Learn about financial markets... and earn a certificate! BMC is now online at SFU
Published by Mark BodnarI'm not saying someone focused on, for example, human resource management needs to be an expert in all the esoteric inner workings of finance, just that an awareness of the jargon and the underlying structure of financial markets will undoubtedly be useful and even required at some point.
The BMC program is "a self-paced e-learning course that provides an interactive introduction to the financial markets." You only need to finish the first four modules — Economic Indicators, Currencies, Fixed Income, and Equities — to get the certification, but if you stick around, you can also learn about commodities, equity options, and the basics of using a Bloomberg terminal. All that from home in your pajamas!
Learn more about the BMC on our Bloomberg FAQs page. Note, especially, the comment about it being an either/or option: you can either do the BMC online or on a terminal, but you can't start in one mode and finish in another.
Need more information? Start with our Bloomberg FAQs page, then email me if you don't find what you need.
— Mark
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Mark Bodnar
Business & Economics Librarian
mbodnar@sfu.ca
1. While there may be no need to trek to campus for the BMC, you might still want to: if you opt to get the BMC certification on the Bloomberg terminal in the library, you'll be able to explore the terminal between BMC modules and videos, putting your learning into action for better comprehension and retention. SFU students do not have online/remote access to Bloomberg terminal's content and functionality aside from the certification programs.
2. ESG = Environmental Social Governance, the three pillars of a corporate strategy for sustainable operations and impacts.