Student and Staff login:
 Connect to WRDS
If off campus: enter your Babson username and password when prompted

Faculty login:
 Connect to WRDS (Faculty)
If off campus: enter your Babson username and password when prompted

Brief Description: WRDS is a warehouse of financial, accounting, banking, economics, management, and marketing data accessible through a single web-based interface from the following resources providers: Compustat, CRSP, TAQ, Global Insight and ExecuComp.

Access Restrictions: Students, Faculty, Staff may use. Alumni and Visitors may not use.

Access Information
Basic Tips
Data Sources
Scope
Quick Tutorials

Faculty Access Instructions: Each faculty member must submit a request to receive their individual username and password. Please follow instructions below. Note: it may take up to a full business day for WRDS to process your request for an account.

1. Go to http://wrds.wharton.upenn.edu
2. In the center of the screen, click account request.
3. Click request a user account.
4. Fill out the account request form.
5. Click submit request.

Staff & Student Access: Remote access via the Library website will be set up shortly. Students and staff do not require individual accounts.

Company Historical Stock Price Data
Market Returns

WRDS Overview

WRDS Demo

Additional resources are available from any WRDS web page by clicking on the "support" tab located at the top of your screen. You will find several listings including:

• WRDS FAQ: This resource contains the most detailed information on using WRDS, including a system overview, data content and access, and extensive help on using SAS and FORTAN programs to extract data.
• SAS FAQ: This is an excellent resource for users just getting started with SAS.
• Online Manuals: All electronic manuals published by vendor providers (i.e. CRSP) are available under this link.
• Downloads: TCP script for connecting to WRDS via SAS/CONNECT
• Restore Request: Electronic form to be submitted in the event output is lost.

WRDS is known for its holdings of historical financial data from CRSP and COMPUSTAT. This data covers over 30,000 companies and includes security prices and trading volume, income and balance sheet items. WRDS also contains stock market indices, interest rates, mutual fund and executive compensation data, and a wide array of macroeconomic time series. Below is a quick reference chart to the data included in Babson's WRDS access.

WRDS is a warehouse of financial, accounting, banking, economics, management, and marketing data accessible through a single web-based interface from the following resources providers: Compustat, CRSP, TAQ, Global Insight and ExecuComp.