Howtofinddataon Thomson Reuters Quicklyand Easily

HOW TO FIND DATA ON
THOMSON REUTERS
QUICKLY AND EASILY
THIRD EDITION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
OW TO FIND DATA ON THOMSON
H EARCH BY THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS
S WHY DO YOU NEED TO KNOW
REUTERS QUICKLY AND EASILY: OF A BOND, SUCH AS RANGES OF COUPONS/ ABOUT FIDS?
THIRD EDITION MATURITY DATES AND CREDIT RATINGS, FIELD NUMBERS
AS WELL AS PARTICULAR FEATURES OF IN BRIEF: RIC SYMBOLS AND PAGES
I NTRODUCTION TO THE THIRD EDITION THE BOND
OF HOW TO FIND DATA ON THOMSON THE GENERAL RIC SYMBOL STRUCTURE
REUTERS 3000 XTRA – SEARCH FACILITIES
REUTERS QUICKLY AND EASILY THE RIC SYMBOLS ROOT
FOR VERSION 5.1
WHAT IS THE ADVANTAGE OF KNOWING
HOW THIS GUIDE IS ORGANIZED THOMSON REUTERS SEARCH
ABOUT RIC SYMBOLS ROOTS?
TIPS TIP
PERIOD OR TIME INTERVALS
IN BRIEF DISPLAYING THE RESULTS OF A THOMSON
DELIMITERS
REUTERS LOOKUP OR CRITERIA SEARCH
HAPTER 1 – GETTING STARTED WITH
C SEPARATOR INSTRUMENT
HOW TO KEEP TRACK OF DATA
THOMSON REUTERS DATA EXAMPLE CODES
THAT HAS CHANGED
SOURCE CODES
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY REAL-TIME DATA? THE ALERTS SERVICE
EXCHANGE IDENTIFIER
EXCHANGE-TRADED REAL-TIME DATA NEW DATA
IN BRIEF: GENERAL RIC
WHERE CAN YOU FIND HISTORICAL
HAPTER 3 – THE STRUCTURE OF
C SYMBOL STRUCTURE
REFERENCE FUNDAMENTAL DATA?
SPECIALIST DATA THOMSON REUTERS DATA
CHAPTER 4 – EQUITY MARKETS
WHAT ARE RIC SYMBOLS AND PAGES?
HAPTER 2 – SIMPLE WAYS OF FINDING
C PEED-GUIDES, RIC SYMBOLS
S
WHEN TO USE UPPER OR LOWER CASE AND PAGES
DATA ON REUTERS 3000 XTRA VERSION 5.1
REUTERS INSTRUMENT CODES FULL QUOTES FOR EQUITIES
EUTERS 3000 XTRA – SEARCH FACILITIES
R (RIC) SYMBOLS
AMERICAN CONSOLIDATED QUOTES
FOR VERSION 5.1 ADVANTAGES OF RIC SYMBOLS
EQUITY RIC SYMBOLS INCORPORATING
XTRA MENU FULL QUOTES BROKERAGE CHARACTERS
INSERT INSTRUMENTS EASILY CHAINS AND TILES EQUITY INDICES
REAL-TIME STATUS SO WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COMPANY NEWS
ONE UNIQUE HELP SYSTEM A CHAIN AND A TILE?
TOP NEWS
FINDING EQUITIES HOW TO DISPLAY A CHAIN
FACTIVA NEWS WATCH
TO FIND AN INSTRUMENT WHEN HOW TO DISPLAY A TILE
SECOND-LEVEL (ORDER BOOK
YOU KNOW ITS CLEARING CODE PAGE FORMATS OR MARKET MAKER) CHAINS
(FOR EXAMPLE, ISIN) SPEED-GUIDES TIP
FINDING DEBT INSTRUMENTS FIELD IDENTIFIERS (FIDS) TIME AND SALES
TO FIND A BOND WHERE YOU KNOW THE
IDENTIFIER (SUCH AS ISIN, CUSIP OR SEDOL)
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TIP DEPOSITS AND FORWARDS IN BRIEF: FUTURES
EQUITY VIEWS FORWARDS DELIVERY YEARS FOR FUTURES
BACKGROUND PAGES OUTRIGHT FORWARDS DELAYED FUTURES
DELAYED EQUITIES AND INDICES CONTRIBUTED EURO CROSS FORWARDS
HOW TO CONFIGURE REUTERS 3000 XTRA DEPOSITS CHAPTER 8 – OPTIONS
TO HAVE DELAYED DATA AUTOMATICALLY FORWARD RATE AGREEMENTS (FRAs) EQUITY OPTIONS
SWITCHED ON SWAPS CHAINS OF OPTIONS ON
TIP ZERO CURVES CASH EQUITIES
FIELD NAMES FOR QUOTE LISTS HOW THE ZERO CURVE IS CONSTRUCTED US OPTIONS TRADED ON OPRA
IN BRIEF: EQUITY MARKETS VOLATILITIES OPRA STANDARD SERVICE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE VOLATILITIES TIP
CHAPTER 5 – BOND MARKETS.
INTEREST RATE VOLATILITIES MONTHLY OPTION CHAINS
OOLS FOR FINDING FIXED
T FIXINGS AT-THE-MONEY CHAINS
INCOME DATA THE STRUCTURE OF SINGLE-OPTION
EURO INTERBANK OFFERED RATES
BOND VIEWS SEARCH CONTRACTS
OTHER FIXINGS
SPEED-GUIDES, RIC EUREX CONTRACTS
FIELD NAMES FOR QUOTE LISTS
SYMBOLS AND PAGES FIELD NAMES FOR QUOTE LISTS
AND POWER PLUS PRO
NAVIGATING BY CHAINS OPTIONS ON FUTURES
IN BRIEF: FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND
THE GENERAL STRUCTURE OF BOND MONEY MARKETS THE ‘ALL OPTIONS’ CHAINS
RIC SYMBOLS
THE AT-THE-MONEY (ATM)
COUNTRY CODE CHAPTER 7 – FUTURES OPTIONS CHAIN
SUPER RIC SYMBOLS VOLATILITY SURFACE CONTENT
PEED-GUIDES, RIC SYMBOLS
S
FIELD NAMES FOR QUOTE LIST AND PAGES ATM VOLATILITY INDICES
BENCHMARKS FUTURES CONTRACTS OPTIONS ON FUTURES RIC SYMBOLOGY
DELIVERY YEARS FOR FUTURES OTC FOREIGN EXCHANGE OPTIONS
CHAPTER 6 – FOREIGN EXCHANGE
CONTINUATION RIC SYMBOLS ATM FX OPTIONS
AND MONEY MARKETS
SERIAL FUTURES CONTRACTS RIC SYMBOL CONSTRUCTION
PEED-GUIDES, RIC SYMBOLS
S FUTURES CHAINS CONTRIBUTED SURFACES
AND PAGES
KEY DATES INFORMATION RISK REVERSALS
SPOT RATES
FUTURES CHAINS SHOWING RIC SYMBOL CONSTRUCTION
CROSS-RATES MARKET DEPTH BUTTERFLIES
CONTRIBUTED CROSS-RATES EXPIRED FUTURES SURFACE DISPLAY
CALCULATED CROSS-RATES FIELD NAMES FOR QUOTE LISTS CALCULATED FX SURFACES
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CHAPTER 9 – COMMODITIES THE ADVANTAGES OF CONTRIBUTING HAPTER 13 – ERROR MESSAGES/
C
RIC SYMBOLS PERMISSIONING
NAVIGATION BY CHAINS
RESTRICTED DATA SETS (RDS) SELECTIVE ACCESS
CHAIN DESCRIPTION
WHAT DO I DO WHEN I CAN’T SEE A RIC DATA NOT AVAILABLE
NAVIGATION BY SPEED-GUIDES
OR PAGE THAT I THINK I SHOULD BE ABLE
CASH INSTRUMENTS EXCHANGE AND THIRD PARTY
TO VIEW?
TIP SERVICE MANAGEMENT
SUPER RIC SYMBOLS
CASH COMMODITIES CHAINS DATAFEED ACCESS DECLARATIONS
LOGICISATION
RIC SYMBOLS FOR COMMODITY CHAINS ELECTRONIC SELF-ADMINISTRATION
CONTRIBUTED PAGES
ENERGY CASH PRICE CHAINS HOURS OF OPERATION
UPDATING YOUR PAGES
RIC SYMBOLS FOR ENERGY RIC SYMBOLS HAPTER 14 – CONTACTING THOMSON
C
CASH CHAINS INSERTLINK REUTERS CUSTOMER SUPPORT
TYPE CODE STRUCTURE REUTERS SPREADSHEET
COMMODITES FUNDAMENTAL CONTACT US
PUBLISHER (RSP)
DATABASE (MPD) ACCESSING THE “CONTACT US” FORM
MARKETLINK-IP (MLIP)
FIELD NAMES FOR QUOTE LISTS HELP DESK NUMBERS
CONTEX MCS
IN BRIEF: COMMODITIES AND
IN BRIEF: CONTRIBUTED DATA
ENERGY MARKETS
CHAPTER 12 – NEWS
CHAPTER 10 – DELAYED DATA
HOW TO SEARCH FOR NEWS
DELAYED EQUITY AND INDICES
NEWS SPEED-GUIDES
FULL QUOTES
CODES
CLOSING RUNS
KEYWORDS
DELAYED CHAINS
RIC SYMBOLS
DELAYED FOREIGN EXCHANGE QUOTES
HOW TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR
CROSS-MARKET PACKAGE
NEWS SEARCH
STREAMING DELAYED DATA
NEWS TOPIC CODES
RIC SYMBOLS
OTHER USEFUL PAGES
TIP
LANGUAGE CODES
CHAPTER 11 – CONTRIBUTED DATA THIRD-PARTY NEWS SOURCES
CONTRIBUTED DATA
RIC SYMBOLS AND FIDS

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

DATA ON THOMSON REUTERS QUICKLY AND EASILY
The previous editions of this guide were clear, concise and easier to use, easier to view and faster. There are sixteen
well received. They provided a general explanation of code new style calculators covering the most important analytics
structures and specific guides for each asset class. This requirements for currency options, forward rate agreements,
edition simply brings the guide up to date. The underlying interest rate and currency swaps, swaptions, FX swaps and
code structures for our data remain very much as they were, deposits. State-of-the-art pricing models are now available
but the markets, technical innovations and our depth of for credit correlation products. Pricing and valuation
coverage increase continually to serve you better. We have functions are provided for collateralized debt obligations.
added details that direct you to this information and have In the Reuters 3000 Xtra Charts, you can now define an
removed some things that are no longer valid. alert for analyses crossing each other or crossing trend lines.
Since the previous edition, Reuters 3000 Xtra A new scrollbar has been introduced for more flexibility to
displays have developed significantly. expand or contract the x-axis by dragging the sides of the
scrollbar thumb.
So, what’s new on Reuters 3000 Xtra v5.1?
There have also been significant increases in the depth and
Some exciting new features of Reuters 3000 Xtra v5.1 include:
breadth of our market coverage.
• Improved usability: Auto-suggestion,
We have coverage on Daily Australia Securities Exchange
Quote list enhancements.
broker trading summaries, Hanoi Stock Exchange foreign
• Better workflow: Integrated calculators linkable trading data, Japanese consolidated tape, new Rabobank
within flex. trading prices, Australian semi-government credit curves,
• Enhanced analytics: New Adfin calculation functions new Brazilian ratings information.
for credit derivatives.
There are several more features and added market coverage
• Enhanced Charts: Automatic chart alerting, that will be discussed in length in the relevant chapters. We
New Dynamic Scrollbar. hope you enjoy reading and learning more about Reuters
Auto-suggestion is an auto-search feature which suggests 3000 Xtra v5.1.
top ten automatic search results when you enter a text
which is not a RIC symbol. Quote list (previously called
Matrix object) now has features that enable you to group
instruments by sector, maturity date etc. Thomson Reuters
Integrated Calculators have been made more compact,

There’s a lot of information waiting for you…
But how do you know that you are making the most of everything you have subscribed to? We’ve used icons throughout the
book to highlight different types
If you find it difficult to get hold of the information you need, read on. of information.
The information that Thomson Reuters provides is HOW THIS GUIDE IS ORGANIZED
constantly growing and continually changing. It’s not The world of Thomson Reuters data and news is, like the
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always easy to keep up with the latest developments. world it covers, vast, complex and potentially overwhelming.
This indicates useful or important
This guide changes that. Whether you’re a new user or have But our data is all built logically, and if you break it down into information that makes finding
been working with data from Thomson Reuters for years, smaller pieces, there’s nothing too difficult to understand. data even less complicated.
this provides a comprehensive reference point for all the
In Getting Started, we look at the different types of data
codes that are used to find information. It also directs you
available. From there, we look at the structure of Thomson
to useful pages that help you find your way around, and
Reuters data. There’s also a section on different tools for IN BRIEF
tools that can find information for you.
finding all the data you need. Once you’re familiar with the There is an IN BRIEF section that
The guide explains the structures behind codes in simple high-level information, you can use the individual sections summarizes the key concepts at the
steps, and has separate sections on those codes for each of to look in detail at each asset class, such as equities, bonds, end of each section.
the major asset classes. So it’s not a directory – it’s better foreign exchange and commodities and energy. Markets and financial instruments
do change constantly: companies
than that. Once you’re familiar with the data structures
Finally, there are sections at the back that cover contributed merge and countries change their
for different asset classes, many of the codes for data will currencies. So, Thomson Reuters
data (pages and records of information provided by active
become instinctively familiar to you. codes change too. The codes given
market players), news codes, delayed data (usually available in this book are correct at the time
Real-time and historical data can be viewed on several free of charge), error messages and phone numbers for help of going to press, but are liable to
different Thomson Reuters platforms and applications, desks. For convenience, there’s an In Brief section at the end change at any time.
such as Reuters 3000 Xtra, Thomson Reuters Kobra and of most sections, which summarizes the key points. The point of this book is to give
Reuters Trader, as well as through Thomson Reuters you intelligent ways of finding data
datafeeds, the Thomson Reuters Terminal and a number without memorizing codes – this is
of third-party applications. In this guide, we show you the the best way to handle the constant
change that is natural in the
best way to access that information.
financial markets.

CHAPTER 1
GETTING STARTED WITH THOMSON REUTERS DATA
To begin understanding data from Thomson Reuters, it’s If you normally need only indicative prices, most exchanges
helpful to break it up into different groups. The easiest way also provide delayed data, which is free of charge. For more
is to start with these four: information on this, please refer to the Delayed Data chapter
1. Country-level: data that belongs to different countries. in this guide.
2. Asset classes: equities, fixed income, etc. WHERE CAN YOU FIND HISTORICAL REFERENCE
3. Market-level: data that belongs to different exchanges FUNDAMENTAL DATA?
or other recognized markets. Historical reference fundamental data is an integral part of
Reuters 3000 Xtra. It includes company reports, bond terms
4. Real-time and historical data.
and conditions, ratings histories and historical price charts.
The first three types are self-explanatory, but it’s worth
In addition, Thomson Reuters offers a range of enterprise-
looking at the fourth to understand the difference between
wide financial information products, such as Thomson Reuters
real-time and historical data. Why? Because, before you start
DataScope, offering open access to substantial amounts of
using Thomson Reuters data, you must tell Thomson Reuters
historical data for department or enterprise-wide use.
which real-time exchange data you need.
SPECIALIST DATA
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY REAL-TIME DATA?
Thomson Reuters also gives access to specialist data
Real time means almost immediately. When a trade is made
services that provide extra depth of information, market
at an exchange or a new rate is set, then you see it almost
commentary and analysis by acknowledged experts. The
as soon as it happens – sometimes within a fraction of a
services cover all asset classes and all market segments,
second – regardless of your location. This real-time data can
from treasury, asset management, investment banking and
come from exchanges, from registered contributors on the
brokerage, through to corporate and media.
Thomson Reuters network or from third-party data providers.
Types of coverage include:
EXCHANGE-TRADED REAL-TIME DATA
• Economic indicators and macroeconomic commentary.
All Thomson Reuters services supply the general financial
• Specialist analysis and commentary.
information and news you have subscribed to. However,
• Specialist forecasting and technical analysis.
exchanges reserve the right to charge a small additional fee
• Specialist news services.
for the delivery of real-time data to your terminal. If you wish
• Specialist prices (including broker data).
to know more about charges for particular exchanges, your
local Thomson Reuters representative will be able to tell you For a full list of specialist services, go to page <SPECIAL>.
the exact fees for the data you require. Each service is chargeable, but you can find offers and free
trials on page <FREETRIALS>.

CHAPTER 2
SIMPLE WAYS OF FINDING DATA ON REUTERS 3000 XTRA version 5.1
REUTERS 3000 XTRA – SEARCH FACILITIES FOR

VERSION 5.1
Reuters 3000 Xtra v5.1 provides a single search mechanism
that enables you to perform anything from the simplest
search for a company name to precise searches for data
such as P/E ratios within a certain range or bonds by an
issuer in a particular coupon range.
XTRA MENU
The Xtra Menu provides a simple way of finding every
available display, relevant to a given instrument, from
standalone charts through to complete pre-built models in
Thomson Reuters Kobra or Thomson Reuters PowerPlus Pro
(Microsoft Excel). You can click to view any display listed for
instruments in any asset class.
The screenshot below provides various options available in
Reuters 3000 Xtra Menu.
To view pricing information on a known RIC symbol, select
Quote screen or press F4, type company name. The Auto
suggest option will propose appropriate symbols or will
prompt you back to Search. If the code proposed by the
Auto suggest option is what you are looking for, input the
You can search in several different ways, and then click
RIC symbol code and then press enter. For example:
directly to a display on one of the instruments returned.

CHAPTER 2
EASILY INSERT INSTRUMENTS REAL-TIME STATUS

You can very easily insert an instrument anywhere in the A new ‘traffic-light’ on the right of the menu bar gives you an
Quote List: click the row above that you want to insert, immediate overview of the Thomson Reuters Market Data
press the Insert key and an Insert Item box will pop-up. System sources health so you can quickly see if there are any
The box also offers auto-search and auto-completion. problems with the data:
- Green if all sources are available.
- Orange if any but the main Thomson Reuters source

is down.
- Red if the main Thomson Reuters source is down.
ONE UNIQUE HELP SYSTEM
All help now uses the same online system that is common
to all Thomson Reuters Products.
Choose one entry in the Help menu or press F1 to get to the

unified help system.

CHAPTER 2
FINDING EQUITIES TO FIND AN INSTRUMENT WHEN YOU KNOW ITS

For the simplest search for a company: CLEARING CODE (FOR EXAMPLE, ISIN):
1. Press Control + F and set the Look For field to ‘Search
1. Press Control + F and set the Look For field to Equities.
All’ (also called FRD search).
2. Enter the name or part name and click on the
2. Set the Where field to ‘Code’.
Search button.
3. Enter the code or part code and click on the
3. W
here more than one company is found that matches
Search button.
your search, these are listed for your convenience –
click on one to display its instruments. 4. W
here more than one company is found that matches
your search, these are listed.
For your convenience, click one by one of the company’s
instruments to drill down to find your instrument.
You can also set the Look For field so that you can easily
find either Funds or Indices.
For complex equities, you can search at company level, such
as profit/loss, income statements, balance sheet information
or market ratios. Or you can search on issue-level information
such as consensus estimates or growth rates.

CHAPTER 2
GENERAL SEARCH 4. The results will be displayed on the bottom of the page.
FINDING DEBT INSTRUMENTS Click on the Issuer to retrieve summary details and the
1. Set the Look For field to Debt. instruments available.
2. The Search functionality has the provision to customize
the search based on the requirements of the clients.
There are add and remove buttons to help you search
on exact requirements.
The Analyze Results button is very useful complement to

search workflows. It allows filtering of the results through
a set of pre-defined clusters.
3. Once the criteria are selected, click on Search button to

retrieve the results.

CHAPTER 2
TO FIND A BOND WHERE YOU KNOW THE IDENTIFIER You can also search by the main characteristics
(SUCH AS ISIN, CUSIP OR SEDOL): of a bond, such as ranges of coupons/maturity
dates and credit ratings, as well as particular
features of the bond.
1. Set the Look For field to Debt. Once you have selected your criteria, the search will return
2. Against the Market Code button, enter the code. a result list of all matching bonds, which you can then sort
3. Click on the Search button. or select.
3. W
here more than one instrument is found that matches
your search, these are listed: click on one to display
its instruments.

CHAPTER 2
REUTERS 3000 XTRA – SEARCH FACILITIES FOR There are three types of search, depending on how you set
VERSION 5.1 the topmost field in the Search dialog box:
TIP
Reuters 3000 Xtra v5.1 search include cross-asset, name
• N
ame search searches by company or issuer name to For convenience, you can set
and code look-up facility, as well as a criteria search that
retrieve securities and their live quotes. default values in the search to avoid
provides sophisticated criteria results for each asset class, having to select them individually
covering equities, debt, forex & money, commodities and • A
sset class search uses basic criteria, such as name, each time. Use the command
energy, funds and economic indicators. ticker, quote price etc. Tools/Options/Services/Reuters
Database Search.
• C
ode search searches by any full or partial security
THOMSON REUTERS SEARCH CRITERIA SEARCH
ID or any clearing code.
The Thomson Reuters Search facility is a quick search This enables you to perform
function for finding companies, stocks, indices, bonds or With Bond search, you can add a more specific search in a criteria search through your
database, including indices,
economic data via a single name or code lookup. Given the the line where you enter the name, such as maturity date
options, futures, funds and
full or partial name or any clearing code such as SEDOL, ISIN or coupon rate. For example: input <BMW> in Name field, economic indicators. There are two
or CUSIP, you can browse through all information and quotes select a maturity date criteria to drill down on the issue you ways of starting a criteria search:
associated with it. are interested in. • Click on the button on
your toolbar.
There are two ways of getting into the Thomson Reuters • Press CTRL + F.
Search tool:
1. B
y clicking on the Thomson Reuters Search button on
your toolbar , located on the right-hand side of the
command line.
2. Press CTRL + F.
Always start by defining what type of search you are making:
a name search, asset class search or code search.

CHAPTER 2
Once you have your search results you may The change notifications are driven by Thomson Reuters,
view the results by right-clicking on the RIC exchanges, contributors and other institutional market data
TIP
symbol in the Results screen, which will put providers. These notifications are worth checking regularly,
a) A flex sheet is the technical term
the RIC symbol into the active frame in your as they could affect your operations. for a display screen in Reuters
Reuters 3000 Xtra Quote screen. 3000 Xtra container. This can
Each notification includes a brief summary, a detailed
a) A flex sheet is the technical term for a display screen in display real-time prices, graphs and
description of the underlying changes and appropriate
Reuters 3000 Xtra container. This can display real-time news, or historical, fundamental
details for technical users. and analytical information. There
prices, graphs and news, or historical, fundamental and
are hundreds of pre-built displays
analytical information. There are hundreds of You can find this information at the following locations: in Reuters 3000 Xtra, covering
pre-built displays in Reuters 3000 Xtra, covering all asset classes. Some of these
Thomson Reuters page <WORLD/CHANGES1> lists daily
all asset classes. Some of these are based on Kobra are based on Kobra flex sheets;
RIC symbol additions/drops or changes sorted by country. others are based on Microsoft Excel
flex sheets; others are based on Microsoft Excel
spreadsheets. You can also build
spreadsheets. You can also build custom screens Alternatively, you may view and subscribe to emails from custom screens to suit your exact
to suit your exact information needs. the below link on Customer Zone: information needs.
b) S
electing the item and right-clicking will give you a http://customers.reuters.com/a/symbolchanges/search.aspx b) Selecting the item and right-
selection of different information types for which you clicking will give you a selection
can use the RIC symbol. of different information types for
which you can use the RIC symbol.
c) W
hen using the search facility in Microsoft Excel,
the search result will be loaded directly into a cell. c) When using the search facility in
Microsoft Excel, the search result
HOW TO KEEP TRACK OF DATA THAT HAS CHANGED will be loaded directly into a cell.
Thomson Reuters provides enhanced change notifications
that help you navigate the steady flow of detailed data
changes that sweep across the world’s markets. This service
provides easy, timely and comprehensive access to details
of the changes that affect Thomson Reuters data, including
new, changed and deleted data.

CHAPTER 2
THE ALERTS SERVICE

Alerts provide details of unforeseen service interruptions
affecting data, plus indications of problem resolution times.
This now includes coverage of historical data.
You can find the Alerts service on the page <ALERT>.
Alternatively, you may register at our Customer Zone link
given below to receive notifications.
https://customers.reuters.com/Home/alerts.aspx
For more information on changes to data and Alerts, please
contact your local Thomson Reuters sales office.
A full list of offices can be found on our web site.
https://customers.reuters.com/kccontactus/telephone.aspx
NEW DATA
To ensure that you are aware of all the latest key datasets
that have become available, please check the following
pages regularly:
<SPECIAL>, <FREETRIALS>.

CHAPTER 3
THE STRUCTURE OF THOMSON REUTERS DATA
To handle the complexity and diversity of the financial markets and their instrument types,
Thomson Reuters has designed a flexible data structure that supports all asset classes.
All data is identified by codes. To find a particular piece of information, you need to know the correct code.
All codes in this guide appear in a box like this: REUTERS. In this guide, (the Return key on your
keyboard) is the default. If no other key is mentioned, just press after you have typed the code in
your command line.
WHAT ARE RIC SYMBOLS AND PAGES? • P

ages – these are whole pages of information provided
Thomson Reuters provides enhanced change notifications either by Thomson Reuters or by other contributors to
that help you navigate the steady flow of detailed data the Thomson Reuters network. They can include text
changes that sweep across the world’s markets. This service information or sets of different prices.
provides easy, timely and comprehensive access to details
For example, <CHFX> is the code for JP Morgan Chase
of the changes that affect Thomson Reuters data, including
London spot and forward rates.
new, changed and deleted data.
WHEN TO USE UPPER OR LOWER CASE
There are two main types of code you need to know about to
Reuters 3000 Xtra allows you to enter pages or RIC symbols
start with:
in either upper or lower case.
• R
IC symbols – these are Reuters Instrument Code
There are exceptions: if a code consists of upper and lower-
symbols that define individual financial instruments.
case letters, such as this continuation future <FLGc1> or RIC
The code for the spot rate of the Swiss Franc is <CHF=>, symbols that contain brokerage characters, such as
and the code for Microsoft stock on NASDAQ is <MSFT.O>. <DTEGn.DE>, you need to type that syntax exactly.
RIC symbols are mapped to display templates, according to
There is more information about brokerage characters
various rules based on the instrument asset class, location,
and continuation futures in the relevant market sections
and exchange, which enables Thomson Reuters to tailor the
of this guide.
display according the set of data that needs to be displayed
to the end user.

CHAPTER 3
REUTERS INSTRUMENT CODES (RIC) SYMBOLS

IMPORTANT NOTE: Remember that RIC symbols are protected by copyright, database rights and
trademarks owned by Thomson Reuters. You are only allowed to use RIC symbols in the manner and
for the purposes specified in your agreement with us. If you have any questions about your rights to
use RIC symbols, please contact your Thomson Reuters sales representative.
The technical term RIC symbol is used to describe the set of proprietary alphanumeric codes that are
the retrieval mechanism provided by Thomson Reuters to its customers as an integral part of their
Thomson Reuters financial information services to identify, navigate and retrieve a structured set of
related data items (known as a “logical record”) from the Thomson Reuters network. The acronym
“RIC” originally stood for “Record Identification Code”. It later became known as either “Reuters
Instrument Code” or “Reuters Identification Code”.
The information that is displayed when you enter a RIC symbol depends on the type of instrument
it defines. The display you get for a RIC symbol on a stock traded on the London Stock Exchange is
different from the display you get when you enter the RIC symbol, for example, for a bond. The bond
display will show maturity date, coupon, price or yield, whereas the stock display will show bid, ask
and last-traded price.

CHAPTER 3
ADVANTAGES OF RIC SYMBOLS SO, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CHAIN

• They have structured coding (which simplifies AND A TILE?
data manipulation). The main difference between them is their retrieval method.
• They are clearly identifiable. Chains require the chain key or F3 key, whereas tiles require
the key. We will cover this in more detail later.
• T
hey can easily be transferred into spreadsheets,
Thomson Reuters Graphics or the Graphics Object All market sectors make use of either chains or tiles, but not
(RGO) in Reuters 3000 Xtra, or into Thomson Reuters both. The FX and money market sectors use tiles, whereas
Kobra for further processing. most of the other market sectors use chains. Both chains
• T
hey usually have a market-consistent data location and tiles can show all constituents of an index, all delivery
and format. months of a future, European spot rates, all at-the-money
strikes of an option, all world indices and so on.
• R
IC symbols exist in two forms, as a full quote and as
a chain or tile. However, this rule does not apply to our A chain is defined either by Thomson Reuters or by the
entire RIC symbol universe. organization that contributes the data.
FULL QUOTES A chain’s content and format and the fields displayed
A full quote provides full information on the requested can only be changed by the owners of the chain within
financial instrument, for example: certain limitations.
<EUR=> for the euro spot rate. When you have a chain or tile on display, you can double-
click on the code for any individual instrument to view a
CHAINS AND TILES
full quote on that instrument. Equally, you can copy one or
A chain or tile is a code that displays a set of related
more instrument codes and paste these into a spreadsheet
instruments, such as options on a specific stock or an Index
for further manipulation.
chain. With a chain or tile, you can display a whole set of
instruments using a single code, for example: <0#.DJI>.

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HOW TO DISPLAY A CHAIN

There are three ways of displaying a chain:
• D
ouble-click on any of the chain codes displayed
in brackets, such as <0#.INDEX>. (All chain codes,
when displayed, can be recognized by the 0# at
the beginning).
• S
imply type the RIC symbol code, then press the
function key F3. This is your chain key.
It executes chain requests and automatically inserts the
prefix 0# in front of the RIC symbol. For example, enter the
RIC symbol without the 0# e.g. INDEX and press the F3 key
to request the code.
• Y
ou can enter the full command including the 0#
and press, e.g. <0#.INDEX>.
If you have any problems when calling up chains, make
sure you have used the correct syntax. See the chapter
Error messages/permissioning for further information.
Here is an example display of the Italian FTSE MIB
index chain:
<.FTMIB> F3.

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HOW TO DISPLAY A TILE In some cases, access to these pages is restricted.

A tile can be called up in the display application just like Brokers, for example, will not be able to see the pages of their
any ordinary page or RIC symbol, simply by typing in the tile competitors. In such cases, it is up to the owner of the page to
name e.g. <EFX=>. grant access to the user. To gain access rights to one of these
pages, please contact your Thomson Reuters representative.
For markets such as foreign exchange and money markets,
which use a lot of tiles to show market information, it’s more PAGE FORMATS
intuitive than calling up a chain. Some pages are larger than others:
For example, this is the display for European spot rates. • 64 x 14 (64 characters across x 14 rows down).
By double-clicking on any field in the display, you will • 80 x 25 (80 characters across x 25 rows down).
retrieve a full quote with more information.
All pages are accessible the same way – just type the
For more information on tiles, look at the MONEY code and press.
speed-guide.
If you are interested in displaying your data on the
Pages can contain text or numbers, and are mainly used Thomson Reuters network, you’ll find more information
for speed-guides, over-the-counter traded instruments and about customer-owned pages in the Contributed Data
emerging markets. chapter of this guide. Alternatively, contact your local
Not all pages are owned by Thomson Reuters; contributors Thomson Reuters representative to discuss which
to the Thomson Reuters network own some. Many of these contribution methods suit you best.
are market players who want to offer their current rates or
comment on the state of the market. There are also
specialist data providers who offer expert analysis
and market commentary.

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SPEED-GUIDES is then displayed, and you can keep double-clicking on the

Use speed-guides to find any data item worldwide on any codes you see displayed until you reach what you need.
Thomson Reuters datafeed.
Alternatively, you can display a speed-guide by typing the
These pages are provided by Thomson Reuters to give easy code and pressing.
access to codes for different markets.
FIELD IDENTIFIERS (FIDS)
You can find anything you want if you start by displaying the Field identifiers, as the name indicates, are part of the RIC
page <REUTERS>. symbol and enable the specific identification of a particular
item of data within a particular logical data record created by
This is the main speed-guide. Simply type <REUTERS> in
Thomson Reuters. Using a RIC symbol you can retrieve the
the command line of your display application.
LAST or NET CHANGE for any given RIC that has this data
The speed-guides are organized in a tree structure, so you item within its logical record.
can move down the hierarchy to find anything you want.
Each RIC symbol has a given set of FIDs, which reflect the
The page <REUTERS> contains all top-level market pages. fields that Thomson Reuters has for that given instrument
The next level down is either broken down into country or asset type. On a display, you will see the most relevant
names, which is a very popular option, or into two parts information about a RIC symbol. However, there are usually
separated by /. One part is a reference to the marketplace more FIDs available for a RIC symbol than you see on
or instrument involved and the second is a reference to the a display.
overall market sector, for example:
To know more about Field Identifiers (FIDs) kindly refer to
<FR/DEBT>. the Customer Zone link given below.
To display the next level of information, just double-click on https://customers.reuters.com/a/support/data/fids/
the appropriate code in the display. The page for that code default.aspx

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WHY DO YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT FIDS? RIC symbols (Thomson Reuters Instrument Codes) are codes
You will need FIDs when using RICs in spreadsheets, and that provide a unique structured means of retrieving data.
when creating your own lists of RICs and you want to look at
They can be displayed as:
your own set of fields.
a) Full quotes (showing all information about one financial
In Reuters 3000 Xtra, there is a button on the toolbar called
instrument) or
Display All Fields , which allows you to toggle between the
full quote and all available FIDs. b) Chains and Tiles (showing key information on several
financial instruments).
FIELD NUMBERS
Every FID has a unique field number, which you can use as an To call up full quotes and tiles, simply press the key.
alternative to the FID. To call up chains, which can be identified by 0#, type the
For example, the field number for “closing price” is “21”. code without the 0# and press F3 to retrieve the chain key.
Field numbers are the same for Reuters 3000 Xtra and the Pages are used by Thomson Reuters for speed-guides, such
Thomson Reuters Terminal, whereas the FIDs are not. as <REUTERS>, and by financial institutions, such as banks
Using numbers instead of FIDs can fractionally improve and brokers, to display prices or market commentary.
the update rate of your spreadsheet. To help you with the See <CONTRIBUTIONS> and <BROKER> .
most frequently used FIDs and field numbers per market,
we have included a table at the end of most of the chapters Third-party data providers, who use the Thomson Reuters
in this book. network to distribute specialist data or commentary,
also use the pages. See <SPECIAL> for a list of all
IN BRIEF: RIC SYMBOLS AND PAGES specialist data providers.
Thomson Reuters uses RIC symbols and pages to
display data.

CHAPTER 3
THE GENERAL RIC SYMBOL STRUCTURE WHAT IS THE ADVANTAGE OF KNOWING ABOUT
RIC symbols are built from different elements that are RIC ROOTS? SYMBOLS
used to identify different aspects of the information you If you know the RIC root and the other elements that make
want to view. RIC symbols generally include some, but not up specific instrument or code types, then you can just add
necessarily all, of the following elements: these together to obtain the code you need. For example, if
you know that the RIC root for a future is FES (for the euro
• A RIC symbol root.
Swiss franc future traded at LIFFE) and you know that a
• Period or time intervals. future chain is indicated by a colon, then you automatically
• The instrument identifier. know that the chain RIC symbol for that future is FES: F3.
• One or more delimiters. They also make your life very easy when you use data in other
• A source code. applications, for example spreadsheets. You can split RIC
symbols into their components and therefore make efficient
These elements are necessary because of the diversity of
use of your live links in Excel.
markets that Thomson Reuters covers, and to avoid possible
duplication of codes. In the example below, we have split up the cross-rate
GBPMYR=R into its components. So, if we wanted to change
THE RIC ROOT SYMBOLS
the cross-rate from Malaysian Ringgit to another currency,
As there are often several different issues or financial
e.g. HKD for Hong Kong dollar, all we need to do is replace
instruments based around a single entity, the RIC root
the contents of the cell D5 with HKD, and Microsoft Excel
identifies the most basic aspect of the instrument.
will immediately update the information. This also works
Examples: well for looking at benchmarks in different countries or
any other instrument.
Equity RIC roots: The RIC root for FIAT traded in Milan
(FIA.MI) is FIA.
Money RIC roots: The RIC root for the euro one-month
deposit (EUR1MD=) is EUR.
Futures RIC roots: The RIC root for the short sterling future
traded at LIFFE (FSSZ0 ) is FSS.

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PERIOD OR TIME INTERVALS SEPARATOR INSTRUMENT EXAMPLE CODES

The delivery period is a characteristic of the transaction, as
opposed to maturity or expiration, which are characteristics ! Bond Issuer (chain) (Sometimes used within US=AA! F3
a dummy code for Reuters internal RICs)
of the instrument.
= Foreign exchange, money and capital markets JPY1MD=
Examples of period or time intervals can be found in foreign
exchange and money RIC symbols: / (used as a prefix) Closing or delayed data speed-guides /.FTSE
/ (used within a speed-guide
ON (overnight), SW (Spot week), 3X6 (3 months over name) WORLD/INDICES1
6 months), 1Y (one year).
=X Delayed data for currencies EUR=X (10 min delay)
Here are those periods within some RIC symbols: =S
EUR=S (2 min snapshot)
<EURON=> <EURSW=> <JPY3X6F=> <USD1YD=>
These are primarily used in foreign exchange or money . Equities and equity options BP.L or BP*.L F3
market RIC symbols. For more information on period or
* (plus market separator) Equity options (chain)
time intervals, please see the Foreign exchange and money BAYG*.EX F3
markets chapter of this guide.
: Futures chains FEI: F3
DELIMITERS
Delimiters are used to separate different components of a ^ Expired futures (only available in Graphics YANF8^9
or spreadsheets)
RIC symbol. The following separators are currently used in
RIC symbols: . Indices and statistics .GDAXI
SOURCE CODES + Options on futures (chain) FSSZO+ F3

The source code is used to indicate the source of the data.
It is usually the last component of a RIC symbol. ++ At-the-money options BP*.L++ F3 or FSS++ F3
The most common source codes are: - Physical commodities SUG-RCANE-EU

• Contributor code or Market Maker identifier.
• Exchange identifier.
CONTRIBUTOR CODE OR MARKET MAKER IDENTIFIER

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A contributor code is used to identify any organization that IN BRIEF: GENERAL RIC SYMBOL STRUCTURE
contributes information to the Thomson Reuters network. A RIC symbol can be constructed by simply knowing its
TIP 1
components, which is a very effective way of working in
The Market Maker identifier is used to identify a market To see a full quote from chain of
data display applications or spreadsheet applications.
maker who contributes quotes to a particular instrument. data, just double-click on the item.
Diverse market conventions and instrument types make
The code is unique and consists of four upper-case letters:
it necessary to have different RIC symbol structures for
e.g. NL009260749=DBBL each market.
This code identifies a Dutch Government bond, with the rate The main elements of a RIC symbol are:
TIP 2
supplied by Deutsche Bank in London (DBBL).
1. RIC ROOT To view news stories of all
EXCHANGE IDENTIFIER companies in an index chain,
Codes like SUG, EUR, and CHF. just activate the window with the
The exchange identifier identifies the exchange where an
2. PERIOD AND TIME INTERVALS chained information and then press
instrument is traded. It consists of up to three upper- or the News key (F9).
lower-case letters. Codes like ON, SN, SW, 1M, 2M, 3M, 6M, 9M, 1Y, 2Y, 1X4, 2X5,
1X6, etc.
Exchange identifiers for cash prices can be found on page
STOCL and beyond. 3. DELIMITERS
Identifiers for derivatives exchanges are on page RULES3. Characters such as + =. / : ! * ^
Example: The RIC symbol <FIA.MI>, which we used earlier, 4. SOURCE CODES
consists of <FIA.MI>. The Exchange Identifier for Milan RIC • Contributor/Market Maker identifier.
Root Delimiter. • Exchange identifier.

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SPEED-GUIDES, RIC SYMBOLS AND PAGES For example:

<EQUITY> The equity speed-guide provides all codes for
<MSFT.O> Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ).
real-time data, news and economic data.
<ULVR.L> Unilever plc (LSE).
<WORLD/INDICES1> All equity indices.
<ADSG.DE> Adidas AG (Xetra).
<WORLD/CHAR1> All brokerage characters.
In all these cases, the characters before the dot are
<WORLD/TAS1> Index to all countries with time and sales
the RIC root and the characters after the dot are the
information with explanations of the meaning of the fields
exchange identifier.
in the display.
You can find a list of all exchange identifiers on pages
<WORLD/DELAY1> List of exchanges offering delayed
<EXCHID01> to <EXCHID17>.
information, including the length of the delay.
In most cases, the RIC root is the same as the code used by
<DATA> Information on new data and codes.
the exchange. For this reason, some equity RIC symbols are
<BACKGROUND> A good place to find other useful numeric. Most in this category are Asian, for example:
speed-guides.
<7267.T> HONDA motor Co. (Tokyo Stock Exchange).
For speed-guides that begin with <WORLD>, you can usually
<0941.HK> China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd.
go straight to a specific country by using the two-character
(Hong Kong Stock Exchange).
country code at the beginning. For example, <DE/INDICES1>
shows all indices in Germany; <IT/CHAR1> gives you AMERICAN CONSOLIDATED QUOTES
brokerage characters for Italy. In North America, there are consolidated quotes, where
the best available rates can be taken from one of several
FULL QUOTES FOR EQUITIES
exchanges (rather than a single exchange).
Most equity RIC symbols are based on short alphabetic
codes that reflect the company name. This is followed by For these, all you need to use is the RIC root.
an identifier that indicates where the instrument is traded. For example: <GM>.

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EQUITY RIC SYMBOLS INCORPORATING BROKERAGE KEYBOARD SPREADSHEET

BROKERAGE CHARACTERS CHARACTER FUNCTION KEY SYMBOL
Brokerage characters can be incorporated into the RIC
Units Shift F4 _u
symbols of many equity instruments.
Preferred Shift F5 _p
These characters usually appear as an extension to the
RIC root, and are used to distinguish different types of Rights Shift F6 _r
share from ordinary shares of a security issue. They can
be a combination of special characters and/or lower-case Warrants Shift F7 _t
letters, and differ from country to country. When issued Shift F8 _w

You will find reference information on all brokerage
characters in the speed-guide, <EQUITY> under <WORLD/ For example, when entering a warrant, type <AMMB_t.KL>
CHAR1> and <WORLD/CHAR2>. You can go directly to a or type <AMMB> press shift F7 then type <.KL>.
specific country by using the two-character country code at
the beginning, instead of <WORLD>. For Chile, for example,
go to <CL/CHAR1>.
Please note that brokerage characters are one of the few
cases when you need to be exact in your use of upper- and
lower-case characters in a RIC symbol. RIC roots must
appear in capital letters, brokerage characters in lower-case
letters, and the exchange identifier again in capital letters.
For example: <CONG_r.SG> for rights issue of Continental
BZR Warrants.
There are some special function keys on the keyboard
that allow you to enter the most common brokerage
characters easily:

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EQUITY INDICES By contrast, a chain will show the constituents of the index.
All major equity indices always begin with a dot in front of For example, <.SSMI> F3 shows the constituents of the
the code. The best example is the chain that retrieves all Swiss market index:
equity indices globally: <INDEX> F3.
There are two ways of viewing an equity index:
• Y
ou can view the index value itself as a full quote.
This shows information such as current value, the
previous day’s close and today’s open, and the day
high and low. Exchanges provide most equity indices
free of charge. Reuters 3000 Xtra users can use the Equity Views to check for
• Y
ou can view the constituents of the index as a chain – index constituents, leavers and joiners, and more. Right-click
showing the instruments that make up the index on the index RIC symbol and select Related Company Data.
This type of display also shows the key values of
the index itself.
So, to view the Swiss market index, type <.SSMI>. This is a
full quote that displays all information about the index itself:
If you are building your own screens, use the Index Movers
object in Reuters 3000 Xtra to see which stocks are exerting
the greatest influence (both up and down) on an index.

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COMPANY NEWS • A time displayed in the News field. Double-click

Many displays give an indicator if there is a recent news item on the time to display all the recent news headlines.
related to the instrument. This could be:
If you’re building your own screen, insert a News object,
then enter the company RIC symbol on the command line.
Wherever a RIC symbol is displayed in Reuters 3000 Xtra,
you can right-click and select Related News.
TOP NEWS
This provides Reuters 3000 Xtra users with newspaper-like
pages in a convenient browser format.
Go to: http://topnews.session.rservices.com
From here, the menu on the left will take you to
specific sectors.
• An asterisk symbol (*) near to a RIC symbol.

Double-click on the asterisk to view the news item.

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FACTIVA NEWS WATCH SECOND-LEVEL (ORDER BOOK OR MARKET TIP

Factiva News Search is a research tool, which is available MAKER) CHAINS Use CTRL+L to link your NASDAQ
Level 2 Summary to the Chart or
to all Reuters 3000 Xtra users. Use this to access news Some order-driven exchanges offer market-maker or
Market Maker display. Then you
from more than 550 different publications, including The depth-of-market information. need to double-click on a specific
Economist, The Washington Post and The Financial Times. stock in the summary to change the
The depth of the market can be viewed by simply typing the
When building your own screens, insert the Factiva News other two displays.
RIC symbol and confirming with the Chain key F3. For the
Search object. Most news codes are the same as those for
order book on Vodafone, you would type <VOD.L> F3.
Reuters news, for example, Equity for equity news. So,
<DRU AND BE> finds headlines of articles relating
to pharmaceuticals in Belgium.

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TIME AND SALES Begin with a specific country code to go directly to that TIP
A Time and Sales display logs all trading activity for a given country; for example: For more details about Time and
Sales, see page <TAS/HELP>
exchange-traded company over the last 13 calendar days. <CA/TAS1> for Canadian exchanges.
The Time and Sales log is a snapshot, and is up-to-date If you are building your own screens
EQUITY VIEWS
at the moment it is requested. The display is not updated in Reuters 3000 Xtra, use the
Reuters 3000 Xtra users have access to Equity Views. Intraday Viewer object to view
automatically. To update a log that is already on display,
These are web-based displays that give you easy access filtered Time and Sales for a stock
press F8. over a selected period. This also
to a whole range of information on a company.
displays VWAP for the selected
The trade details in the log are displayed in reverse To view these details on a company, right-click on the
period. Right-click on empty flex
chronological order: the most recent trades are listed first. RIC symbol and select Related Company Data. screen navigate to Intraday
The fields of information displayed for each trade Viewer object.
are determined by the relevant stock exchange, so they
differ from country to country.
For Fiat Milan, for example, type <FIA.MI> F8.
The overview provides summary details of key ratios,

Alternatively, just put a lower-case t in front of the RIC performance, details from the company report, share details
symbol and press . For example: and consensus estimates. Tabs give access to detailed
<tFIA.MI> . information on ownership, comparisons, share data and all
the other topics covered by the summary. There is also a
See <WORLD/TAS1> for an explanation of the fields full search feature built in: this includes web links to other
displayed for each country. services, such as online company reports, corporate websites
and Google search.

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BACKGROUND PAGES DELAYED EQUITIES AND INDICES TIP

B2 – AVAILABLE FOR ALL COMPANIES GLOBALLY WITH If you need the price level of a share or index but don’t Reuters 3000 Xtra users can find all
this background information – and
COMPANY ACCOUNTS COVERAGE have access to the relevant exchange, try a delayed quote.
more – in a more convenient format
B2 shows summary-level annual profit and loss account Most exchanges offer delayed data free of charge, and using the Equity Views. Right-click
(income statement), and balance sheet information for delay times depend on what the exchange is prepared on a company’s RIC symbol and
the last five years, where available. It also provides a to make available. Check the page <WORLD/DELAY1> select Related Company Data.
brief description of a company’s activities and offers the for delay times by exchange.
company’s registered address and telephone numbers,
For a delayed full quote on equity data and equity indices,
as well as its principal directors’ names.
put a forward slash (/) in front of the RIC symbol. For
To display this page for a stock, add B2 to the end of the example, for Peugeot traded in Paris, type </PEUP.PA>.
RIC symbol. For example: instead of typing <VOD.L> for
Delayed data on index constituents works the same way:
a full quote on Vodafone, just type <VOD.LB2>.
put a forward slash (/) between the chain command <0#)>
• An asterisk symbol (*) near to a RIC symbol. and the RIC symbol (.DJI), e.g.<0#/.DJI> or type </.DJI> F3.

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How to configure Reuters 3000 Xtra to have Within RDMC, select Custom Configuration -> TIP
delayed data automatically switched on Miscellaneous -> Delayed Data. Choose the Use Delayed Right-click in the displays and
select Refresh to ensure that you
Data checkbox to enable delayed data on your PC.
have the most recent data from
Now click Execute Actions -> Configure Xtra. You may be the database.
asked to save the file. Click Yes.
Close Kobra and re-open. You will now be able to view
delayed data. For further assistance please click on the
link below:
http://customers.session.rservices.com/a/
knowledgecentre/Resolution.aspx?id=56486
To enable automatic delayed data in Reuters 3000 Xtra

v5.1, use the Reuters Desktop Management Console
(RDMC) tool available under Reuters Administrative Tools.
This tool should be available in your Start -> Programs ->
Reuters Administrative Tools menu.
It is recommended to ask your system administrator for
assistance because you need to have admin rights to
perform the changes.

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If you want to set up a quote list in an Excel spreadsheet,
then these are the most commonly used fields. For each
field of information, you can use either the PowerPlus Pro
identifier, the FID (field number) or the field identifier used
by Reuters 3000 Xtra.
FIELD POWERPLUS PRO IDENTIFIER FID NUMBER REUTERS 3000 XTRA IDENTIFIER
RIC CODE RIC NAME -1 X_RIC_NAME
Name of equity DISPLAY NAME 3 DSPLY_NAME
Up/down arrow TICK: UP/DOWN 14 PRCTCK_1
News indicator NEWS 28 NEWS
Last LAST 6 TRDPRC_1
Net change NET CHANGE 11 NETCHNG_1
Bid BID 22 BID
Offer ASK 25 ASK
Opening price OPENING PRICE 19 OPEN_PRC
Official closing price HISTORIC CLOSE 21 HST_CLOSE
VOLUME VOL ACCUMULATED 32 ACVOL_1
Day’s high TODAY’S HIGH 12 HIGH_1
Day’s low TODAY’S LOW 13 LOW_1
VWAP VOLUME1xPRICE1 1379 VOL_X_PRC1
Ex dividend date EX DIV DATE 39 EXDIVDATE

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IN BRIEF: EQUITY MARKETS OTHER NEWS

FULL QUOTES Reuters 3000 Xtra users can view Top News in a web
Full quotes are Reuters Instrument Codes (RIC) symbols browser at:
that give you the full breadth of real-time price information, http://topnews.session.rservices.com
e.g. <TRI.N>. For equities, they include fields such as
the last traded price, bid and offer, accumulated volume, For research taking in articles from more than 550
today’s and this year’s highest and lowest prices, closing respected publications, use Global Press Watch.
price, references to news, sectors and much more. Codes are similar to those used in Reuters News.
Most real-time exchange data and services from third-party EQUITY INDICES
data providers are charged separately. You should check Index RIC symbols always begin with a dot. A full quote on
your requirements with Thomson Reuters before you start an index displays all information about the index itself e.g.
using the system. <.DJI>. Look up all equity indices on page:
BACKGROUND DATA <WORLD/INDICES1>

To view the last five years’ profit and loss figures, type B2 Index constituents are available by typing the same code,
after the RIC symbol, e.g. <FIA.MIB2>. but using the chain key, for example, <.DJI> F3. Note that
For the United Kingdom, Ireland, Egypt, Ghana and Turkey this code shows real-time information, so you must have
you also have B1 background pages, showing summary- access to the underlying exchange.
level interim and preliminary profit & loss figures, e.g. SECOND-LEVEL (ORDER BOOK OR MARKET MAKER) CHAINS
<VOD.LB1>. Some equity exchanges offer market maker information,
COMPANY NEWS for which separate permission is needed. You can view this
An asterisk symbol (*) beside a RIC symbol on a display by typing the RIC symbol and pressing the chain key F3.
indicates that there is a recent news story on the company. For example, <VOD.L> F3.
Reuters 3000 Xtra users have purpose-built objects
Alternatively, you can type the RIC symbol and press the News for viewing NASDAQ order books in depth.
function key F9 instead of . For example, <FIA.MI> F9.

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TIME AND SALES INFORMATION

Time and Sales information provides a 13-day history of
trades of a company.
To view this information, type the RIC symbol then press
F8, e.g. <VOD.L> F8. For a description of the exact details
displayed for each exchange, look at page:
<WORLD/TAS1>.
Reuters 3000 Xtra users can use the Intraday Viewer object
for these details, including VWAP.
DELAYED DATA
For a delayed full quote on equity data and equity
indices, put a forward slash (/) in front of the RIC symbol,
e.g. </PEUP.PA>.
Delayed data on index constituents can also be viewed:
put a forward slash (/) between the chain command (0#)
and the RIC symbol (.DJI), e.g. <0#/.DJI> or </.DJI> F3.
Delayed data is offered by the exchanges on a discretionary
basis. Delay times vary from exchange to exchange.
Check the page <WORLD/DELAY1> for details.

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BOND MARKETS
TOOLS FOR FINDING FIXED INCOME DATA Bond Views Search:

1. Reuters 3000 Xtra Search Version 5.1 This is the main page that appears when you open Reuters
How to find: The Search button of the 3000 Xtra 3000 Xtra. Select the file tab and click on new page.
Browser, choose DEBT.
This opens a Flex Sheet. Every flex sheet opened will have
2 sheets under it – you can right-click on the flex sheet and
select Quote Page.
This facility enables you to search for Fixed Income

instruments using different criteria.
Click on icon in the Quote screen. Input the name of the

bond you are looking for, then click Search.

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This Search facility enables to search using even more

detailed selection criteria and also access bonds from
all our fixed income databases. From here you can also
run reports for new issues, rating changes, upcoming
redemptions, recent defaults, distressed debt and
league table.
New issue terms and conditions and links to the RIC
symbols for pricing are accessible in this search first.
1. Reuters 3000 Xtra lookup. Command line of Reuters
3000 Xtra. Please see chapter 2.
2. Xtra Menu. Can be found using button.
Click on Bonds on the right hand side to drill down further. Shows different analytic displays for the given bond.
You may also right click on any Quote screen and then go to
Related Bond Data.

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SPEED-GUIDES, RIC SYMBOLS AND PAGES Market guides for any market can be found using the
By typing Bonds or DEBT in a quote browser you will find two-character country code for the relevant country, for
the guide to fixed income. example, RU/DEBT for Russia, DE/DEBT for Germany.
NAVIGATING BY CHAINS THE GENERAL STRUCTURE OF BOND RIC SYMBOLS

You can use the following chains to navigate to the details Fixed income RIC symbols comprise several parts.
you need. As with all chains, type either the code and press There are 3 types of fixed income RIC symbols: Super RIC
F3 (for example, CDS F3), or put 0# at the beginning of the symbol, Contributor RIC symbol and Exchange RIC symbol.
code and press enter (for example, 0#CDS). The RIC symbol has the following components:
<BONDS> F3.
Country Code Country Code Delimiter (=) Source Code
<TREASURY> F3. (Local code) (where applicable)
<EUROBONDS> F3.
<BENCHMARKS> F3. Example: DE 113536=RPRS
<CONVERTIBLES> F3.
<CDS> F3.

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BOND MARKETS
COUNTRY CODE You can find a list of contributor codes on page TREASURYID.
The country code is the ISO 3166 two-letter code specifying
• E
xchange codes are typically one or two characters
the country of issue. To find out more, look at the Foreign
long, F is Frankfurt, L is London etc. Example:
exchange & money markets section of this guide, and
DE113531=F.
simply use the first two letters of the currency code, which
represents the country code, for example AT for Austria or
FR for France.
OFFICIAL CODE (LOCAL CODE)
The Official code used varies from market to market and
Thomson Reuters supports the full range of IDs from all the
numbering agencies. Some countries do not have an official
code so they have adopted a local market convention.
DELIMITER
The delimiter is ‘=’.
SOURCE CODE
The source code tells you where the price comes from;
typically, this is either a contributor or an exchange.
• C
ontributor codes are used for OTC-traded instruments:
they are usually mnemonics of the contributing
organization, for example, ABNL is for ABN in London, In Reuters 3000 Xtra, you can right-click on a bond RIC
BNP is for BNP in Paris, etc. Example: DE113536=BAYM symbol and select Related Bond Data to view reference
(Bund 67/8 contributed by Bayerische Landesbank data of the bond.
in Munich).

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BOND MARKETS
Super RIC symbols FIELD NAMES FOR QUOTE LIST

Super RIC symbols have the same structure as any bonds If you click Display all fields icon on the RIC symbol ,
(see above), except that there is no source code at the end, it will allow you to see the information for each field on
for example, DE113536=. the RIC symbol.
By typing the RIC symbol of the bond and pressing F3, you
can display the All Quotes chain of all price sources for the
given bond.

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BOND MARKETS
BENCHMARKS
Benchmarks have the following structure:
Two-letter country code + BMK+ delimiter (=) press F3.
For example, benchmark for Germany has the following
code: 0#DEBMK=.
USEFUL INFORMATION:
http://paz.ime.reuters.com/portalfiles/1979/
KeynewsanddatacodesFixedIncome.pdf
http://paz.ime.reuters.com/portalfiles/1979/
FixedIncomeQuickStartGuide2002.pdf
You can find codes for specific benchmarks in the

<Benchmarks> speed-guide. Each benchmark RIC symbol
has the following structure:
Country Code Term to Treasury Delimiter (=) Indicator for Reuters

maturity calculated value
Example: DE 10Y T = RR

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND MONEY MARKETS
SPEED-GUIDES, RIC SYMBOLS AND PAGES SPOT RATES

<MONEY> The money speed-guide provides all codes If you know the ISO code for the currency, then you know
related to the FX and money markets for real-time data, the currency’s RIC symbol – just add the = sign at the end.
news and economic data.
In most cases, the spot rate for a currency is shown against
<0#MONEY> Money chain provides other FX/MM the US dollar, e.g.<GBP=> shows the spot rate dollar
instrument chains. against the British pound sterling.
<FX/HELP> FAQ on enhanced spot displays. <CHF=> shows the spot rate Swiss franc against US dollar.
<FXINFO> FAQ on high/low values on indicative The currency codes as per ISO 4217 (International
composites and enhanced guides. Organization for Standardization) are available on the
below link which is used globally and on Reuters 3000 Xtra.
<DEAL/1> Reuters Dealing Dealt Rate data – <DFX=>.
* http://www.iso.org/iso/support/currency_codes_list-1.htm
<DEALT1> Reuters Dealing 2000-2 – <D2FX=>.
* Although these currencies are no longer traded especially
<EBS/1 EBS> Dealt Rate data – <EBSFX=>.
in the case of redenomination, the RIC symbology can
<FUT/FX1> Foreign Exchange Futures. still be used to display historical data in Reuters Graphics
or Excel.
<FUT/IR1> Interest Rate Futures – <0#FUTURES>.
<0#EUR=> shows enhanced currency guide for the euro.
<PRIME/1> Global prime and discount rates by country –
<0#PRIME=>. Pre-defined lists of spot rates can be found on page
<SPOT/1>. This also provides a list of all spot RIC symbols
<PEGGEDINFO> Pegged currency information –
in alphabetic order by country. The list continues on page
<PEGGED=>.
<SPOT/2> and beyond.
<RTAHELP> Real-Time Analytics data speed-guides.
Most, but not all, currencies are quoted with the US
The below link provides the calculation methodology
dollar as the base currency. You can see which are quoted
on selected Real-Time Analytics services.
inversely to the USD by viewing the currency background
https://customers.reuters.com/a/datasupport/realtime/ pages on <MONEY/BKGDINFO1> or tile <INVERSE=>.
default.aspx

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CROSS-RATES CALCULATED CROSS-RATES

For cross-rates, simply use the ISO code for each currency, For currency pairs that are not generally quoted by
then add the = sign at the end. The currency you specify contributors, Thomson Reuters provides calculated rates.
first is always the base currency, and the second is the
These are calculated from the two contributed spot rates
counter-currency.
involved. The RIC Symbol for these calculated rates have
The RIC symbol <GBPCHF=> will therefore represent =R or =REU (crosses calculated with euro as base currency
to you how many Swiss francs can be obtained for one in both cross currencies in the RIC symbol) at the end.
pound sterling.
For example:
There are two types of cross-rate:
<GBPCHF=R> which is calculated from the prices on
CONTRIBUTED CROSS-RATES <GBP=> and <CHF=> or as a tile <GBPX=> to display
Liquid cross-rates are usually contributed by financial a list of all pound sterling calculated rates from
institutions as indicative prices. Thomson Reuters.
You can find rates for specific instruments either in pages You will find that there are many more calculated rates
or in RIC symbols. However, they are also available in lists available than contributed rates. So, if you need to find a
by currency. For example, you can find liquid cross-rates cross-rate but you don’t know whether it is contributed or
on the British pound on the display GBPX1=. calculated, there are two ways of finding out:
A list of all cross-rates can be found on page SPOT/2 and 1. G
o though the speed-guide <SPOT/2> and click
beyond, or from each currency’s individual speed-guide through until you find the base currency for the cross-
XXX/1 (where XXX is the ISO code for the currency). rate. Also refer <CROSS/1> for calculated & contributed
cross rates.
<CCY/1> page provides various currency displays and
<CCY/2> provides different currency guides as per region
of the country.

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2. Or, the faster option, make an intelligent guess. Type <0#FWD-ENHANCED> Forward enhanced guides for TIP
the currency code of the base currency (you can find a single and cross currencies. Some Thomson Reuters services,
especially domestic services, only
list of ISO codes for currencies on the link mentioned
<XFXFORWARD> Calculated cross forwards. allow you to see delayed spot and
in SPOT RATES section) and add the counter-currency, cross rates. The ending =X means
followed by =R. If that doesn’t work, try the other way To view both forwards and deposits for a currency, the rate is delayed 10 minutes, =S is
round. For example, <GBPMYR=R> or <MYRGBP=R>. insert F into the RIC symbol before the =, for example: a 2-minute snapshot, for example
<EUR=X> or <EUR=S>. There are
The base currency is the currency you pay one unit for and <GBPF=> displays all deposits and forwards for the more details in the Delayed data
receive the equivalent amount in the counter-currency. In British pound. chapter of this guide.
the <GBPMYR=R> example, the base currencyis GBP.
There are also chains that follow a similar format:
<0#EURGBP=> shows enhanced currency guide for the
<0#EURF=> (or EURF= F3) enhanced forwards guide
EURGBP.
for the euro.
<0#EURGBP=R> shows enhanced currency guide for
<0#EURD=> (or EURD= F3) enhanced deposits guide
the calculated EURGBP. These display prices on the cross,
for the euro.
daily open, high, low, previous close and weekly, monthly
and yearly high and low values. The enhanced guides display the start and maturity dates,
which are calculated from the current day till the maturity
DEPOSITS AND FORWARDS
i.e. tenor on the RIC symbol. It also displays the day count
The codes for retrieving deposits and forwards are based
which is the number of days from the current day.
on the spot codes.
The outright prices on the forward enhanced guides are the
Insert DEPO or FWD into the RIC symbol before the =,
outright prices calculated from the swap points (premium/
for example:
discount) on the RIC symbol.
<GBPDEPO=> can also be used to view deposits on the
British pound.
<GBPFWD=> can also be used to view just the forwards.

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FORWARDS calculated equivalent RIC symbol would be <RUB1MV=> TIP

To construct a forward RIC symbol, you need the which is available on the forward enhanced guide If you can’t find any forwards for
a particular currency then it may
following components: <0#RUBF=>.
be because the market you are
CONTRIBUTED EURO CROSS-FORWARDS looking at tends to deal more in
<EUR1M=> <FWD/4> provides all the contributed prices available
non-deliverable forwards.
Try looking on the speed guide
Delivery period code. for the euro currency pairs. <NDF/1> instead of <FWD/1>.
Currency code Delimiter. Enhanced guides are also available for the euro currency
pairs e.g. <0#EURAUDF=>.
Typical delivery period codes are:
DEPOSITS
ON Overnight 3M Three month. To construct a deposit RIC symbol, you need the following
TN Tomorrow next 6M Six month. components:
SN Spot next 9M Nine month. The same delivery periods apply as to forwards. Deposit RIC
symbols can be found on the <DEPO/1> speed-guide.
SW Spot week 1Y One year.
<0#DEPO-IMPLIED> and <DEPO/4>-5 provides all the
1M One month 2Y Two year. implied deposits for various currencies available on Reuters
2M Two month. 3000 Xtra.
OUTRIGHT FORWARDS https://customers.reuters.com/a/datasupport/Realtime/

Forwards are usually quoted as forward points (incremental Implied_Deposit.aspx
values that need to be added to the spot price in order to
achieve the outright forward price). If you want a forward
quote as an ‘outright’ price, insert OR into the RIC symbol
in front of the =; for example, <RUB1MOR=>. This will be
available if there are more than 3 contributors quoting
prices for the currency and tenor. The Thomson Reuters

CHAPTER 6
FORWARD RATE AGREEMENTS (FRAs) HOW THE ZERO CURVE IS CONSTRUCTED

Forward rate agreements are built in the following way: The below link provides the calculation methodology
for swap derived zero curves:
* The first period refers to the starting month from today,
the second period refers to the expiry from today, e.g. 3x6 https://customers.reuters.com/a/datasupport/Realtime/
(meaning the contract starts in three months and runs for swapderived.aspx
three months). VOLATILITIES
FRA/1 lists the full range of available FRAs. <VOLSURF> FX Cross ATM Volatilities and for logical
records refer <VOLSURF=>.
<EUR1MD=> <XVOLSURF> FX Cross ATM Volatilities calculated using
Delivery period code Deposit. base currency ATM Volatilities available on <VOLSURF>
Currency code Delimiter. and calculated correlation coefficient.
Calculation methodology for volatility surfaces can
<EUR3x6F=> be found on the following link:
Period code* FRA. https://customers.reuters.com/a/datasupport/realtime/
Currency code Delimiter. VolatilitySurfaces.aspx
SWAPS FOREIGN EXCHANGE VOLATILITIES

<SWAP/1> is the index page for interest rate swaps. Contributed OTC FX option volatilities OPS/FX1 to OPS/FX3.
Different types of swaps are listed on the index page Risk reversal OPS/FX3.
along with the exact page where data available.
Implied volatility of currency options traded on <PHVM>.
ZERO CURVES
<SWAPSZERO> provides all the details about INTEREST RATE VOLATILITIES
swap-derived zero curves. Caps and floors IRGS/1.
To see all zero coupon yield curves: <ZERO/1>. Swaptions SWAPTION/1.

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FIXINGS Thomson Reuters / EBS Spot Fixings.

<FIXINGS> main speed-guide with all fixings related
<FXFIX=> 11am London.
to inter bank and currency.
<FXCLOSE=> 4pm London.
EURO INTERBANK OFFERED RATES
<EURIBOR=> Euribor Act/360. ISDA Interest Rate Swap fixing ISDAFIX1 to ISDAFIX5.
<EURIBOR365=> Euribor Act/365.
LONDON INTERBANK OFFERED RATES.
<BBALIBORS> BBA LIBOR source banks.
OTHER FIXINGS
Other interbank offered rates FIXINGS.
Overnight fixings:
<EONIA> European overnight fixing.
<EONIA=> European overnight fixing.
<EONIARECAP> European overnight fixing.
<SONIAOSR=> W.M.B.A. GBP O/N fixing rate.
<SONIA> W.M.B.A. GBP O/N fixing rate.
<SONIARECAP> W.M.B.A. GBP O/N fixing rate.
<USONFFE=> U.S. O/N Fed Funds Effective Rate.
<WMRFWDC> WM company London closing spot rates.

CHAPTER 6
FIELD NAMES FOR QUOTE LISTS AND POWER PLUS Pro

If you want to set up a quote list in an Excel spreadsheet, then these are the most commonly used fields. For each field of
information, you can use either the FID (Field Identification Number) or the field used in Reuters 3000 Xtra.
Basic Fields for RIC symbol with Generic Template e.g.<EUR=>
FID FIELD NAME Ripples to type length Description
22 BID BID_1 PRICE 17 Latest bid price. For US Composite stock and equity market maker super
records the best bid price. For OM type option markets the block bid price.
25 ASK ASK_1 PRICE 17 Latest ask price. For US Composite stock and equity market maker super
records the best ask price. For OM type option markets the block ask price.
26 ASK_1 ASK_2 PRICE 17 Previous latest ask prices the first being most recent.
23 BID_1 BID_2 PRICE 17 Previous latest bid prices the first being most recent.
17 ACTIVE_DATE DATE 11 The date when the time in TIMACT was updated.
5 TIMACT TIME 5 Time when the head-end updated a certain field or fields in the record.
Which field depends on the instrument.
3 DSPLY_NAME ALPHANUMERIC 16 Expanded name for the instrument.
105 BCKGRNDPAG ALPHANUMERIC 4 Page on the international monitor system containing information relevant
to the instrument. The code for an individual company is displayed for all
exchanges on which the company trades.
78 OFFCL_CODE ALPHANUMERIC 12 Unique numeric code assigned to the instrument.
115 BID_TICK_1 ENUMERATED 2 The direction of bidding from the previous bid. Can be calculated from either
the bid price or for forward rates the offset from the bid price.
203 BID_HIGH_1 PRICE 17 Today's highest and lowest bid prices.
204 BID_LOW_1 PRICE 17 Today's highest and lowest bid prices.

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Basic Fields for RIC symbol with Non Generic Template e.g.<EUR1MO=>
FID FIELD NAME Ripples to type length Description
393 PRIMACT_1 PRIMACT_2 PRICE 17 Primary last activity fields the most recent held in PRIMACT_1.
275 SEC_ACT_1 SEC_ACT_2 PRICE 17 The activity type may involve one or two fields. In the latter case these field
holds the second half of the most recent activity. SEC_ACT_n is associated
with PRIMACT_n.
394 PRIMACT_2 PRIMACT_3 PRICE 17 Primary last activity fields the most recent held in PRIMACT_1.
276 SEC_ACT_2 SEC_ACT_3 PRICE 17 The activity type may involve one or two fields. In the latter case these field
holds the second half of the most recent activity. SEC_ACT_n is associated
with PRIMACT_n.
875 VALUE_DT1 VALUE_DT2 DATE 11 Five latest date fields that refer to the date of latest activity for some arbitrary
field or fields.
1010 VALUE_TS1 VALUE_TS2 TIME_SECONDS 8 Five latest activity times in seconds corresponding to the times in minutes
FIDs 880 – 884. The corresponding dates are held in FIDs 875 – 879
VALUE_DT1 – 5.
831 CTBTR_1 CTBTR_2 ALPHANUMERIC 12 The five latest contributor short names CTBTR_1 being the most recent.
841 CTB_PAGE1 CTB_PAGE2 ALPHANUMERIC 4 The five latest contributor page codes CTB_PAGE1 being the latest.
826 DLG_CODE1 DLG_CODE2 ALPHANUMERIC 6 The five latest dealing codes DLG_CODE1 being the most recent.
115 BID_TICK_1 ENUMERATED 2 The direction of bidding from the previous bid. Can be calculated from either
the bid price or for forward rates the offset from the bid price.
12 HIGH_1 HIGH_2 PRICE 17 Today's highest transaction value.
13 LOW_1 LOW_2 PRICE 17 Today's lowest transaction value.

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IN BRIEF: FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND MONEY MARKETS Speed-guide: <MONEY>

The codes for FX and money instruments are made up of
very simple elements. MARKET MARKET TILES SUPER RIC CONTRIBUTOR RIC SPEED GUIDE
They all begin with the internationally known SWIFT codes Spot rates <EFX=> <EUR=> <EUR=BARL> <SPOT/1>
(such as JPY for the Japanese Yen). The other elements are Asian Spots <AFX=>
equally straightforward.
European Spots <EFX=>
For instruments based on currency pairs, you simply need
to begin with the SWIFT codes for each currency. North American Spots <NFX=>
For example, consider the RIC symbol: Cross rates <EUR=> <EURCHF=> <EURCHF=BARL> <CROSS/1>
<EURJPY6M=ABNL>.
Calculated Crosses <EURX=>
First currency/SWIFT code EUR
Contributed Crosses <EURX1=>
Second currency code needed for cross rates JPY
Forward rates <EURF=> <EUR1M=> <EUR1M=TTKL> <EURF=>,
Period 6 <FWD/1>
Delivery period indicator M Deposit rates <DM=> <EUR1MD=> <EUR1MD=TTKL> <EURDEPO=>,

<DEPO/1>
Delimiter =
FRAs <TOPFRA> <EUR1X4F=> <EUR1X4F=TTKL> <FRA/1>
Broker/Market Maker code ABNL
So this RIC symbol gives you the six-month forward rate
for the euro against the Japanese yen, contributed by
ABN AMRO (ABNL).

CHAPTER 7
FUTURES
Futures contracts exist for stock indices, commodities and for the interest rate and bond markets.
These contracts are traded on their respective futures exchange in real time. If you want to see this
information, make sure you have subscribed to the relevant futures exchange.
SPEED-GUIDES, RIC SYMBOLS AND PAGES Month (Z = December)

You can find codes for futures data on the following pages:
<FUTURES> The main speed-guide for futures.
<FUTURES> F3 futures chain, easier to drill down.
Alternatively, all futures are available listed by country and
FEIZ4
Year (4 = 2014)
exchange. For example, if you’re looking for the S&P 500 Root code (for the
future traded on Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME): three-month Euribor)
1. From the <FUTURES> speed-guide page go to the US
DELIVERY MONTH CODES FOR FUTURES
futures and options speed-guide page <US/FUTEX1>.
January F
2. F
rom there, go to the CME page <CME/FUTEX1> or
February G
straight to the relevant exchange if you know the three-
March H
letter exchange code, e.g. <LIF/FUTEX1> for the London
International Financials Futures Exchange. April J
May K
FUTURES CONTRACTS
June M
RIC symbol codes for individual futures contracts incorporate
indicators that tell you what the delivery month and year are. July N
Once you know the root code, you can easily construct your August Q
own futures RIC symbols. September U
October V
November X
December Z

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FUTURES
DELIVERY YEARS FOR FUTURES c This stands for continuation (lower case)
0 for the year 2010, 4 for the year 2014 and so on. 1 For the first front contract
Individual futures contracts will always be available on Please note that continuations RIC symbols are another
a real-time display until they officially expire. instance where the code must use upper- and
lower-case exactly.
CONTINUATION RIC SYMBOLS
The most convenient way to display futures contracts is by SERIAL FUTURES CONTRACTS
using continuation RIC symbols. These always display the Some short interest rate futures settle not only in March, June,
details of the present contract, so there is no need to change September and December, but also in odd months. For these
the month and year code in a display every time the contract serial futures contracts, you need to add the extra lower-case
expires. The continuation RIC symbol will automatically roll letter m after the c, for example,<FEIcm1>,<FEIcm2>.
over to the next one. This will always display the main months, even when the
The structure for continuation RIC symbol is: contracts roll over to the next one.
1. RIC symbol root code, Basis-Gap Adjusted Continuations rolling on Volume.
2. Followed by the lower-case letter “c” and Some high-liquidity futures contracts are also delivered with
continuations with special features:
3. The front contract number, e.g. 1 for the first front
contract, 2 for the second front contract, 3 for the third - t he continuation rolls when end of day accumulated
front contract and so on. volume on the second month contract is larger than
the first, e.g. <CLcv1> through <CLcv3>.
To stay with our three-month Euribor example:
- the continuation rolls when end of day open interest
FEI Is still the RIC symbol root for the three-month Euribor on the second month contract is larger than the first,
traded on LIFFE e.g. <CLcoi1> through <CLcoi3>.

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FUTURES
- the continuation rolls when end of day open interest KEY DATES INFORMATION
or end of day accumulated volume is larger Detailed data of the key dates for settlement of futures
on the second month contract than on the first, contracts is provided for commodities contracts under
e.g. <CLcvoi1>. <EXCHANGE/DATES>.
- in all three instances, the history stored for these FUTURES CHAINS SHOWING MARKET DEPTH
“cv”, “coi” or “cvoi” contracts is basis-gap adjusted Some exchanges offer the market depth for their derivatives
on each roll. as an additional service.
FUTURES CHAINS The way to retrieve these is by typing the current full
Futures chains allow you to see all available contracts for a individual contract RIC symbol then pressing the chain key.
future in one display. Here are three simple ways of retrieving
a futures chain: For example:
• D isplay the relevant speed-guide (for example For long gilt futures: <FLGU0> F3 for Sep 2010.
<EUR/FUT1>), then double-click on one of the futures Or for the FTSE 100 Index <FFIZ0> F3 for Dec 2010.
RIC symbols displayed in angle brackets. For example:
<0#FEI:>. DELAYED FUTURES DATA
(Remember that anything beginning with 0# will display You can view delayed full quotes on futures by typing a
a chain). forward slash (/) in front of the RIC symbol, for example:
</FEIZ4>.
A chain displays the individual futures contract with all
contract months – in this case, the three-month Euribor This is only available for contracts for specific months and
futures, traded on LIFFE. expiry dates -continuation RIC symbol will not provide
delayed data.
• T
ype the chain RIC symbol of a futures contract and
press the chain key F3. In this case, you do not include You can display delayed futures in Thomson Reuters
the standard chain indicator 0# at the beginning. Graphics even if you have not subscribed to the relevant
For example : <FEI:>F3 . real-time exchange.
• Type the RIC symbol for the contract including the
standard chain indicator 0# at the beginning, then
press .
For example, <0#FEI:>.

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FUTURES
EXPIRED FUTURES FIELD POWERPLUS PRO IDENTIFIER FID NUMBER REUTERS 3000 XTRA IDENTIFIER
Expired futures cannot be viewed in any real-time
application, but can be viewed in applications that allow you
to see historical data: Name of future DISPLAY NAME 3 DSPLY_NAME
Contract month CONTRACT MONTH 41 CONTR_MNTH

Reuters 3000 Xtra users can use the Graphics object or the
spreadsheet to view expired futures. Bid BID 22 BID
The RIC symbol structure for this data is a small variation on Offer ASK 25 ASK
the standard format. The key point is that you need to specify Net change NET CHANGE 11 NETCHNG_1
the decade of the expiry year (the standard format only
Today’s high TODAY’S HIGH 12 HIGH_1
specifies the last digit). For example:
Today’s low TODAY’S LOW 13 LOW_1
<YANF8^9> where YAN is the root RIC symbol for the ANZ
(stock) future traded at the Sydney Futures and Options Opening interest OPEN INTEREST 64 OPINT_1
Exchange (SFE). VOLUME VOL ACCUMULATED 32 ACVOL_1
F8 indicates that it is a January contract, traded in a year with

a so far unknown decade (19?8). In order to specify the exact IN BRIEF: FUTURES
decade, simply add a hat symbol (^) and the desired decade The main speed-guide for futures is <FUTURES>.
(9 in this case for 1998). DISPLAYING ALL CONTRACTS FOR ONE FUTURE
FIELD NAMES FOR QUOTE LISTS Most chains are based on a two- or three-character RIC root
If you want to set up a quote list in an Excel spreadsheet, code followed by a colon. They can be entered as follows:
field of information, you can use either the Power Plus Pro <US:> F3 for the 30-year US treasury bond future, or
identifier, the FID (field number) or the field identifier used <0#US:>.
by Reuters 3000 Xtra. DISPLAYING SINGLE CONTRACTS
Continuation RIC symbols automatically retrieve the present
contract for a future, so you don’t need to re-enter the
present month and year every time a future expires.

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FUTURES
For example:
<USc1>The structure is RIC symbol root followed by c1.
For a quote on a contract on a specific month and year, add
the alphabetic month code then the last digit of the expiry
year to the end of the RIC symbol root.
DELIVERY YEARS FOR FUTURES
0 for the year 2010, 4 for the year 2014 and so on.
For example:
<USU0> for the September 2010 contract of the 30-year US
Treasury bond.
DELAYED FUTURES
Delayed full quote futures can be retrieved by typing a
forward slash (/) in front of the RIC symbol. Please note that
only month and year contracts, but not continuation RIC
symbols, allow you to retrieve delayed data. For example
</FEIZ4>.
Have a look at what futures are available on page
<WORLD/DELAY1>.

CHAPTER 8
OPTIONS
Options can be traded on a broad variety of financial instruments: equities, currencies, commodities,
interest rate and bond futures, or equity indices, to name just a few. There are also options on futures.
TOOLS FOR FINDING DATA EQUITY OPTIONS

<OPTIONS> The main speed-guide for options.
EQUITY CASH OPTIONS
<OPT/IR1> Interest rate and bond options. CHAINS OF OPTIONS ON CASH EQUITIES
Chain RIC symbols for cash equity options are made from the
<OPT/FX1> xchange-traded foreign exchange
E
following components:
options.
1. Root RIC symbol.
<OPS/FX1> ver the counter foreign exchange
O
options. 2. * (an asterisk).
<EQUITY/OPT1> Equity options. 3. . (A dot).
<OPTIONS> F3 Options chain, easier to 4. Exchange identifier of the exchange where the option
drill down. is traded.
5. In some cases, there can be an option chain extension
(for example, ++ for at-the-money options).
For example, <TRIL*.L> F3 for all Reuters options traded on
LIFFE, or
<GDAX*.EX++> F3 for-at-the-money DAX options traded
on Eurex.

CHAPTER 8
OPTIONS
80 OPTION EXCHANGE IDENTIFIERS
These can also be found on page <RULES3>

American Stock Exchange Options .A
Australian Stock Exchange .AX US OPTIONS TRADED ON OPRA
Austrian Stock and Options Exchange .v OPRA, the Options Price Reporting Authority, reports prices
Belgian FOX .b on US equity, index, currency and interest rate options from
Boston Options Exchange (BOX) .B the following exchanges:
Chicago Board Options Exchange .W
AMEX .A
Copenhagen Stock Exchange .CO
Boston .B
Deutsche Terminboerse .d
Chicago .W
European Options Exchange .E
ISE .Y
EUREX .EX or .d or .Z
Pacific .P
Finnish Options Exchange .h
Philadelphia .X
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong .HK
NASDAQ .O
Hong Kong Futures Exchange .HF
International Securities Exchange .Y
London Traded Options Market (LSE) .L
MEFF Renta Variable .i
Nagoya .NG
Norwegian Options Exchange .n
MATIF Traded Options .m
Milan ISO .MI
Montreal Stock & Options .M
NASDAQ Options .O
OPRA .U
Osaka Stock Exchange .OS
Pacific Stock & Options Exchange .P
Paris Traded Options .p
Philadelphia Options Exchange .X
Sao Paolo, Bolsa de Valores .SA
Stockholm Options Market .ST
Swiss Options & Financial Futures Exchange .Z
Tokyo Stock Exchange .T

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OPRA STANDARD SERVICE The easiest way to find NBBO debt, equity and equity index
The OPRA Standard Service is available via Thomson options is to use the Z# codes, which are based on RIC
Reuters real-time Integrated Data Network (IDN). symbol roots. These display the chains available for that
series of options, and you can then double-click on the call
This gives you:
or put for the relevant strike to view a quote.
• All currency and interest rate options.
• National best bid/offer (NBBO) quotes on debt,
equity and equity index options. The structure of Z# codes is:
The quote shows the last trade and the best bid and offer Z# Asterisk exchange identifier –
available across all the options exchanges, along with an use .U to cover all the
identifier showing which exchanges those rates are offered OPRA exchanges
on. (Note: when the market opens each day, quotes on
contracts that have no open interest are embargoed for
1.5 hours to ensure that the network remains reliable at
Z#IBM*.U
peak times). RIC root
The easiest way to find currency options traded on the
Philadelphia Options Exchange is to start at page OPT/
FX1. From here, you can drill down via currency. The easiest
way to find interest-rate options on OPRA is to start at page
OPT/IR1. Again, you can drill down from here.

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TIP
You can find out which exchanges
a series of options is traded on
by displaying a full quote on the
underlying instrument.
The letters underneath Options
tell you which exchanges the option
is traded on. In this example,
the option is traded on ISE,
AMEX, Pacific, Chicago
and Philadelphia.
A useful way of finding options
on an underlying instrument is
to use Z# codes to display
chains of chains.
The structure of Z# codes is:

Z# Asterisk exchange identifier –
use .U to cover all the
OPRA exchanges
Z#IBM*.U
RIC root

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For a general search, use the .U suffix. Otherwise, you can For interest rate, FX and money market options, you add a +
use the identifier of the primary exchange where options on after the month and year code. For Euribor traded on LIFFE,
that underlying instrument are traded. the DEC11 futures contract is <FEIZ1>, so the monthly
options chain is <FEIZ1>+F3.
AT-THE-MONEY CHAINS
At-the-money (ATM) chains currently exist for LIFFE equity
options and FTSE index options. Information on any new
You can double-click on any of the codes displayed on markets that the at-the-money chains are created for will
the left-hand side to see a list of current prices for its be announced on the NEWDATA news codes, listed on
puts or calls. page <DATA>.
For a standard equity option the ATM chains consist of:
MONTHLY OPTION CHAINS
Thomson Reuters provides monthly option chains for • The at-the-money strike contracts (or closest value).
Euronext-LIFFE equity and FTSE index options. • 3 strikes below the at-the-money strike.
The current syntax of the monthly option chains for LIFFE is: • 3 strikes above the at-the-money strike.
RIC symbol root <VOD>. They track price movements of the underlying equities
Future month expiry code (June) <Z>. throughout the day.
Year digit (2012) <2>. All contract expiries for the relevant strike prices are also
Asterisk *. included in the chain.
Exchange identifier <.L>.
For example:
<VODZ2*.L> F3 (December 2012 contracts)
Alternatively, to see a list of all months on an equity option
contract <VOD*.L> + F3.

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The RIC symbol structure for an at-the-money chain is: The RIC symbol structure is:
RIC symbol root TRIL. This example shows the December 100 call option for the
British pound on LIFFE.
Asterisk (*) *.
To construct a single contract, here are the delivery month
Dot and exchange identifier .L
codes for options:
Two plus signs ++
CALL OPTIONS: PUT OPTIONS:
Confirm with the F3 key F3
January A July G January M July S
For example: <TRIL*.L++> F3.
February B August H February N August T
THE STRUCTURE OF SINGLE-OPTION CONTRACTS March C September I March O September U
As we have seen, the best way of finding a specific contract
April D October J April P October V
is nearly always to drill down from the speed-guide or to
display a chain based on the underlying instrument. May E November K May O November W
Nevertheless, it is useful to be able to interpret the codes June F December L June R December X
that are displayed for 86 single contracts.
EUREX CONTRACTS
Underlying Month-letter for put or call An example RIC symbol would be <BMWG330dB0.EX>
RIC root for the BMW Feb 2010.
Strike price
Strike 33 call option. Refer to <RULES5>for specific RIC
Exchange symbol construction rules on Eurex.
VOD100L0.L identifier

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FIELD NAMES FOR QUOTE LISTS FIELD POWERPLUS PRO IDENTIFIER FID NUMBER REUTERS 3000 XTRA IDENTIFIER
field of information, you can use either the Power Plus Pro Name of future DISPLAY NAME 3 DSPLY_NAME
identifier, the FID (field number) or the field identifier used Contract month CONTRACT MONTH 41 CONTR_MNTH
Bid BID 22 BID
FINDING OPTIONS ON FUTURES Offer ASK 25 ASK
There are three primary means to find relevant options on
futures content: Net change NET CHANGE 11 NETCHNG_1
Today’s high TODAY’S HIGH 12 HIGH_1

1) The ‘all options’ chains, e.g. <0#ROOT+>: If you know
the RIC symbol root of the underlying futures contract, Today’s low TODAY’S LOW 13 LOW_1
the options on that contract can be found by: Opening interest OPEN INTEREST 64 OPINT_1
a. Adding a + to the end of the RIC root code and Volume VOL ACCUMULATED 32 ACVOL_1
pressing F3. This results in a list of all the delivery
months of that contract. Double-clicking on a
delivery month will give a chain of all strikes for both
puts and calls for that delivery month.
b. By adding + to the end of a specific futures contract
RIC symbol code and pressing F3 to reach the same
end point, i.e. all strikes for both puts and calls for
that delivery month.
c. By drilling down via the contract details page
for a given futures contract to find all related
options chains.
The contract details page is typically <XXX/RR>,
where XXX is the three letter exchange code and RR
is the RIC symbol root.

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The At-The-Money (ATM) Options Chain:

d. Adding “++” to the end of the futures root code and
pressing F3 results in a list of all delivery months
and a drill down into their ATM options, with 15
positions either side of the ATM position captured
on the chain.
e. Adding “++” to the end of a futures RIC symbol code
and pressing F3 to reach the same end point, i.e. 15
contracts either side of the ATM position.
2) The At-The-Money (ATM) Continuation Chains: Specific
subsets of the options on commodity futures have been
created so as to have continuation instruments for ATM
options instruments. All roots shown on <CEVOLSURF>
are included within this content set.

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Volatility Surface Content OPTIONS ON FUTURES RIC SYMBOLOGY

Volatility surfaces for key commodities contracts are listed The construction of options on futures RIC symbols is
on <CEVOLSURF>. These include: based on
- Non-interpolated IV surfaces under the symbol <RPDY>
<RVOLSURF>, where R is the futures root code. Where:
- Interpolated IV surfaces under the symbol R is the root code.
<RVOLSURF1>, where R is the futures root code. P is the price, without decimal point, scaled according to
standards which vary by contract and by exchange.
- Constant maturity/constant delta surfaces under the
D is the options delivery month, based on the month codes
symbol <0#RVOLSURF>, where R is the futures root code.
shown in the table below.
ATM Volatility Indices Y is the last digit of the delivery year.
ATM volatility indices for most options on futures are The table of month code.
available, with histories, on Thomson Reuters products.
The symbol structure for these instruments is <RATMIV>, CALL OPTIONS: PUT OPTIONS:
where R is the futures root code. 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
An example RIC symbol is: <CL700C0>, which is the

USD70 strike price call option for NYMEX light sweet
crude oil for the March 2010 delivery month.
Another example is: <C100X1>, which is the USc100
strike price put option for CBOT corn for the
December 2012 delivery month.

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OPTIONS
OTC FOREIGN EXCHANGE OPTIONS

Thomson Reuters carries contributions for FX options from
leading market makers and brokers. Thomson Reuters also
supplies in-depth calculated data providing more detail
and information. The main methods of quoting are bid/
offer for at-the-money rates and as a volatility surface.
ATM FX Options
We receive pricing for at-the-money FX option rates from
several market maker banks. Quotes are received as a bid/
offer implied volatility. We currently get contributions from
banks for around 50 currency pairs. These can be found
from the speed-guide <OPS/FX1>.

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OPTIONS
RIC Symbol Construction CONTRIBUTED SURFACES

Composite displays are accessed by typing currency ISO + Not all trading takes place “at the money” so some of our
“VOL”. Where one currency is “USD”, this ISO is ignored to contributors, mostly brokers, contribute the surface to show
make the codes simple. For example: options away from 50 delta. For contributed surfaces this
takes the format of ATM volatilities as before, risk reversals
<EURVOL> – ATM Options run for EUR/USD.
and butterflies.
<EURJPYVOL> – ATM Options run for EUR/JPY.
RISK REVERSALS
Individual period composite RIC symbols are found by A Risk reversal is an option strategy involving the purchase
typing currency ISO + period code + “O” + =, again the USD of a call and a put option. These are quoted for both
component is ignored. For example: 25 delta and 10 delta to show information about the
volatility smile.
<EUR1MO=> – EUR/USD 1 month ATM implied
option volatility. RIC SYMBOL CONSTRUCTION
25 Delta: Currency code + period + “RR” +”=” for example
<EURJPY1Y=> – EUR/JPY 1 year ATM implied
<EUR1MRR=ICAP>.
option volatility.
10 Delta: Currency Code + period + “R10” + “=” for
example <EUR1MR10=GFI>.
BUTTERFLIES
A butterfly is a combination options trade consisting of four
options with three legs, this can be used to limit risk with
limited potential profit. These are quoted for both 25 and
10 delta.

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SURFACE DISPLAY
Contributed surfaces are shown on the tile of the
contributor who prices them, for example <EURVOL=GFI>.
The main contributors for this data are the brokers GFI and
ICAP, their index pages can be found on <OPS/FX1>.
CALCULATED FX SURFACES
To provide more in-depth information, Thomson Reuters
provides calculated surfaces derived from brokers. We take
the contributed surfaces, e.g. GBPVOL=ICAP, and use that
information to derive the full smile per expiry from 10 delta
put to 10 delta call. We show implied volatility, premium
and strike for each data point.

CHAPTER 9
COMMODITIES
NAVIGATION BY RIC SYMBOL CHAINS XXx/2 Non-energy commodity cash market prices menu
CHAIN DESCRIPTION by product/ alphabetical order. Identical market sector
0#COMMOD (or COMMOD F3): The main RIC symbol identifiers as above, e.g. <GRAINS/2>.
chain for non-energy commodities. From this RIC symbol
XXX/3 Non-energy commodity specialist datasets (fee-
chain you can double-click on any of the eleven types of
liable add-ons) by source/alphabetical order. Identical
commodity data from futures or cash to indices or
market sector identifiers to above, e.g. <GRAINS/3>.
stock levels.
XXX/4 Non-energy commodity fundamental (supply/
This enables you to drill down through these chains to
demand) data by product/alphabetical order. Identical
reach the required sector and product without needing to
market sector identifiers to above, .e.g. <GRAINS/4>.
know a code.
ENERGY The main speed-guide for energy, with all codes
0#ENERGY (or ENERGY F3): The main RIC symbol chain
for power, gas and oil cash prices, futures and news. While
for energy. From this RIC symbol chain you can double-click
the chain navigates to logical RIC symbols (standard
on any of ten types of energy data from futures or cash to
templates), the speed-guide also points to page displays
weather or spreads. This enables you to drill down through
where less-standard formats are used.
chains to reach the required sector and product without
needing to know a code. XXX/1 Energy futures and options menu by market
sector. Available for <CRUDES/1>, <PRODUCTS/1>,
NAVIGATION BY SPEED-GUIDES
<POWER/1>, <NATGAS/1>, <COAL/1>.
SPEED-GUIDE DESCRIPTION
COMMOD The main speed-guide for commodities, XXx/2 Energy cash market prices menu by product/
containing information on base and precious metals, alphabetical order. Identical market sector identifiers as
grains, oilseeds and livestock. While the chain navigates to above, e.g. <CRUDES/2>.
logical RIC symbols (standard templates), the speed-guide
XXX/3 Energy specialist datasets (fee-liable add-ons)
also points to page displays where less standard formats
by source/alphabetical order. Identical market sector
are used.
identifiers to above, e.g. <CRUDES/3>.
XXX/1 Non-energy commodity futures and options
XXX/4 Energy fundamental (supply/demand) data
menu by market sector. Available for <GRAINS/1>,
by product/alphabetical order. Identical market sector
<OILSEEDS/1>, <LIVESTOCK/1>, <SOFTS/1>,
identifiers to above, .e.g. <CRUDES/4>.
<FIBRES/1>, <METALS/1>, <PRECIOUS/1>,
<SHIPPING/1>, <WEATHER/1>.

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COMMODITIES
CASH INSTRUMENTS • Type. TIP

Commodities and energy RIC symbols cover a wide variety Specification pages are available
• Specification. for many of the more specialist
of markets, so the best way to find data on instruments is
• Delivery. or complex cash prices. From the
to use the RIC symbol chains and speed-guides (see <COMMOD> speed-guide select
previous page). 3. L
ocation. This code specifies the location or the source <COMMSPECSA> or for energy,
of the physical commodity. go to <ENERGY> speed-guide and
The RIC symbols for cash instruments can be up to 15 select <ENGSPECA>.
alphanumeric characters long. Two-character ISO codes are used for countries, three-
character ISO codes for cities, where applicable. All other
Typically, they consist of up to three main components,
abbreviations are standard for all RIC symbols, e.g. W for
separated by a delimiter:
White, DLY for daily, but D for day (as in 15-day average).
RIC root Type/Specification/Delivery Location As well as the ISO regional/city codes, the following codes
are also used:
1 2 3
CODE REGION/CITY CODE REGION/CITY
1. T
he RIC symbol root is a mnemonic indicating the
physical instrument. This RIC symbol root is from one CAR Caribbean AMER North, South &
to four alphanumeric characters long and will normally Central America
be the futures market commodity root, e.g. “LH” for EURO European AFR Africa
live hogs. BE Bremen, Germany INDO Indonesia
In some cases, energy instruments have specification
SAN Santos, Brazil PO Pontianak, Indonesia
details as the RIC symbol root for energy product RIC
symbols. This is to avoid unnecessarily long codes. PA Palembang, Sumatra NIN North India
For example: LA Lampung, Sumatra SIN South India
<BK180-ANT> for 180 centistoke bunker fuel. TP T Priok, Indonesia NE Nuwa Eliva, Sri Lanka
2. T
ype/specification/delivery is up to eight alphanumeric SU Surubaya, Indonesia SUM Sumatra
characters long. The individual elements are optional, UP U Pandang, Indonesia JAV Java
but at least one must be present. The order of
precedence is: LATAM Latin America GUW Guwahati, India

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All commodity abbreviations are standard for full quotes: 2. In the 0#COMMOD/CASH display, double-click on any
of the RIC symbol chains displayed to drill down further
CODE COMMODITY until you reach the required individual instrument.
PEP Pepper
A typical navigation could be:
SUG Sugar
1.0#COMMOD – Main commodities chain.
CC Cocoa
2.0#COMMOD/CASH – Commod physicals.
COF Coffee
3.0#SOFTS/CASH – Softs physicals.
RUB Rubber
TEA Tea 4.0#EUCOFFEE/CASH – European coffee.

5.0#EUCOFFEE-LDN – Coffee London.
So, for example, PEP is the RIC symbol root for pepper.
This then presents you with a list of quotes – just double-
These RIC symbol structures are used for heavily-traded click on the desired description to see the quote displayed
cash instruments. Lightly traded instruments may not have in standard format.
RIC symbols in this format. If in doubt, use the speed-
A typical navigation could be:
guides, such as <COMMODITY> or <ENERGY>, to drill
down to the instrument you need. 1.0#COMMOD – Main commodities chain.
CASH COMMODITIES CHAINS 2.0#COMMOD/CASH – Commod physicals.
Chains provide a way of navigating directly from a high
3.0#SOFTS/CASH – Softs physicals.
level down to specific detail. You don’t need to know a
RIC symbol or any other code because there is a simple 4.0#EUCOFFEE/CASH – European coffee.
description of the content at every stage. In the example
5.0#EUCOFFEE-LDN – Coffee London.
below, you just need to know that you want a London cash
price for coffee. This then presents you with a list of quotes – just double-
click on the desired description to see the quote displayed
1. Type COMMOD and press F3 for the main commodities
in standard format.
RIC symbol chain. This offers a range of choices: double-
click on 0#COMMOD/CASH (this is the same as COMMOD/
CASH followed by F3).

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COMMODITIES
RIC SYMBOLS FOR COMMODITY CHAINS 1. 0#ENERGY – Main energy chain

RIC Symbol Chains usually have two parts: the commodity 2. 0#ENERGY/CASH – Energy physicals
code and a source or type indicator. Unfortunately, the
3. 0#PRODUCTS/CASH – Products cash
commodity RIC symbol for cash commodities chains is not
always the same as the RIC symbol root code for the full 4. 0#P-NYH – US Products New York
quote. For example, the root code for sugar is SUG, but for Harbor
a cash commodity chain, the RIC symbol code is <SUGAR> This displays a list of quotes. Double-click on the
F3 or 0#SUGAR. The best way to find out is using the description JET NYH Prompt.
speed-guide COMMOD/2. RIC SYMBOLS FOR ENERGY CASH CHAINS
The structure for the RIC symbol chain code is: An example of the regional code structure is <P-HKG> F3
for cash oil products in Hong Kong.
Delimiter
You can view lists of the available RIC symbol root codes by
Commodity code Market or displaying the following chains:
origin code
C-A F3 Crudes, Asia
SUGAR-EU F3
C-E F3 Crudes, Europe
C-N F3 Crudes, North America
P-A F3Products, Asia
P-E F3 Products, Europe
Further examples: <PEPPER> F3 for global pepper,
P-N F3 Products, North America
<COFFEE-ARA> F3 for global Arabica coffee
ENERGY CASH PRICE CHAINS
Energy cash RIC symbol chains work in the same way as
commodities (see above).
Start your navigation at <0#ENERGY>
For example, this search drills down to find a spot price
for jet fuel at New York Harbor.

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TYPE CODE STRUCTURE These RIC symbol structures are used for heavily-traded
An example of the type code structure is <BRT-> F3 for cash cash instruments. Lightly-traded instruments may not have
Brent oil. RIC symbols in this format. If in doubt, use the speed-
guides (Such as <COMMODITY> F3 or <ENERGY> F3)
The location codes used for energy contracts are:
to drill down to the instrument you need.
CODE LOCATION CODE LOCATION
A Asia MED Mediterranean
AFR Africa N US
AG Arabian Gulf NVA Norfolk Virginia
ARA Amsterdam- NWE North West Europe

Rotterdam-Antwerp
BKK Bangkok NYH New York Harbour
CA Canada PNW Pacific Northwest
E Europe SF San Francisco
G3 Group 3 SIN Singapore
HKG Hong Kong TWN Taiwan Kachsuing
IN Inland Rhine Market TYO Tokyo (Tokyo-

Yokohama-Osaka)
KOR South Korea USG US Gulf
LA Los Angeles WC US West Coast
MC US Mid-continent

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COMMODITIES
MORE EXAMPLES Metals Main Metals speed-guide covering Base,

METAL
To give you an idea about the structure and diversity of Precious and Minor
markets, we have grouped the commodities and energy Base metals LME/INDEX Index page for the London Metal Exchange
markets into sub-sections. There are example codes for each: Base metals chain
BASE
Minor metals MINOR Minor metals chain
Precious metals PREC Precious metals chain
Grains GRAIN1 Grain speed-guide

US hard wheat chain
WHEAT-HARD-US
Oilseeds CNUT-AFR African coconut

Reuters crush profit-margin calculator
CRUSHPL1
Livestock MEAT-UK London Central Markets – Smithfield

Hogs Main Menu
HOGS
Softs EUCOCOA-ICCO International Cocoa Org daily prices

Dhaka weekly tea auction prices
ASTEA-DHA
Energy ENERGY Energy overview

General electricity overview
ELECTRICITY
Power NORDPOOL or EL/NORDIC Nordpool information and index pages

NAPOWER North American power index page
EUROPOWER European power index page
Gas NG-GB F3 United Kingdom natural gas
Oil OILOIL IPE – NYMEX futures composite display

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COMMODITES FUNDAMENTAL DATABASE (MPD) IN BRIEF: COMMODITIES AND ENERGY MARKETS

The Commodities Fundamental Database gives you There are many different types of code for these markets –
historical and projected figures for key global one way of checking how RIC symbols are constructed for a
commodities across metals, energy, emissions particular sector is to check the examples section (above).
and (during 2010) agriculture.
For cash instruments, the structure is normally:
To view the home page for the database, go to:
RIC symbol root | Type/Specification/Delivery | Location
http://bond.views.session.rservices.com/CE/
For example:
<WHEAT-HARD-US>+F3 US hard wheat chain.
then these are the most commonly used fields. For each The best way of finding the RIC symbol is through the
field of information, you can use either the Power Plus Pro speed-guides or chains.
identifier, the FID (field number) or the field identifier used
For speed-guides, start at either <COMMOD> or <ENERGY>.
For chains, start at either <COMMOD> F3 or <ENERGY> F3.
FIELD POWERPLUS PRO FID LOCATION
INDENTIFIER NUMBER The commodities and energy futures and options follow
the generic futures and options structure in the futures
Product DISPLAY NAME 3 DSPLY_NAME
Name and options chapters.
Bid BID 22 BID
Offer ASK 25 ASK
Today’s TODAY’S HIGH 12 HIGH_1

High
Today’s TODAY’S LOW 13 LOW_1
Low
Volume VOL ACCUMULATED 21 ACVOL_1

CHAPTER 10
DELAYED DATA
If you want market prices in real time, then in most cases, you’ll have to pay access fees to the
exchange. However, nearly all exchanges allow you to retrieve recent prices – delayed prices – free
of charge. The length of the delay depends on the individual exchange. In some cases, it will be just
a few minutes; in others, it might be the closing price at the last trading session. For a guide to all
delayed data, check the page: <WORLD/DELAY1>. This gives details of the delays for all exchanges.
DELAYED EQUITY AND INDICES FULL QUOTES Note that if you use the 0# format, the forward slash goes
If you have access to the equity service, but have not after the 0#.
subscribed to a particular exchange, you can still view
Please remember that delayed chains are available for most
a delayed full quote on an instrument on that exchange.
futures and equity indices, but not for all.
All you need to do is to put a forward slash (/) in front
of the RIC symbol. DELAYED FOREIGN EXCHANGE QUOTES
There is also delayed data for the foreign exchange
For example, type </VOD.L> instead of <VOD.L>.
markets. In FX, there are two different types of delay:
CLOSING RUNS
Two minutes, which is called a snapshot and is expressed
The closing run is a housekeeping exercise performed by
by the letter S, and ten minutes, which is expressed by
Thomson Reuters that prepares the display template for
using the letter X.
the next trading session. To see when the closing runs are
performed, see page <CLOSE/RUN1>. Example RIC symbols for these delays are:
DELAYED CHAINS <EUR=X> (ten-minute delay)
Chains work the same way. Just put a forward slash in front <EUR=S> (two-minute delay)
of the code:
You can find a complete list of delayed FX quotes in the
</.GDAXI> F3 for the German DAX index or <0#/.GDAXI>. cross-market package as described below.

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DELAYED DATA
CROSS-MARKET PACKAGE
The cross-market package from Thomson Reuters gives
you a limited amount of real-time and delayed data free TIP
Delayed quotes can also be
of charge. If you have subscribed to only one asset class
displayed in a graph. Just treat the
service, this gives you useful indicators of the state of delayed RIC symbol as if it were a
other markets. You can find out more details on the page: normal RIC symbol.
<CROSS/MKT1>.
STREAMING DELAYED DATA RIC Symbols
SDD (Streaming Delayed Data) RIC symbols have no further
arbitrary delay imposed by Thomson Reuters. Please refer
to data notification DN040482 on how to access streaming
delayed data trades published by MiFID trade
publishing venues.

CHAPTER 11
CONTRIBUTED DATA
Many leading market participants, such as investment banks, dealers and brokers, publish financial
information on the Thomson Reuters network. This can include price, analysis and market commentary.
These contributors provide insight and market rates across all asset classes, from vanilla equities to
exotic energy derivatives.
The contributed data is available in pages and in RIC symbols. Index page <CONTRIBUTIONS> is the
logical starting point. From here you can search for data by country, then specific market and finally
contributor name. Main index pages are also available for each contributor and, with just a few mouse
clicks, you can locate contributed data for all your business and trading needs.
Expert information is also available from specialist data providers who publish analytics and market
commentary. This can be ordered in addition to the Thomson Reuters service you have subscribed to.
For an overview of all specialist data on the Thomson Reuters network, type <SPECIAL>.
Thomson Reuters ensures that the quality of data published is always high. All contributors have
contractually agreed:
• To provide data that reflects their position or trading in the marketplace.
• To update in a timely manner, reflecting the level of activity in a particular market.
• Not to copy data from another source and republish onto their pages/RIC symbols.
• Not to publish defamatory or obscene material, or include advertising statements on behalf of third parties.

CHAPTER 11
CONTRIBUTED DATA
RIC SYMBOLS AND FIDS

RIC symbols (also known as logical records) are now the
preferred format for publishing information on Thomson
Reuters. Each RIC symbol has a set of fields that hold
specific items of information about a single financial
instrument (bid/ask/high/low etc.).
These are also referred to as FIDs (field identifiers) because
each field has a unique numeric identifier.
Example full quote contributed RIC symbol: <EUR=BARL>.
When you request a full quote on a RIC symbol, the key

information for the instrument is displayed, for example:
bid, ask, contributor, location, time, date etc. Thomson
Reuters uses a display template to control this display.
It is important to realize that a RIC symbol contains many
more FIDs than are shown in the full quote. These are
defined by the record template.
Reuters 3000 Xtra users can use the display all fields
button to toggle between the display template and the
record template, to find out what fields are contained in a
record template and available for a specific RIC symbol.

CHAPTER 11
CONTRIBUTED DATA
In summary, Thomson Reuters has thousands of different

fields (FIDs) to cover the whole breadth of every market
requirement. For a specific RIC symbol, only some of those
fields are relevant. It is the record template that dictates
which ones are relevant. The fields for a cash instrument,
for example, will be different from those required for a
future. Therefore, the cash and futures RIC symbols have
different record templates. In turn, the display template
defines the fields that are displayed when you view a full
quote. These are always the most important fields from the
record template. Chains and tiles are available to retrieve
multiple instruments in a single display, e.g. SPOT=BARL is
a tile where EUR=BARL and other FX spots from the same
contributor are displayed in one screen.

CHAPTER 11
CONTRIBUTED DATA
THE ADVANTAGES OF CONTRIBUTING TO RIC SYMBOLS

If you wish to be a contributor, RIC symbols have significant advantages over page-based items.
The following table summarizes the relative merits:
LOGICAL CONTRIBUTION (RIC SYMBOLS) PAGE CONTRIBUTION
Real-time intraday prices Free format – contributor determines the content and display format
Record/display templates determine content and format of the display Potentially more than one instrument per page
Discrete FID (field identifier) list per instrument type Can be a combination of price, commentary, menus, disclaimers etc.
Predictable format (bid/ask etc.) Content limited by size of page
Consistent logical structure No automatic inclusion in aggregated displays but data can be parsed into
other applications such as Microsoft Excel
Ripple fields to show price history Page should be relevant to content and contributor
Automatic sourcing to value added displays (Super RIC symbols) Page content is not archived
e.g. EUR=
Use of color improves readability Monochrome only
Chains and tiles available to retrieve multiple instruments in a single The five latest dealing codes DLG_CODE1 being the most recent.
display e.g. 0#GBTSY=
Historical data available The direction of bidding from the previous bid. Can be calculated from
either the bid price or for forward rates the offset from the bid price.
Easy to export/control e.g. to Microsoft Excel or in-house applications Today's highest transaction value.
Tick Indicators Today's lowest transaction value.
RIC symbol name specifies instrument
Single instrument per record

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CONTRIBUTED DATA
RESTRICTED DATA SETS (RDS) WHAT DO I DO WHEN I CAN’T SEE A RIC SYMBOL OR
The vast majority of contributed data is made available to PAGE THAT I THINK I SHOULD BE ABLE TO VIEW?
all Thomson Reuters clients subscribing to the relevant Access is usually granted per billing address. If you’ve
Thomson Reuters service. For example, a contributor page changed your office location or billing address, it can affect
that is classified to hold foreign exchange (FX) information your access to some restricted data sets.
will be available to all Thomson Reuters clients subscribing
Contact the Thomson Reuters Help Desk or your Thomson
to a Thomson Reuters service containing FX information.
Reuters account administrator. We can tell you whether
This is known as unrestricted or public data.
you are still entitled to see that information or not.
Some contributed pages may have restricted access to You may need to contact the owner of the restricted
protect the publishers of the data from their competitors. data set to obtain permission to see that data again.
Brokers, for example, will restrict competing brokers from
SUPER RIC SYMBOLS
viewing their contributed pages on Reuters 3000 Xtra.
Some contributed prices on pages or RIC symbols can
Restricted Data Sets (RDS) control who can and who also appear on Super RIC symbols. A Super RIC symbol
cannot view their contributed data. Contributors use displays a single issue with the three latest contributed
the data sets to restrict access. The options are prices available. These prices may be sourced from a single
described below. contributor or from three different ones.
• P
ublic Restricted. Public restricted data is released to The example below shows two Super RIC symbols.
all subscribers to the relevant service, except those On top is <EUR=>. The last three rates are shown, plus
specified by the contributor. A public RDS is typically the identifier of the most recent contributor (Barclays).
used in cases where a contributor requires a wide The lower part of the display shows a German Bund
audience for the data, with certain key exclusions. <DE113514=>. In this case, much greater depth of data is
• P
rivate Restricted. Private data is released only to shown, but note the three latest prices and contributors
those Thomson Reuters subscribers specified by the near the top of the display.
contributor. A private RDS is typically used as a means
of communication between different sites of the
contributor, or to send information to a limited number
of subscribers. These subscribers can view the RDS data
regardless of the products to which they subscribe.

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The recommended method is to contribute price inserts the information into a RIC symbol or Super
information directly to logical records. The Super RIC RIC symbol. Because logicisation depends on knowing
symbol updates are triggered automatically by updates the precise location and format of each piece of data on
from the contributed RIC symbol, as long as the updates the contributed page, you have to notify Thomson Reuters
meet the relevant tolerance requirements. (This ensures in advance if you want to make any changes to the format
that clearly incorrect updates are not passed through of that page.
automatically and also maintains the integrity of the
CONTRIBUTED PAGES
composite display).
Pages are the alternative medium for contributing. They
are most obviously useful if you want to publish text of any
kind, such as commentary. Given the significant advantages
of RIC symbol contributions over page-based contributions,
we encourage RIC symbol contribution. An IDN large page
is a single instrument made up of 25 rows, each with 80
characters e.g.< CITICOMMDTYTOT>.
LOGICISATION
If you contribute to pages rather than the RIC symbol
(see below), it may be possible for your page-based
contributions to be passed automatically to the Super RIC
symbol. The process for doing this is called logicisation.
With logicisation, Thomson Reuters picks up the
co-ordinates of an instrument in your page and

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The top row of each page is owned by Thomson Reuters. REUTERS SPREADSHEET PUBLISHER (RSP)
It usually contains a date and time stamp (reflecting the This is an add-in to Microsoft Excel, enabling you to
time of the most recent insert), together with the name and contribute directly to Thomson Reuters and to third parties.
subscriber number of the page owner. The rest belongs It is ideally suited to RIC symbol-based contribution.
entirely to the contributor. By using simple Microsoft Excel wizards, Thomson Reuters
contribution functions can be created, enabling you to send
UPDATING YOUR PAGES AND RIC SYMBOLS
updates on a manual, automatic or timed basis, providing
As a contributor, you’ll find that the RIC symbol and pages
you with feedback and error messages for all the inserts
can be updated with minimal effort, either manually
that you have sent.
(simply by typing the updated quote), or automatically
using spreadsheets. Your Thomson Reuters account MARKETLINK-IP (MLIP)
manager or contributions relationship manager will be able This is for server-based contributions. It is a datafeed that
to advise you on the most appropriate contribution method provides a gateway into Thomson Reuters, enabling client
for your requirements. systems to insert real-time updates from multiple desktops
or pricing engines. It can support both page-based and RIC
There are several different applications that enable you
symbol contributions.
to control your contributions and make your updates.
The main ones are introduced below. ConteX MCS
This is for server-based contributions. ConteX MCS
INSERTLINK
is a high-performance, low-latency, fault-tolerant
Insertlink enables users to contribute prices and text
multi-contribution system, which takes data from a
data to pages and RIC symbols to the Thomson Reuters
range of sources (including pricing engines and market
IDN network and to third parties. Tailored displays and
data platforms), transforms it into appropriate formats
automated manual contributions can be set up to suit
and protocols, and publishes it to multiple external
your convenience, allowing you to contribute with just
destinations. ConteX is also used for distributing
a few mouse clicks. It can be installed on a range of
and sharing market data between systems and
platforms and your Thomson Reuters representative
desktops internally.
will advise you on the details for specific versions.

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IN BRIEF: CONTRIBUTED DATA

Thomson Reuters customers can publish their own rates
using RIC symbols (otherwise known as logical records)
or pages. Contributors are contractually obliged to ensure
the quality and accuracy of the information they publish.
Data can be contributed in public, public-restricted or
private-restricted format:
• P
ublic (Unrestricted) – any customer with access to
the service can see it.
• Public Restricted – everyone except a particular user
group defined by the owner of the contributions can
see that page.
• Private Restricted – only a group of pre-defined
customers can see the information.
Logicisation is the process of transforming page-based
information into record-based information.

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NEWS
Finding the news you need is easy. You can retrieve specific
stories using:
• Keywords.
• Codes.
• RIC symbol.
• Quote chains.
• Speed-guides.
Reuters 3000 Xtra users can also view Top News in an
internet browser.
Press F7 to display a browser window, then enter the URL:
http://topnews.session.rservices.com
From the front page of Top News, you can easily move to
specific news items or topics using the links or the menu
on the left-hand side.

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HOW TO SEARCH FOR NEWS

In Reuters 3000 Xtra, there are three ways of
retrieving news:
• Press F9 to open a news browser, enter news code(s),
keyword(s) or RIC symbol(s) and press
If you are building your own screen, double-click in an

empty frame and select News. Then type the code(s),
keyword(s) or RIC symbol(s) and press
In a pre-built screen, either select from the menu or
enter your own news code(s), keyword(s) or RIC symbol(s),
when the headline snap appears right click and drill down
to segments available.

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NEWS SPEED-GUIDES Reuters news codes offer a fast and accurate means of
On Reuters 3000 Xtra, click in a quote frame or press F4 finding news: they are designed to be logical and easy
for a quote browser. Then type the code for the speed-guide to remember.
and press
CODES
CODE CONTENT
ECI for news about economic indicators.
EMRG for news about emerging markets.

NEWS Reuters news speed-guide
PL for news relating to Poland.
EQUITY/NEWS1 Guide to all equities news
DEBT/NEWS1 Guide to all fixed-income news

You can find the codes you need using Thomson Reuters
MONEY/NEWS1 Guide to all money news speed-guides:
COMMOD/NEWS1 Guide to all commodities news
• In Reuters 3000 Xtra, type NEWS in a Quote object
ENERGY/NEWS1 Guide to all energy news and press
IND/DIARY (this is a news code Guide to all Reuters diaries Alternatively, you can view a list of all news codes:
not a speed-guide reference)
IND/NEWS1 Guide to all sector news codes • In Reuters 3000 Xtra, use the News Expression Builder
(click on icon on the New Browser tool bar or
IPO/NEWS1 Guide to all news on IPOs
available from the toolbar and right-click menu).
G7DIARY1 G7 economic indicator data diary
EUROLAND01 Guide to euroland economic data
EMRGDIARY01 Emerging markets economic data diary
POLL1 Guide to Reuters polling information,

including asset allocation surveys and
forex and interest-rate forecasts
PMI/1 Reuters purchasing managers indices
THIRDPARTY/NEWS1 Guide to all third-party news

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KEYWORDS
Simply type AUCTION to retrieve headlines containing
this word. Or type “US CREDIT OUTLOOK” (including the
quotation marks) to find headlines containing this phrase.
Alternatively, to search both the headline text and story
text for a specific keyword, just type the keyword within
quotation marks and press the SHIFT and F9 keys
simultaneously. With this method, the headlines are not
updated automatically, so you’ll need to refresh the window
each time you want to check for the latest news.
RIC SYMBOLS
Simply input TRI.N to retrieve headlines about
Thomson Reuters. Or type FTSE to retrieve headlines
about the FTSE index. Alternatively, if you are already
looking at the Thomson Reuters share price, simply press
F9 and this will retrieve the same headlines. This will
also work for quote chains.
In the News Expression Builder, codes are divided in to

three: product codes, topic codes (combined in the Subject
tab) and Named Item codes (listed in the Report tab).
Product codes like UKI define the markets at which the
story is aimed, Topic codes like GB define what the story is
about and Named item codes, like .L, are for stories which
are basically always about the same thing but change
over time.

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HOW TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR NEWS SEARCH The Washington Post and The Economist. When building
You can combine codes, RIC symbols and keywords to your own screens, insert the Global Press Watch object.
make your search as specific as required. Most news codes are the same as those for Reuters news,
for example, E for Equity news. So, CEN AND EMRG finds
To narrow your search, type more than one code or
headlines of articles relating to central banks in
keyword and join them together with either a hyphen
emerging countries.
or the word AND:
Example: ECI-EMRG or ECI AND EMRG gives news on
economic indicators in emerging markets.
To broaden your search, type more than one code or
keyword and either leave a space between them or join
them together with the word OR:
Example: ECI EMRG or ECI OR EMRG gives all news on
economic indicators anywhere in the world and all types
of emerging markets news.
To exclude specific codes, RIC symbols and keywords,
you should precede them by the word NOT:
Example: (ECI-EMRG) NOT PL gives news on economic
indicators in all emerging markets except Poland.
FACTIVA NEWS SEARCH (previously known as Global
Press Watch).
Factiva News Search, which is available to all Reuters
3000 Xtra users, is an excellent research tool, providing
access to a database of articles from hundreds of
respected publications, including The Financial Times,

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REUTERS NEWS ALERTS AA EQUITY NEWS

Top company news in Europe TOP/EQE
REUTERS TOP NEWS STORIES Top company news in the US TOP/EQU
Reuters top news TOP Top company news in Asia TOP/EQA
Top world and political news TOP/G Company results RES
Top forex news TOP/FRX Results forecasts RESF
Top equity news (Europe) TOP/EQE Mergers and acquisitions MRG
Top equity news (Asia) TOP/EQA Active shares HOT
Top equity news (USA) TOP/EQU New equity issues ISU-E
Top emerging markets TOP/EMRG Initial public offering IPO
Top fixed income TOP/DBT Corporate interviews INTERVIEW
Guide to all Reuters top news TOP/ Investment/mutual funds FUND
Dividends DIV
NEWS BY KEYWORD Broker research alerts RCH
Reuters diaries DIARY Credit ratings AAA
News in detail UPDATE Derivatives DRV
Instant market reaction and analysis INSTANT Stock market reports STX
What the papers say PRESS Emerging markets equity news EMRG-E
Who is Reuters talking to INTERVIEW Top banking and financial news TOP/FIN
Reuters news advisories ADVISORY Top technology, media and TOP/TMT
Or use any four-letter (or longer) word telecommunications news
of your choice Top healthcare news TOP/HEALTH
Top consumer and retailing news TOP/RETAIL
Top political news TOP/G Top capital goods, transportation Top capital goods,
Top corporate finance news TOP/DEALS and manufacturing news transportation
Top mutual fund industry news TOP/BASIC

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MONEY NEWS NEWS BY REGION

All money news M European news EUROPE
Top foreign exchange news TOP/FRX Western Europe WEU
FX news page FXNEWS European Union EU
Foreign exchange news FRX Asian news ASIA
Economic indicators ECI United States US
Market reaction and analysis INSTANT Nordic Countries NORD
Interest rates INT Eastern Europe EEU
Central banks CEN Emerging Markets EMRG
European Central Bank ECB Latin America LATAM
Federal Reserve FED US stocks .N
International Monetary Fund IMF London stocks .L
Money market MMT Tokyo stocks .T
Technical analysis INSI-FRX Pan-European stocks .EU
Derivatives DRV Weekly Wall St. outlook .N/O
Gold and precious metals GOL
Euro currency EUR
European Union EU
Monetary union news EMU
Reuters trade strategy reports IDEA/
Latest major currency update USD/
Major currency full report FRX/
Emerging market FX report EMRG/FRX
FX options report FX/OPT
FX technicals TECH/FRX
Today in FX and Debt markets MI/DIARY
Economic events diary M/DIARY
Key economic events KEY/DIARY

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FIXED INCOME NEWS FIXED INCOME NEWS
All news for debt markets D Debt Diary D/DIARY
All Treasury news T Today in FX and Debt markets MI/DIARY
Top Debt news TOP/DBT Today in US treasuries T/DIARY
All news about debt markets DBT Key world finance events KEY/DIARY
Government debt news GVD
Eurobond news EUB COMMODITIES NEWS
Ratings news AAA Commodities news C
Derivatives DRV-DBT Top Commodities news TOP/C
Mortgage-backed debt MTG Metals and related news MTL
Eurobonds EUB Top news – metals TOP/MTL
Loans LOA Base metals MET
US Corporates USC Gold/precious metals GOL
Equity-linked bonds EQB Metals diary MTL/DIARY
New issues ISU-DBT Softs and related news SOF
Terms & Conditions TNC Top news – softs TOP/SOF
Municipals news MUNI Coffee COF
Emerging Markets debt news EMRG-DBT Cocoa COC
Technical Analysis INSI-DBT Rubber RUB
Reuters trade strategy reports IDEA/ Sugar SUG
World Bond analysis report G7/ Tea TEA
Emerging Markets debt report EMRG/DBT Fruit juices ORJ
Euro debt report GVD/EUR Softs Diary SOF/DIARY
US treasury report US/ Grains/oilseeds/livestock and related GRO
news
US credit outlook US/O
Top news – grains/oilseeds/livestock TOP/GRO
Japan debt report JP/
Grains/oilseeds/livestock summary SUM/COM
Eurobonds report EUB/
Oilseeds and edible oils OILS
Mortgage debt report MTG/
Grains GVD/EUR
Swaps report (daily) SWP/

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COMMODITIES NEWS ENERGY NEWS

Grains GRA Energy Analysis ANALYSIS-O
Meals and feeds MEAL Energy diary O/DIARY
Cotton and fibres COT World weather report WSC
Timber, Pulp and Paper TIM
Wool WOO GENERAL NEWS
Livestock LIV All general news G
World weather report WSC Domestic politics POL
Diplomatic relations DIP
ENERGY NEWS Natural/man-made disasters DIS
All energy news O Elections VOTE
Top energy news TOP/O Sports SPO
North American power ELN Human interest ODD
European power ELE Weather WEA
OPEC news OPEC
North Sea NSEA REUTERS POLLS AND FORECASTS
Iraq news IQ-O Top polls and surveys POLL
Saudi news SA-O Diary of forthcoming polls POLL/DIARY
Iran news IR-O
All crude oil CRU
All petroleum products PROD
All natural gas NGS
All shipping SHP
Global oil price market comment O/R
US NYMEX oil futures report O/N
London IPE oil futures report O/L
Energy equities news ENR or ELG

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OTHER USEFUL PAGES THIRD-PARTY NEWS SOURCES

The following pages are also useful (view these in a Quote Use the following news codes for third-party-news:
object in Reuters 3000Xtra):
London stock exchange announcements RNS
G7 economic data diary G7TODAY
PR Newswire PRN
Euroland economic data diary EUROLAND01
Business wire BSW
Emerging market economic data diary EMRGDIARY01
Euro top 300 press releases CNR
Reuters Purchasing Managers Indices PMI/INDEX1
For access to stories from Dow Jones
Guide to Reuters polling information, Newswires, view the page DJN/NEWS1
including asset allocation surveys and
For a guide to all third-party news services, view the page
forex and interest rate forecasts POLL1
THIRDPARTY/NEWS1
Index of all change notifications affecting data CHANGES
LANGUAGE CODES
You can filter news so that you only see a specific language.
For example, ECI-LEN displays economic indicator news in
English. To see a full list of all available language codes,
look at page <LANGUAGE/NEWS1>.

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ERROR MESSAGES/ PERMISSIONING
Nobody has access to all the data supplied by b) You are not permissioned to see the data (for datafeed
Thomson Reuters. Sooner or later, you’ll see one of customers, selective access and data not available
these error messages when you try to find something. are synonymous).
Selective Access Action
This means the code you have entered exists, but that you Phone your local customer support or Thomson Reuters
are not permissioned to view or retrieve it. representative, who will be happy to give you the correct
code or will find out why you cannot retrieve the data
Action
you requested.
If you have requested exchange information, data from a
specialist data provider source, or a Restricted Data Set, There are many support services provided by
you need to notify Thomson Reuters that you want to see Thomson Reuters Customer Administration.
this data. There may be an additional charge payable if you Some of the more common services include:
have to subscribe to an exchange. The data may be part
ADDITIONS, DELETIONS AND CHANGES TO
of a Restricted Data Set, in which case either you are no
EXISTING SERVICE
longer part of the user group and need to re-apply, or you
You can request additions, deletions and general changes
may not be permitted to view it.
to services through the Thomson Reuters Customer
Alternatively, you might not have subscribed to the correct Administration Department. In some cases, your account
Thomson Reuters or specialist data service. team involvement may be required if the requests require
additional pricing quotations or contractual terms.
If you are trying to view a page belonging to a broker, it is
Thomson Reuters Customer Administration can then
most likely that the broker has set up a Restricted Data Set.
determine the need for additional information and handle
Your Thomson Reuters representative will check if you are
the request through to completion.
able to view the information, and will contact the broker on
your behalf. Additions to services that do not require additional
contracts or pricing will generally be permissioned
Data Not Available
within 24 to 72 hours.
This can have two meanings:
a) The code you entered does not exist

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EXCHANGE AND THIRD-PARTY SERVICE MANAGEMENT tools: http://customers.reuters.com/Home/administration_

In addition to the standard Thomson Reuters data packages, support.aspx
you can add a variety of global exchange data (e.g. NYSE,
Specialized Support Services
CBOT) and third-party data (e.g. First Call, S&P) to your
There are areas of specialization within Customer
service. Customer Administration will act as the liaison
Administration to deal with the specific needs of our varied
for you and the providers. Thomson Reuters Customer
customers. These special services include:
Administration is responsible for helping you understand
and manage any contractual agreements with these service • Re-vendor support – for customers that resell exchange
providers as well as assist with any reporting requirements. or Thomson Reuters data and the unique contractual
rules associated with this type of model.
DATAFEED ACCESS DECLARATIONS
If you are using an open datafeed delivery mechanism • Datafeed and exchange order management specialists
that requires you to submit Access Declarations, order – assist customers with exchange and third-party service
management specialists are the main contact point for the management, including DAD submission and processing.
monthly or quarterly reporting requirements. You will be HOURS OF OPERATION
sent a Datafeed Access Declaration (DAD) on a quarterly Our normal business hours of operation are:
basis that will request you to enter the number of users of
each Thomson Reuters service and each exchange or third- Americas: 8:00am – 6:00pm EST, Monday – Friday.
party service. Our customer administration representatives Asia: 4:00am Monday to 6:00am Saturday, Bangalore Time.
collect this information and process orders to update Europe: 8:00am – 6:00pm CEST/CET, Monday – Friday.
your account and billing information. For directly billed
exchanges, you still have the obligation to report your For requests, queries and issues during normal business
number of users to their own website. hours, contact our Customer Care department. For out-of-
hours permissioning services, you can contact the Thomson
ELECTRONIC SELF-ADMINISTRATION Reuters Customer Support center to determine if the issue
Thomson Reuters offers a variety of customer can be addressed immediately. If not, the Thomson Reuters
self-administration tools. Customer Support center will ensure that the issue is
Please see the Administration Support Section on the actioned by Customer Administration for first contact the
Customer Zone for more details on the self-administration following business day.

CHAPTER 14
CONTACTING THOMSON REUTERS CUSTOMER SUPPORT
CONTACT US HELP DESK NUMBERS

“Contact Us” is an electronic communication channel, For immediate assistance with technical or data and
designed to make it simpler for a customer to get in touch functionality queries, please contact the Thomson Reuters
with Thomson Reuters Customer Support. It is available as Customer Support via telephone. For a full listing of
an electronic form within our products, on the Customer product support phone numbers, please visit the
Zone and as a standalone form online. Customer Zone:
ACCESSING THE “CONTACT US” FORM https://customers.reuters.com/kccontactus/telephone.aspx
There are three ways of accessing the “Contact Us” form:
Check the page <PHONE/HELP> for latest details.
• From the Product: Under the Product Support section
there is a link for Online Support. When you click on
that link, the “Contact Us” form will appear on top of
your product
• From the Customer Zone
• From the “Contact Us” standalone form using the
following URL:
https://customers.reuters.com/sc/ContactUs/Simple/
trDefault.aspx
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EASILY INSERT INSTRUMENTS REAL-TIME STATUS

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THE ALERTS SERVICE

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WHAT ARE RIC SYMBOLS AND PAGES? • P

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REUTERS INSTRUMENT CODES (RIC) SYMBOLS

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HOW TO DISPLAY A CHAIN

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SOURCE CODES + Options on futures (chain) FSSZO+ F3

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