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Equity Cheat Sheets
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Equity Basics
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Other functions of interest
ESQ < GO > - for an equity search
RV < GO > - relative value
GPMR < GO > - annotated stock price graph
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Equity examples
Example 1: Get the ticker symbol for Procter & Gamble and find the historical price
| Step 1: | TK < GO > |
| Step 2: | Type procter & gamble. |
| Step 3: | Select PROCTER & GAMBLE (PG US) |
| Step 4: | Select Charts & Tables. |
| Step 5: | Select HP Px Table w/Avg Daily Volume |
Notice the market HP in the upper right hand corner of the screen? In future you can go directly to this screen by entering:
| Step 1: | TICKER < MARKET > FUNCTION CODE < GO > |
| Step 2: | PG < EQUITY > HP < GO > |
Example 2: Find out what beta means and what is it for Caterpillar (we know the ticker is CAT)
| Step 1: | BETA < HELP > |
| Step 2: | Select 1) FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS |
| Step 3: | Select BETA to get the definition and see the example of how to use it. |
Now we can go directly to Caterpillar's beta this way:
| Step 1: | CAT < EQUITY > BETA < GO > |
Example 3: Find the weighted average cost of capital for Caterpillar.
| Step 1: | We can start by typing weighted average cost of capital. |
Notice the system suggests functions in a drop-down menu? You can bypass going to the < HELP > screen if you spot the function you want from this list.
| Step 1: | Select WACC from the drop-down list. |
Now you see the WACC for Caterpillar, but perhaps you are not sure of how to use this screen.
| Step 1: | Click < HELP > To get a description of this function and guidance how to use it. |
| Step 2: | Click < MENU > To go back to the WACC screen. |
To go to another function, while still looking at Caterpillar, you just need to enter the code and hit < GO >. For example:
| Example : | RV < GO >
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