IMPORTANT: Although the Bloomberg for Education platform is web-based, the registration and the launching process have to be done from the terminal, which means you can only take the certificate programs in front of the terminal. Please plan ahead and make reservation. 

You MUST sign in to the terminal and search for the certificate program and launch it from within the terminal -- you CANNOT go directly to the website for the program.  Once you search for it on the terminal you will then click the single sign-on button, which will launch Chrome and the certificate website.  You do not need a separate Bloomberg for Education log-in.

A Bloomberg certificate program is a self-paced certificate program and part of the Bloomberg for Education platform, which requires a separate registration. At this moment, Bloomberg offers two certificate programs:

• Bloomberg Market Concepts (commonly referred to as BMC) 

This course is 8 sections long and will take 8-10 hours to complete.

By taking BMC, you will:

1. Learn about the financial markets.
2. Familiarize yourself with over 150 functions.
3. Earn a certificate of completion to get an edge in a competitive job market.

BMC Modules Required for Certificate:

1. Economic Indicators (~1 hour): The primacy of GDP; monitoring GDP; forecasting GDP.
2. Currencies (~1 hour): Currency market mechanics; currency valuation; central banks and currencies; currency risk.
3. Fixed Income (~3 hours): The roots of the bond market, bond valuation drivers; central bankers and interest rates; the yield curve and why it matters; movements in the yield curve.
4. Equities (~3 hours): Introducing the stock market; the nature of equities; equity research; absolute valuation; relative valuation.

Optional BMC Modules: 

1. Terminal Basics (~2 hours): Using the terminal; analyzing the market; exploring the equity market; discovering the fixed income market; building an equity portfolio.
2. Commodities: Intro to commodities; commodity fundamentals; commodity players; commodity training.
3. Equity Options: Intro to stock options; using the language of the options market; the role of a stock options trader; basic multi-leg strategies.
4. Portfolio Management (~2 hours): Defining a portfolio manager; generating ideas; building an equity portfolio; analyzing a portfolio; assessing portfolio risk.

• Environmental Social Governance (commonly referred to as ESG)

This course is seven modules long and will take 8-10 hours to complete

• 1. Introduction to ESG and Sustainable Finance 
• 2. Researching & Adopting ESG 
• 3. Negative Screening & Positive Screening 
• 4. ESG Integration – Fixed Income 
• 5. ESG Integration – Equities 
• 6. Corporate Governance and Shareholder Action 
• 7. Reporting Sustainability Activities 

            By taking ESG, you will:

            1. Describe ESG trends and common ESG investment strategies.

            2. Analyze how asset managers integrate ESG considerations into their investment decision-making process.

            3. Explain how shareholder activism influences corporate behavior.

            4. Practice tasks within various stages of the investment process.