Thomson Reuters launches China version of Eikon

“With one of the most dynamic financial markets today, China’s market professionals need next-generation tools designed to meet their unique needs for market analysis and trading to support their country’s rapid growth,” said David Craig, president of Thomson Reuters’ financial and risk division. “With a presence in China dating back more than 140 years, Thomson Reuters is pleased to continue to build on its close ties with China and to simplify how our customers there access information and connect to financial markets communities both domestically and internationally. Our development team in China worked closely with local clients to ensure Eikon meets their needs and the response from clients is overwhelmingly positive. With Eikon we are breaking what was an outdated and over-complicated mould for financial markets desktops.”

Reuters established its headquarters for the Far East in Shanghai in 1871. Thomson Reuters now employs 1,600 people in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. ■