Bloomberg Vs Thomson Reuters
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on 11/15/11 at 12:54pm
Hello everyone,
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
I just needed the opinion of the buy side peeps (PMs and research analysts) regarding the Bloomberg platform vs the Thomson Reuters one.
I hear and read that the Bloomberg terminal offers more complex tools but could you please give some examples of the advantages the more expensive platform offers.
Thanks again





Thompson Baseline is much
Thompson Baseline is much more intuitive than Bloomberg. User friendly and easy to navigate. I haven't been exposed to Thompson One which I believe is more geared towards portfolio analytics. Bloomberg is bar none however the best platform. Better depth of research, more sell side research access etc. Only con's are that the subscription is close to 25-30 k a month and most of the functions are command based so it is difficult to navigate for first time users.
Here's the thing. If you can't spot the sucker in the first half hour at the table, you are the sucker.
bullbythehorns wrote: Only
Only con's are that the subscription is close to 25-30 k a month and most of the functions are command based so it is difficult to navigate for first time users.
where do you people get this shit from?
It's only ~1500/month... plus
It's only ~1500/month... plus I believe large corporations get group discounts so it's even cheaper than that...
(Source: friend who works at Bloomberg)
bullbythehorns
Thompson Baseline is much more intuitive than Bloomberg. User friendly and easy to navigate. I haven't been exposed to Thompson One which I believe is more geared towards portfolio analytics. Bloomberg is bar none however the best platform. Better depth of research, more sell side research access etc. Only con's are that the subscription is close to 25-30 k a month and most of the functions are command based so it is difficult to navigate for first time users.
lol??????
anyway, I like factset and bbg
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Here's the thing. If you can't spot the sucker in the first half hour at the table, you are the sucker.
bullbythehorns
Thompson Baseline is much more intuitive than Bloomberg. User friendly and easy to navigate. I haven't been exposed to Thompson One which I believe is more geared towards portfolio analytics. Bloomberg is bar none however the best platform. Better depth of research, more sell side research access etc. Only con's are that the subscription is close to 25-30 k a month and most of the functions are command based so it is difficult to navigate for first time users.
Hello Bullbythehonrs,
I did hear the same , however what would specific reasearch tool or functionality do you enjoy @ bloomberg, if you can, please be precise. Is it possible to filter stocks with specific criterias (eqs)
thanks the help !
nytrader wrote: It's only
It's only ~1500/month... plus I believe large corporations get group discounts so it's even cheaper than that...
(Source: friend who works at Bloomberg)
Could you ask you friend to tell you what are the main functionalities that you dont have and miss at Thomson Reuters :)
Thank you nytrader