Bloomberg Resources at NC State
What is Bloomberg?
Bloomberg - or the "Bloomberg Terminal" is the financial industry standard tool for financial market analysis. In short, the Bloomberg terminal provides data for virtually all financial markets world wide. https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/bloomberg-terminal/
Data is distributed via the terminal. Users must have a personal login - free to obtain directly from the terminal - to access the data. NC State licenses 12 terminals across campus for use for faculty and students.
The terminals cannot be accessed remotely. You must be sitting at the terminal to get the data.
Getting Started on Bloomberg
Getting started is easy. Go to the library, sit down at a terminal and create an account. You'll need a phone to get the confirmation code.
When Bloomberg starts, it will display 4 screens. You can minimize some of these if you like. Keep screens 1 and 2 open on the two monitors. Hovering over the icon in the windows tool bar will show the screens.
The Bloomberg keyboard is designed to provide quick access to key functions.
Terminal Locations:
9th Floor DH Library 1 terminal for general use. Contact: Shaun Bennet
Financial Mathematics Program - College of Sciences 1 terminal for Financial Math. Contact: Tao Pang
Nelson Hall - PCOM- 9 terminals for Poole/Fin Math students and faculty. Contact: Richard Warr
Red keys return you to the home menu
Green keys take you to key functions
Yellow keys are shortcuts that bring up commands. Hit "GO" after hitting a yellow key
How to create a login on the terminal
Note: Bloomberg will send you a confirmation code - bring your phone or laptop when you try to sign up.
How-to-Create-a-Terminal-Login.pdfGetting Started Guide for Bloomberg
Getting-Started-Guide-for-Students-English.pdfUseful short cuts (created by the Investors' Association at NC State)
bloomberg_reference.pdfSyllabus examples for other schools that use Bloomberg
Bloomberg-for-Education_links_9.12.pdfA Brochure about Bloomberg
Education-Brochure.pdf