Example 1: Find generic 1-month US bond prices
| Step 1: | GGR < GO > |
| Step 2: | Select 19) UNITED STATES |
| Step 3: | Select 2) 1 MONTH |
| Step 4: | Select 83) HP |
Notice we are in the Index market? The generic rates are a composite of different individual bonds. If we knew the ticker and function code beforehand we could have gotten here in one step like this:
| Step 1: | USGG1M < INDEX > HP < GO > |
Example 2: Find yields on the Austrian 20-year bond, RAGB6 1/4
| Step 1: | < GOVT > TK < GO > |
| Step 2: | Select 9) Austria |
| Step 3: | Select 9) CTATS Current Treasury Notes/Bonds |
| Step 4: | Select 12) 20YR RAGB |
| Step 5: | GY < GO > - Yield chart and data |
Alternatively you can get there in one step if you know the codes.
| Step 1: | RAGB 6.25 < GOVT > GY < GO > |
Example 3: Find all the current bonds for IBM
| Step 1: | IBM < CORP > < GO > |
| Note: | You can modify the list with the amber drop-down menus. |
If you know the coupon and maturity as well as the function codes ahead of time you can enter it directly for example:
| Example : | IBM 7 1/2 < CORP > GY < GO > |
Other functions of interest:
WB < GO >--COUN < GO >--
| ALLQ < GO > | All Quotes can monitor the pricing data on a fixed income security from a number of sources. |
| BTMM < GO > | Bloomberg Treasury and Money Markets Monitor provides a comprehensive picture of the current interest rate environment for a selected country. |
| FICM < GO > | Fixed Income Credit Monitor |
| WB < GO > | World Bond Markets |
| COUN < GO > | Country Guide |
| < GOVT > DIS < GO > | Distressed debt menu. |
| < GOVT > WB < GO > | World Bond Markets brings global benchmark bonds to one screen. |