Bloomberg Terminal Guide

Bloomberg provides real-time and historical pricing, indicative and fundamental data, charts and graphs on various topics, customized analytic, company and industry news, economic data, statistics, and estimates.

Company Research

Search by Company Name

Type company name at cursor prompt and hit the < help> key
Example: Limited Brand  < help> < go>

Search by Ticker Symbol

Find the ticker symbol for the company:
Type TK < go>
Enter the company name < go>

If you know the ticker symbol for the company go directly by entering:
Ticker Symbol < equity> < go>

Company Financials

Enter:

Ticker Symbol < equity> < go> and then choose Fundamentals and Estimates

Or go directly by entering:

Ticker Symbol < equity> FA IS < go> for Income Statements
Ticker Symbol < equity> FA BS < go> for Balance Sheets
Ticker Symbol < equity> EE < go> for Earning Estimates
Ticker Symbol < equity> HE < go> for a Price/Earnings Ratio Table

Tip: For definitions and information on calculations in a company's financial statement type FDO < go>

Historical Stock Prices

Enter:

Ticker Symbol < equity> < go>, then choose Charts & Tables

Or go directly by entering:

Ticker Symbol < equity> HP < go> for table with avg daily volume
Ticker Symbol < equity> GP < go> for graph with volume
Ticker Symbol < equity> GPO < go> for price with moving average

Comparative Analysis

Compare one company to another company or to a stock index.

Enter:

Ticker Symbol < equity> Ticker Symbol < equity> < go>

Analyst Recommendations

Enter:

Ticker Symbol < equity> < go>, and then choose Company Research

Or go directly by entering:

Ticker Symbol < equity> ANR < go>

Find Options

Enter:

Ticker Symbol < equity> < go>, and then choose Options, Warrants, Converts...

Or go directly by entering:

Ticker Symbol < equity> OMON < go> (OMON = Option Monitor, which will provide all current and future calls and puts for the equity)

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