Bloomberg Terminals
There are several Bloomberg Financial terminals available
for Stern Student use. The terminals can be found in the following locations:
MBA Terminals:
- 2nd Floor Bloomberg Room (inside the Nyman Family Reading Room)
- 2 terminals
Undergraduate Terminal:
- L-101 Computer Lab - 2 terminals
The Bloomberg terminals are exclusively dedicated to Bloomberg
use. Standard programs (i.e. Word, Excel, etc.) and the H: Drive are not available from the Bloomberg terminals which are to be used for Bloomberg
research only.
Logging into the Bloomberg Stations
- Students must first log into the Bloomberg Station with their standard
Stern Login (NetID) and Password.
- Once the student has logged into the station, the Bloomberg software
will launch automatically.
- Once Bloomberg has launched, hit the red "Default" key to login to
Bloomberg.
- The Bloomberg Login ID and password are located on a sticker on the
Bloomberg Station monitor's lower left hand corner.
- Type the Bloomberg Login ID and Password found on the monitor (in
the form "sternmba#" and "mba#" or "sternugrad#" and "ugrad#") into
into the boxes that come up in the upper left hand corner of the Bloomberg
Software after pressing the red "Default" key.
- Student can now begin using Bloomberg.
Common Commands
Red
Keys |
| <Cancel> |
Aborts function |
| <CONN/DFLT> |
Logs on/ Logs off |
Yellow
Keys |
| <EQUITY> <Go> |
Covers the complete equity market spectrum |
| <CORP> <Go> |
Covers the complete corporate market spectrum |
Green
Keys |
| <MENU> |
Goes back to the previous menu |
| <Go> |
Acts on commands |
News |
| N <Go> |
Main news menu |
| TOP <Go> |
Top news in the world or market |
| CN <Go> |
Company specific news |
| TOP STK <Go> |
Stock market news |
| TOP BON <Go> |
Bond market news |
| NI <Go> |
Type subject after NI to search for
news on a subject |
| TNI <Go> |
Create and save custom news searches |
Market
Perspectives |
| WB <Go> |
World Bond Markets |
| WBF <Go> |
World Bond Futures |
| WIR <Go> |
Interest Rate Futures |
| IRSB <Go> |
Interest Rate Swap Monitors |
| IYC <Go> |
International Yield Curves |
| FMC <Go> |
Fair Market Curves |
| SWYC <Go> |
Swap Curves |
| WFX <Go> |
World Currencies |
| MMR <Go> |
Money Market Rate Monitors |
| IM <Go> |
World Market Monitors |
| WEI <Go> |
World Equity Indices |
| WEIF <Go> |
World Equity Index Futures |
| WECO <Go> |
World Economic Calendar |
| FOMC <Go> |
FOMC Announcement Dates |
| QSRC <Go> |
Global Equity Screening |
| MA <Go> |
Global M&A Activity |
Company
Specific Equity Research |
| <code><EQUITY> <Go> |
(e.g. IBM US <EQUITY><Go>) |
| SPX <INDEX> <Go> |
Ticker for the S&P 500 index |
| INDU <INDEX> <Go> |
Ticker for the Dow Jones industrial average |
| DES <Go> |
Vital statistics and a mini-prospectus of a company |
| MGMT <Go> |
A company’s management changes |
| FA <Go> |
Standardized fundamental analysis |
| EE <Go> |
Earnings estimates: IBES, Nelson’s, and Zacks |
| BRC <Go> |
Research reports by company |
| ANR <Go> |
Analyst’s recommendations and ratings |
| RV <Go> |
Peer group analysis for relative performance |
| HVT <Go> |
Historical volatility measures |
| GPO <Go> |
Price bar graph with moving averages |
Bonds |
| CRPR <Go> |
Issuer credit profile |
| CSHS <Go> |
Cash flow |
| YAS <Go> |
Yield and spread analysis |
| OAS1 <Go> |
Option adjusted spread analysis |
| COMP <Go> |
Compares bonds, benchmarks, indices, etc |
| BBTF <Go> |
Electronic Bond Trading Platform |
| SRC <Go> |
Municipal bond search |
| BCC <Go> |
All calculators |
| ALRT <Go> |
Set price alerts |
| CACS <Go> |
Corporate action calendar |
Portfolios |
| PRTU <Go> |
Create a portfolio |
| PRPT <Go> |
Create custom portfolio reports |
| PSRT <Go> |
Public portfolio search |
| PRTS <Go> |
Market value summary and averages |
| PER <Go> |
Calculate total market risk |
| PSA <Go> |
Scenario analysis for varying interest rates |
| PMEN <Go> |
View and manage public/private portfolios |
Currency |
| WCR <Go> |
World currency rates |
| FRD <Go> |
Spot and forward rates |
| FFRC <Go> |
Futures implied currency forward rates |
| CM1 <Go> |
Best bid/offer monitor |
| ECST <Go> |
World economic statistics |
Customization |
| PRTU <Go> |
Create a portfolio of your holdings |
| NW <Go> |
Create a worksheet to follow news and price changes |
| G <Go> |
Create technical charts on trading patterns |
| BQ <Go> |
Customize news and analysis for a company |
Estimates |
| BEE <Go> |
Get information on Estimates |
Getting Bloomberg Help
- For problems with the terminal itself (i.e. won't turn on, can't login,
etc.) please contact the Stern Help Desk at 998-0180 or remarks@stern.nyu.edu.
- For Bloomberg help, press the Help key for general Help. For command
specific help, type any command and then press the "help" key for help
with that command.
- To contact the Bloomberg Help Desk, press the HELP key twice, a box
will appear in which you may type a message. Type your message or question
and be sure to include an email address or cell phone number for the
Bloomberg Help Desk to contact you.
Printing
- Printing is possible from the Bloomberg stations. Press the Print
Screen button to print the current screen contents.
- Right clicking with the mouse will bring up an option for "Print
Setup." Within this option students may choose the printer they wish
to send their Bloomberg print job to.
- The 2nd floor MBA Bloomberg stations are attached to a network printer
in the same room.
- The Undergrad Bloomberg terminals are attached to the lab printers.
Bloomberg Tutorial Videos
Bloomberg representatives visited the Stern School
of Business to deliver brief orientations to the Bloomberg system for
Stern Students. Below are links to the video tapes of these events. Please
note: you must have Realplayer installed in order to view these video
files. Only 50 viewers are allowed on the system simultaneously, therefore,
if you are not able to access the video, please try again at another time.
Nov.
28, 2001 MBA tutorial presented by Mr. Joe Haddock of Bloomberg
Dec.
4, 2001 Undergraduate tutorial presented by Mr. John Crutchlow of Bloomberg
March
1, 2002 Langone tutorial presented by Mr. Joe Haddock of Bloomberg
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