Answer

After opening the Bloomberg software from the desktop:

1. Select "Create a New Login" below the username and password fields on the login screen.
2. Follow the prompts to set up an account.
3. Use your personal cell phone number for both your work and mobile number.
4. Use your NYU email address in the "Corporate Email Address" field. (Non-NYU emails will be rejected.)
5. Have your mobile phone/NYU email address at the ready. (Hit <GO>/Enter after inputting the validation code to activate the "Next" button, otherwise it will not allow you to advance.)

Please note that the three campuses of NYU New York, Shanghai, and Abu Dhabi have their independent Bloomberg agreements with the local Bloomberg branches. If you register an individual account at one campus, when you travel to the other campuses, you are required to create a new login to use the Bloomberg terminals at the other campuses as well.