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Bloomberg Terminal Research Guide: TICKERS

Finding a Ticker Symbol and Security (Company) Description

To retrieve the information listed below for your security you must have the security identifier. For equities the ticker is the most common identifier.

  1. To find the identifier/ticker choose the market sector <F8 Equity>
  2. Type in the shortcut TK <GO>
  3. Enter your securities (company) name and choose the ticker matching your security.

Finding information for your Security or Company once you have the Ticker

Type in your ticker, hit the <F8 Equity> market key then the green <GO> key

     For example: IBM <F8 Equity> <GO>

Once within a security’s universe use the shortcuts listed below to obtain data on your security

     For example: DES <GO>

Or go directly to the information you are looking for like Corporate Actions

     For example: IBM <F8 Equity> CACS <GO>

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