The Bloomberg Terminal

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The Bloomberg Terminal

• Team 2
• Alan Chang, Daniel Zhao and Jessica Acosta

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General Information

• The Bloomberg Terminal
• Invented in 1981
• Michael Bloomberg
• Founded the company Innovative Market Systems
  (IMS)
• Sales grew exponentially

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What Does it Do?

• Financial information in real-time
• Company history
• News
• Calculations
• Live quotes
• Currencies
• Government bonds
• Money markets

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What Does it Do?

• Place and execute trades
• Provides graphs for analysis
• Video-conferencing
• Compatible with MS Windows OS
• Wireless data transfer to other devices

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How Does it Work?

• Client-server architecture
• Dual LCD monitor, mouse and keyboard
• Request information through menus
• Customizable hotkeys

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The Bloomberg Terminal

• Dual LCD monitors.

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The Bloomberg Terminal Screenshot

• This is one panel of what a typical Bloomberg
  screen can show.

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Its Impact?

• Advantage in the equity market
• Maximize Profits
• Traders decisions based on real-time data
• Aids analysis of financial data

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