7 Most Important Functions in Bloomberg Terminal

Bloomberg Terminal Break-down

Bloomberg Terminal enables real-time global data from news to research in one place. There are so many functions in Terminal that even if you work in Bloomberg you do not know all the functions. In other words, we gotta take only what we need.

Of course there are some fun functions like Bloomberg Billionaire Index (RICH) and the Real-time news ranking(TOP), but let’s only talk about these seven functions that are basic in finance.

It’s better to understand when we categorize them into 3 parts: equities, foreign exchange, commodities. 

1. Equities
   Financial Analysis – FA <GO>
   Analyst Recommendations – ANR <GO>
   World Equity Indices – WEI <GO>
2. Foreign Exchange (FX)
   FX Information Portal – FXIP <GO>
   FX Forecasts – FXFC <GO>
3. Commodities
   Commodity Price Forecasts – CPFC <GO>
   Global Commodity Prices – GLCO <GO>

1. Equities

Financial Analysis – FA

One of the most used functions. FA provides a comprehensive summary of the company fundamentals. On FA, you can check out the direct data reported from the company, Bloomberg standardized. The image is Netflix’s actual data, so I blurred the figures.

Analyst Recommendations – ANR

On ANR, you can see the data consolidated from individual analyst report. The consensus figures comprise estimates and forecasts.

World Equity Indices – WEI

WEI can be used to capture the trend of global stock market and make comparison across regional sector. On WEI, you can get the comprehensive stock index information at macro level.

2. Foreign Exchange (FX)

FX Information Portal – FXIP

Here you’ll see all indicators related to foreign exchange market. Exchange rates, interest rates, key data, etc. The very next function, FXFC, is also accessible within this function.

FX Forecasts – FXFC

FXFC provides forecasts contributed by research analysts. You can see the numbers in quarterly or yearly projections.

3. Commodities

Commodity Price Forecasts – CPFC

Here you can see the price outlook of commodities, economic goods such as gold and grain. You can filter the categories above such as energy, agriculture, metals, etc.

Global Commodity Prices – GLCO

GLCO enables you to compare analyst estimates with the traded futures price. Curve analysis is provided as well.