Bloomberg Certifications Quick Start Guide

Bloomberg Market Concepts Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) is a free, self-paced certification program offered online to University of Toronto students. It typically takes 8-12 hours to complete and comprises four required modules and four optional modules. Students interested in a career in the financial markets are encouraged to complete the BMC certificate as early in their studies as possible.

To obtain the certification, students must answer various quizzes associated with each of the four Core Concepts modules.
The Core Concepts modules comprise: 
  • Economic Indicators: focuses on how economic indicators are published and analyzed, as well as how they can be used to spot inflection points. 
  • Currencies: explores the history and mechanics of currency markets, the main drivers of currency valuation, and the role of central banks in guarding against inflation and deflation. 
  • Fixed Income: covers the fundamentals of the bond market, bond valuations, central bankers, interest rates and the yield curve. 
  • Equities: introduces users to the stock market and covers the nature of equities, equity research, absolute valuation and relative valuation. 
    The optional modules are:  
  • Terminal Basics*  
  • Commodities
  • Equity Options 
  • Portfolio Management 
    *We recommend students complete the Terminal Basics module to increase their proficiency and comfort using the Bloomberg Terminal 
     
    To register for BMC: 
  • Visit the Bloomberg for Education portal at: https://portal.bloombergforeducation.com/sign_up
  • (1) Select 'Sign Up as Learner', and enter your information, using your @mail.utoronto.ca address.  
  • Create a password. Note: your BMC account is separate from your Bloomberg Terminal account.  
  • Check the box after reading and agreeing to the BMC Terms of Service and select Sign Up.  
  • Select Login and enter your account information.  
  • (2) After logging in, select the Certificates tab to start the modules. 

              

    Make sure to complete your BMC certification before your access expires. 
    Access to BMC is only available for 1 year from the initial access date.