Center for Research in Security Prices, LLC (CRSP)

An affiliate of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business since 1960, the Center for Research in Security Prices, LLC (CRSP) is a premier source of historical securities data for academic research and financial investment. CRSP's mission is to provide the academic and commercial communities with the most comprehensive, highest-quality historical data available, and to create value-added products based on this data. Its products include databases for US stocks, mutual funds, treasuries, and real estate, which are widely used by academic institutions, investment firms, and government agencies for research and backtesting of investment strategies.