanyfour-letter(orlonger)wordofyourchoice
REUTERSTOPNEWSSTORIES
Reuterstopnews TOP
Topworldandpoliticalnews TOP/G
Topforexnews TOP/FRX
Topequitynews(Europe) TOP/EQE
Topequitynews(Asia) TOP/EQA
Topequitynews(USA) TOP/EQU
Topemergingmarkets TOP/EMRG
Topfixedincome TOP/DBT
GuidetoallReuterstopnews TOP/
TOPPOLITICALNEWS TOP/G
Topcorporatefinancenews TOP/DEALS
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NEWSBYREGION
Europeannews EUROPE
WesternEurope WEU
EuropeanUnion EU
Asiannews ASIA
UnitedStates US
NordicCountries NORD
EasternEurope EEU
EmergingMarkets EMRG
LatinAmerica LATAM
USstocks .N
Londonstocks .L
Tokyostocks .T
Pan-Europeanstocks .EU
WeeklyWallSt.outlook .N/O
MONEYNEWS
Allmoneynews M
Topforeignexchangenews TOP/FRX
FXnewspage FXNEWS
Foreignexchangenews FRX
Economicindicators ECI
Marketreactionandanalysis INSTANT
Interestrates INT
Centralbanks CEN
EuropeanCentralBank ECB
FederalReserve FED
InternationalMonetaryFund IMF
Moneymarket MMT
Technicalanalysis INSI-FRX
Derivatives DRV
Goldandpreciousmetals GOL
Eurocurrency EUR
EuropeanUnion EU
Monetaryunionnews EMU
Reuterstradestrategyreports IDEA/
Latestmajorcurrencyupdate USD/
Majorcurrencyfullreport FRX/
EmergingmarketFXreport EMRG/FRX
FXoptionsreport FX/OPT
FXtechnicals TECH/FRX
TodayinFXandDebtmarkets MI/DIARY
Economiceventsdiary M/DIARY
Keyeconomicevents KEY/DIARY
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FIXEDINCOMENEWS
Allnewsfordebtmarkets D
AllTreasurynews T
TopDebtnews TOP/DBT
Allnewsaboutdebtmarkets DBT
Governmentdebtnews GVD
Eurobondnews EUB
Ratingsnews AAA
Derivatives DRV-DBT
Mortgage-backeddebt MTG
Eurobonds EUB
Loans LOA
USCorporates USC
Equity-linkedbonds EQB
Newissues ISU-DBT
Terms&Conditions TNC
Municipalsnews MUNI
EmergingMarketsdebtnews EMRG-DBT
TechnicalAnalysis INSI-DBT
Reuterstradestrategyreports IDEA/
WorldBondanalysisreport G7/
EmergingMarketsdebtreport EMRG/DBT
Eurodebtreport GVD/EUR
UStreasuryreport US/
UScreditoutlook US/O
Japandebtreport JP/
Eurobondsreport EUB/
Mortgagedebtreport MTG/
Swapsreport(daily) SWP/
COMMODITIESNEWS
Commoditiesnews C
TopCommoditiesnews TOP/C
Metalsandrelatednews MTL
Topnews–metals TOP/MTL
Basemetals MET
Gold/preciousmetals GOL
Metalsdiary MTL/DIARY
Softsandrelatednews SOF
Topnews–softs TOP/SOF
Coffee COF
Cocoa COC
Rubber RUB
Sugar SUG
Tea TEA
Fruitjuices ORJ
SoftsDiary SOF/DIARY
Grains/oilseeds/livestockandrelatednews
GRO
Topnews–grains/oilseeds/livestock TOP/GRO
Grains/oilseeds/livestocksummary SUM/COM
Oilseedsandedibleoils OILS
Grains GVD/EUR
FIXEDINCOMENEWS
DebtDiary D/DIARY
TodayinFXandDebtmarkets MI/DIARY
TodayinUStreasuries T/DIARY
Keyworldfinanceevents KEY/DIARY
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Grains GRA
Mealsandfeeds MEAL
Cottonandfibres COT
Timber,PulpandPaper TIM
Wool WOO
Livestock LIV
Worldweatherreport WSC
ENERGYNEWS
Allenergynews O
Topenergynews TOP/O
NorthAmericanpower ELN
Europeanpower ELE
OPECnews OPEC
NorthSea NSEA
Iraqnews IQ-O
Saudinews SA-O
Irannews IR-O
Allcrudeoil CRU
Allpetroleumproducts PROD
Allnaturalgas NGS
Allshipping SHP
Globaloilpricemarketcomment O/R
USNYMEXoilfuturesreport O/N
LondonIPEoilfuturesreport O/L
Energyequitiesnews ENRorELG
ENERGYNEWS
EnergyAnalysis ANALYSIS-O
Energydiary O/DIARY
Worldweatherreport WSC
REUTERSPOLLSANDFORECASTS
Toppollsandsurveys POLL
Diaryofforthcomingpolls POLL/DIARY
GENERALNEWS
Allgeneralnews G
Domesticpolitics POL
Diplomaticrelations DIP
Natural/man-madedisasters DIS
Elections VOTE
Sports SPO
Humaninterest ODD
Weather WEA
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G7economicdatadiary G7TODAY
Eurolandeconomicdatadiary EUROLAND01
Emergingmarketeconomicdatadiary EMRGDIARY01
ReutersPurchasingManagersIndices PMI/INDEX1
GuidetoReuterspollinginformation,includingassetallocationsurveysandforexandinterestrateforecasts POLL1
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