How do I create my Bloomberg account? 1. Click on the Bloomberg Icon on your desktop 2. Please enter or <go> to begin 3. Click on “Create a New Login” 4. Answer questions and click <1) Continue> 5. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Mobile Number, Email Address. Bloomberg will text you the validation code, which is required to activate your account. How do I become Bloomberg Certified? • There are four certification exams for each Market Sectors: Equity, Fixed Income, Commodities, and Foreign Exchange (FX). After completing all four certifications, you become Bloomberg Proficient. • To complete a certification, watch four core videos and one of the Market Sector videos. You will be prompted to take one exam after watching four core videos and one exam after watching a market sector video. That means you have to write two exams to get your first certification. After that watch individual market sector videos and write the exam. Steps to complete your certification – 1. Type “BU” in the command line and hit enter or <go> 2. To complete the certifications, watch videos, write exams and get an acknowledgement. You get pdf version of the certificate. 3. First watch the four core training videos, which are about 95 minutes long. You will be prompted to write an exam at the end. 4. After that watch one of the Market Sector videos (Equity Essentials video in the below case), which are approximately 30 minutes long. You will be prompted to write an exam at the end. That means you have to write two exams to get your first certification. After that watch individual market sector videos and write the exam. What if I do not pass the exam the first time? • If you do not pass the exam for the first time, get in touch with Bloomberg help by pressing the help key twice. • Request for the account reset. • Study hard and take the exam again. • You will get only two attempts to pass the certification exam.