To connect to a data service provider, you must have a valid license for the required client software on your machine. For details, contact your data service sales representative or go to the data service provider website. For the list of websites, see Communicating with Data Providers. The following data service providers require you to install proprietary software on your computer.
Bloomberg®
Bloomberg Desktop, Server, or B-PIPE® software license
License for Bloomberg Data License
FactSet®
License to use FactSet DataDirect or FactSet Workstation
Haver Analytics®
IQFEED®
Kx Systems®, Inc.
RavenPack® News Analytics
For details about setup and configuration, see the RavenPack Developer Zone.
Refinitiv™ data servers
To connect from the Internet to the Datastream™ Web Services from Refinitiv API, request a user name, password, and URL from Refinitiv.
If your network requires proxy authentication, these data service providers can require specification of a proxy host, proxy port, user name, and password:
Datastream Web Services from Refinitiv
FactSet
FRED®
STATS.com
IHS Markit®
Quandl®
Tick History from Refinitiv
For details, see Specify Proxy Server Settings for Connecting to the Internet.
These data service providers work only with the Windows® platform:
Bloomberg
Haver Analytics
IQFEED