Bloomberg Professional Services and Terminal – Trial and Demo Ends February 7 (for UIC Liautaud Students)

Natalie Mean | Posted on February 01, 2013

Universities and colleges around the globe use Bloomberg to bring the real world of finance into the classroom, providing students with access to the same information platform used by leading decision makers in business, finance and government.

The Bloomberg Professional® service and Bloomberg Terminal® seamlessly integrate the very best in data, news and analytics. The Terminal is a 24-hour, global financial services system that provides transparent and reliable financial, economic and government information covering all market sectors. It features company financials, market data spanning more than 20 years, charts, statistics, a communications platform and current news reports.

As a UIC business student, you have the opportunity to participate in the Bloomberg Professional service and terminal trial offered to students from now until February 7.  If you are considering a career in the finance industry, having exposure to the Bloomberg products has proven to give job seekers a professional advantage in the job market.

WHO:   All UIC Liautaud Graduate School of Business students (as well as undergraduates) are invited to participate

WHAT: 

  • TRY IT OUT – Trial ends February 7th (Hands on trial with general assistance from lab TA’s Suhas Nagabhushan or Karan Villaitramani, MIS Candidates)
  • SEE A DEMO – John Fox, Bloomberg L.P. – Account Manager will be presenting and there for Q & A

Here’s what you’ll have access to during the trial period:

Data: commodities, derivatives, equities, fixed income, foreign exchange.

Analytics: charting, financial modeling, presentation and mobile capabilities all in a single, secure, collaborative environment.

News & Research: of companies, industries and economies from sources around the world.

Community: access to a community of 310,000 of the world’s most influential decision makers. You can even search by tiles/roles of alumni from all the U of I campuses.

Execution: access to fragmented pools of liquidity, predictive analytics and the ability to assess strategy performance-historically and in real-time.

Services & Solutions: access to Bloomberg assessment tests used for recruiting purposes, Bloomberg Certification information, information to help make critical financial market decisions

When:

  • Hands-on Trial: Now until Feb 7 (Walk-in anytime between Mon: 9am-5pm; Tue: 10am-11am; Wed:12pm-3pm; Thu: 1pm-2pm; Fri: 9am-5pm)
  • Demo: Wed: Feb 6 10am-12pm CT and Thu: Feb 7, 9am-11am

Where: Douglas Hall Room 170 CME Group Foundation Market Training Lab

How: Walk-ins are available in the lab at the times listed above.  Space is limited to 30 people at a time.  RSVP for the event if you’d like to reserve a PC at http://go.uic.edu/innerloop

Questions: E-mail InnerLoop@uic.edu

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Modified on September 30, 2021