I don't really think this is the proper forum, but anyways!
My university is fortunate enough to have 8+ bloomberg terminals that all students can use (2 of which you have 24/7 access). I'd like to learn more about using them. What can you guys recommend me to do?
So far, I've just "played" around with pulling informational about equities and such. I've looked at a few cheat sheets. I saw on another post that I should try to learn excel integration, what resources are available to learn how to do that?
I tried Bloomberg University, but it doesn't exist anymore (at least from the links I've found to it!)
Thanks!
ps. I could probably grab some information for any of you if you need it badly and don't have access to a terminal.
try the bloomberg essentials/BESS exams/certifications. type BESS and watch the videos and take the exams to get certified
^ Get certified if your college offers it. Mine did for free. Another talking point to set you apart in interviews.
I was using this past summer, university is still there from my understanding.
just time "uni" and it should dropped, it could have changed in the past couple of months
The Bloomberg Terminal is amazing once you get the navigation down. If you press HELP twice, it will bring up a chat window where you can ask any question. Not sure if you have an interest in stock trading, but if you do, try "Equity + F8 + ANR." It shows a list of all investment banks/research firms and whether they are bullish or bearish on a given stock. Great tool for gathering overall market sentiment on a stock. Check it out.
clearly a bit difficult to get used to, but as noted very powerful once you do. Best way to start is basic help videos, but you can also pretty much type in any topic, such as "Equity Quote" or "Credit Default Swap" and then and get a range of topics related to getting equity quotes. Also, pressing just the sector keys (, , , etc..) and will bring you to a menu that has options for those various security types. If you look in the upper right, the capital letters are the abbreviation for the function you are using.
Few Helpful Screens (followed by):
USSW BQ BANK CDSW TOP
This should also help w/ basics (with thanks to CU) http://library.columbia.edu/indiv/business/guides/bloomberg.html
Feel free to post w/ specific questions
hello, can you help me to get some data in bloomberg? i'm doing a research on several technology indices for my bachelor thesis and i need some data such as the P/E RATIO or trailing 12 month EPS. i look on someone research before and he said he can get all of it from bloomberg.
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Best way to learn to use bloomberg? (Originally Posted: 05/24/2013)
Besides on the job experience, anyone have tips on how to get proficient at bloomberg (particularly fixed income section)?
i did that certification test and it was useless. Would love to hear about anything in a 'crash course' format too if it exists
if you got the cert and it's useless, then you aren't doing it right. Like most things, just keep messing around with it, until you figure it out. Bloomberg is like sex
lol how's it useless? it goes over the core functions that you'll be using the most. you can find other fixed income functions under CHEAT GO. aside from that, just browse around, try to import data onto excel, model a forward yield curve or something.. the more you use it, the better you get
There are guides online that universities have for students using their bloomberg terminals. A google search should get you those.
Get a summer internship at a trading desk and observe the pros. Then after hours - tinker.
The only way is through doing.... If you are not employed in the industry I suggest taking some of the ideas from your Finance curriculum and figuring out how to pull them up/calculate on the terminal. I do this frequently through the CFA curriculum to gain a true understanding of the textbook theory I am reading. Also don't be afraid to get lost in the terminal through drop downs.
The whole thing is very user friendly ==> If you want to pull up the Income Statement type: "Income Statement" and follow the drop down menu.... Play around all you want but if your end game is working in the industry getting a "certification" is a much worse use of time than networking/finding a job. Bloomberg is easy. 200K+ People use it on a daily basis... It's not rocket science. I might be the odd-one out here - but quite frankly I use the same 15-20 Bloomberg Functions 95% of the time in my day-to-day. With that in mind you'll have plenty of time to become a "pro" once your career dictates exactly what it is you need to be proficient in.
If you really want to differentiate yourself:
My biggest piece of advice is learning how to be proficient with Bloomberg in Excel. Any trader can graph the price or yield on a security while looking at the corresponding options... very few guys on my floor can take and idea and translate it into a model. In my opinion the API tools are the most powerful aspects of having a Bloomberg Subscription......
Learning to use Bloomberg at B-School (Originally Posted: 05/06/2013)
Hi guys…long time reader, first time poster.
I’ll be heading to top 10 US B-School in the fall, coming from a role outside of financial services. I’m interested in finance and hope to transition into the field after graduation.
I know I’ll need to know my way around a Bloomberg on day one of a finance job. It’s a tool I’ve never used before. Do B-schools generally offer training on the tool? Do Bloomberg reps come on campus to give training?
Also, other than Bloomberg, are there any tools I’ll need to know before hitting the workforce (outside of the Office Suite?) Factset? CapIQ? Is training offered on those products?
Yes, several bloomberg terminal are at school and there are trainings. CapIQ is also available.
If your school has Bloomberg access, just get going yourself. There's a bunch of useful tutorials in pdf format online. But I've also heard of classes being particularly offered at schools.
There will be Bloomberg terminals and they offer tutorials.
Do the Bloomberg University program. Doesn't take long (20-30 hours?) and will help you get a good start. I even got credit for it in Undergrad.
You can also take a Bloomberg test at Bschools.
Logon to a Bloomberg Terminal and take the Bloomberg University courses. They teach you the basics of Bloomberg and you get a certificate once you complete the course. I put the certification on my resume and it has definitely gotten a lot of positive attention
Very simple to use once you play around with it. Course probably not needed, but there are several options if you want them.
Bloomberg Crash course Suggestions (Originally Posted: 02/13/2014)
Hey guys,
I’m currently attending a masters program at a European University. The University has plenty of Bloomberg terminals, however most students don’t know how to use them/learn it by themselves(including me). Me and a friend of mine are trying to get a bloomberg crash course onto the university’s program through career services, and we have an amazing lady there who is backing us up 110% on this(meaning we shouldn’t find too many institutional barriers).
However, we don’t know much about Bloomberg regarding the most used/useful functionalities, so if you guys in the market could give us some insight into this we would really appreciate it. In short: -If you could learn a short amount of functions/functionalities of Bloomberg that have high impact on your cv and job performance, what would these be?
-What functions are specific to which divisions?(We are thinking of creating different modules for different career prospectives)
Thank you very much!
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