The Bloomberg Terminal is the Swiss Army Knife for Equity Analysts

If you did not already know, Bloomberg is a key tool for most equity analysts.  There are a seemingly endless number of ever-evolving functions on a Bloomberg terminal that can help you gather and analyze stock related information.  If you don't know what a Bloomberg terminal is, check with someone at your school library (or whatever they call libraries these days).

Nobody ever said using Bloomberg was easy.  While highly useful, it takes some time to become accustomed to its unique command formats.  Once you get the hang of how to get around on the Bloomberg, I suggest you familiarize yourself with the following functions:  

BI = Bloomberg Industry Analysis

CF = Company Filings

CN = Current News

DES = Description

EE = Earnings Estimates

EVT = Event Calendar

FA = Financial Analysis

GIP = Intraday Price Graph

GP = Price Graph with Trading Volume

GPO = Price Bar Graph with Moving Average

RES = Research Portal

RV = Relative Valuation Comparisons

SI = Short Interest

There are many more you can/will use if stock picking becomes your full time job, but the above list should give you a good foundation.

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