RIT community has free access to Bloomberg.com—Here’s how to register

RIT students, staff, and faculty now have free access to Bloomberg.com through January 31, 2026.

Use your RIT email address to complete registration for the service, which provides access to important business and tech news, daily updates, and analysis. Subscribers also get access to Bloomberg TV live streaming, radio, videos, podcasts, and special content. This service is valued at $149 per year for an individual subscription.

“Bloomberg.com is a premier platform for business, finance, and technology news, offering a wealth of resources that extend far beyond Wall Street,” said Hao Zhang, professor and the director of BS Finance program and MS Finance program. “For example, it delivers cutting-edge coverage on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, sustainability, space exploration, and digital innovation—topics that resonate strongly with RIT faculty and students in STEM disciplines. With RIT’s free access to Bloomberg.com, students and faculty/staff members across disciplines can leverage this resource to broaden their understanding of market-driven technological shifts and stay ahead in today's increasingly interdisciplinary world.”

This complimentary access is a result of an interdisciplinary team of RIT students winning the 2024 Bloomberg Global Trading Challenge last fall. Evan Macko (finance), Carter Ptak (software engineering), and Rosa Kauffman (Japanese) comprised the winning “Tigers Trading” team. The trio outlasted a field which included 2,453 teams from 396 universities in 46 countries conducting simulated investing over six weeks.

The student team’s participation in this trading competition was made possible by the Bloomberg Terminals found in the Sklarsky Center for Business Analytics, established by Frank Sklarsky, RIT Trustee and RIT’s 2024 Outstanding Alumnus. These terminals are industry-standard tools used by leading financial firms. Through these terminals, Bloomberg also offers access to a selection of certificate courses via the Bloomberg for Education portal, including Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC), Environmental Social Governance (ESG), and Bloomberg Finance Fundamentals (BFF). These courses are self-paced modules that provide guidance on navigating financial markets and teach core industry terminology. Students, regardless of major, with access to Bloomberg Terminals on campus also have access to these certificates.

For more information and to register, go to https://infoguides.rit.edu/bloomberg.