Bloomberg Off Campus
Access
To access Bloomberg off campus you need to:
1. Book a slot for terminal access
2. Create a BMC (Bloomberg Market Concepts) account
3. Request terminal access
The following steps will guide you through the process
Creating a BMC account
https://portal.bloombergforeducation.com/
Use your
UCT email
Select ā€œNoā€
Activate account
Select ā€œNoā€
Fill in your address
Request for terminal access
Contact the library on any of these email addresses:
lib-commerce@uct.ac.za
susanne.noll@uct.ac.za
maureen.chiware@uct.ac.za
mary.lister@gsb.uct.ac.za
Once the library responds that account has
been activated, sign in to your BMC account
https://portal.bloombergforeducation.com/
Select ā€œEmail ā€
or ā€œSMS Textā€
Take note of
your username
You can now access the Bloomberg terminal
If you want to use Excel,
select ā€œLaunch with the
Bloomberg Excel add-inā€
Launch within
the browser
You can now search via the terminal or the Excel add-in
Book a slot each time you need to use the Bloomberg terminal
https://uct.ac.za.libcal.com/reserve/bloomberg

How to access Bloomberrg off campus

Editor's Notes

  • #28Ā If you want to use the Bloomberg Excel plug-in, choose that option
  • #30Ā NO
  • #31Ā Can now start searching either on the terminal or via Excel