Bloomberg Market Concepts Certification

Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) Certification of Completion from BMC imageBloomberg Market Concepts (BMC), also known as Bloomberg Certification, is a self-paced e-learning course that provides a visual introduction to financial markets and the core functionality of the Bloomberg terminal. It takes ~8 hours to complete and progress is saved automatically. After finishing BMC, Bloomberg provides a "Certificate of Completion". BMC Modules Required for Certificate: Economic Indicators: The primacy of GDP; monitoring GDP; forecasting GDP. Currencies: Currency market mechanics; currency valuation; central banks and currencies; currency risk. Fixed Income: 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. Equities: Introducing the stock market; the nature of equities; equity research; absolute valuation; relative valuation. Optional BMC Modules: Terminal Basics: Using the terminal; analyzing the market; exploring the equity market; discovering the fixed income market; building an equity portfolio. Commodities: Intro to commodities; commodity fundamentals; commodity players; commodity training. Equity Options: Intro to stock options; using the language of the options market; the role of a stock options trader; basic multi-leg strategies. Portfolio Management: Defining a portfolio manager; generating ideas; building an equity portfolio; analyzing a portfolio; assessing portfolio risk.