--- title: "Bloomberg Finance Lab | Department of Economics" url: "/academics/business/departments/economics-finance/bloomberg-lab" type: page date: 2026-05-20 updated: 2026-09-10 --- # Bloomberg Finance Lab | Department of Economics Department of Economics # Bloomberg Finance Lab **Learn finance on the tools professionals use.** The Bloomberg Finance Lab in De La Salle Hall 210 gives students in the O’Malley School of Business at Manhattan University access to the Bloomberg Terminal, the professional platform for real-time market data, financial analysis, and research. Used as a classroom during the day and available to students late into the evening, the lab connects coursework with the technology used across the finance industry. Because classes are small, students often work with the terminals one-on-one. Image ![picture of students in the Bloomberg Finance Lab](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3_327w/public/media/2026-05/finance-lab-2.jpg?h=72f483ee&itok=QtVKqet9) 34 Dual-screen Bloomberg workstations <10% U.S. degree-granting institutions offer Bloomberg access All Majors Terminal access for students in every major 12 Bloomberg licenses available to students Image ![Bloomberg Trading room with business students for O'Malley School of Business](/sites/default/files/styles/square_400/public/media/2026-05/Trading%20Room-32.jpg?h=f870bca0&itok=NfudLzop) The Facility ## Inside the Bloomberg Finance Lab The lab pairs 34 dual-monitor workstations with a real-time stock ticker and financial data displays, creating an environment built for market research, analysis, and applied learning. Twelve Bloomberg licenses provide access to real-time and historical market data, company financials, financial news, analyst research, and professional analytical tools spanning equities, fixed income, commodities, and economics. A lab assistant is on site, and the room serves both scheduled classes and independent student projects. Image ![Bloomberg Trading room with business students for O'Malley School of Business](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3_327w/public/media/2026-05/Trading%20Room-32.jpg?h=f870bca0&itok=vyGwr0M1) The Bloomberg Terminal ## What Students Explore on the Terminal Bloomberg provides data and analytical tools useful across business disciplines, from finance and economics to strategy, sustainability, and international business. Students use the terminal for coursework, research, certification preparation, and independent exploration. Equities & Global Markets Track live equity prices, indices, and trading activity across global exchanges. Students analyze market movements as they happen, connecting classroom theories of valuation and portfolio management to the data professionals watch every day. Fixed Income & Commodities Explore bond markets, interest rates, currencies, and commodity pricing in real time. Coursework in economics and finance comes alive when students can trace how central bank decisions ripple through yields and prices worldwide. Sustainability & ESG Research environmental, social, and governance data for companies, industries, and investment decisions. ESG analysis is reshaping how modern firms invest and report, and students graduate already fluent in the metrics and standards behind it. Global Economics & News Follow macroeconomic indicators, country analysis, and breaking financial news from every major market. Economics and international business students work from the same live feeds that inform trading floors, central banks, and newsrooms worldwide. Company & Industry Research Dig into company profiles, financial statements, and industry benchmarks with professional research tools. Strategy, management, and consulting projects gain depth when claims are backed by the same data that professional analysts cite in practice. Analytics & Screening Tools Build screens, charts, and models with the terminal's professional analytical functions. From equity screening to portfolio analytics, students learn workflows that transfer directly to internships and first jobs across the finance industry and beyond. Image ![Stock market analysts monitoring real-time data, charts, and graphs on computer screens in a dark room.](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3_327w/public/media/2026-09/bloomberg-stock-finance-3000x2000.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=QczukMtQ) ## Bloomberg Fluency Is a Hiring Signal The Bloomberg Terminal has defined global financial data for more than four decades. **Firms from Goldman Sachs to boutique hedge funds expect junior hires to know it, and those who do, stand out immediately.** Fewer than 10% of U.S. degree-granting institutions offer Bloomberg access. **At Manhattan University, every student has it, free of charge, in any major.** Our Bronx campus places students minutes from the world's leading financial center, and Bloomberg access connects them directly to internship pipelines at investment banks, asset managers, and firms across all five boroughs. Image ![Stock market analysts monitoring real-time data, charts, and graphs on computer screens in a dark room.](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3_327w/public/media/2026-09/bloomberg-stock-finance-3000x2000.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=QczukMtQ) Workshops & Training ## Learning from Multiple Perspectives Workshops and training sessions bring together three distinct sources of expertise: the professionals who build the Bloomberg platform, the faculty who teach with it, and the practitioners who use it in their work. Topics range from terminal navigation and certification preparation to industry-specific applications, research and data analysis, and career readiness. Bloomberg Professionals Professionals from Bloomberg lead dedicated sessions covering platform skills, new features, and industry applications, offered on campus, remotely, and at Bloomberg's global headquarters in New York City. Faculty Experts Bloomberg-proficient faculty integrate terminal training into coursework and lead lab sessions that connect real-time data with the theories, models, and research methods students are studying in class. Industry Guests Practitioners from finance, consulting, and related fields share how they use Bloomberg in their work, giving students a real-world view of the platform's role across industries and careers. Credentials ## Certifications Employers Recognize Bloomberg certifications are self-paced, free when taken on the terminals in the Finance Lab, and shareable directly on LinkedIn and your resume. Each one signals industry readiness from day one. Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) The foundational Bloomberg credential. Roughly eight self-paced hours across economics, currencies, and fixed income, introducing more than 150 terminal functions through 200-plus interactive questions along the way. Bloomberg Finance Fundamentals Ideal for students new to finance. This self-paced credential introduces key investment concepts, market mechanics, and risk, building the vocabulary and confidence to go deeper on the terminal. Bloomberg ESG A self-paced credential in sustainable investing. Students learn ESG strategy and reporting, and how environmental, social, and governance factors are weighed and integrated into real-world investment decisions. Image ![Stock market crash and financial crisis concept showing a chess board with a steep red downward trend line chart overlay](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3_327w/public/media/2026-09/bloomberg-trading-challenge-3000x2000.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=j-HJunYU) Beyond the Classroom ## Compete in the Bloomberg Global Trading Challenge Students put their Bloomberg skills to work in the Bloomberg Global Trading Challenge, a global competition in which teams manage a virtual portfolio using live market data and apply investment strategies in a competitive setting. It is a chance to test classroom learning against real markets and student teams from universities worldwide. 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