Facilities and resources in the School of Economics and Finance

Computing facilities

• Applied analysis software
• Subscription to Datastream
• Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) which includes Bankscope and CRSP
• Data Analysis simulation software
• Bloomberg subscription
• Macrobond - data charting and analytical application
• Word processing including, GAUSS, Eviews, PCgive, RATS, Microfit, Stata
• 2 school computer labs
• 70 pc's and designated printers
• Postgraduate micro lab (specialised econometric software)
• Information about Economics databases in the Library is available on the library website at http://www.library.qmul.ac.uk/subject/economics/databases
• More in-depth information about Financial databases available to the school, plus user guides, is available at http://www.econ.qmul.ac.uk/staff-intranet/financial-databases

Trading Room

The school has a purpose-built computer room as a trading room for students. The current available trading platforms are Bloomberg Professional, Interactive Brokers Trader Workstation (TWS) and FXCM FX Trading Station. Special computational finance software such MatLab and Eviews are also installed.
Students also have access to a wide range of finance databases by Thomson Reuters DataStream and WRDS portal. Students have option to take a finance trading module taught by experience traders. Trading room is used by student investment club and finance trading competition.

Lock-keeper's Cottage Graduate Centre

• Award winning building
• Dedicated to graduate students in Humanities and Social Sciences
• Seminar room, 2 workrooms with computing facilities
• Common room
• Interdisciplinary training workshops

Student Advisor System

• Each student is assigned a student advisor
• Contact point for academic staff

Careers Service

• Careers Library
• Dedicated and professional careers staff