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Bloomberg Guide: The Keyboard

The Keyboard

bloomberg keyboard

Color Codes for Keys

 RED KEYS   - STOP keys

 GREEN KEYS   - ACTION keys

 YELLOW KEYS   - MARKET SECTOR keys

Market Sector Keys

The yellow keys of the keyboard are used to enter market sectors to correctly identify securities:

GOVT - government securities (US treasury and non-US)

CORP - corporate debt

MTGE - mortgage securities

M-Mkt - money market, commercial paper

MUNI - municipal debt

PFD - preferred shares

EQUITY - common shares

COMDTY - commodity markets 

INDEX - indices

CURNCY - currency markets

PORT - portfolio and risk analysis

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