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Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) is an 8-hour self-paced e-learning course that provides an introduction to the financial markets. BMC consists of 4 modules

• Economic Indicators
• Currencies
• Fixed Income
• Equities

All are woven together from Bloomberg data, news and analytics. 

By taking BMC, you will:

• Learn about the financial markets via 23 learning outcomes.
• Familiarize yourself with over 70 Bloomberg terminal functions.
• Solidify your knowledge with over 100 interactive questions.

How to sign up

Visit BMC <GO> on the Bloomberg terminal and sign up.

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 & Interest Rates
• The Yield Curve & Why It Matters
• Movements in the Yield Curve

Equities

• Introducing the Stock Market
• The Nature of Equities
• Equity Research
• Absolute Valuation
• Relative Valuation

Economic Indicators

• Discover the regiment upon which economic indicators are published and analyzed.
• Identify how investors use economic indicators to gauge the health of the economy.
• Explain the qualities of good economic indicators.
• Explore how economic indicators can be used to spot inflection points.

Currencies

• Explore the history and mechanics of currency markets.
• Identify the three main drivers of currency valuation.
• Discover the role of central banks in guarding against inflation and deflation.
• Demonstrate how investors and businesses are affected by currency markets and how they manage currency risk.

Fixed Income

• Discover how the bond market became the biggest, most complex market in the world and how it serves a vital public service.
• Describe how yields facilitate comparison across the vast diversity of the bond market.
• Describe how government bond yields are a yardstick by which all other investments are measured.
• Describe how bond markets instill discipline in governments around the world.
• Discover why, when, and how central banks make interest rate decisions.
• Explore how bond valuation is driven by creditworthiness, inflation, and central bank interest rates.
• Describe the importance of the yield curve to businesses and consumers around the world.
• Interpret the meaning of the four major shifts in the yield curve and the meaning of curve inversion.

Equities

• Calculate equity index performance from the performance of single stocks.
• Explore the nature and allure of equity ownership.
• Identify why equities are more volatile than bonds.
• Describe how industry and supply chain analysis is foundational to equity research.
• Discover how the use of accurate industry drivers facilitates accurate earnings forecasts.
• Describe the five-step absolute valuation process and the attendant pitfalls.
• Identify the three types of relative valuation and the role of future earnings growth when assessing fair value.