Bloomberg Getting Started Guide: Bonds / Fixed Income

Select <GO> after inputting a command.

SECF - Security screener

DES - description

CRPR - credit rating profile

RATC - credit rating revision

GY - graph yield

YA - yied analysis

RELS - related securities

RVRD - relative value based on debt metrics

COMB - comparable bonds or loans

DDIS - debt distribution

CTB - Canadian treasury bills

BNDX- bond index

WBIX- world bond index

There are a few ways of searching for a bond

1. If you do not know the ticker just type the name of the company at the top left where blue cursor is and select from the auto generated list looking for CORP after the ticker.
2. At the top left corner where the blue cursors blinks type SRCH and select the <GO> key to launch the Bond Search interface.  Then filter by adding criteria as illustrated below with the search for a bond with a specific credit rating.
3. At the top left corner where the blue cursors blinks type SECF <GO> to launch the security finder search page. Select the grey FI (fixed income) tab and then filter by adding search criteria to the amber search field.

For example if you wanted AA ratings by S&P, you can enter 'credit rating' -> S&P (in the new field that pops up) -> 'equal to' -> and the specific grade you're looking for.