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Instructions and tips for getting started on the Bloomberg Professional terminals for research in business, finance, real estate and economics.
Bloomberg Guides and Tutorials
- Type BPS and hit <GO>, or type BU and click on Marketing Materials, to access Bloomberg's Getting Starting guide, search guides, and topic-specific cheat sheets. Click Download to view the document. Choose the print command within Adobe to obtain a hard copy.
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- Bring personal earphones to connect to the keyboard and listen to tutorials.
Key Functions
Fixed Income Menus:
- Treasury: Hit the yellow <GOVT> key.
- Municipal: Hit the yellow <MUNI> key.
- Corporate: Press the yellow <CORP> key.
Popular Codes:
- WB World Bond Market, Bond Curves, Yield Curves
- YAS Yield and Spread Analysis
- SECF Finding Securities, Equity, Debt, FX or Commodity
- BTMM Treasury and Money Market Rates
- DES Fixed Income Securities Main Landing Page
- FICM Fixed Income Credit Monitor
- CAST Capital Structure
- RELS All Related Securities [including options, warrants and where (entity) those securities are held]
Cheapest to Deliver
Cheapest to Deliver Summary:
Hit the yellow <CORP> key. Press <GO>. Choose Futures and Options. Hit <GO>.
Duration
For List of U.S. Treasuries in Coupon Order:
Type T; hit <GOVT><GO>.
For Specific Coupon and Issue:
Treasury (Government)
Type the ticker symbol (hit space); type the coupon (hit space); type the maturity date. Hit <GOVT> <GO>.
Example: T 6 <GOVT> <GO> lists U.S. Treasury 6% bonds.
Corporate
Type the company ticker symbol, then the coupon and maturity date. Hit <CORP> <GO>.
Example: DIS 8 9/6/09 <CORP> <GO>.