Educational Bloomberg Terminals

Submitted by stickingpuppet7 t3_z882dz in washingtondc

Hello everyone,

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I've been recently getting into finance and am looking for ways to learn more about the subject, specially the markets side of it. I'd love to learn how to use a Bloomberg terminal but I currently don't have access to one, do any of you know about any terminals that may be available for educational purposes in the area?

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Thanks in advance.

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Wurm42 t1_iyayj4j wrote

Some university libraries have limited access to the Bloomberg feed, but if you want to get hands on with the real terminals, you have to work for someplace that pays the super-expensive fees for them.

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stickingpuppet7 OP t1_iybucec wrote

The limited access sounds good! Though I don't know if they would let students from other universities in.

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Wurm42 t1_iycgej5 wrote

You'd have to ask and find out if your schools have some sort of library exchange arrangement. Bloomberg is an electronic resource, so you'd need a login that works on their system.

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sol_in_vic_tus t1_iyavrad wrote

I knew a guy who claimed he was good enough with Bloomberg's API that he didn't need a terminal. If you're tech savvy and want to do financial things then maybe API access (still costs money but cheaper than a terminal) is right for you. If you want actual hands on experience then you will probably have to pay for one yourself or get a job that has it.

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aaakiniti t1_iyea8tv wrote

I'd echo what a couple of ppl have said, it's super expensive and hard to get. Kind of a catch-22, hard to learn without a job that provides it but hard to get that kind of job without knowing it. I know they provide temporary access to people in between jobs, maybe they'd give you a month or two if you requested it? Their customer service # is 212-318-2000.

Interesting comment about the API, I guess it's possible for some uses like data downloads (they have a ton of xls that you can use) but not for others.

Good luck! I think it's definitely worth the effort.

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Yankeesdj t1_iyd89zj wrote

GW Business School has them

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stickingpuppet7 OP t1_iyd8enn wrote

Is it only available to students?

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Yankeesdj t1_iyd8knx wrote

Presumably. You could try emailing a professor but I doubt you’ll have luck. They are very expensive and kept in a locked room

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