Eikon

Eikon is a set of software products provided by Thomson Reuters for financial professionals to monitor and analyse financial information. It provides access to real time market data, news, fundamental data, analytics, trading and messaging tools.

The main product runs on Windows and lets user compose customized views on multiple screens. It also extends Microsoft Office with data retrieval addins. Eikon subscribers can access Eikon data from their smartphones,[1][2] iPad, or from a Web browser.[3]

History

Eikon was launched in 2010 and superseded Reuters earlier platform Reuters 3000 Xtra.

Pricing

End of 2013, an Eikon subscription was reported to cost from $300 to $1,800 per month, the average setup being around $800 per month.[4]

Competitors

For more details on this topic, see Financial data vendor.

The largest competitor to Thomson Reuters Eikon is Bloomberg L.P. with its Bloomberg Terminal. In 2013 Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg market share was estimated to respectively 27% and 32%.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Eikon on Apple Store". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Eikon for Android". play.google.com. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "December 12th: easier access via Eikon Web".
  4. ↑ Nilsen, Sverre Rørvik. "The Secret Revolution in Finance". blogs.cfainstitute.org/. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "The Race to Topple Bloomberg". http://www.burton-taylor.com/. Burton-Taylor. Retrieved 2 February 2015. External link in |website= (help)


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