BLOOMBERG
FOR EDUCATION
Getting
Started
Guide
FOR STUDENTS // February 2012
A Bloomberg Professional Service Offering
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02
Bloomberg Terminal®
02 The Bloomberg Keyboard
03 Accessing the Application
04 Logging In
05 Bloomberg Panels
06
Functions & Securities
06 Running Functions
07 Working with Securities
09
Navigation
09 Basic Search (Autocomplete)
10 Full Search
11 Browsing Menus
12
Performing Analysis
12 Navigating Functions
13 Stock/Company Screening
14 Analyzing a Company
15 Analyzing an Index, Bond or Currency
16
Exporting Data
16 The Bloomberg Excel Add-In
19 Drag & Drop
19 Printing and Other Export Options
20
Getting Help and
Learning More
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21
Appendix
21 Equity
21 Fundamental Analysis
22 Analytics
23 M&A Analysis
23 Fixed Income
25 Swaps
26 Money Markets
27 Structured Finance Analytics
28 Price Discovery
29 Analytics
29 Descriptive
29 Relative Value
29 Ticketing
29 Hedging
30 Additional FI Functions
31 FI Futures and Options
32 Repo Analysis Data
32 Calculators
33 igh Yield/Syndicated
H
Loans/Distressed Research
34 Municipal Bonds
Introduction
For more than 20 years, Bloomberg has been committed to helping universities and colleges incorporate the
BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL® service into their academic programs to better prepare students for the global job market.
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Universities and colleges around the globe use
Bloomberg to bring the real world of finance into the classroom, providing students with access to the same information platform used by leading decision makers in business, finance and government.
The BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL® service and
BLOOMBERG TERMINAL® seamlessly integrate the very best in data, news and analytics. The Terminal is a 24-hour, global financial services system that provides transparent
and