Getting started on the Bloomberg Terminal.
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Mnemonics for popular company analysis functions
DES Company description and overview
CN Company news
HP Historical price table
GP Historical price chart
GIP Intraday price chart
DVD Dividend information
ERN Earnings summary
FA Fundamentals and financial statements
RG Total return comparison
RELS Capital structure (including bonds and CDS spreads)
G Technical analysis and/or Multi-security charts
Note — To access a function’s Help Page (a comprehensive user
guide), press the <HELP> key once.
For cheatsheets that provide lists of popular analysis functions
for specific security types, enter BU <GO>, then click the
Access Training Documents link.
Analyzing an index, bond or currency
The Functions & securities and Navigation sections of this
guide describe the overall logic and navigation of the
Bloomberg Terminal. With them, the total breadth and depth
of information on Bloomberg are completely discoverable.
This section highlights the process behind loading different
types of securities and indices and running analysis functions.
Load the security or index you want to analyze using the
Autocomplete feature or by entering a ticker and pressing
the yellow key.
Examples
SPX <INDEX> <GO> S&P 500 index
USURTOT <INDEX> <GO> Index tracking the
U.S. unemployment rate
EUR <CURNCY> <GO> Euro spot
F 12 07/16/31 <CORP> <GO> Ford Motor Credit bond, 7.45%
coupon, matures July 16, 2031
CL1 <CMDTY> <GO> Front-month NYMEX-traded
sweet crude oil futures contract
Run the analysis function on the loaded security in one
of the following ways:
• Click on a category or function from the menu to explore
the full range of analysis options.
• Enter the mnemonic for the function you want to run,
then press <GO>.
For cheatsheets that provide lists of popular analysis functions
for specific security types, enter BPS <GO>, then click through
to your chosen subject.
Note — In some cases, a function that works for one type
of security does not work for a different type of security.
For example, the Yield Analysis (YA) function allows you
to value a bond. If you load an index and try to run the
YA function, an error message appears because the
analysis and security type are incompatible.
Performing analysis