Bloomberg Guide
Bloomberg provides real-time and historical financial market and economic data. It also features
business news and analytics.
The Bloomberg Keyboard
The Bloomberg keyboard is colour-coded for quick access to data and specific functions.
Green Action Keys
Green keys are action keys. They tell Bloomberg that a request has been made.
Works like the 'Enter’ key. Simply press it after you enter a command
GO
HELP
Press the HELP key once for more detailed information on the function you are
viewing. Press the HELP key twice to chat live with the Bloomberg help desk
MENU
Works like a back button. It takes you back one level to the previous menus you
were viewing
NEWS
Brings up news headlines
Help Functions
HELP
<BU>
<CHEAT>
HELP
GO
GO
Chat live with the Bloomberg help desk 24/7
A screen that offers a wide variety of training videos
A list of help sheets providing common functions
Yellow Market Sector Keys
Press any of the yellow keys followed by
GOVT
Worldwide sovereign
and agency securities
CORP
Corporate debt
MTGE
Mortgage market
instruments
M-MKT
Money market
information
MUNI
GO
U.S municipality
issued debt
for a main menu for that specific sector.
PFD
Preferred stocks
EQUITY
Common stocks, options,
mutual funds, company
financials
CMDTY
Commodities, futures,
options
INDEX
Mortgage market
instruments
CRNCY
Currency markets
E.g. <EQUITY> <GO> will bring you to a complete menu of equity-related news, data and analytics.
Broad Market Perspectives- Mnemonics
In addition to the yellow market sector keys that appear on your keyboard, typing in function
mnemonics followed by <GO> will lead you to the main menus of other important market sectors
and information.
Here is a selection of useful mnemonics:
BLAW
BRC
CBMU
COUN
CRIS
DATA
ECST
ECTF
EMMR
FA
FUND
HP
Database of Legal Documents
Research Reports (single security)
Convertible Bonds
Country Snapshot
Regional Crisis Monitor
Data Services
Economic Statistics
Economic Data Finder
Emerging Market Money Rates
Financial Analysis
Funds & Holdings
Historical Price
IM
LOAN
MA
N
OPCA
RES
WB
WCV
WECO
WEI
WS
WT
Treasury & Money Market Rates
Loan Monitor
Mergers & Acquisitions
Main News Menu
Estimated oil production
Research Reports (all securities)
World Government Bonds
World Currency Values
Economic Calendars – by country
World Equity Indices
World Swap Rates
World Trends
Analysing a Company
Companies in Bloomberg are accessed by their ticker symbol. Enter the ticker followed by the
mnemonic or yellow market sector key.
E.g. <AAPL>
EQUITY
GO
If you do not know the ticker symbol you can find it by entering <TK> after the market sector key. If
you didn’t know the ticker symbol for Apple you would enter the following:
E.g.
EQUITY
<TK>
GO
and then type in APPLE and the ticker will appear