Stern Center for Research Computing

New York University • Leonard Stern School of Business

Common Bloomberg Commands

Red Keys
<Cancel> Aborts function
<CONN/DFLT> Logs on / Logs off
Yellow Keys
<EQUITY> <Go> Covers the complete equity market spectrum
<CORP> <Go> Covers the complete corporate market spectrum
Green Keys
<MENU> Goes back to the previous menu
<Go> Acts on commands
News
N <Go> Main news menu
TOP <Go> Top news in the world or market
CN <Go> Company specific news
TOP STK <Go> Stock market news
TOP BON <Go> Bond market news
NI <Go> Type subject after NI to search for news on a subject
TNI <Go> Create and save custom news searches
Market Perspectives
WB <Go> World Bond Markets
WBF <Go> World Bond Futures
WIR <Go> Interest Rate Futures
IRSB <Go> Interest Rate Swap Monitors
IYC <Go> International Yield Curves
FMC <Go> Fair Market Curves
SWYC <Go> Swap Curves
WFX <Go> World Currencies
MMR <Go> Money Market Rate Monitors
IM <Go> World Market Monitors
WEI <Go> World Equity Indices
WEIF <Go> World Equity Index Futures
WECO <Go> World Economic Calendar
FOMC <Go> FOMC Announcement Dates
QSRC <Go> Global Equity Screening
MA <Go> Global M&A Activity
Company Specific Equity Research
<code> <EQUITY> <Go> (e.g. IBM US )
SPX <INDEX> <Go> Ticker for the S&P 500 index
INDU <INDEX> <Go> Ticker for the Dow Jones industrial average
DES <Go> Vital statistics and a mini-prospectus of a company
MGMT <Go> A company’s management changes
FA <Go> Standardized fundamental analysis
EE <Go> Earnings estimates: IBES, Nelson’s, and Zacks
BRC <Go> Research reports by company
ANR <Go> Analyst’s recommendations and ratings
RV <Go> Peer group analysis for relative performance
HVT <Go> Historical volatility measures
GPO <Go> Price bar graph with moving averages
Bonds
CRPR <Go> Issuer credit profile
CSHS <Go> Cash flow
YAS <Go> Yield and spread analysis
OAS1 <Go> Option adjusted spread analysis
COMP <Go> Compares bonds, benchmarks, indices, etc
BBTF <Go> Electronic Bond Trading Platform
SRC <Go> Municipal bond search
BCC <Go> All calculators
ALRT <Go> Set price alerts
CACS <Go> Corporate action calendar
Portfolios
PRTU <Go> Create a portfolio
PRPT <Go> Create custom portfolio reports
PSRT <Go> Public portfolio search
PRTS <Go> Market value summary and averages
PER <Go> Calculate total market risk
PSA <Go> Scenario analysis for varying interest rates
PMEN <Go> View and manage public/private portfolios
Currency
WCR <Go> World currency rates
FRD <Go> Spot and forward rates
FFRC <Go> Futures implied currency forward rates
CM1 <Go> Best bid/offer monitor
ECST <Go> World economic statistics
Customization
PRTU <Go> Create a portfolio of your holdings
NW <Go> Create a worksheet to follow news and price changes
G <Go> Create technical charts on trading patterns
BQ <Go> Customize news and analysis for a company
Estimates
BEE <Go> Get information on Estimates