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What is investment banking? An investment bank is a financial institution that raises capital, trades in securities and manages corporate mergers and acquisitions. Investment banks profit from companies and governments by raising money through issuing and selling securities in the capital markets (both equity, bond) and insuring bonds (selling credit default swaps), as well as providing advice on transactions such as mergers and acquisitions. Products of investment banking Financial services for the following: Equity, Derivatives, Commodity, Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange, Mutual Funds, Alternative Investment Advisory services for the following: Mergers, Acquisition, Take-Over and Divestiture Asset management, Portfolio management, Wealth Management. CAPITAL MARKETS- Markets where capital, such as stocks and bonds, are traded.
STOCK EXCHANGE- its a prime centre through which bulk of investments activities are conducted by individual and institutional operators. Its a place where buyer and sellers of stocks, bonds. OTCEI- It is an exchange without specific trading floor. No physical market place. Market spread across the country. All counters are connected through a computer network. Transaction takes place through satellite communication. Allows nationwide trading and listing in securities. Greater liquidity and less risk of intermediary charges. Scrip less trading, settlement is faster. The phrase "over-the-counter" can be used to refer to stocks that trade via a dealer network as opposed to on a centralized exchange. It also refers to debt securities and other financial instruments such as derivatives, which are traded through a dealer network.

1. Equity Stock, common or preferred stock Ownership equity, the value of an ownership interest in property, including shareholders' equity in a business Equity investment, investment in stock. It can be done through stock market (primary or secondary market) or private placement Private equity, stock in a privately held company SHARES- ownership securities

EPS EPS- The portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock. EPS serves as an indicator of a company's profitability. Calculated as:

DIVIDEND- Receipt of part of profits of company by its shareholders in proportion to shares purchased by them. ARBITRAGE-The simultaneous purchase and sale of an asset in order to profit from a difference in the price. This usually takes place on different exchanges or marketplaces. Purchasing and selling the same security at the same time in different markets to take advantage of a price difference between the two separate markets. Attempting to profit by exploiting price differences of identical or similar financial instruments, on different market or in different forms. It is the practice of taking advantage of state of imbalance between tow or more markets. It is an opportunity to buy an asset at lower price then immediately selling it on a different market for higher price.

HEDGING- making an investment to reduce the risk of adverse price movements in an asset. Normally a hedge consists of taking an offsetting position in a related security such as futures contract. BASKET TRADE: A single order to buy or sell a set of 15 or more securities.

YIELD- 1. In general, yield is the annual rate of return for any investment and is expressed as a percentage. 2. With stocks, yield can refer to the rate of income generated from a stock in the form of regular dividends. This is often represented in percentage form, calculated as the annual dividend payments divided by the stock's current share price. BONUS SHARES- ISSUED TO EXISTING SHAREHOLDERS AS A RESULT OF RESERVES. INSTEAD OF PROFITS PAYING IN CASH THEY ARE CAPITALISED AND RETAINED IN THE BUSINESS AND SHARES ARE ALLOTED TO THE SHAREHOLDERS. BUY-BACK OF SHARES- buying the shares of company by company itself to maintain price stability. ADR-A negotiable certificate issued by a U.S. bank representing a specified number of shares (or one share) in a foreign stock that is traded on a U.S. exchange. ADRs are denominated in U.S. dollars, with the underlying security held by a U.S. financial institution overseas. ADRs help to reduce administration and duty costs that would otherwise be levied on each transaction. GDR- dollar dominated instrument traded on stock exchange in Europe or US or both it represents certain no. of equity shares of issuing co. Though traded and quoted in dollars underlying equity shares are denominated in equity shares. Gdrs created when issuing company delivers ordinary shares issued in the name of overseas depository bank to domestic custodian bank(agent of odb) against which the depository issues GDR representing the underlying equity share to foreign investors. The physical possession of shares remains with the depository and the concerned foreign investors obtain GDR from the depository evidencing their holding. It facilitates the foreign exchange inflow. MARGIN- 1. Borrowed money that is used to purchase securities. This practice is referred to as "buying on margin". 2. Derivatives DERIVATIVE- In finance, a security whose price is dependent upon or derived from one or more underlying assets. The derivative itself is merely a contract between two or more parties. Its value is determined by fluctuations in the underlying asset. FORWARD CONTRACT- an agreement between 2 parties/persons for purchase or sale of financial asset at specified price to be delivered at a specified date in future. Although the delivery is made in the future, the price is determined on the initial trade date. FUTURES- A financial contract obligating the buyer to purchase an asset (or the seller to sell an asset), such as a physical commodity or a financial instrument, at a predetermined future date and price. OPTION- A privilege sold by one party to another that offers the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy (call) or sell (put) a security at an agreed-upon price during a certain period of time or on a specific date. CALL-An option contract giving the owner the right (but not the obligation) to buy a specified amount of an underlying security at a specified price within a specified time. PUT- An option contract giving the owner the right, but not the obligation, to sell a specified amount of an underlying asset at a set price within a specified time. The buyer of a put option estimates that the underlying asset will drop below the exercise price before the expiration date.

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FUTURE PRICING- spot price + cost of carry Spot price is current market price Cost of carry is sum of all cost incurred, e.g. interest cost(in case of cash segment) Freight, warehousing, insurance charges (in case of commodities) 3. Commodity A) A basic good used in commerce that is interchangeable with other commodities of the same type. Commodities are most often used as inputs in the production of other goods or services. The quality of a given commodity may differ slightly, but it is essentially uniform across producers. When they are traded on an exchange, commodities must also meet specified minimum standards, also known as a basis grade. b) Any good exchanged during commerce, which includes goods traded on a commodity exchange. 4. Fixed Income

A type of investing or budgeting style for which real return rates or periodic income is received at regular intervals at reasonably predictable levels.
BOND-A debt investment with which the investor loans money to an entity (company or government) that borrows the funds for a defined period of time at a specified interest rate BOND FUND-A fund invested primarily in bonds and other debt instruments. The exact type of debt the fund invests in will depend on the focus of the fund but may include an investment in government, corporate, municipal and convertible bonds, along with other debt securities like mortgage-backed securities. DEBENTURES- owed or borrowed capital. Loan taken from public priority in return on capital priority in payment of interest. COMPARING BONDS AND DEBENTURES. 1. Debentureholder gets greater rate of interest while bonds carry lower rate of interest. 2. In case of bankruptcy debenture holders are paid later than bond holders. 3. In case of debentures, company does not give any collateral. In case of bonds it pays collateral for loan. TERM LOANS- has a maturity period of more than 1yr. Used of capital expenditure proposals or diversification proposal etc. Financial institutions- provide for 6-10 yrs. Banks- 3-5yrs. 5. Foreign Exchange

Foreign exchange (sometimes called Forex) means exchanging the currency of one country for that of another. It also refers to the actual instruments employed, such as paper currency, notes, checks, bills of exchange, etc. FX Market: The market in which participants are able to buy, sell, exchange and speculate on currencies. Foreign exchange markets are made up of banks, commercial companies, central banks, investment management firms, hedge funds, and retail forex brokers and investors. The forex market is considered to be the largest financial market in the world. Currency A generally accepted form of money, including coins and paper notes, which is issued by a government and circulated within an economy. Used as a medium of exchange for goods and services, currency is the basis for trade.

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Base Currency: The first currency quoted in a currency pair on forex. It is also typically considered the domestic currency or accounting currency. For accounting purposes, a firm may use the base currency to represent all profits and losses. It is sometimes referred to as the "primary currency". Quote Currency: The second currency quoted in a currency pair in forex. In a direct quote, the quote currency is the foreign currency. In an indirect quote, the quote currency is the domestic currency. Also known as the "secondary currency" or "counter currency". Cross Currency: A pair of currencies traded in forex that does not include the U.S. dollar. One foreign currency is traded for another without having to first exchange the currencies into American dollars. Cross Rate: The currency exchange rate between two currencies, both of which are not the official currencies of the country in which the exchange rate quote is given in. This phrase is also sometimes used to refer to currency quotes which do not involve the U.S. dollar, regardless of which country the quote is provided in. Currency Pair: The quotation and pricing structure of the currencies traded in the forex market: the value of a currency is determined by its comparison to another currency. The currency pair shows how much of the quote currency is needed to purchase one unit of the base currency. Direct Quote: A foreign exchange rate quoted as the domestic currency per unit of the foreign currency. In other words, it involves quoting in fixed units of foreign currency against variable amounts of the domestic currency. For example, in the U.S., a direct quote for the Canadian dollar would be US$0.85 = C$1. Conversely, in Canada, a direct quote for U.S. dollars would be C$1.17 = US$1. Indirect Quote: A foreign exchange rate quoted as the foreign currency per unit of the domestic currency. In an indirect quote, the foreign currency is a variable amount and the domestic currency is fixed at one unit. For example, in the U.S., an indirect quote for the Canadian dollar would be C$1.17 = US$1. Conversely, in Canada an indirect quote for U.S. dollars would be US$0.85 = C$1. Exchange rate: The price of one country's currency expressed in another country's currency. In other words, the rate at which one currency can be exchanged for another. American Currency Quotation: A direct quotation in the foreign exchange markets whereby the value of the American dollar is stated as a per-unit measure of a foreign currency. This type of quotation shows how much U.S. currency it takes to purchase one unit of foreign currency. European Currency Quotation: An indirect quotation in the foreign exchange markets whereby the value of a foreign currency is stated as a per-unit measure of the U.S. dollar. This type of quotation shows how much foreign currency it takes to purchase one U.S. dollar.

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6. Mutual Fund A mutual fund is an investment company that pools together money from many investors and invests it in stocks, bonds or other securities. The combined holdings of the fund are known as the portfolio. Each investor holds shares of the mutual fund, which represent part ownership of the portfolio. These shares are either sold by the fund directly to investors or through investment advisors or brokers. They usually pay some form of income, but this is not guaranteed and there is also no guarantee of repayment of funds invested. Mutual funds are also known as open-end investment companies. An open-end investment company is a management company that issues new shares whenever there are buyers and whose shares are redeemable at the shareholder's option. Exchange-traded fund (EFT): It is an open-ended investment fund or trust that holds portfolios of securities, and it is designed to track certain indexes or baskets of stocks. Unlike a unit trust, exchange-traded funds are bought and sold on an exchange, rather than through a fund manager or their distributors. Unit Trust: An unincorporated mutual fund structure that allows funds to hold assets and pass profits through to the individual owners, rather than reinvesting them back into the fund. The investment fund is set up under a trust deed. The investor is effectively the beneficiary under the trust. Closed-end investment company: It is a management company that issues a fixed number of shares through a once-off public offering. These shares are generally not redeemable at the shareholder's option. The shares can be traded on securities exchanges or on the OTC market like regular stocks. Money market fund: A money market fund is a type of mutual fund that is required by law to invest in certain highquality, short-term instruments. These type of funds mainly invest in US treasury bills, bank CDs, repurchase agreements, commercial paper and bankers' acceptances. Money market funds have relatively lower risks than other mutual funds. Bond fund:
A fund invested primarily in bonds and other debt instruments. The exact type of debt the fund invests in will depend on the focus of the fund but may include an investment in government, corporate, municipal and convertible bonds, along with other debt securities like mortgage-backed securities.

A bond fund is a type of mutual fund that invests in a variety of bonds. Due to this variety, bond funds vary dramatically in their risks and returns. There are many different types of bond funds, including: corporate bond funds, government bond funds and Municipal bond funds. Bond funds are also known as fixed income funds.

YIELD:

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1. In general, yield is the annual rate of return for any investment and is expressed as a percentage. 2. With bonds, yield is the effective rate of interest paid on a bond, calculated by the coupon rate divided by the bond's market price Net Asset Value: In the context of mutual funds, the total value of the fund's portfolio less liabilities. The NAV is usually calculated on a daily basis. In terms of corporate valuations, the book value of assets less liabilities.

7. Merger A merger is a combination of two or more companies to form one company

Conglomerate Merger : A conglomerate merger is the consolidation under a single ownership of two separately-owned and seemingly unrelated businesses. In other words, the companies are not competing with each other, nor are they in an input-output relationship. An example of a conglomerate merger would be a clothing company merging with a drinks company. Effectively, a conglomerate merger creates a portfolio of companies. There are three types of conglomerate merger: A product extension merger occurs between non-rival companies who have related production processes or marketing channels. A market extension merger occurs between two non-rival companies selling similar products in different geographical territories. A pure conglomerate merger occurs between two companies with no obvious relationship.

Horizontal Merger: A horizontal merger occurs when both the acquiring company and the target company are in the same line of business. This type of merger gives rise to horizontal integration, that is, when a company expands its business into different products that are similar to current lines. Vertical Merger: A vertical merger is the consolidation under single ownership of two companies specializing in different parts of a given production cycle. The companies usually have an input-output relationship in that the output of one company is the input of the other, for example, a soft drink company merging with a sugar company or a publisher buying a paper company. Reverse Merger: A reverse merger may be viewed as an alternative to the traditional initial public offering (IPO). It is sometimes referred to as a backdoor IPO and is essentially when a corporation goes public through a merger. In a reverse merger, it is often the case that a private corporation merges with what is known as a 'shell' company. A shell company is a public listed company with no significant assets, liabilities or operations that has retained its corporate 'shell' structure. The private company takes control of the board of directors of the shell company and the name of the public shell company will often be changed to the name of the private company or to a name reflecting the new business. Reverse mergers can be quite risky and in the past were not looked upon favorably. However, they seem to be re-emerging as a valid and practical alternative to the traditional IPO approach. 8. Acquisition Acquisition can mean the following: 1. Acquisition is the term used to describe an offense under UK money laundering regulation. Acquisition is the acquiring and use of assets by an employee which are received at less than full value and which an employee should have reasonable grounds to suspect. 2. Acquisition is the term generally applied to the takeover of one company by another. A corporate action in which a company buys most, if not all, of the target company's ownership stakes in order to assume control of the target firm. Acquisitions are often paid in cash, the acquiring company's stock or a combination of both. 9. Take-Over

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A corporate action where an acquiring company makes a bid for an acquiree. If the target company is publicly traded, the acquiring company will make an offer for the outstanding shares. Friendly takeover: A situation in which a target company's management and board of directors agree to a merger or acquisition by another company. In a friendly takeover, a public offer of stock or cash is made by the acquiring firm, and the board of the target firm will publicly approve the buyout terms, which may yet be subject to shareholder or regulatory approval. Hostile Takeover: A takeover attempt that is strongly resisted by the target firm. Hostile takeovers are usually bad news, as the employee morale of the target firm can quickly turn to animosity against the acquiring firm. Reverse Takeover: A type of merger used by private companies to become publicly traded without resorting to an initial public offering. Initially, the private company buys enough shares to control a publicly traded company. The private company's shareholder then uses their shares in the private company to exchange for shares in the public company. At this point, the private company has effectively become a publicly traded one. A reverse takeover can also refer to situation where a smaller company acquires a larger company. Busted Takeover: A highly leveraged takeover that, to go through, requires a selling off of some of the acquired company's assets. 10. Divestiture The partial or full disposal of an investment or asset through sale, exchange, closure or bankruptcy. Divestiture can be done slowly and systematically over a long period of time, or in large lots over a short time period. For a business, divestiture is the removal of assets from the books. Businesses divest by the selling of ownership stakes, the closure of subsidiaries, the bankruptcy of divisions, and so on. In personal finance, investors selling shares of a business can be said to be divesting their interests in the company being sold. 11. Asset Management
The management of a client's investments by a financial services company, usually an investment bank. The company will invest on behalf of its clients and give them access to a wide range of traditional and alternative product offerings that would not be to the average investor. 2. An account at a financial institution that includes checking services, credit cards, debit cards, margin loans, the automatic sweep of cash balances into a money market fund, as well as brokerage services.

12. Portfolio Management The art and science of making decisions about investment mix and policy, matching investments to objectives, asset allocation for individuals and institutions, and balancing risk against. performance. Portfolio management is all about strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in the choice of debt vs. equity, domestic vs. international, growth vs. safety, and many other tradeoffs encountered in the attempt to maximize return at a given appetite for risk. 13. Wealth Management A professional service which is the combination of financial/investment advice, accounting/tax services, and legal/estate planning for one fee. In general, wealth management is more than just investment advice, as it can encompass all parts of a person's financial life.

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An investment that is not one of the three traditional asset types (stocks, bonds and cash). Most alternative investment assets are held by institutional investors or accredited, high-net-worth individuals because of their complex nature, limited regulations and relative lack of liquidity. Alternative investments include hedge funds, managed futures, real estate, commodities and derivatives contracts. Swap: Traditionally, the exchange of one security for another to change the maturity (bonds), quality of issues (stocks or bonds), or because investment objectives have changed. Recently, swaps have grown to include currency swaps and interest rate swaps. If firms in separate countries have comparative advantages on interest rates, then a swap could benefit both firms. For example, one firm may have a lower fixed interest rate, while another has access to a lower floating interest rate. These firms could swap to take advantage of the lower rates. Credit default swap: A swap designed to transfer the credit exposure of fixed income products between parties. The buyer of a credit swap receives credit protection, whereas the seller of the swap guarantees the credit worthiness of the product. By doing this, the risk of default is transferred from the holder of the fixed income security to the seller of the swap. For example, the buyer of a credit swap will be entitled to the par value of the bond by the seller of the swap, should the bond default in its coupon payments. Spin off: The creation of an independent company through the sale or distribution of new shares of an existing business/division of a parent company. A spinoff is a type of divestiture. Businesses wishing to 'streamline' their operations often sell less productive, or unrelated subsidiary businesses as spinoffs. The spun-off companies are expected to be worth more as independent entities than as parts of a larger business. Corporate Action: Any event that brings material change to a company and affects its stakeholders. This includes shareholders, both common and preferred, as well as bondholders. These events are generally approved by the company's board of directors; shareholders are permitted to vote on some events as well. Splits, dividends, mergers, acquisitions and spinoffs are all examples of corporate actions. For example, a company may decide to split its shares 2:1, leaving shareholders with twice as many shares as they had before. Bondholders are also subject to the effects of corporate actions, which might include calls or the issuance of new debt. For example, if interest rates fall sharply, a company may call in bonds and pay off existing bondholders, then issue new debt at the current lower interest rates. Corporate actions occur whenever changes are made to the capital structure or financial position of a security issuer that affect any of the shares it has issued. The details of all the possible corporate actions need to be recorded. Corporate actions processing is complicated, non-standardized, and, to a large extent, still manual.Despite this, processing failures can arise in the corporate action chain due to problems with the flow of downstream information (from issuers to investors) or upstream information (from investors to issuers).

9 Life Cycle of a Trade:

1. Trade execution Investor tells the sales person to place the order or he places the order electronically through internet to order management system. Order management system automatically feeds the order through trader/market maker. Then trader/market maker executes the order on stock exchange. 2. Trade capture Executed trade is formally recorded within the books and records of trading institution. Trader enters the following details. Client A/C Trade date Trade time Value (settlement) date Operation (buy/sell) Quantity Security Price Settlement monies Counterparty 3. Trade enrichment This is the process of applying relevant information to trade to settle it correctly. It includesTrade figuration i.e. calculating trade cash values. Trade comparison i.e. trade confirmation to clients with full details. Selection of relevant customer details. Transmission of settlement instructions Reporting trade to stock market regulatory. 4. Trade validation It includes the fundamental checks of trade. It is the final check of trade before trade details are sent externally. These fundamental checks areTrade date Value date Quantity If validation fails, trade is treated as exception. 5. Trade agreement Counterparties of trade communicate and agree on trade details through confirm, matching and affirmation.
Confirmation, Matching and Affirmation:

a) Confirmation Both parties need to check the trade to recognize it and details to ensure they are correct. For this trade information is taken from DTCC. b) Matching Custodian tries to match the instruction with the instruction sent by counterparty to its custodians The following are match fields:a. Port No (Portfolio number that identifies the customer) i. Port No can be moved to discrepancy status providing the Shares and Price fields match b. CUSIP (Security number that identifies a unique security or bond) c. Buy/Sell (Whether the transaction is a purchase or a sale)

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d. Trade Date (Execution date of the trade) i. There is a special rule that will exchange Trade date for Settlement date as a match field e. Broker FINN (Broker financial institution number that identifies the agent) i. There is a special rule that demotes Broker Finn to a discrepancy field instead of a match field. The following are discrepancy fields:a. Settlement Date (Date trade is to be settled) i. There is a special rule that will exchange Settlement date for Trade date as a match field b. Shares (Quantity of item traded) c. Unit Price (Net amount divided by shares for common stocks) d. SEC Fee (Securities and Exchange Commission fees) e. Income (Interest accrued on a bond that will be accounted for in its sale) f. Other fee (Sum of any charges applied to this trade for which no other field has been designated) g. Commission (Commission either directly charged or allocated to this trade) h. Net Amount (Sum of the principal, SEC fee, other fee and federal taxes) i. This is only a discrepancy when none of the other fields have discrepancies. c) Affirmation When the match of the trades has been completed, and affirmation needs to be sent to DTCC that trades are matching and ready to be settled. 6. Trade reporting Details of trade are reported to relevant regulatory authority within specified time frame. Regulatory authority checks whether trade is conducted in fair and orderly manner and in accordance with market rules. 7. Trade settlement This is actual process of exchanging cash/stock after custodian issues instructions to do so. Normally these instructions are transmitted via SWIFT Trade failure Trade fails to settle due toa) Unmatched settlement instructions at the deadline time imposed by custodians. b) Insufficient securities/cash in counterpartys a/c at custodians. Etc. Some market regulators have imposed fines/penalties on parties who cause settlement failure.

Basic Steps
Bloomberg information is organized by market sectors. Provided below are the yellow market keys for each sector. Within which market sector are a series of menus that help you get to the information you are looking for. You can get detailed information about the menus by pressing the function key [Go] HELP. When logged on, 2 windows open automatically, user can toggle between them by using Alt-Tab keys or Panel key (located on number pad).

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Yellow Market Keys F1 HELP Useful when you are not sure where to start looking for information. Type keyword or phrase, HELP, then GO.* or intrapren*) and interviews Displays list of bonds that match a ticker symbol, coupon, and/or maturity that you select. U.S. government bonds (such as T Bonds) and international Use for finding corporate debt, corporate bond prices & yields by company The mortgage menu includes information about pools and generics. Includes programs which are records that contain the specific issue info. Money markets are for borrowing and lending money for three years or less. The securities in a money market can be U.S. government bonds, Treasury Bills and commerical paper from banks and companies. Municipal markets menu contains info about bonds issued by municipalities in the United States. Pre-markets covers both public and private securities offered by countries (most US and UK). Types include fixed rate issues, zero coupon issues, floating rate notes, variable rate issues, convertible and warranties. Displays actual trades and information about US and global stocks (listed and OTC). U.S. equity data goes back to 1980. The commodities menu has all exchange listed futures & options contracts of underlying financial & physical products such as gold, wheat, etc. All indicative and/or statistical data and market monitor function are grouped here under specific categories. Two main sections include: markets and leading economic indicators. Current markets/monitors for global currencies. Use the #6 key on the number pad for the News menu. Access to timely general and financial news stories.

F2 F3 F4

GOVERNMENT CORPORATE MORTGAGE

F5

MONEY MARKETS

F6

MUNICIPALS

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PREFERRED

F8 F9

EQUITY COMMODITY

F10 F11 #6 KEY of number keypad

INDEX CURRENCY NEWS

Navigation Options MENU key PAGE FORWARD/ PAGE BACK keys PRINT key Previous MENU PAGE FORWARD/ BACK PRINT Use the MENU key (where the END key is on normal keyboards) to move back to a prior menu. Use to navigate/scroll through pages of data, or when viewing charts, to see the data/numbers used to create the chart Prints the screen you are currently on, or press # print (type in # from top right hand corner) to print all pages available. Use this to bring up a listing of the last eight steps performed.

Show Last 8 Steps NEWS

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Using the Equity Menu
The EQUITY menu is the most popular at Babson College. To use the EQUITY menu, press F8 then Go to access the main menu. If you wish to research a stock, type the ticker symbol, then press Equity, then GO, for example:
bud [F8 Equity] [Go]

If you are not sure of a symbol, go to the EQUITY menu then choose number 1 for Finding Securities, then 1 for Ticker symbol lookup, then choose the appropriate line # then Go to view the menu/quote for that specific stock. To print screen, hit GREEN PRINT key, or to email screen, type GRAB then follow on screen instructions. To move back a menu, hit the MENU key on the keyboard or type MENU and press [Go]. Some of the screens will have ORANGE INPUT BOXES. These are areas where you can click and change the dates or criteria. Press [Go] after any changes you make. Useful analytics/functions or shortcuts for equities used most often at Babson follow in the table below. To use, follow this syntax:
TICKER [F8 Yellow Equity Key] SHORTCUT Shortcut ANC ANR BETA CACS CN COMP DES EDGR EE HDS HP or GP MGMT RV TRA Description Nelson's Analyst Coverage Analyst Recommendations and Ratings BETA page for your equity Corporate Action Calendar lists company events, stock splits, divestitures, corporate meetings, etc. Company news Comparative returns DEScription, profile, and financial summary Edgar filings Earnings Estimates Displays a list of the company's biggest institutional investors Historical Prices or Graphical Historical Prices Management profiles Relative Value of the company compares to others within the same industry Total Returns with dividends

Using the Index Menu to Find Members of Index

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If you are looking for a major world index, like the S&P500 or DAX, type WEI [Go] for the World Equities Indexes menu. To find companies of the Russell 1000 (or other indexes):

Hit yellow [F10 Index Key] then [Go] Choose number 1, ticker symbol lookup, then type in your INDEX name Choose INDEX from list Ticker for INDEX will appear in upper left corner of screen Type in TICKER [F10] MEMB [Go] to view INDEX description screen, which lists members with wieghtings. To find more information about the INDEX, type TICKER [F10] DES [Go] To find Total Return Spreadsheet for Indices & Equities, type IDOC Clouser [Go]

Comparing Two Equities or an Equity to an Index

To compare BUD to SAM, type: BUD [F8 - Equity key] SAM [F8 - Equity key] [Go- Enter key] To compare BUD to the S&P500, type: BUD [F8 - Equity key] SPX [F8 - Index key] [Go- Enter key] Choose type of comparison you would like to do from menu.

Other Useful Bloomberg Functions/Analytics

We use the following functions often. Syntax to use:
SHORTCUT [GO] SHORTCUT ECST BU JOBS MA NEWS WEI DESCRIPTION Global Economic Statistics Menu of Bloomberg tutorials Listing of employment opportunities Mergers & Acquisitions search News search options Monitor World Equity Indexes

Generic and Specific Government Bond Information

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To find generic government bond information such as the US 30 Year Treasury Bond:

Type [F2 GOVT Key] [Go] Type GGR Click on flag Choose type of bond you are interested in and then follow menu options

To find historical prices for a specific government bond/note:

Type [F2 GOVT Key] [Go] Go to Finding & Creating Securities (#1) Go to Ticker Symbol Lookup (#1) and choose #14 (USA) from the country list Choose T (#8)then scan the list for the specific bond you want and follow menu options

Printing and Downloading

Printing Screens: Use the green print key to print the information page by page. The PRINT KEY prints only the screen you are currently on, unless you use # print (type in # of pages available from top right hand corner) to print all pages available in the report you are viewing. You cannot easily download the data from Bloomberg unless you are in the corporate world, but you can download some screens as images to incorporate into your Word documents. Saving Screenshots: To Save Screens, right-click with the mouse in the screen, click Save Screen, then type in a filename (use the A:\drive and save to a disk). Also, you can type GRAB, and then email the image to yourself as a GIF file. The image can be inserted into Word, Powerpoint, or other compatible software programs. Downloading Data: You can use Bloomberg's API wizards to dowload data into Excel applications. After opening Excel, you can use the Bloomberg toolbar or drop-down menu to access the API wizards.

Table Wizard: used to download current data ranging from ticker symbols and stock prices to complex calculations such as duration and risk. History Wizard: helps retrieve historical prices and fundamentals or create charts. Bulk Wizard: used to download blocks of data, such as the members of an index, the cashflows of a bond, or the dividend history for a stock.

For an online tutorial on how to use the API function of Bloomberg, type BBXL <Go> on any Bloomberg workstation. Here you can learn more about advanced functionality such as writing formulae to download the data you want.

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Market professionals around the world depend on BLOOMBERG as their source for real-time market data and news for all market sectors. Bloomberg seamlessly integrates data, news, analytics, multimedia reports, e-mail and trading capabilities into a single platform. Why Use Bloomberg?

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monitor the news of a paricular company, industry or topic download historical stock prices compare two stocks or a company to an index review historical corporate actions of a company monitor the financial markets around the world view live news events that are impacting the markets find members of S&P500 or other equity indexes

To create and maintain stock/bond portfolios Access Restrictions: Students, Faculty, Staff, and Walk-In Alumni and Visitors may use for non-commercial research only. Years of Coverage: 1980 - Present Number of Simultaneous Users: Three Durable links: Not Available

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