Programming Support

SIRCA has an experienced team of programmers offering data support to academics, with a depth of knowledge spanning an average of three years on the job.

Programmers consult with each academic on an individual basis, and each has the experience and knowledge to handle most types of research methodologies. In fact, each programmer spends around 60 percent of their time consulting with researchers in addition to coding their requests.

Foundation and Subscribing Members have access to programming support at no cost.
Affiliate Members will need to have costs approved by their Member Representative prior to SIRCA commencing work.

Data Consults

Accessing Data
Downloading Data
Approval Dates for Confidential Data Consults
Frequently Asked Questions
Data Consult Form (members only)

Data Consults for the first quarter of 2003 were up by 23%.

ASX Confidential	10
ASX Core	23
Futures	6
Reuters	14
Grand Total	53

Researchers should note that the programmers’ expertise is in programming, not accounting or finance. Therefore, when completing the Data Consult Form, please check that your requirements are specified clearly in order to ensure requests are processed quickly.

SIRCA provides a large number of pre-programmed metrics which measure liquidity, volatility, transparency and transaction costs. To review these metrics and their definitions please see SMARTS© Metrics. Understanding and using these pre-programmed metrics can keep data consult time to a minimum.