Access is available on and off campus to current McMaster University students, faculty and staff.
- WRDS account: Current McMaster users can register for a personal WRDS account.
- WRDS Day Pass: Current McMaster users can request a 24-hour WRDS day pass using this form. A McMaster email address is required. Once the form is submitted, a WRDS access link will be emailed to you within minutes.
- LSEG IBES and other datasets via WRDS have been fully funded by McMaster's DeGroote School of Business (DSB).
To access LSEG IBES data, connect to WRDS > on the WRDS Subscriptions page (default home page) select LSEG IBES > scroll through the resulting list and select from the options displayed.
Institutional Brokers' Estimate System (IBES) provides summary and individual analyst forecasts of company earnings, cash flows, and other important financial items, as well and buy-sell-hold recommendations.