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FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE
BE Displays top economic news and analysis from
Bloomberg Economics 8
BOIL Shows global spot oil and refined products pricing 8
MAP CLIMATE Lets you map potential effects of climate
change such as cyclone and excessive heat risks 8
MARS Supplies consistent pricing and risk data that you can
use to model every deal in your portfolio 24, 25, 26
RISK Provides information about access to MARS data
via the MARS API using Python 24
HS Charts the spread between two selected benchmarks
such as Ameribor and SOFR 34
WIRP Calculates probabilities for policy rate changes and
gives you access to tickers that track how market
expectations have changed over time 35
COMP Compares the performance of funds and indexes 37
NI RTOPTBAI Displays headlines of stories on
options volume spikes generated by Bloomberg
Automated Intelligence 44
NI SVELBAI Lists social velocity alert stories, which
are published when there is a significant increase
in social media postings about a company 44
NI VOLSPKBAI Displays stories generated when the volume
of trading in a company’s shares exceeds three times
the average 20-day volume 45
HELP BAI Provides information about Bloomberg Automated
Intelligence stories, which identify anomalies
in Bloomberg’s vast offerings of data and analytics 44
NEW ENHANCEMENTS TO TRY RIGHT NOWRV The Relative Value function has been enhanced
to let you compare the yield of a bond with an index.
To analyze an Apple bond, for example, run {AAPL 2.4
05/03/23 Corp RV <GO>}. Click the Spread drop-
down and select Spread to Index. RV defaults to the
most popular Bloomberg index that includes the bond.
N If you want to share a news story with a terminal user,
you can now copy an external link to the article and send
it to an Outlook account or other email address. Click the
Actions button on the red toolbar, select Copy Link, and
then Copy External Link (Bloomberg Link). When the
recipient clicks the link using a mobile device, the story
will open in his or her Bloomberg Professional app.
MARS BCOL The Multi Asset Risk System Collateral
Management function has been enhanced. You can now
save your counterparty’s initial margin or independent
amount and the additional collateral paid above the
mark-to-market value of a derivatives deal and easily
compare them with your values. Run {BCOL <GO>},
right-click on a margin event to agree, partially agree, or
dispute a call, enter the relevant amounts, and click Save.
MODL The Analyst Estimates and Models function lets you
see granular estimates and consensus on a company
and download sell-side models. Go to {FB US
Equity MODL <GO>}, for example, to see consensus
company-specific metrics such as daily and
monthly active users for Facebook. 38, 39WFOR The Weather Forecasts function now lets you chart
past seasonal temperatures for a location. Run
{WFOR <GO>}, click on the arrow to the right of
2 Week Forecast, and select Seasonality Chart.