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Create and maintain a speed dial list of your FMC <Go> Compare yields across maturities of multiple
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Getting Started For 24-hour assistance,

press <HELP> twice

FINDING A SECURITY BY ISSUER MORE HELP AND TRAINING

COMPANY NAME <HELP> 10 <Go> Select company BU <Go> Access Bloomberg’s training resources
EQUITIES: BQ <Go> Display price and trade data BREP <Go> Display Bloomberg Sales and Installation
CN <Go> Display company specific news representative contact information
GPO <Go> Graph historical prices and moving API <Go> Use Bloomberg data in spreadsheets and
averages proprietary models
DEBT: DES <Go> Display fundamental background TRAIN <Go> Request a personal training session
and financial information EASY <Go> Display a list of tips and shortcuts
OR IF THE TICKER IS KNOWN: CERT <Go> Register for the Bloomberg Product
CSCO US <Equity> <Go> Cisco Systems equity menu Certification Program
XRX <Corp> <Go> Xerox corporate securities

FINDING GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

<Govt> TK <Go> Select a country

YT <Go> Display a table and graph of yields/prices
YA <Go> Evaluate the relationship between price and
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SEARCHES

SRCM <Go> Display a menu of search functions

ECDR <Go> Display the calendar for new equity issues
MA <Go> Research global M&A activity
CACT <Go> Display a corporate actions calendar
SRCH <Go> Create custom bond searches
NIM <Go> Monitor new agency issues
PICK <Go> Post and monitor primary/secondary municipal
bond offerings
RATC <Go> Display credit ratings
LSRC <Go> Create custom loan searches
PSCH <Go> Create custom preferred security searches
BOOM <Go> Search for liquidity within the short term
markets
LEAG <Go> Display underwriting rankings

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