Photos courtesy of Joey Macaraeg, UNT G. Brint Ryan College of Business

Location: Business Leadership Building (BLB)

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All students enrolled in RCoB classes, members of the Student Investment Group, and faculty and doctoral students in the College of Business may utilize the BLB Trading Room and Bloomberg software. Please contact firelrec@unt.edu to schedule usage outside of the open access hours.

UNT FIREL Department
940.565.3050
firelrec@unt.edu

BLB TRADING ROOM (BLB 106)

All students enrolled in College of Business classes may utilize the BLB Trading Room during regularly scheduled hours.

SPRING 2024 SCHEDULE

Opening Day: January 22, 2024

Closed for Spring Break: March 11 -17, 2024

Last day for the Trading Room to be open: May 2nd, 2024.

Food & Beverage Policy
ABSOLUTELY NO FOOD OR DRINK OF ANY KIND IS ALLOWED IN THE TRADING ROOM! THANK YOU

For complete policies and Bloomberg documentation, see "Getting Started on Bloomberg."

• The Mission of the Trading Room is to facilitate finance education and research through experiential learning. The Mission is accomplished by providing a state-of-the-art facility with cutting edge technology.
• The Trading Room supports the Student Investment Group and the research of faculty and students in the College of Business.
• The Trading Room is equipped with 5 computer terminals and one lap top computer with Bloomberg Professional access on all computers. The room is equipped with stock tickers with 15 minute delay to actual market trading data. The room is surrounded by stock tickers to allow users to view real market data as it becomes available.
• Faculty members in the Department of Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law and other departments in the College of Business can schedule class meetings and laboratory times in the Trading Room.
• Faculty members can also request that certain hours in the Trading Lab be restricted to use by their students.
• By completing the Bloomberg Essentials Online Training Program, students can earn an Acknowledgment in Equities, Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange, and/or Commodities.
• "The College of Business appreciates the support by the Libraries in enabling the College of Business and the FIREL Department to enhance the tools and information available to our students. We are delighted to add Bloomberg to that 'tool box' and to be able to share it with our colleagues." -- Dr. Marcia J. Staff, Professor Emerita of Business Law, Department of FIREL.