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CCM: The CRSP/COMPUSTAT Merged Database

The gold standard in academic research, The CRSP/COMPUSTAT Merged Database allows for concurrent database access to CRSP's stock data and Compustat's fundamental data. The CRSP Link accurately maps complex, many-to-many relationships over time between CRSP's unique permanent identifiers (PERMNO and PERMCO), and Compustat’s unique permanent identifier (GVKEY). This link permits the seamless time series examination of CRSP and of Compustat companies and securities side by side, regardless of CUSIP or ticker changes. CRSPLink is a product and is trademarked by CRSP.

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key features include:

To subscribe to the CRSP/Compustat Merged Database (CCM), you must subscribe to:
a CRSP US Stock Database, the CRSP Link, and the following Compustat data files:

For additional information on the CRSP/COMPUSTAT Merged Database please contact subscriptions@crsp.ChicagoBooth.edu or call Subscriptions at 312-263-6400.