Access to Bloomberg's service via the Center's terminals solidifies the students' knowledge of the bond market while familiarizing them with a way of accessing this type of data. It is also used in the Center's Classroom for faculty-student training. The extensive database and analytical flexibility make Bridge an important resource for analysts in an educational environment. Students can choose a stock and use Bridge to quickly explore the feasibility of many correlative associations. These services helped position the University as one of the nation's leaders in applying information technology to the study of finance.
Students compare market prices with their own estimates of earnings-based stock value.
This method allows student analysts to discover investment opportunities in undervalued stocks. Moody's Investors Service provided the Center its monthly database CD-ROMs, products of the Moody's Company Data division.