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RRG (Relative Rotation Graph) -This function analyzes shifts in market sector leadership (one of our favorite blogger/traders explains its power at length here).If you drop the M (HDS) you see the non-customizable version of this, which is just the top holders of any given stock. You can build a list of your clients and then type in, say, IBM - all your clients that hold that stock will come up. HDSM (Holder Group Mode) - Shows who holds a stock but also allows you to filter for certain accounts.For some people, it's the sole reason why a terminal is a must-have product. This allows you to instant message anyone that has a Bloomberg Terminal. Bloomberg Messaging - This isn't necessarily a function but it's incredibly valuable.More importantly, you can customize them as you wish and look at say, price over a 20-year period in monthly intervals or price over a 6 month period with daily intervals.

GP (Graph Price), RSI (Relative Strength) - Functions like these are very valuable for anyone doing technical analysis because you can instantly look at these charts.PEOP (People) - Consider this like a Wall Street LinkedIn showing who's worked where and when.This is a must if you want to be plugged into gossip. MVP (Most Valuable Player) - This function lets you know who the everyone that has a Bloomberg Terminal is reading/talking about daily.If you want to look at say, a new Caterpillar product, you could look it up using FA, PROD. For example, say you want to find out how much of Apple's sales are in Austria, you'd hit APPL, FA, GEO. FA (Financial Analysis) partnered with a function like GEO (Geography) or PROD (Product) - Instead of pouring through pages and pages of SEC filings, this makes it possible for a user to find exactly what they want from a company's data.Great for a busy banker who can't leave his desk, and just wants to get taken to luxury. MLUX (Luxury Shopping) - Takes you to a page where you can check out some really expensive, awesome stuff to buy.It's especially useful for anyone that deals with energy and commodities because you can get alerts on weather events (like earthquakes) and then see, for example, what mines or (say) nuclear plants are in the area.

BMAP (Bloomberg Map) - This is a function like Google Earth but faster, easier to use, and more clear.

Here are a few powerful public functions Wall Streeters told us they couldn't live without. That means some of the best functions out there are probably closely held secrets. One answer we got that can't even be measured is the fact that users can build their own functions based on their needs. Business Insider contacted terminal users all over the Street to get the functions they consider most valuable.