How to access the Financial Times online for free

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Oxford University has a subscription to the Financial Times Online, which is available to staff and students with an Oxford University email address.

The subscription includes access to subscriber-rated content and a Power Search facility that gives access to 8 years of the FT, along with 22 million articles from 500 of the world’s leading business press publications.

When accessing for the first time you must register and create an account using the instructions below.

You first need to register by visiting:

https://eres-host-prd.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/published/passwords.html

Scroll down to find the entry for Financial Times (FT.com).

Click the link to be taken to the registration page on the Financial Times website.

Because you have come via the University’s eResources passwords page, the site will recognise you as a member of the University of Oxford

Use your University of Oxford email address to register.

You will receive an email containing a link to set up a password for your account. After setting up your account, you will have access to the Financial Times Online both on and off campus.

Historical Archive

A magnifying glass next to the words 'Database, Financial Times (1888-2016) Gale (Firm) Online Access).

An historical archive of the Financial Times can be accessed via SOLO. It includes content spanning the period 1888 – 2016.