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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

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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


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


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.


INTRODUCTION TO THE THIRD EDITION OF HOW TO FIND DATA ON THOMSON REUTERS QUICKLY AND EASILY


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.


THERE’S A LOT OF INFORMATION WAITINg FOR YOU…

We’veusediconsthroughoutthebooktohighlightdifferenttypesofinformation.

TIPThisindicatesusefulorimportantinformationthatmakesfindingdataevenlesscomplicated.

INBRIEFThereisanINBRIEFsectionthatsummarizesthekeyconceptsattheendofeachsection.Marketsandfinancialinstrumentsdochangeconstantly:companiesmergeandcountrieschangetheircurrencies.So,ThomsonReuterscodeschangetoo.Thecodesgiveninthisbookarecorrectatthetimeofgoingtopress,butareliabletochangeatanytime.

Thepointofthisbookistogiveyouintelligentwaysoffindingdatawithoutmemorizingcodes–thisisthebestwaytohandletheconstantchangethatisnaturalinthefinancialmarkets.


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>.


CHAPTER 1gETTINg STARTED WITH THOMSON REUTERS DATA


REUTERS3000XTRA–SEARCHFACILITIESFORVERSION5.1Reuters3000Xtrav5.1providesasinglesearchmechanismthatenablesyoutoperformanythingfromthesimplestsearchforacompanynametoprecisesearchesfordatasuchasP/Eratioswithinacertainrangeorbondsbyanissuerinaparticularcouponrange.

XTRAMENUTheXtraMenuprovidesasimplewayoffindingeveryavailabledisplay,relevanttoagiveninstrument,fromstandalonechartsthroughtocompletepre-builtmodelsinThomsonReutersKobraorThomsonReutersPowerPlusPro(MicrosoftExcel).Youcanclicktoviewanydisplaylistedforinstrumentsinanyassetclass.

ThescreenshotbelowprovidesvariousoptionsavailableinReuters3000XtraMenu.

ToviewpricinginformationonaknownRICsymbol,selectQuotescreenorpressF4,typecompanyname.TheAutosuggestoptionwillproposeappropriatesymbolsorwillpromptyoubacktoSearch.IfthecodeproposedbytheAutosuggestoptioniswhatyouarelookingfor,inputtheRICsymbolcodeandthenpressenter.Forexample:


CHAPTER 2SIMPLE WAYS OF FINDINg DATA ON REUTERS 3000 XTRA vERSION 5.1

Youcansearchinseveraldifferentways,andthenclickdirectlytoadisplayononeoftheinstrumentsreturned.


EASILYINSERTINSTRUMENTSYoucanveryeasilyinsertaninstrumentanywhereintheQuoteList:clicktherowabovethatyouwanttoinsert,presstheInsertkeyandanInsertItemboxwillpop-up.Theboxalsooffersauto-searchandauto-completion.

REAL-TIMESTATUSAnew‘traffic-light’ontherightofthemenubargivesyouanimmediateoverviewoftheThomsonReutersMarketDataSystemsourceshealthsoyoucanquicklyseeifthereareanyproblemswiththedata:

- Greenifallsourcesareavailable.

- OrangeifanybutthemainThomsonReuterssourceisdown.

- RedifthemainThomsonReuterssourceisdown.

ONEUNIQUEHELPSYSTEMAllhelpnowusesthesameonlinesystemthatiscommontoallThomsonReutersProducts.

ChooseoneentryintheHelpmenuorpressF1togettotheunifiedhelpsystem.




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.




GENERALSEARCHFINDINGDEBTINSTRUMENTS1.SettheLookForfieldtoDebt.

2.TheSearchfunctionalityhastheprovisiontocustomizethesearchbasedontherequirementsoftheclients.Thereareaddandremovebuttonstohelpyousearchonexactrequirements.

3.Oncethecriteriaareselected,clickonSearchbuttontoretrievetheresults.

4.Theresultswillbedisplayedonthebottomofthepage.ClickontheIssuertoretrievesummarydetailsandtheinstrumentsavailable.

TheAnalyzeResultsbuttonisveryusefulcomplementtosearchworkflows.Itallowsfilteringoftheresultsthroughasetofpre-definedclusters.




TOFINDABONDWHEREYOUKNOWTHEIDENTIFIER(SUCHASISIN,CUSIPORSEDOL):

1. SettheLookForfieldtoDebt.

2. AgainsttheMarketCodebutton,enterthecode.

3. ClickontheSearchbutton.

3. Wheremorethanoneinstrumentisfoundthatmatchesyoursearch,thesearelisted:clickononetodisplayitsinstruments.

YOUCANALSOSEARCHBYTHEMAINCHARACTERISTICSOFABOND,SUCHASRANGESOFCOUPONS/MATURITYDATESANDCREDITRATINGS,ASWELLASPARTICULARFEATURESOFTHEBOND.

Onceyouhaveselectedyourcriteria,thesearchwillreturnaresultlistofallmatchingbonds,whichyoucanthensortorselect.




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.




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.



http://customers.reuters.com/a/symbolchanges/search.aspx


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>.



https://customers.reuters.com/Home/alerts.aspx



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.


CHAPTER 3THE STRUCTURE OF THOMSON REUTERS DATA

Tohandlethecomplexityanddiversityofthefinancialmarketsandtheirinstrumenttypes,ThomsonReutershasdesignedaflexibledatastructurethatsupportsallassetclasses.

Alldataisidentifiedbycodes.Tofindaparticularpieceofinformation,youneedtoknowthecorrectcode.

Allcodesinthisguideappearinaboxlikethis:REUTERS.Inthisguide,(theReturnkeyonyourkeyboard)isthedefault.Ifnootherkeyismentioned,justpress afteryouhavetypedthecodeinyourcommandline.


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.




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.




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.




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.




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



https://customers.reuters.com/a/support/data/fids/default.aspx

https://customers.reuters.com/a/support/data/fids/ default.aspx


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.




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.




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




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).




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>.


CHAPTER 4EQUITY MARKETS


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




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.




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.



http://topnews.session.rservices.com


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.




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.




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.




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.






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




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:


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.





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.




TOOLSFORFINDINGFIXEDINCOMEDATA1. Reuters3000XtraSearchVersion5.1Howtofind: TheSearchbuttonofthe3000XtraBrowser,chooseDEBT.

ThisfacilityenablesyoutosearchforFixedIncomeinstrumentsusingdifferentcriteria.

BONDVIEWSSEARCH:ThisisthemainpagethatappearswhenyouopenReuters3000Xtra.Selectthefiletabandclickonnewpage.

ThisopensaFlexSheet.Everyflexsheetopenedwillhave2sheetsunderit–youcanright-clickontheflexsheetandselectQuotePage.

Clickon iconintheQuotescreen.Inputthenameofthebondyouarelookingfor,thenclickSearch.


CHAPTER 5BOND MARKETS


ClickonBondsontherighthandsidetodrilldownfurther.YoumayalsorightclickonanyQuotescreenandthengotoRelatedBondData.

ThisSearchfacilityenablestosearchusingevenmoredetailedselectioncriteriaandalsoaccessbondsfromallourfixedincomedatabases.Fromhereyoucanalsorunreportsfornewissues,ratingchanges,upcomingredemptions,recentdefaults,distresseddebtandleaguetable.

NewissuetermsandconditionsandlinkstotheRICsymbolsforpricingareaccessibleinthissearchfirst.

1. Reuters3000Xtralookup.CommandlineofReuters3000Xtra.Pleaseseechapter2.

2. XtraMenu.Canbefoundusing button.Showsdifferentanalyticdisplaysforthegivenbond.




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:



CountryCode

Example: DE 113536=RPRS

CountryCode(Localcode)

Delimiter(=) SourceCode(whereapplicable)


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.




SUPERRICSYMBOLSSuperRICsymbolshavethesamestructureasanybonds(seeabove),exceptthatthereisnosourcecodeattheend,forexample,DE113536=.

BytypingtheRICsymbolofthebondandpressingF3,youcandisplaytheAllQuoteschainofallpricesourcesforthegivenbond.

FIELDNAMESFORQUOTELISTIfyouclickDisplayallfieldsiconontheRICsymbol ,itwillallowyoutoseetheinformationforeachfieldontheRICsymbol.




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



CountryCode

Example: DE 10Y T = RR

Termtomaturity

Delimiter(=)Treasury IndicatorforReuterscalculatedvalue

http://paz.ime.reuters.com/portalfiles/1979/KeynewsanddatacodesFixedIncome.pdf

http://paz.ime.reuters.com/portalfiles/1979/KeynewsanddatacodesFixedIncome.pdf




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=>.


CHAPTER 6FOREIgN EXCHANgE AND MONEY MARKETS



http://www.iso.org/iso/support/currency_codes_list-1.htm


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.




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.




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>.






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.








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.




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.




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.




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>



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>



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


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).


INBRIEF:FUTURESThemainspeed-guideforfuturesis<FUTURES>.

DISPLAYINGALLCONTRACTSFORONEFUTURE

Mostchainsarebasedonatwo-orthree-characterRICrootcodefollowedbyacolon.Theycanbeenteredasfollows:

<US:>F3forthe30-yearUStreasurybondfuture,or<0#US:>.

DISPLAYINGSINGLECONTRACTSContinuationRICsymbolsautomaticallyretrievethepresentcontractforafuture,soyoudon’tneedtore-enterthepresentmonthandyeareverytimeafutureexpires.



Nameoffuture DISPLAYNAME 3 DSPLY_NAME

Contractmonth CONTRACTMONTH 41 CONTR_MNTH

Bid BID 22 BID

Offer ASK 25 ASK


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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CHAPTER 8OPTIONS

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.


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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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.



Nameoffuture DISPLAYNAME 3 DSPLY_NAME

Contractmonth CONTRACTMONTH 41 CONTR_MNTH

Bid BID 22 BID

Offer ASK 25 ASK


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>.


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




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




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




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




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:




COMMODITESFUNDAMENTALDATABASE(MPD)TheCommoditiesFundamentalDatabasegivesyouhistoricalandprojectedfiguresforkeyglobalcommoditiesacrossmetals,energy,emissionsand(during2010)agriculture.

Toviewthehomepageforthedatabase,goto:

http://bond.views.session.rservices.com/CE/


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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CHAPTER 10DELAYED DATA

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.


CROSS-MARKETPACKAGEThecross-marketpackagefromThomsonReutersgivesyoualimitedamountofreal-timeanddelayeddatafreeofcharge.Ifyouhavesubscribedtoonlyoneassetclassservice,thisgivesyouusefulindicatorsofthestateofothermarkets.Youcanfindoutmoredetailsonthepage:

<CROSS/MKT1>.

STREAMINGDELAYEDDATARICSYMBOLSSDD(StreamingDelayedData)RICsymbolshavenofurtherarbitrarydelayimposedbyThomsonReuters.PleaserefertodatanotificationDN040482onhowtoaccessstreamingdelayeddatatradespublishedbyMiFIDtradepublishingvenues.

TIPDelayedquotescanalsobedisplayedinagraph.JusttreatthedelayedRICsymbolasifitwereanormalRICsymbol.


CHAPTER 10DELAYED DATA

https://customers.reuters.com/a/support/NotificationService/ViewData.aspx?id=R18/DN040482



CHAPTER 11CONTRIBUTED DATA

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.


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.




Insummary,ThomsonReutershasthousandsofdifferentfields(FIDs)tocoverthewholebreadthofeverymarketrequirement.ForaspecificRICsymbol,onlysomeofthosefieldsarerelevant.Itistherecordtemplatethatdictateswhichonesarerelevant.Thefieldsforacashinstrument,forexample,willbedifferentfromthoserequiredforafuture.Therefore,thecashandfuturesRICsymbolshavedifferentrecordtemplates.Inturn,thedisplaytemplatedefinesthefieldsthataredisplayedwhenyouviewafullquote.Thesearealwaysthemostimportantfieldsfromtherecordtemplate.Chainsandtilesareavailabletoretrievemultipleinstrumentsinasingledisplay,e.g.SPOT=BARLisatilewhereEUR=BARLandotherFXspotsfromthesamecontributoraredisplayedinonescreen.




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




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.




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>.




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.




INBRIEF:CONTRIBUTEDDATAThomsonReuterscustomerscanpublishtheirownratesusingRICsymbols(otherwiseknownaslogicalrecords)orpages.Contributorsarecontractuallyobligedtoensurethequalityandaccuracyoftheinformationtheypublish.

Datacanbecontributedinpublic,public-restrictedorprivate-restrictedformat:

• Public(Unrestricted)–anycustomerwithaccesstotheservicecanseeit.

• PublicRestricted–everyoneexceptaparticularusergroupdefinedbytheownerofthecontributionscanseethatpage.

• PrivateRestricted–onlyagroupofpre-definedcustomerscanseetheinformation.

Logicisationistheprocessoftransformingpage-basedinformationintorecord-basedinformation.





CHAPTER 12NEWS

Findingthenewsyouneediseasy.Youcanretrievespecificstoriesusing:

• Keywords.

• Codes.

• RICsymbol.

• Quotechains.

• Speed-guides.

Reuters3000XtrauserscanalsoviewTopNewsinaninternetbrowser.

PressF7todisplayabrowserwindow,thenentertheURL:http://topnews.session.rservices.com

FromthefrontpageofTopNews,youcaneasilymovetospecificnewsitemsortopicsusingthelinksorthemenuontheleft-handside.



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.


CHAPTER 12NEWS


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.


CHAPTER 12NEWS


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.


CHAPTER 12NEWS


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.


CHAPTER 12NEWS


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


CHAPTER 12NEWS


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


CHAPTER 12NEWS


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


CHAPTER 12NEWS


COMMODITIESNEWS

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


CHAPTER 12NEWS


OTHERUSEFULPAGESThefollowingpagesarealsouseful(viewtheseinaQuoteobjectinReuters3000Xtra):

G7economicdatadiary G7TODAY

Eurolandeconomicdatadiary EUROLAND01

Emergingmarketeconomicdatadiary EMRGDIARY01

ReutersPurchasingManagersIndices PMI/INDEX1

GuidetoReuterspollinginformation,includingassetallocationsurveysandforexandinterestrateforecasts POLL1

Indexofallchangenotificationsaffectingdata CHANGES

LANGUAGECODESYoucanfilternewssothatyouonlyseeaspecificlanguage.Forexample,ECI-LENdisplayseconomicindicatornewsinEnglish.Toseeafulllistofallavailablelanguagecodes,lookatpage<LANGUAGE/NEWS1>.

THIRD-PARTYNEWSSOURCESUsethefollowingnewscodesforthird-party-news:

Londonstockexchangeannouncements RNS

PRNewswire PRN

Businesswire BSW

Eurotop300pressreleases CNR

ForaccesstostoriesfromDowJonesNewswires,viewthepage DJN/NEWS1

Foraguidetoallthird-partynewsservices,viewthepageTHIRDPARTY/NEWS1


CHAPTER 12NEWS



CHAPTER 13ERROR MESSAgES/ PERMISSIONINg

NobodyhasaccesstoallthedatasuppliedbyThomsonReuters.Soonerorlater,you’llseeoneoftheseerrormessageswhenyoutrytofindsomething.

SELECTIVEACCESSThismeansthecodeyouhaveenteredexists,butthatyouarenotpermissionedtovieworretrieveit.

ACTIONIfyouhaverequestedexchangeinformation,datafromaspecialistdataprovidersource,oraRestrictedDataSet,youneedtonotifyThomsonReutersthatyouwanttoseethisdata.Theremaybeanadditionalchargepayableifyouhavetosubscribetoanexchange.ThedatamaybepartofaRestrictedDataSet,inwhichcaseeitheryouarenolongerpartoftheusergroupandneedtore-apply,oryoumaynotbepermittedtoviewit.

Alternatively,youmightnothavesubscribedtothecorrectThomsonReutersorspecialistdataservice.

Ifyouaretryingtoviewapagebelongingtoabroker,itismostlikelythatthebrokerhassetupaRestrictedDataSet.YourThomsonReutersrepresentativewillcheckifyouareabletoviewtheinformation,andwillcontactthebrokeronyourbehalf.

DATANOTAVAILABLEThiscanhavetwomeanings:

a)Thecodeyouentereddoesnotexist

b)Youarenotpermissionedtoseethedata(fordatafeedcustomers,selectiveaccessanddatanotavailablearesynonymous).

ACTIONPhoneyourlocalcustomersupportorThomsonReutersrepresentative,whowillbehappytogiveyouthecorrectcodeorwillfindoutwhyyoucannotretrievethedatayourequested.

TherearemanysupportservicesprovidedbyThomsonReutersCustomerAdministration.Someofthemorecommonservicesinclude:

ADDITIONS,DELETIONSANDCHANGESTOEXISTINGSERVICEYoucanrequestadditions,deletionsandgeneralchangestoservicesthroughtheThomsonReutersCustomerAdministrationDepartment.Insomecases,youraccountteaminvolvementmayberequirediftherequestsrequireadditionalpricingquotationsorcontractualterms.ThomsonReutersCustomerAdministrationcanthendeterminetheneedforadditionalinformationandhandletherequestthroughtocompletion.

Additionstoservicesthatdonotrequireadditionalcontractsorpricingwillgenerallybepermissionedwithin24to72hours.


EXCHANGEANDTHIRD-PARTYSERVICEMANAGEMENTInadditiontothestandardThomsonReutersdatapackages,youcanaddavarietyofglobalexchangedata(e.g.NYSE,CBOT)andthird-partydata(e.g.FirstCall,S&P)toyourservice.CustomerAdministrationwillactastheliaisonforyouandtheproviders.ThomsonReutersCustomerAdministrationisresponsibleforhelpingyouunderstandandmanageanycontractualagreementswiththeseserviceprovidersaswellasassistwithanyreportingrequirements.

DATAFEEDACCESSDECLARATIONSIfyouareusinganopendatafeeddeliverymechanismthatrequiresyoutosubmitAccessDeclarations,ordermanagementspecialistsarethemaincontactpointforthemonthlyorquarterlyreportingrequirements.YouwillbesentaDatafeedAccessDeclaration(DAD)onaquarterlybasisthatwillrequestyoutoenterthenumberofusersofeachThomsonReutersserviceandeachexchangeorthird-partyservice.Ourcustomeradministrationrepresentativescollectthisinformationandprocessorderstoupdateyouraccountandbillinginformation.Fordirectlybilledexchanges,youstillhavetheobligationtoreportyournumberofuserstotheirownwebsite.

ELECTRONICSELF-ADMINISTRATIONThomsonReutersoffersavarietyofcustomerself-administrationtools.

PleaseseetheAdministrationSupportSectionontheCustomerZoneformoredetailsontheself-administration

tools:http://customers.reuters.com/Home/administration_support.aspx

SPECIALIZEDSUPPORTSERVICESThereareareasofspecializationwithinCustomerAdministrationtodealwiththespecificneedsofourvariedcustomers.Thesespecialservicesinclude:

• Re-vendorsupport–forcustomersthatresellexchangeorThomsonReutersdataandtheuniquecontractualrulesassociatedwiththistypeofmodel.

• Datafeedandexchangeordermanagementspecialists–assistcustomerswithexchangeandthird-partyservicemanagement,includingDADsubmissionandprocessing.

HOURSOFOPERATIONOurnormalbusinesshoursofoperationare:

Americas:8:00am–6:00pmEST,Monday–Friday.

Asia:4:00amMondayto6:00amSaturday,BangaloreTime.

Europe:8:00am–6:00pmCEST/CET,Monday–Friday.

Forrequests,queriesandissuesduringnormalbusinesshours,contactourCustomerCaredepartment.Forout-of-hourspermissioningservices,youcancontacttheThomsonReutersCustomerSupportcentertodetermineiftheissuecanbeaddressedimmediately.Ifnot,theThomsonReutersCustomerSupportcenterwillensurethattheissueisactionedbyCustomerAdministrationforfirstcontactthefollowingbusinessday.


CHAPTER 13ERROR MESSAgES/ PERMISSIONINg

http://customers.reuters.com/Home/administration_support.aspx

http://customers.reuters.com/Home/administration_support.aspx

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CHAPTER 14CONTACTINg THOMSON REUTERS CUSTOMER SUPPORT

CONTACTUS“ContactUs”isanelectroniccommunicationchannel,designedtomakeitsimplerforacustomertogetintouchwithThomsonReutersCustomerSupport.Itisavailableasanelectronicformwithinourproducts,ontheCustomerZoneandasastandaloneformonline.

ACCESSINGTHE“CONTACTUS”FORMTherearethreewaysofaccessingthe“ContactUs”form:

• FromtheProduct:UndertheProductSupportsectionthereisalinkforOnlineSupport.Whenyouclickonthatlink,the“ContactUs”formwillappearontopofyourproduct

• FromtheCustomerZone

• Fromthe“ContactUs”standaloneformusingthefollowingURL:

https://customers.reuters.com/sc/ContactUs/Simple/trDefault.aspx

HELPDESKNUMBERSForimmediateassistancewithtechnicalordataandfunctionalityqueries,pleasecontacttheThomsonReutersCustomerSupportviatelephone.Forafulllistingofproductsupportphonenumbers,pleasevisittheCustomerZone:


Checkthepage<PHONE/HELP>forlatestdetails.

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