Bloomberg Essentials Training Test
1. What is the easiest way to use Bloomberg excel tools to get a company summary?
a. Data navigation
2. Which Bloomberg Excel tool would you select to get the Bulk Data for a given security?
a. real-time/historical wizard > market, reference, analytical, data sets; data navigation (either 1 or 3)
3. Launchpad allows a user to custom their desktop w/ any security that has a ticker on bloom
a. True
4. You have the ability to dynamically pull in an eqs equity screen using the bloom excel tools?
a. True
5. What tool can I use to find a list of the searches or alerts that I have saved using tni?
a. nlrt <go>
6. If one wanted to replicate the Bollinger bands study in excel for ibm us equity, which Bloomberg excel tool would u use?
a. Technical analysis wizard
7. The logic that Bloomberg uses to organize our functionality is that of a menu driven system where fxns are located on menus such as the YELLOW market sctor menus on the keyboard.
a. True
8. Which bb excel tool, with the real-time/his wizard, would u select to download historical weekly data on a rolling basis of a security?
a. Historical end of day
9. How can one look up wthe ticker for msoft?
a. Answer 1 & 3 (Microsoft <help> 10<go> mtyping Microsoft in command line if autocomplete is enabled
10. In order to start the Launchpad, which command do I use on bb?
a. Blp go
11. If 1 were to pull hist end of day prices for ibm us equity, vod ln equity and bmw gr equity, all of the prices would be denom in 3 diff currencies. Is there a way to make sure all of data is in usd?
a. Real-time/historical wizard > history end of day > step 4 of 6
12. What fxn on Bloomberg provides a list of the primary menus that organize the data and functions on Bloomberg?
a. Main <go>
13. Is it possible using the Bloomberg excel tools to see real-time for securities that trade intra-day?
a. Yes
14. Where can you get help if you have questions about using the API?
a. All of the above
15. What is the lowest tick size that u can select in
a. Data navigation
2. Which Bloomberg Excel tool would you select to get the Bulk Data for a given security?
a. real-time/historical wizard > market, reference, analytical, data sets; data navigation (either 1 or 3)
3. Launchpad allows a user to custom their desktop w/ any security that has a ticker on bloom
a. True
4. You have the ability to dynamically pull in an eqs equity screen using the bloom excel tools?
a. True
5. What tool can I use to find a list of the searches or alerts that I have saved using tni?
a. nlrt <go>
6. If one wanted to replicate the Bollinger bands study in excel for ibm us equity, which Bloomberg excel tool would u use?
a. Technical analysis wizard
7. The logic that Bloomberg uses to organize our functionality is that of a menu driven system where fxns are located on menus such as the YELLOW market sctor menus on the keyboard.
a. True
8. Which bb excel tool, with the real-time/his wizard, would u select to download historical weekly data on a rolling basis of a security?
a. Historical end of day
9. How can one look up wthe ticker for msoft?
a. Answer 1 & 3 (Microsoft <help> 10<go> mtyping Microsoft in command line if autocomplete is enabled
10. In order to start the Launchpad, which command do I use on bb?
a. Blp go
11. If 1 were to pull hist end of day prices for ibm us equity, vod ln equity and bmw gr equity, all of the prices would be denom in 3 diff currencies. Is there a way to make sure all of data is in usd?
a. Real-time/historical wizard > history end of day > step 4 of 6
12. What fxn on Bloomberg provides a list of the primary menus that organize the data and functions on Bloomberg?
a. Main <go>
13. Is it possible using the Bloomberg excel tools to see real-time for securities that trade intra-day?
a. Yes
14. Where can you get help if you have questions about using the API?
a. All of the above
15. What is the lowest tick size that u can select in