To access the Bloomberg terminal off campus, a user must: 1. Book a slot for terminal access through the library's booking website. 2. Create a BMC account on the Bloomberg portal using their UCT email and select "No" when asked if the account is for professional use. 3. Contact the library via email to request terminal access once the BMC account is activated.

1. Bloomberg Off Campus
Access

2. 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

3. Book a slot for terminal access
https://uct.ac.za.libcal.com/reserve/bloomberg

4. Creating a BMC account
https://portal.bloombergforeducation.com/

7. Use your
UCT email

9. Select “No”

10. Activate account

11. Select “No”

13. Fill in your address

16. Request for terminal access
Contact the library on any of these email addresses:
lib-commerce@uct.ac.za
maureen.chiware@uct.ac.za
mary.lister@gsb.uct.ac.za
jamie.hendricks@uct.ac.za
zanele.majebe@uct.ac.za

17. Once the library responds that account has
been activated, sign in to your BMC account
https://portal.bloombergforeducation.com/

19. Select “Email ”
or “SMS Text”

22. Take note of
your username
You can now access the Bloomberg terminal

27. If you want to use Excel,
select “Launch with the
Bloomberg Excel add-in”

29. Launch within
the browser

31. You can now search via the terminal or the Excel add-in

32. Keep your account active
NOTE: Bloomberg will deactivate an account that is inactive for a period
of 90 days

33. Book a slot each time you need to use the Bloomberg terminal
https://uct.ac.za.libcal.com/reserve/bloomberg