Bloomberg Finance

Bloomberg is a financial data and news provider, as well as a provider of financial software. They offer a wide range of products and services for financial professionals, including the Bloomberg Terminal, a computer system that provides real-time financial data, news, and analytics. Their services also include data on stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, options, futures and other financial instruments, as well as research, news, and analytics on companies, industries, and global economics. Bloomberg also operates a number of television, radio, and digital media properties, including Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and Bloomberg.com, which provide financial news and analysis to a wider audience. The company was founded in 1981 by Michael Bloomberg, who later served as the mayor of New York City from 2002 to 2013.

If you currently work in the finance industry, or have aspirations of doing so, chances are you have heard of a Bloomberg terminal. This Beginner’s Guide to Bloomberg tutorial will introduce you to one of the industry’s most widely used sources for real-time financial information. This guide is aimed at new Bloomberg users and will provide an overview of how to use a Bloomberg terminal. If you are a more experienced user, or if after reading this guide you want to go into more detail on Bloomberg’s capabilities, please be on the lookout for the Advanced Guide to Bloomberg.

 

In this basic guide, we will examine how to sign up for, install, and access Bloomberg. We will then go on to covering basic navigation on the Bloomberg system. Navigating Bloomberg is somewhat unique in that the system uses a special keyboard with some keys that are different from those found on a “normal” keyboard. Therefore, the navigation section of this guide will be important to newcomers. After gaining a working knowledge of these basics, we will then move on to discuss some of the market and news monitor functions that are available on Bloomberg. The remainder of the tutorial will include information on analyzing securities as well as some tips and tricks for getting the maximum possible benefit from this remarkable machine.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Bloomberg is a financial data and news provider, as well as a provider of financial software.

They offer a wide range of products and services for financial professionals, including the Bloomberg Terminal

Their services include data on stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, options, futures and other financial instruments, as well as research, news, and analytics on companies, industries, and global economics.

Bloomberg operates a number of television, radio, and digital media properties, which provide financial news and analysis to a wider audience.

The company was founded in 1981 by Michael Bloomberg, who later served as the mayor of New York City from 2002 to 2013.

Installation and Access

In order to access Bloomberg's services, you will need to have a Bloomberg Terminal account. This account can be set up by contacting Bloomberg directly and requesting a subscription. Once you have an account, you can install the Bloomberg Terminal software on your computer by following these steps:

 

Go to the Bloomberg Terminal website and log in to your account.

Download the installation file for the Bloomberg Terminal software.

Run the installation file and follow the prompts to install the software.

Once the installation is complete, open the Bloomberg Terminal software and enter your login credentials to access the platform.

Alternatively, some companies have a shared access to the Bloomberg Terminal, so you can access it via a shared login.

 

It's worth noting that Bloomberg Terminal is a subscription-based service, and the pricing is not public. It's generally considered as a high-end service and used by financial institutions, professional investors and traders, and other financial professionals.