Bloomberg Terminals
- GETTING STARTED WITH BLOOMBERGBasic information on using the Bloomberg Terminal.
- BLOOMBERG FUNCTIONS LISTThe Corporate Finance Institute has published this list of Bloomberg function codes for news, broad markets (e.g., World Equity Indices), market performance, company research, fundamentals and earnings, current today's markets, comparative and historical analysis, index analysis.
Table of Mnemonic Codes in Bloomberg Terminals
| Mnemonic Code | Definition |
| MENU | Main Menu of Bloomberg Functions |
| DES | Security Description |
| N | News |
| BTAX | Bloomberg Tax |
| BCER | Bloomberg Certification Training |
| MA | Mergers & Acquisitions |
| EEB | Estimates Consensus Detail (Analysts' estimate for an equity) |
| JOBS | Career Center (Job listings worldwide) |
| ESGD | ESG Data Discovery |
| HL | Help Search |
Business Librarian
Description and Location of Bloomberg Terminals
Description:
The Bloomberg Terminals are used by finance professionals for up-to-the-minute news and financial data on publicly-traded and private companies. The Terminals at USD are available to current faculty, students, and staff and are to be used for educational purposes only.
Locations on campus:
1) Knauss Center for Business Education, Rivetti and Zocco Financial Markets Lab, KCBE 314, 3rd Floor (48 terminals)
2) Copley Library, 2nd floor, near the information desk (1 terminal)
> >To reserve the Bloomberg Terminal in the Library, click here.
Research Support
For questions and/or research support on the Bloomberg Terminal, feel free to contact me:
Email: jbidwell@sandiego.edu
Phone: 619-260--2380
Office: Olin Hall 128