Bloomberg

BMC is an 8-10 hour self-paced e-learning course that provides a visual introduction to the financial markets and the Bloomberg platform. To get the BMC certificate, you must complete the 4 compulsory modules (additional optional modules are available). There is no grade requirement to acquire the certificate - it's a certificate of completion.

Bring your own wired headphones (wireless won't connect) or borrow ones from the Library Info Desk.

Any current student, staff, or faculty member at Western is eligible to do the BMC training. The Bloomberg terminals require an active Western ID - alumni and guests are not eligible.

The BMC course is only available from the Bloomberg workstations. To access BMC:

1. Log in to the computer with your Western ID and password
2. Log in to your Bloomberg account or follow the steps to create an account
3. Once in Bloomberg, type BCER and Enter/GO.
4. For the first time accessing BMC, click on the Sign Up option. After you input the information requested, the course website should launch automatically.

5. For the second and subsequent times accessing BMC, click on 'Log In' under the Bloomberg Terminal Users heading. The course website should launch automatically.

5. Bloomberg for Education will open in a browser outside of Bloomberg, so that you watch the course and follow along in Bloomberg. Click on Certificates in the top menu and you can then select the BMC course.