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Securities Data Company (SDC) Platinum™ is a historical financial transactions database, providing detailed financial transaction information available on new issues, M&A, bonds, syndicated loans, private equity, project finance, poison pills, and many more. UConn School of Business subscription to SDC includes all modules/datasets.

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  1. Click on Start > All Programs > SDC Platinum V 4.0.4.0 > SDC Tools 0.4.0
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  2. Click on Account (2).
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    Fill out the information under the Account Details and Administrator Info tabs. Hit OK.

    ❓ Obtain the Login ID & password from the Business & Entrepreneurship Librarian.


    Name: enter your name
    Phone: enter your contact number

  3. Click on Options (3).
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    The following details should be prefilled.
    Network Type: Internet
    Connection: TCP/IP
    IP Address: platinum.thomsonlib.com

  4. Click on Users (4)and hit the .
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    Click on Add button.

    Enter your initials (all lowercase, keep it short, 4-6 characters), your first name & last name, and your UConn email address.

  5. Click on Update (5).
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    Wait for the update to be completed. Click the “Close” button.

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Part V: Starting SDC Platinum

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Our license permits up to five simultaneous users. Additional users will be denied access. SDC automatically logs off users after a period of inactivity.  

Access is restricted to current UConn School of Business faculty, students, and staff only. There is no alumni or community access.

  1. Launch SDC Platinum V 4.0.4.0. Hit Login and enter your initials. (Recall the initials that you set at Part III, step 4?)


  2. You will be prompted to enter a project description. You can enter anything as it is inconsequential.

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