WRDS is a source of financial, accounting, economic, management, marketing, banking, and insurance data.


First time users will be asked to register to receive a username and password.
Request a username and password for further features available for advanced research. Currently available for undergraduates, master’s and PhD students, faculty staff and research assistants. 

PLEASE NOTE: Users will be required to log in with two-factor authentication (2FA). For guidance on loging in with two-factor authentication,  please see the following 

Available from PC clusters in Central Library and the Business School. Enter your 51³Ô¹ÏÍø email address to be provided with a Day Pass. Access for other locations on the South Kensington campus and off-campus is via username and password.

The Library provides access to the following databases within WRDS:

  • BoardEx
  • COMPUSTAT
  • CRSP 
  • Execucomp (Compustat)
  • Option Metrics (US data)
  • Preqin (Private Equity & Venture Capital)
  • Sustainalytics Global Access
  • WRDS-Reuters DealScan (under Thomson/Refinitiv)

There are also a number of free access data sets, and a list of these are available under the My Subscriptions section of the WRDS homepage.