Q. What is a Bloomberg ticker?

A Bloomberg ticker is a string of characters or numbers to identify a company or entity uniquely in Bloomberg.

Equity Bloomberg ticker is made up of 3 parts:

1. Bloomberg ticker
2. Exchange code
3. Market Sector [Equity]

Example:
Singapore Airlines is SIA SP EQUITY.
Schroder Singapore Trust is SCHSNGI SP EQUITY.

Index Bloomberg ticker consists of:

1. Bloomberg ticker
2. Market Sector [Index]

Example: Hang Seng Index is HSI INDEX.