Reuters Search 4.5.1 User Guide (Doc. No. 4510114.1)
Contents
1. Basic tab This illustration shows the first tab in the advanced criteria pane Basic Company Issue 1 6 CO Sector C ef Item Enables you to o Click to open a dialog box to choose countries in which equities are issued e Click J to open a dialog box to choose industry codes 1 You can choose as many items as you want Company tab This illustration shows the Company tab in the advanced criteria pane Equity Company Issue Available Criteria General 7 Reported Currency Traded Options Selected Criteria m al Eil lt EqipGelecten Gnitera How to specify general company Step Action criteria Choose General from Available Criteria and refer to the following table for details about the available items Ea 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Chapter 3 Searching for Capital Markets Criteria How to Narrow Down Your Search for Equity Instruments How to specify profit loss income statement criteria How to specify balance sheet criteria This criteria Enables you to Reported Currency open a dialog box to choose the currency in which the stock is listed You can choose as many currencies as you want Traded Options choose whether or not options are traded on exchanges Index Membership open a dialog box to choose the indices from which stocks are issued You can choose as many indices as you want Siep Action Choose Profit L2. coupon attributes credit ratings debt type issue data e maturity dates currencies rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 Chapter 2 Getting Started With Reuters Search How to Start Reuters Search Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide How to Start Reuters Search From the Windows Start Sap menu From Kobra Step 1 2 3 4 From PowerPlus SE Pro P Action Choose Start gt Find gt Reuters Data Action Choose Edit gt Find Reuters Data Click Find Reuters Data search Choose Reuters gt Reuters Search Press Control f Action Choose Reuters gt Reuters Search 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Chapter 2 Getting Started With Reuters Search A Look at Reuters Search A Look at Reuters Search Reuters Search When you start Reuters Search you see the following window window ka Reuters Search Any Instrument Look For any 7 where Code 7 Begins with x Ja More Criteria Z A ws Graph Models All Quotes Unable to connect to the database Item Description Enables you to choose which type of instrument or asset class you want to search 2 Selection of text boxes and lists which enable you to specify the basic criteria for a search Lists all the asset classes found during the search rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 Fa Chapter 2 Getting Started With Reuters Search Reuters
3. Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Document Number 4510114 1 28 July 2003 REUTERS Copyright 2003 Reuters All Rights Reserved Except as permitted by law no part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted by any process or means without the prior consent of Reuters Reuters by publishing this document does not guarantee that any information contained herein is and will remain accurate or that use of the information will ensure correct and faultless operation of the relevant service or equipment Reuters its agents and employees shall not be held liable to or through any user for any loss or damage whatsoever resulting from reliance on the information contained herein Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks and trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world Lipper is a Reuters company ADFIN KOBRA and KONDOR are registered trademarks and Reuters 3000 Xtra Reuters Analytic Data System ADS Reuters Data Contribution Server DCS Reuters Data Transformation System DTS Reuters Dealing 2000 2 Reuters Dealing 3000 Reuters Enterprise Licensing System ELS Reuters Integrated Data Network IDN Reuters Intelligent Advisor RIA Reuters Kondor Global Limits Reuters Kondor Trade Processing Reuters Kondor Value at Risk Reuters Knowledge Reuters Market Data System RMDS Reuters Network Management System NMS Reuters News 2000 Reuters News Distribution System NDS Reuters Optim
4. Siep Action Choose Profitability from Available Criteria and refer to the following table for details about the available fields This criteria Enables you to enter a value for the ROFA ratio between earnings and fixed assets of a company ROTA ratio between earnings and total assets of a company Operating Margin operating margin of a company Return on Equity net income of the company expressed as a percentage of its equity capital rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 By Chapter 3 Searching for Capital Markets Criteria Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide How to Narrow Down Your Search for Equity Instruments Using the Issue tab How to specify general issue criteria How to specify market ratios and statistics criteria This illustration shows the ssue tab of the advanced criteria pane Equity Company Issue l Available Criteria Selected Criteria Growth Rates gt z x EqitGelested tentera Step Action Choose General from Available Criteria and refer to the following table for details about the available items This criteria Enables you to open a dialog box to choose Exchange an exchange where equities are traded You can choose as many exchanges as you want Currency of the currency in which quotations are listed You can choose as many Quotation currencies as you want Type of Equity the type of equity to search for TIP Choose All to choose all types of equity or choose o
5. When you have entered all the search criteria click Find Reuters Data Reuters Search displays the results of your search in the results pane 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Chapter 6 Searching for Warrants and Funds Data How to Narrow Down Your Search for Warrants How to Narrow Down Your Search for Warrants Basic tab This illustration shows the Basic tab in the advanced criteria pane Basic 1 Underlying RIC eeonswth If A COPE 3 Strike kas z O Expiry ka o 07 02 2003 07 02 2003 Item Enables you to enter a RIC or partial RIC in the Underlying RIC text box 2 open a dialog box which enables you to choose to search for warrants with put options right to sell or call options right to buy 6 enter an exercise price for the warrants you are searching for 0 enter a date after which a warrant may no longer be exercised 1 This can be a range See How to search for ranges on page 33 for details rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 A Chapter 6 Searching for Warrants and Funds Data Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide How to Search for Funds How to Search for Funds How to search for funds SED 1 2 3 Action Select Funds from the Look For list Enter a company name or partial name in Company Name If you want to narrow down your search click More Criteria See How to Narrow Down Your Search for Funds on p
6. Code How to Search for Any Type of Instrument by its Name or Code How to search for any type of instrument 1 Click the Look For list and choose Any Instrument Step Action 2 Use the text boxes to the right of the Look For list to further define the criteria for a search 3 Choose one of the following from the first list e Code to search for an instrument by its code in all code schemes e Name to search for instruments by their name A particular code scheme from the list to search for an asset class by a code in a particular code scheme g 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Chapter 2 Getting Started With Reuters Search How to Search for Any Type of Instrument by its Name or Code Step Action 4 Click Find Reuters Data The Searching logo is displayed while data is retrieved from the Reuters Database Reuters Search then displays the results Note If you want to abort the search click lo1x File Look For any Instrument z where Name x Begins with z France Ja More Criteria E Equities E Ri z E Send B E M 3 Quote News Graph Models Quote By Issue all Quotes Depository Receipts E Options Warrants Cash Option Indices Market Indices E Funds Open Funds Fixed Income France Bed Co Ltd France Chauffage France Growth Fund Inc France Telecom 4 Issuer s z 18 11 2002 3 24PM 4 rfs doc reut
7. Perpetual Enables you to search for redemption types with call options redemption types with putable or extendible options sinking fund redemption types index linked principal values items with principal payment in kind provisions items with principal partly paid provisions items with floating rate note items with multi stepped coupons items that are sold in two currencies bonds issued by a company that can be converted into shares in that company during the life of the convertible bonds with no maturity date 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Chapter 3 Searching for Capital Markets Criteria How to Search for Equity Market Instruments How to Search for Equity Market Instruments How to search for equity data Step 1 2 3 Action Choose Equities from the Look For list Enter a company name or partial name in the Company Name text box If you want to narrow down your search click More Criteria See How to Narrow Down Your Search for Equity Instruments on page 38 for details When you have entered all the search criteria click Find Reuters Data N Reuters Search displays the results of your search in the results pane rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 Chapter 3 Searching for Capital Markets Criteria Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide How to Narrow Down Your Search for Equity Instruments How to Narrow Down Your Search for Equity Instruments
8. Search 4 5 1 User Guide A Look at Reuters Search Item Description Lists all the items that relate to the asset class that you have chosen e Lists all the issues that relate to the type of instrument that you have chosen Lists all the quotes that relate to the type of instrument that you have chosen Reuters Search You can use Reuters Search in one of two modes You can modes e search for any type of instrument by specifying simple search criteria e define multiple criteria to search for a specific type of instrument or asset class o 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Chapter 2 Getting Started With Reuters Search A Look at Reuters Search Searching for a This illustration shows what Reuters Search looks like when you are performing a search using specific type of multiple criteria Note that the display changes according to which asset class you have chosen instrument amp Reuters Search Equities Tat x frw IQ O ainen Item Description 0 Click to display or hide advanced criteria Note Advanced criteria are not available for the Any Instrument asset class 2 Use this section to specify more criteria and narrow down the search Lists all the items that are retrieved as the result of a search rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 i Chapter 2 Getting Started With Reuters Search Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide How to Search for Any Type of Instrument by its Name or
9. 521 Adfin Term Structure Function Guide 4510522 Adfin Term Structure Theory Guide 4510523 Adfin Utilities Function Guide 4510524 Adfin Utilities Theory Guide 4510525 eu Real Time Title Document Number Adfin Real Time 4 70 User Guide 4510526 AUNDA Title Document Number AdfinX Analytics 1 0 Component Library User Guide 4510527 AdfinX Analytics 1 0 Function Library User Guide 4510528 AdfinX Real Time 1 0 Library User Guide 4510529 Help on Excel Help specific to Microsoft Excel is not provided in the Reuters PowerPlus Pro help system To view Excel help topics choose Help from the Excel menu then choose Microsoft Excel Help Topics or press F1 from a spreadsheet g 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Chapter 1 Introducing the Reuters Kobra Documentation How To Perform a Full Text Search How To Perform a Full Text Search Before you begin You must have either Adobe Acrobat Reader 4 0 with Search or Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 0 installed on your workstation before you can perform a full text search You must also set up the index see How to set up the index below How to perform a full text search Step Action 1 Click in Adobe Acrobat Reader Alternatively press C rl Shift F 2 Enter the text for your search inquiry then click Search You can enter a number word phrase or term using wild card characters and operators Boolean and comparison 3 Choose a guide in Search Res
10. Choose Consensus Estimates from Available Criteria and refer to the following table for details about the available options This criteria No of Estimates Enables you to enter a value for the number of consensus estimates No of Estimates Up number of analysts whose forecast for estimated earnings is up compared No of Estimates Down with the chosen period This figure can be a range number of analysts whose forecast for estimated earnings is down compared with the chosen period This figure can be a range No of Estimates Up number of analysts out of the total number interviewed who revised their from Total forecast for estimated earnings up This figure can be a range rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 Chapter 3 Searching for Capital Markets Criteria How to Narrow Down Your Search for Equity Instruments Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide How to specify growth rates criteria This criteria No of Estimates Down from Total Coefficient of Variation Forecast PE Forecast PE vs Local Index Forecast PE vs Local Sector EPS Estimates Change imth EPS Estimates Change 3mth Step Action Enables you to enter a value for the number of analysts out of the total number interviewed who revised their forecast for estimated earnings down This figure can be a range coefficient of variation predicted price to earnings ratio predicted price to earnings ratio in compa
11. FOR CAPITAL MARKETS CRITERIA Contents e How to Search for Money Market Instruments How to Narrow Down Your Search for Money Market Instruments e Howto Search for Fixed Income Instruments e Howto Narrow Down Your Search for Fixed Income Instruments Howto Search for Equity Market Instruments e How to Narrow Down Your Search for Equity Instruments rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 E Chapter 3 Searching for Capital Markets Criteria Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide How to Search for Money Market Instruments How to Search for Money Market Instruments How to search for money market instruments Siep 1 2 Action Choose FX Money from the Look For list Choose one of the following from the where list e Contributor and enter a term or partial term in the text box e Currency Code and enter a term or partial term in the text box Country Name and enter a term or partial term in the text box Instrument Type and enter a term or partial term in the text box If you want to narrow down your search click More Criteria See How to Narrow Down Your Search for Money Market Instruments on page 31 below When you have entered all the search criteria click Find Reuters Data alj The results of your search are displayed in the results pane 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Chapter 3 Searching for Capital Markets Criteria How to Narrow Down Your Search for Money Mark
12. How to Narrow Down Your Search for Options Contracts How to Narrow Down Your Search for Options Contracts Basic tab This illustration shows the Basic tab in the advanced criteria pane Item Enables you to open a dialog box to choose 1 You can choose as many items as you want the countries in which options contracts are issued the exchanges in which options contracts are traded currencies in which options contracts are sold the type of option to search for rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 Ka Chapter 5 Searching for Derivative Instruments Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide How to Narrow Down Your Search for Options Contracts E 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com CHAPTER 6 SEARCHING FOR WARRANTS AND FUNDS DATA Contents Howto Search for Warrants e How to Narrow Down Your Search for Warrants e How to Search for Funds How to Narrow Down Your Search for Funds rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 Chapter 6 Searching for Warrants and Funds Data Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide How to Search for Warrants How to Search for Warrants How to search for warrants Step 1 2 Action Select Warrants from the Look For list Enter the underlying stock name or partial name in Underlying Stock OR Enter an issuer name or partial name in ssuer If you want to narrow down your search click More Criteria See How to Narrow Down Your Search for Warrants on page 59 for details
13. System is a trademark of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Acknowledgement is made to all other brand or product names referred to in the text that are registered trademarks trademarks or trade names of their respective owners Your comments are welcome Please provide feedback on the Reuters guides and on line help by sending your comments by e mail to rfs doc reuters com Published by Reuters 85 Fleet Street London EC4P 4AJ UK Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Document Number 4510114 1 28 July 2003 Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Document History Histor ratory Document Date Comments Number 4510114 1 28 July 2003 Template updated Published as an Adobe PDF file on the Reuters intranet rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 D Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide EA 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Introducing the Reuters Kobra Documentation ec eeceeceeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeesaeeesaeeetaeeetaeeeseeatans 7 Using TS GUNS aise ceed e cf es te oa cosas secu gcns cd Aer e sec gests bas useaiedcadyspadustastiaste vehsensbtdel cestcniadeteee st scat 8 Conventions Used in This Guide eeceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeaeeeaeeceaeeeaeeseaeesaaeseaeessaeeeaeeeaeeeeaeeseeeseeseeeseeeeeaees 9 Reuters Kobra Guides and Online Help ceccceeceeeceeeneeseeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeseeseaeseaeeseaeeseeeseaeeseesneeeeeeseaeseneeeaees 10 Reuters PowerPlus Pr
14. age 61 for details When you have entered all the search criteria click Find Reuters Data Reuters Search displays the results in the Results pane 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Chapter 6 Searching for Warrants and Funds Data How to Narrow Down Your Search for Funds How to Narrow Down Your Search for Funds Basic tab This illustration shows the Basic tab in the advanced criteria pane Funds 1 County ofisu fao O 2 Exchange cal z E Curency kai 2 m Item Enables you to open a dialog box to choose a country in which funds are issued 2 an exchange in which funds are traded the currency in which funds are sold 1 You can choose as many as you want rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 D Chapter 6 Searching for Warrants and Funds Data Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide How to Narrow Down Your Search for Funds re 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com
15. arrow down your search click More Criteria See How to Narrow Down Your Search for Economic Indicators on page 51 for details on how to specify search criteria for different types of data 4 When you have entered all the search criteria click Find Reuters Data K Reuters Search displays the results of your search in the results pane Eg 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Chapter 4 Searching for Indices and Economic Indicators How to Narrow Down Your Search for Economic Indicators How to Narrow Down Your Search for Economic Indicators Basic tab This illustration shows the Basic tab in the advanced criteria pane O of Issuer as o M Orr of Indicator fete ff GES eI soa as em Fea O Year lt all gt z 2o02 eoz Item Enables you to open a dialog box to choose the type of indicator to search for enter a start date for the item s you are searching for enter a base year for the economic indicators 1 You can choose as many items as you want 2 This can be a range See How to search for ranges on page 33 open a dialog box to choose countries in which economic indicators are issued open a dialog box to choose the source from which economic indicators are listed rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 Chapter 4 Searching for Indices and Economic Indicators Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide How to Narrow Down Your Search for Econ
16. cccccccecececeseeeeceeeeeececeeeeeecseeeeesacseeeeeeetaneneeeetarates 29 How to Search for Money Market Instruments ceceesceeeeeceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeseneceaeeseaeesseeseaeesseeseaeesaeeseaseeeeenaees 30 How to Narrow Down Your Search for Money Market Instruments cecceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeaeeeeeeteaeeeeetenes 31 How to Search for Fixed Income Instruments ceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeaeesaeeeeaeeeaeeseaeeeaeeseeeseaeeneeeeaees 32 How to Narrow Down Your Search for Fixed Income Instruments cesceeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeneeeaees 33 How to Search for Equity Market Instruments eeceeeceseeeceeeeceeeeeeeeeaeeseaeseaeeseaeesseesaeeseeenaeeseeseaeeneeeeaees 37 How to Narrow Down Your Search for Equity Instruments cecceeeceeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeseaeeseeeeeaeeseeeteaeeneneeeaee 38 Searching for Indices and Economic Indicators c cccececececceceeeceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteteneeeeeatates 47 How to Searchifor INdiCeS 2i ts iciaitatea teh dno aie en A Aa Mi Alas 48 How to Narrow Down Your Search for Indices ceeceeeeceseeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeaeeteaeeeaeeseaeeeeeeseaeeseeseaeeeaeeteaeeeeeenaees 49 How to Search for Economic Indicators 2 ccrie desccesesecs cass sted pioreeseesaeastea descended eaii raiat 50 How to Narrow Down Your Search for Economic Indicators 0 2 cee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeseeeeeaeeseeeteaeeeeeeteaes 51 rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 4 Table
17. cedure to perform User input directories file names and contents lt courier_italics gt Site specific variables or parameters gt root Sequence of menu items to choose The user that you must be to enter a command any_other_user Term Activate Choose Click Double click Drag and drop Enter Highlight Press What You Do Place the cursor over the item and click Make a choice from two or more available menu items Quickly press and release the mouse button while the cursor is over the item Quickly press and release the mouse button twice in succession while the cursor is over the item Press and hold the mouse button while the cursor is over the item then move the cursor to the required position and then release the mouse button Type in data Place the cursor over a row in a table or a cell in a matrix and quickly press and release the mouse button while the pointer is over the item Press a key on your keyboard rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 Fe Chapter 1 Introducing the Reuters Kobra Documentation Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Reuters Kobra Guides and Online Help Reuters Kobra Guides and Online Help PDF guides The Reuters Kobra guides are delivered as Adobe PDF files in the common doc pdf kobra directory that you can display on screen and print using Adobe Acrobat Reader also delivered with Reuters Kobra See the To Kobra 4 5 Getting Started Guide Create and use Flex do
18. ch results E 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED WITH REUTERS SEARCH Contents e Introducing Reuters Search Background on the Reuters Database e Howto Start Reuters Search e A Look at Reuters Search e How to Search for Any Type of Instrument by its Name or Code Howto Search for a Specific Instrument Type How to Display the Results of a Search How to Open Close and Save Search Files rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 D Chapter 2 Getting Started With Reuters Search Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Introducing Reuters Search Introducing Reuters Search What Reuters Reuters Search enables you to search for retrieve and display financial information from the Search does Reuters Database RDB The search is based on the criteria that you enter for chosen attributes of a market sector When you perform a search the items that match the search criteria are displayed in a results pane Important Reuters Search is only available if you have purchased Reuters 3000 Xtra What you can Usually the items you find are instruments For example searching the options market sector find enables you to find options However in the following two market sectors you can find more than one type of item e inthe equities market you can find company details for example for the Air and Water Technologies Corporation and issue details for example British Petroleum common stock e in the indice
19. change in price of a share over a specified period of time enter a value for the issue price at which shares are sold in the local currency enter a value for the issue price at which shares are sold in US dollars open a dialog box to choose a High or Lowissue price that has Occurred or NOT Occurred over a period of 1 day or the previous week enter a value for the percent from the high issue price enter a value for the percent from the low issue price enter a value for the average number of shares that are traded over 5 30 or 90 days enter a value for the average percentage change in the number of shares that are traded enter a value for the price of the stock in comparison to the local index enter a value for the price of the stock in comparison to the local sector index enter a value for the price of the stock at the end of a days trading in comparison to the average value of a stock s price over a period of 30 60 or 200 days enter a value for the relative strength index over a period of 3 9 14 or 30 days rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 Ee Chapter 3 Searching for Capital Markets Criteria How to Narrow Down Your Search for Equity Instruments Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide How to specify a simple moving average intersection This criteria Simple Moving Avg Intersection Volatility Return ADXR Indicator Step Action Enables you to open a dialog box to specify the inte
20. cuments in Run Mode Kobra 4 5 SR1 Workspace Designer Guide Use Reuters Kobra and design sheets Kobra 4 5 SR1 Realtime Objects Designer Guide Using Reuters Kobra objects e Kobra 4 5 SR1 SR1 Control Objects Designer Guide e Kobra 4 5 SR1 Accessory Objects Designer Guide e Kobra 4 5 SR1 Windows Objects Designer Guide e Kobra 4 5 SR1 Spreadsheet Object Designer Guide e Kobra 4 5 SR1 Database Objects Designer Guide Kobra 4 5 SR1 Administration Guide Configure Reuters Kobra and familiarize yourself with the files contained in the release and the Reuters Kobra environment variables Kobra 4 5 SR1 Installation Guide Install Reuters Kobra Kobra 4 5 SR1 Style Guide for Integrating ActiveX Integrate ActiveX controls in Reuters Kobra Controls Kobra 4 5 SR1 Customizing with VBA Guide Develop and use scripts to work with Reuters Kobra Online help Reuters Kobra is delivered with context sensitive and indexed online help for objects and dialog boxes Either choose Help gt Help Topics or click the object or dialog box then press F1 Examples Example Links kob in the Kobra common examples directory contains working copies of an example link for each of the Reuters Kobra objects Note You must have access to the Reuters Database RDB to be able to follow examples using the Reuters Kobra Database Objects a 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Chapter 1 Introducing the Reuters Kobra Documentation Reuters Powe
21. e right of the Look For box to specify the basic criteria of the search rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 FE Chapter 2 Getting Started With Reuters Search Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide How to Search for a Specific Instrument Type Step Action 4 Click More Criteria For each instrument type Reuters Search displays specific advanced criteria which enable you to narrow down your search Reuters Search Fixed Income Mm E File Look For Fixed Income Where Ticker TT GD alf Less Creis Basic Liquidity Advanced Coupon far t is sYS a _ CouponCureneys ea O Matui ap a je a Yd Credt Rating an a olf Issue Date Jar j jaa Send REAG cA Adi Guce NEWS Graph Models Bez 202002 353 4 Reuters Search shows the most frequently used criteria in the first two tabs and all other criteria in the third tab Clicking opens a dialog box from which you can choose specific criteria Click the single chevron buttons to move a chosen item to the right hand pane Click the double chevron buttons to move all items to the right hand pane Click Find Reuters Data a to search for items in the Reuters Database Reuters Search displays items retrieved from the Reuters Database that relate to your specific search criteria in the results pane 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Chapter 2 Getting Started With Reu
22. en you have entered all the search criteria click Find Reuters Data Ql Reuters Search displays the results of your search in the results pane 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Chapter 4 Searching for Indices and Economic Indicators How to Narrow Down Your Search for Indices How to Narrow Down Your Search for Indices Basic tab This illustration shows the Basic tab in the advanced criteria pane from which the most commonly used criteria can be specified Basic Country of Index eals oy x i O ere lt All gt ze OC ere lt All gt x m Country of Issuer al gt 0 x mj Description of This table lists the fields that you can use to specify advanced criteria fields Item Enables you to open a dialog box to choose the country in which an index is listed an exchange in which indices are traded a vendor from which indices are sold the country in which indices are issued 1 You can choose as many items as you want rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 Ba Chapter 4 Searching for Indices and Economic Indicators Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide How to Search for Economic Indicators How to Search for Economic Indicators How to search for economic indicators 1 Select Economic Indicators from the Look For list Step Action 2 Enter a country code or partial code in Country Code OR Enter a country name or partial name in Country Name 3 If you want to n
23. er Guide Using This Guide Using This Guide What this guide explains Intended audience How this guide is organized How to use this guide The Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide explains how to search for financial information within the Reuters Database RDB e display the results of your search in varying formats The Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide is intended for financial experts such as traders portfolio managers and middle office managers The Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide is organized in one introductory chapter which explains basics achapter per type of search available First read Conventions Used in This Guide on page 9 to familiarize yourself with the manner in which information is presented and the terminology used in this guide Then read the chapters of this guide that describe the types of search to conduct 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Chapter 1 Introducing the Reuters Kobra Documentation Conventions Used in This Guide Conventions Used in This Guide Text Terminology Convention italics Explanation Menu names and items command buttons and titles of guides Text in quotation marks References to chapters or sections Messages displayed bold words or phrases Emphasizes an explanation 1 Numbered bold text A series of actions that you perform in the defined order Bold text courier font A one step pro
24. ers com 28 July 2003 Ea Chapter 2 Getting Started With Reuters Search Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide How to Search for Any Type of Instrument by its Name or Code How to categorize the results by asset 1 Choose an asset class from the list class Eques z Common Stock Depository Receipts Options Warrants Cash Option Indices Market Indices Funds Open Funds a Reuters Search classifies the results by asset class and displays them in Quote By Issue and All Quotes Reuters Search shows the primary issues that relate to the chosen instrument in Quote By Issue Step Action 2 Choose an issue from the list in Quote By Issue Reuters Search lists corresponding quotes in a separate pane Reuters Search Any Instrument 10 xj File Look For any Instrument 7 where Name z Eegns with z France 7 a Q More Criteria E Equities B a Common Stock Send Quote News Graph Models Depository Receipts Quote By Issue All Quotes l E Options Warrants Cash Option France Telecom Common Stock EUR FTE PA E Indices France Telecom Common Stock ARS FTE BA Market Indices E Funds Open Funds Fixed Income France Bed Co Ltd France Chauffage France Growth Fund Inc France Telecom France Telecom Common Stock EUR France Telecom Common Stock EUR FTE BE France Telecom Common Stock EUR FTE H France Telecom Common Stock EUR FTE MU France Telecom Common Stock EUR FTE D France Telecom Common St
25. et Instruments How to Narrow Down Your Search for Money Market Instruments Basic tab This illustration shows the options Reuters Search displays when you click More Criteria Instrument Type CO CCS 2 exces FS corey wae lt All gt z inl 4 City lt all gt z 5 Rici Begins with 7 x ltem Description Enables you to open a dialog box to choose the type of money market instruments that you want to include in your search You can choose as many instruments as you want Enables you to open a dialog box to choose the currencies in which money market instruments are sold You can choose as many currencies as you want Enables you to open a dialog box to choose the countries in which money market instruments are issued You can choose as many countries as you want Enables you to open a dialog box to choose the cities in which money market instruments are issued You can choose as many cities as you want Note If you choose a city as a criterion you do not need to include a country as part of your search criteria Enables you to enter all or part of the Reuters Instrument Code rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 ea Chapter 3 Searching for Capital Markets Criteria Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide How to Search for Fixed Income Instruments How to Search for Fixed Income Instruments How to search for fixed income Step data 1 2 3 4 Action Choose Fixed Income from the Look For list C
26. h for ranges on page 33 below How to search You can specify ranges for a number of fields This table describes how you can use the available for ranges options Choose For Is an exact match Is Not a value that you do not want to search for Between a range of values and enter values in both fields Ranges include values equal to your two entries as well as the intermediate values rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 D Chapter 3 Searching for Capital Markets Criteria Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide How to Narrow Down Your Search for Fixed Income Instruments Choose For Not Between values that are outside of a range and enter values in both fields Greater Than values greater than or equal to your entry Less Than values less than or equal to your entry Using the This illustration shows the options Reuters Search displays on the Liquidity tab when you click More Liquidity tab Criteria Basic Liquidity Advanced Program Type ke OS z Duration lt All gt Sa E Yield cai x 000090 Q Gov Bond Amt Outstanding eA j Eurobond i i ds Onl Price Date jy 2670472002 2870472002 I Straight Bonds Only r Include Recently Price fan o iY jc Retired Bonds ltem Enables you to open a dialog box to choose the type of program you want to search for You can choose as many programs as you want choose the modified duration that the fixed income items have Activate Euro Bond on t
27. he Liquidity tab to include bonds that are issued by an international syndicate in your search specify the yield fixed income data must have specify the outstanding amount the items of fixed income data must have specify the date of the price specify the price 1 This value can be a range See How to search for ranges on page 33 F 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Chapter 3 Searching for Capital Markets Criteria How to Narrow Down Your Search for Fixed Income Instruments Using the Advanced tab This illustration shows the options Reuters Search displays on the Advanced tab when you click More Criteria How to specify issuance types Basic l Liquidity Advanced Available Criteria Issuance ha Issue Currency Principal Currency Markets Domiciles Industries Private Placement Exchange Listed E Jeg Selected Criteria Siep Action amp Choose Issuance from Available Criteria and choose the items described in the following table to narrow your search This item Issue Currency Principal Currency Markets Domiciles Industries Private Placement Exchange Listed Enables you to open a dialog box to choose issuer currencies in which fixed income items are sold You can choose as many currencies as you want open a dialog box to choose the principal currencies in which fixed income items are sold You can choose a
28. hoose one of the following from the where list e Ticker and enter a ticker in the right hand text box e Issuer and enter an issuer name in the right hand text box Bond TCM and enter a bond name ticker coupon maturity in the right hand text box If you want to narrow down your search click More Criteria See How to Narrow Down Your Search for Fixed Income Instruments on page 33 for details When you have entered all the search criteria click Find Reuters Data alj The results of your search are displayed in the results pane 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Chapter 3 Searching for Capital Markets Criteria How to Narrow Down Your Search for Fixed Income Instruments How to Narrow Down Your Search for Fixed Income Instruments Basic tab This illustration shows the options Reuters Search displays on the Basic tab when you click More Criteria Liquidity Advanced Ooo ka YC Principal Currency gt Oo ra as a eme Orra ka o SY aaa 7 aaa zj 5 E Date ka ss 18 11 2002 Item Enables you to enter a value for the coupon the currency in which the coupon in paid Click to open a dialog box from which you can choose a currency a maturity date for the item s you are searching for a credit rating for the issuer you are searching for J the issue date of the fixed income instrument 1 This value can be a range See How to searc
29. izing Contribution Server OCS Reuters Personalized Delivery System PDS Reuters PowerPlus Pro Reuters Trader for Commodities RTC Reuters Triarch are trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world Adobe Acrobat FrameMaker and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc BEA WebLogic Server is a trademark of BEA Systems Clearing21 is a registered trademark of CLEARNET S A CLS is a trademark of CLS UK Intermediate Holdings Ltd Hewlett Packard is a registered trademark of Hewlett Packard Company IBM is a registered trademark and IBM AIX RISC System 6000 RS6000 and Power PC are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corp Java Solaris Sun and SunOS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc in the U S A and other countries libwww Copyright 1994 2000 World Wide Web Consortium Massachusetts Institute of Technology Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique Keio University All Rights Reserved See W3C License http Awww w3 org Consortium Legal for more details Copyright 1995 CERN Reuters ADS includes computer software created and made available by CERN Microsoft C MS DOS NET Visual Basic Visual Basic for Applications Windows Windows 2000 Windows NT Windows XP and Intellisense are registered trademarks and ActiveX Microsoft Excel Microsoft Internet Explorer Microsoft Office Microsoft Outloo
30. k and Microsoft Word are products of Microsoft Corp in the U S A and other countries MOTIF is a trademark of the Open Software Foundation in the U S A and other countries Netscape is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation in the U S A and other countries NuTCRACKER is a registered trademark of MKS Olectra and Olectra Chart are trademarks of KL Group Inc Onyx CRM is a product of Onyx Software Corporation OPEN LOOK is a registered trademark of Novell Inc Oracle is a trademark of Oracle Corporation PASSOLO is a registered trademark of PASS Engineering GmbH in Germany PowerTier is a trademark of Persistence Software Inc in the U S A and other countries RiskMetrics is a trademark of J P Morgan SYBASE is a registered trademark InfoMaker PowerBuilder SQL Anywhere SYBASE SQL Watcom and Watcom SQL are trademarks SYBASE Adaptive Server SYBASE Open Client SYBASE Open Server SYBASE Replication Server and SYBASE RSSD are products of SYBASE Inc or its subsidiaries SPARC trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International Inc licensed exclusively to Sun Microsystems Inc UNIX is a registered trademark in the U S A and other countries licensed exclusively through X Open Company Limited TIB and TIBCO are registered trademarks and TIBCO Information Cache TIBCO Hawk and TIBCO Rendezvous are trademarks of TIBCO Software Inc Visigenic and VisiBroker are trademarks of Visigenic Software Inc X Window
31. ne or a number of equity types Step Action Choose Market Ratios and Statistics from Available Criteria and refer to the following table for details about the available options This criteria Enables you to enter a value for the PE Current current price to earnings ratio PE vs Local Index price to earnings ratio in comparison to the local index PE vs Local Sector price to earnings ratio in comparison to the local sector 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Chapter 3 Searching for Capital Markets Criteria How to Narrow Down Your Search for Equity Instruments How to specify consensus estimates This criteria Price to Book Ratio Price Book vs Local Index Price Book vs Local Sector Price to Sales Gross Div Yield Historical Gross Div Yield vs Local Index Gross Div Yield vs Local Sector Alpha Beta Step Action Enables you to enter a value for the ratio of a stock s market value to its book value price to book ratio in comparison to the local index price to book ratio in comparison to the local sector ratio price to sales ratio gross income generated by a share of stock gross dividend yield in comparison to the local index gross dividend yield in comparison to the local sector expected return on a share compared to the expected return on shares with a similar volatility volatility of a share in comparison with the market as a whole
32. o Guides and Online Help cecceceseeeeeceeeeeeeeeneeeeaeseeeseeeeeeeeseaeeseesnaeeseeseaeseeeeaees 11 How To Performa Full Text Search s 220 c c0s0c heise eed ede arth tivities 13 Getting Started With Reuters Search cccccceccccccececeseceseeceeeceeeecseeeceescaceeeesacaceeeecanaceeeeesateseeees 15 Introducing Reuters Search 0 eecsesceesceeseeeeeeeeseeceaeeceeeeeaeecseeeeaeeeaeeseaeseaaesaeesseeseaeeeseeseaeseaeeeseesaeseaeeseeeseaees 16 Background on the Reuters Database cceceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceaeeeaeeeaeeseaeeeaeeseeeeeaeeeaeeseaeesieeseeseaeeneeseeeseaees 17 How to Start Reuters Search oe ceeeceseceeeeeeeeeceeeeeaeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeaeesaeeseeeeeseeeeeeseaeesaeeseaeseaeeseeeseaeeneessaeeeeeeseates 18 A Look at Reuters S arch 00 0 eecceeececeseeeseeeseeteaeeeececeeeeaeeeseeeeaeessaeeaeesaeasaaeeeaeessaeseaeesaeeseaeeseeeaeeseeseaeeeneeee 19 How to Search for Any Type of Instrument by its Name or Code oo eeeceeeceeeceeeneeeeeeeeeeeeaeeseeeeeaeeseeeeeaeenaees 22 How to Search for a Specific Instrument Type e ee eeeeeeececeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeaeeseaeeeaeeseaeesseeseaeeseeseeeesaeeseaeseeeenaees 25 How to Display the Results of a Search 0 eeeceeceeseeeeeeeeneeceeeeeaeeceeeeaeeeaeeseaeeeeeeseaeesseeseaeeseeseaeeseseieeseeeeeaees 27 How to Open Close and Save Search Files cccccccccceceeseeeesneeeeseeeeeeeeeecaeeeesnaeeeseeeeeeeeessneeeseneeeenaeeeeas 28 Searching for Capital Markets Criteria 20 ccccc
33. ock EUR FTE F France Telecom Common Stock EUR FTE DE France Telecom Common Stock EUR 13330 PA France Telecom Common Stock EUR FTE ED France Telecom Common Stock EUR FTE NA France Telecom Common Stock EUR O FTE DE France Telecom Common Stock EUR 1FTE DE France Telecom Common Stock EUR O FTE VX France Telecom Common Stock EUR FTE X France Telecom Common Stock EUR FTE HA France Telecom Common Stock EUR FTE SG France Telecom Common Stock EUR FTE BM France Telecom Common Stock EUR FTE AS France Telecom Common Stock EUR O FTE AS France Telecom Common Stock EUR FTE EU France Telecom Common Stock GBp FTEq L France Telecom Common Stock USD O FTEg L i 4 Issuer s 2 Issue s 25 Quote s E23 19 11 2002 3 55PM 4 3 Choose All Quotes to display all quotes in a single pane regardless of the primary issue al 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Chapter 2 Getting Started With Reuters Search How to Search for a Specific Instrument Type How to Search for a Specific Instrument Type How to search for an instrument type Siep 1 Action Choose the Look For list The list shows the following instruments or asset classes e Economic Indicators e Equities e Fixed Income e Funds e Indices e FX Money e Options e Warrants Choose the instrument type that you want to search from the list The interface changes according to your choice Use the text boxes and lists to th
34. of Contents Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Chapter 5 Searching for Derivative Instrument c cccccececceeeseceseeeeeeeeeeececeeeeeecaceeeesensceeeetatanneeeetatates 53 How to Search for Options Contracts cccceecceeceeseeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeceaeeeeeesaaeeeaeesaeeeaeeseaeeeeeseeeseaeeseeseeeseeeeeaees 54 How to Narrow Down Your Search for Options Contracts cecceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeaeeseeeeeaeesneeteaeeeeeeteaee 55 Chapter 6 Searching for Warrants and Funds Data ccccccccccecscesecesesceceeeeeacseseeeceeaceeeesecaceeeeeetatsceeeeeeeas 57 How to Search for Warrants sicc cicsecstices ovaedendeciietecaces cxptacean ceases E see E a A E NE E AE ER EEEE 58 How to Narrow Down Your Search for Warrant cccccccccccssssceccecessseeeeecessaeeeeeeeesesaeeeeesesseeeeesesessseeeeeeees 59 How to Search t r FUNdS arrere inrait ae araa e eat seed ial aeaa a a a aao riai 60 How to Narrow Down Your Search for FundS ccccccccsssccccecssceeceecessseeeeecesseueeeeceseaseeeeecsesaeeeeeseeaeeeeeeeeees 61 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING THE REUTERS KOBRA DOCUMENTATION Contents Using This Guide e Conventions Used in This Guide e Reuters Kobra Guides and Online Help e Reuters PowerPlus Pro Guides and Online Help e How To Perform a Full Text Search rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 Chapter 1 Introducing the Reuters Kobra Documentation Reuters Search 4 5 1 Us
35. omic Indicators Advanced tab This illustration shows the Advanced tab in the advanced criteria pane onseren Factor lt an gt 7 ree rene eai 7 BA Unit lt an gt aje Item Enables you to 0 open a dialog box to choose the type of adjustment factor to use 2 choose the frequency with which economic indicators are listed choose the units in which economic indicators are listed 1 Select A to include all items or choose one or a combination of items 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com CHAPTER 5 SEARCHING FOR DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS Contents e Howto Search for Options Contracts How to Narrow Down Your Search for Options Contracts rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 D Chapter 5 Searching for Derivative Instruments Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide How to Search for Options Contracts How to Search for Options Contracts How to search for options step contracts 1 2 3 4 Action Select Options from the Look For list Enter a name or partial name in Company Name If you want to narrow down your search click More Criteria See How to Narrow Down Your Search for Options Contracts on page 55 for details When you have entered all the search criteria click Find Reuters Data Reuters Search displays the results of your search in the results pane 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Chapter 5 Searching for Derivative Instruments
36. oss Income Statement from Available Criteria and refer to the following table for details about the available items This criteria Enables you to enter a value for the Sales Revenue income status of a company Earning Net earning to net attributable ratio for a company Attributable Operating Profit profit made by a company Pre Tax Profit Loss pre tax profit of a company Indicated Dividend dividend cover Cover Historical Dividend dividend cover for previous years Cover Step Action Choose Balance Sheet from Available Criteria and refer to the following table for details about the available items This criteria Enables you to enter Shareholders Equity a value for the shareholders equity of a company No of employees the number of employees in a company rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 fa Chapter 3 Searching for Capital Markets Criteria Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide How to Narrow Down Your Search for Equity Instruments How to specify market ratios and statistics for a company How to specify the asset ratio for a company How to specify turnover activity for a company This criteria Enables you to enter Total Assets a value for the total assets of a company Total Liabilities a value for the total liabilities of a company Siep Action Choose Market Ratios and Statistics from Available Criteria and refer to the following table for details about the available items This crite
37. rPlus Pro Guides and Online Help Reuters PowerPlus Pro Guides and Online Help PDF files The Reuters PowerPlus Pro guides are delivered in the common doc pdf pppro directory as Adobe PDF files that you can display on screen and print using Adobe Acrobat Reader PowerPlus Pro Title Document Number PowerPlus Pro 4 5 SR1 Release Notes 4510502 PowerPlus Pro 4 5 SR1 Administration Guide 4510503 PowerPlus Pro 4 5 SR1 Installation Guide 4510530 PowerPlus Pro 4 5 SR1 Workbook 4510504 PowerPlus Pro 4 5 SR1 Migration Guide 4510505 PowerPlus Pro 4 5 SR1 Functions Reference Guide 4510531 Dala Engine Title Document Number 3000 Data Engine ActiveX Component Library 4510506 nee nnayes Title Document Number Adfin Analytics 4 70 Structures User Guide 4510507 Adfin Bonds Function Guide 4510508 Adfin Bonds Theory Guide 4510509 Adfin Credit Function Guide 4510510 Adfin Credit Theory Guide 4510511 Adfin Dates Function Guide 4510512 Adfin Dates Theory Guide 4510513 Adfin Exotics Function Guide 4510514 Adfin Exotics Theory Guide 4510515 Adfin Forex amp MM Function Guide 4510516 rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 ia Chapter 1 Introducing the Reuters Kobra Documentation Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Reuters PowerPlus Pro Guides and Online Help Title Document Number Adfin Forex amp MM Theory Guide 4510517 Adfin Options Function Guide 4510518 Adfin Options Theory Guide 4510519 Adfin Swaps Function Guide 4510520 Adfin Swaps Theory Guide 4510
38. ria Enables you to Market Capitalization enter the value of a company in terms of its market capitalization in US USD dollars Siep Action Choose Asset Ratio from Available Criteria and refer to the following table for details about the available items This criteria Enables you to enter a value for the Debt Equity debt to equity ratio of a company Equity Assets equity to assets ratio of a company Sales Assets sales to assets ratio of a company Total Debt Assets total debt to total assets ratio of a company Step Action Choose Turnover Activity from Available Criteria and refer to the following table for details about the available items This criteria Enables you to enter a value for the Receivables receivables due to a company 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Chapter 3 Searching for Capital Markets Criteria How to Narrow Down Your Search for Equity Instruments How to specify growth rates for a company How to specify profitability for a company This criteria Enables you to enter a value for the Inventory inventory of a company Working Capital working capital of a company Step Action Choose Growth Rates from Available Criteria and refer to the following table for details about the available fields This criteria Enables you to Sales Growth enter a value for the growth in sales of a company over a one year interim or Historical five years fiscal period
39. rison with the local index predicted price to earnings ratio in comparison with the local sector earnings per share estimates change over a month earnings per share estimates change over 3 months Choose Growth Rates from Available Criteria and refer to the following table for details about the available options This criteria Div Growth DPS Historical EPS Growth Historical EPS Growth Enables you to enter a value for the dividends per share over a period of 5 30 or 90 days enter a value for the earnings per share over a period of 5 30 or 90 days enter a value for the earnings per share over a 1 year interim or 5 years fiscal 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Chapter 3 Searching for Capital Markets Criteria How to Narrow Down Your Search for Equity Instruments How to specify price history criteria Step Action Choose Price History from Available Criteria and refer to the following table for details about the available options This criteria Closing Price Price Change Close to Close Price Local Currency Price USD High Low Prices Percent from High Price Percent from Low Price Average Volume Average Percentage Volume Change Stock Price vs Local Index Stock Price vs Local Sector Index Close Price vs Moving Average RSI Enables you to enter a value for the closing price of a share enter a value for the
40. rsection between two simple moving average lines enter a value for the volatility of the equity return over a period of 10 30 90 or 200 days enter a value for the average directional movement rating over a period of 30 60 or 200 days 1 Choose the Period list and choose a combination of average lines 2 Choose one of the following e yes to include an intersection in the past five days No to exclude an intersection in the past five days 3 Choose one of the following From Below Buy to include an intersection where the short term line crosses the long term line from below From Above Sell to include an intersection where the short term line crosses the long term line from above 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com CHAPTER 4 SEARCHING FOR INDICES AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS Contents How to Search for Indices How to Narrow Down Your Search for Indices How to Search for Economic Indicators How to Narrow Down Your Search for Economic Indicators rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 Chapter 4 Searching for Indices and Economic Indicators Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide How to Search for Indices How to Search for Indices How to search for indices SUED 1 2 3 Action Select Indices from the Look For list Enter an index name or partial name in Name If you want to narrow down your search click More Criteria See How to Narrow Down Your Search for Indices on page 49 for details Wh
41. s many currencies as you want open a dialog box to choose markets in which fixed income items are sold You can choose as many markets as you want open a dialog box to choose issuer domiciles You can choose as many domiciles as you want open a dialog box to choose fixed income items by issuers primary industrial sectors including governments and supranational organizations You can choose as many industries as you want search for capital that has been raised via private rather than public placement search for issues listed on an exchange rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 Chapter 3 Searching for Capital Markets Criteria How to Narrow Down Your Search for Fixed Income Instruments Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide How to specify redemption payments criteria Description of redemption payments criteria Step Action 1 Choose Redemption Payments from Available Criteria 2 Choose a criterion from the list to open a dialog box See Description of redemption payments criteria on page 36 for details about the available criteria 3 Choose Yes to include the criteria in your search choose No to exclude the criteria or leave blank to ignore them Reuters Search places chosen items in Selected Criteria 4 Click Edit Selected Criteria to modify your choices This criterion Call Put Extend Sinking Fund Indexed Payment in Kind Partly Paid FRN Multi Step Dual Currency Convertible
42. s market you can find indices for example the AMEX International Market Index and vendors for example the American Stock Exchange Note Market sector searches are performed within the chosen market sector only For example you cannot use the same search to find both equities and options Market sectors There are a number of market sectors which you can search and you can search for any type of instrument within all markets Fe 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide Chapter 2 Getting Started With Reuters Search Background on the Reuters Database Background on the Reuters Database About the RDB What you can access What securities data you can search for What treasury data you can search for The Reuters Database RDB is the reference database containing historical data and financial instruments A request for data by Reuters Search to the RDB returns any relevant data found in the database according to the search request criteria The database contains data for securities and treasury instruments For securities instruments you can access the following types of data in the RDB price history for equities indices and key money rates index constituents and weights e historical company fundamental data over 100 derived fields per equity such as standard ratios and growth rates For treasury instruments you can access the following types of descriptive data in the RDB
43. ters Search How to Display the Results of a Search How to Display the Results of a Search Purpose You can display the results of a search in Kobra in either tabular or graphic form Toolbar buttons This illustration shows the toolbar that Reuters Search displays in the results pane ms Quote News Graph Models How to display the results in Choose To display Kobra Quote quotes in the Kobra Quote Browser that relate to chosen items in the results News news headlines in the Kobra News Browser that relate to chosen items in the results Graph a graph in the Kobra Graph Browser that relates to a chosen item in the results Models a model that relates to chosen items in the results See also Kobra Realtime Objects Designer Guide for information on using browsers rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 Chapter 2 Getting Started With Reuters Search Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide How to Open Close and Save Search Files How to Open Close and Save Search Files sain choose Te File menu New Search perform a new search by returning the user interface to the default settings Open open the Open dialog box to open a search file Save open the Save As dialog box to save an existing search file Save as open the Save As dialog box to save a new unnamed search file Close close the Reuters Search application Note You cannot save Any Instrument searches a 28 July 2003 rfs doc reuters com CHAPTER 3 SEARCHING
44. ults by highlighting a guide and clicking View Adobe Acrobat highlights the first hit or hits that match your inquiry 4 Navigate within a guide by clicking p Z to go to the next highlight alternatively press Ctri B4 to go to the previous highlight alternatively press Ctr a i to perform another search alternatively press Ctrl Shift F 5 Navigate from guide to guide by pressing Cirl Shift to search the next guide in Search Results e clicking gg or pressing Ctrl Shift or to choose another guide in Search Results How to set up the You only need to perform this procedure once index Siep Action 1 Choose Edit gt Search gt Select Indexes in Adobe Acrobat Reader Alternatively press Cirl Shift X Adobe Acrobat displays Index Selection 2 Click Add Adobe Acrobat displays Select Index rfs doc reuters com 28 July 2003 D Chapter 1 Introducing the Reuters Kobra Documentation Reuters Search 4 5 1 User Guide How To Perform a Full Text Search Siep Action 3 Enter lt install_directory gt common doc pdf lt product_name gt lt product_name gt _index pdx For example C Program Files Reuters Common doc pdf xtra xtra_index pdx 4 Click Open Adobe Acrobat displays the index in the Available Indexes list 5 Remove any other indexes in the list such as the Acrobat guides then click OK Removing indexes improves response time and avoids unnecessary sear
Download Pdf Manuals
Related Search