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Bloomberg Access: Bloomberg Cheatsheet
Bloomberg is an online database available only on a dedicated Bloomberg workstation, providing 24-hour current and historical financial quotes, commodity market and economic statistics, business newswires, and descriptive information, research and statistics on over 52,000 companies worldwide. In the Foster Business Library, the Bloomberg workstation is located in the Electronic Reference Area on Public PC #20; it may be identified by the red card on top of the monitor. Use of this workstation is limited to current University of Washington students, faculty and staff.
Enter ADD and hit the green GO key. Data is available for the following indices: S&P 500, S&P Midcap 400, S&P SmallCap 600, DAX, DAX 100, and Nikkei 225. Arrangement is by year and extends back to the mid 1990's.
Enter the company's ticker symbol; hit the yellow EQUITY key; hit the green GO key; enter BETA; hit the green GO key.
Enter ADRM and hit the green GO key.
Enter ANNU, then hit the GO key.
For Moody's, enter MOOD and hit the yellow INDEX key; hit the GO key; for S&P, enter SPWC and hit INDEX; hit GO.
For instructions for enrolling in and taking Bloomberg certification classes and to view course descriptions, enter BU (for Bloomberg University) and hit the GO key; choose #7 (Product Certification). There are two tracks, equity and fixed income; certification is available in either or both of them. Each track consists of twelve classes, with about 15 hours needed to complete one track. Additional elective classes are also offered.
For yield curves, enter FMCI and hit the green GO key.
SEE ALSO:
All About Auctions (http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/sec/secauc.htm)
Enter your company ticker symbol, hit the yellow EQUITY key, enter RELS; hit the green Go key; pick #15 for a list of company brands.
Enter RATC MTGE, and hit the green Go key. Data goes back to about 1969.
Enter the company's ticker symbol, hit the yellow EQUITY key and type DES7.
For the holdings search main menu, enter the company's ticker symbol, hit the yellow EQUITY key, enter PHDC, and hit the green GO key. For specific insider holdings, enter the ticker symbol of the company, hit the yellow EQUITY key, and hit the green GO key. Choose COMPANY INFO from the menu, then MANAGEMENT PROFILE. Choose an executive and select REPORTED HOLDINGS.
Enter the company's ticker symbol, hit the yellow EQUITY key, enter HDS and hit the green GO key.
Enter the company's ticker symbol, hit the EQUITY key, then enter FA and hit the green GO key.
Enter the company's ticker symbol and hit the yellow EQUITY key; enter DES6 for the company's product segmentation and hit the green GO key.
Enter the company's ticker symbol and hit the yellow EQUITY key; enter RV and press the green GO key. For the relative value of companies in an industry, enter IBQ for Industry Analysis. Choose an industry and then enter RV and hit the green GO key.
Enter TNI EQL and hit the green GO key for news stories about convertible bonds. Enter CCDR and hit the green GO key for a world-wide debt calendar, including convertibles.
Enter CACT and hit the green GO key. You can search by date, by corporate action type, by country, and by company name for details on specific corporate actions such stock splits, stock dividends, stock buybacks, spin-offs, name changes, ticker symbol changes, joint ventures, class actions, corporate meetings, debt redemptions, and more.
Enter EIU and hit the green GO key.
Enter CRR and hit the green GO key.
Enter CDSD and hit the green GO key.
Hit the yellow EQUITY key; enter RELS and hit the green GO key; at the Related Securities screen, either CORPORATES BY COMPANY or CORPORATES BY TICKET (listed under Debt Securities).
On the screen that appears with the list of bonds, change the pull down menu on the right from EXCLUDE: MATURED/CALLED to EXCLUDE: NONE. The screen will refresh with a list of all the bonds for that company that have ever appeared in Bloomberg.
Enter CACT and hit GO. Select CORPORATE ACTION TYPE 7, for delisting. The amber-colored year field may be changed.
Enter your company ticker symbol, hit the yellow EQUITY key; enter EE and hit GO.
For earnings per share (EPS), enter the ticker symbol of your company, then hit the yellow EQUITY key; enter ERN and hit GO.
For world economic statistics, enter ECST; hit the green GO key.
SEE ALSO: LexisNexis Academic; go to News, then World News, then to the news source European News; select the publication Political Risk Service.
Enter EMKT and hit GO.
Enter NRG for the Bloomberg Energy Service. Enter CRUD and hit the GO key for crude oil type.
SEE ALSO: World Oil Statistics and Tables (http://www.worldoil.com/InfoCenter/statistics_main.asp) and Forecasts & Analyses (U.S. Energy Information Administration) (http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/forecasting.html)
Hit the yellow F-11 Currency key and then the green GO key. For the best and worst performing currencies, enter WCRS and hit GO.
Enter EXTF and hit the GO key.
For the hedge fund home page, enter HFND and hit GO. To rank hedge fund performance, enter FPC and hit GO. To view hedge fund ranking tables, enter STAT, hit GO, and select 19. For current news on hedge funds, enter NI HEDGE and hit GO.
SEE ALSO: LexisNexis Academic; select Guided News Search, then Business News, then Business & Finance (in News Source), and, from the source list, select Hedge World Daily/Inside Edge.
On any Bloomberg page, press the HELP key for additional information. Or type a keyword and press the HELP key. For online chat with the 24/7 Bloomberg Help Desk, press the HELP key twice. For the transcript of a help chat, enter HDSK.
For high yield bond indices, enter HYI and hit the green GO key. For the high yield bond menu, enter HYM and hit the green GO key. For bond ratings definitions, enter RATD and hit the green GO key.
Enter your tcompany's ticker symbol, hit the yellow EQUITY key; hit GO. Next, enter BETA and hit GO; specify the date range for historical information.
Enter your company's ticker symbol, the yellow EQUITY key, and GO. Enter OMON (for Option Monitor) to produce all the current options for your company. Highlight and hit the option you wish; select GPO, from the menu, for a current graph of the option price. Change the date range to the time period desired and hit the Page Forward key to obtain your data for the time period of your choice.
Enter your company's ticker symbol and hit the yellow EQUITY key; enter WGT and hit GO, for a list of all indexes in which that company is a member. To obtain more information on an individual index from that list, select the one you are interested in, and key in DES and enter, for descriptive data on the index.
Key in IBQ and hit the yellow EQUITY key for Bloomberg's industry analysis.
Enter your company's ticker symbol and hit the yellow EQUITY key; enter DES, hit GO. Page forward to page 4. To access IPO News, type NI INI and hit 'Go'.
Enter MMR and hit GO to access the Money Rate Monitor.
Hit the yellow EQUITY key and enter IMF; hit the green GO key.
For equities, key in the stock's ticker symbol and hit the yellow EQUITY key and the green GO key. Choose Today's Markets for intraday trading data; dates and time intervals can be changed.
For indices, key in the index symbol, hit the Index key, key in GIT, and hit GO. As an example, for the S&P 500, key in SPX INDEX GIT and hit GO.
Enter ISLM and hit GO.
Enter JOBS and hit GO.
Enter LEAG and hit GO.
For current Libor rates, enter MMR and hit GO. For Libor rates, enter LR, and hit GO. For fixings history, enter BBAM and hit GO.
SEE ALSO (for historical rates): Historic BBA LIBOR rates (http://www.bba.org.uk/bba/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=141&a=627).
Enter N (for news) and hit GO. Enter PEOPLE in the search box and then pick 6. Who's News—People.
Enter MA and hit GO.
To identify companies with multiple classes of stock, enter EQS and hit GO. In the amber box under Add Screening Criteria, type desired screening criteria and choose from suggested Top Matches. Type multiple shares available to find securities with this attribute.
Enter STGO and hit GO for state issued bonds. Enter CTGO and hit GO for city and county issued bonds.
SEE ALSO: Mergent Bond Record, Foster Business Library Reference, CALL NUMBER: HG4651 .M662
Enter FPC and hit GO.
For a specific person, enter the person's name and hit HELP, then choose PEOPLE. To search for people, enter PEOP and hit GO for the people search menu. Fill in amber fields to specify age, education, organization, etc. Select 1)Search Bloomberg to execute the search.
Enter SPX and hit the yellow INDEX key; then hit GO. Choose #11, Equity Index Analysis, then 4. WGT Member Weighting.
Enter MCAL and hit GO. Enter IABS and hit GO.
Type the Fund Ticker symbol and press the EQUITY key; enter DES. As an example: PABFX EQUITY, DES
To find the fund's ticker, type FL for Fund LookUp.
Enter your company ticker symbol, hit the yellow Equity key. Go to 4. Historical Prices and then to Short Interest.
Type SFUT and hit GO. To look up a specific security, type CT and hit GO (for example, key in IBM US, hit EQUITY, type CT and hit GO).
Enter CSDR.
Enter SDR, hit the yellow CRNCY key and hit GO.
SEE ALSO: SDRs per Currency Unit (http://www.imf.org/external/np/fin/rates/rms_five.cfm) and also Special Drawing Rights (IMF) (http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/facts/sdr.htm)
Enter your company's ticker symbol and then press the yellow EQUITY key; enter CACS, and hit GO. To display the action calendar for all companies in a specific time frame, enter CACT and hit GO. To access the action calendar for a portfolio, choose a portfolio via PRTU, hit GO, then run PSCA and hit GO.
Enter your company ticker symbol, then hit the EQUITY key. Enter DVD and hit GO.
Hit the yellow CORP key, enter TK and hit GO.
SEE ALSO: Symbol Lookup (Yahoo! Finance) (http://finance.yahoo.com/lookup)
For ticker symbols for funds, type FL, for Fund Lookup.
Hit the INDEX key, and enter WTHF.
Enter your company ticker symbol, hit the EQUITY key, and enter WACC.
Enter YCRV and hit the green GO key.
Enter your company's ticker symbol and hit the EQUITY key; enter AZS and hit Go.


