Earnings Risk Premiums on Bloomberg

• Determine the bank’s ticker symbol and the exchange on which it’s traded the Foster Business Library Hoovers Online is a good source. For example, earnings risk premiums for Cascade Financial Corporation information is:
  • Ticker:  CASB
  • Exchange:  NASDAQ (where Cascade Financial stock is traded)

  It's also possible to find this information via the Yahoo! Finance symbol lookup utility (http://finance.yahoo.com/l)

• Log in to Bloomberg (get the login and password from the reference desk).
  • Press the “Cancel/Log out” button. This is the red button that is on the far right-hand side of the top row of keys.
  • Type in the username and password, and press the “Go” (return) key

• Look up the company’s BETA. After successfully logging in, it is only necessary to start typing:
  • Enter the ticker symbol (e.g. CASB), press the F8 key (Equity), type the word “EQRP” as in:   CASB [F8 Equity] EQRP
  • Press the “Go” (return) key

• Get information for a particular year
  • Use the tab key to navigate through the different options on the screen.
  • Ensure that the desired “Relative Index” is selected:
    • For the S&P 500 use:  SPX
    • For the NYSE use:   NYS
    • For the NASDAQ use:  CCMP

  • Change the “Period” to Quarterly or to the period you need
  • In the “Range” section, enter in the desired date range using the number keys above the letters, as in:   12/31/01 12/31/02
  • Press the “Go” (return) key
  • Print the results.
    • Press the green “Print” key