WRDS adds two more Markit datasets
11 November 2014 London
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Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) has chosen to add two Markit datasets to its arsenal—Credit Index and Securities Finance data.
WRDS, a part of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, provides instant access to over 200 terabytes of data across accounting, banking, economics, finance, insurance, marketing and statistics disciplines, making it the leading business intelligence tool for over 30,000 corporate, academic, government and nonprofit clients at over 375 institutions in 33 countries.
Markit’s Securities Finance data provides insight into securities lending markets, helping to make sense of market efficiency and limits to arbitrage, and offering a quantifiable way to gauge the actual cost associated with securities lending.
Markit Credit Index offers coverage for loans and corporate, municipal and sovereign debt across Europe, Asia, North America and emerging markets.
“The addition of these two datasets gives WRDS subscribers critical information on the complex and evolving credit and [securities] lending markets,” said Robert Zarazowski, Managing Director of WRDS.
The addition of these new datasets follows the previous inclusion of Markit CDS and RED on WRDS.
“Providing these new datasets expands our already strong relationship with WRDS. We hope the research community will gain valuable market insights using Markit’s Securities Finance data and Credit Index to support their academic research efforts,” said Ed Chidsey, head of pricing data at Markit.
WRDS, a part of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, provides instant access to over 200 terabytes of data across accounting, banking, economics, finance, insurance, marketing and statistics disciplines, making it the leading business intelligence tool for over 30,000 corporate, academic, government and nonprofit clients at over 375 institutions in 33 countries.
Markit’s Securities Finance data provides insight into securities lending markets, helping to make sense of market efficiency and limits to arbitrage, and offering a quantifiable way to gauge the actual cost associated with securities lending.
Markit Credit Index offers coverage for loans and corporate, municipal and sovereign debt across Europe, Asia, North America and emerging markets.
“The addition of these two datasets gives WRDS subscribers critical information on the complex and evolving credit and [securities] lending markets,” said Robert Zarazowski, Managing Director of WRDS.
The addition of these new datasets follows the previous inclusion of Markit CDS and RED on WRDS.
“Providing these new datasets expands our already strong relationship with WRDS. We hope the research community will gain valuable market insights using Markit’s Securities Finance data and Credit Index to support their academic research efforts,” said Ed Chidsey, head of pricing data at Markit.
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