Bloomberg Tradebook

Bloomberg Tradebook is an electronic brokerage and agency trading platform offering execution services across global equities, futures, options, and foreign exchange. Founded in 1996 as a Bloomberg LP subsidiary, Tradebook provides algorithmic trading, direct market access, and transaction cost analysis (TCA) via FIX protocol connectivity and integration with Bloomberg Terminal workflows.

Bloomberg Tradebook is listed with 3 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Tradebook, Electronic Trading, Stocks, Futures, and Options.

Bloomberg Tradebook’s developer surface includes developer portal, documentation, support, and 9 more developer resources.

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17.5/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 1/100 human only saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-11-06 · rubric v0.27.0 · Show this score on your site →

AccessFreemium

3 APIs 6 Features 4 Use Cases

TradebookElectronic Trading Stocks Futures Options Foreign ExchangeAgency BrokerageBloomberg

Kin Score

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scored 2026-11-06 · rubric v0.27.0

Composite quality — 17.5/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 0.0 / 21

Developer Ergonomics 4.0 / 17

Access Clarity 4.9 / 17

Operational Transparency 0.9 / 11

Contract Governance 0.0 / 10

Discoverability 5.3 / 9

Regulatory Posture 2.8 / 15

Agent readiness — 1/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 5 / 5

Distinct Operations 3 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

Machine-Readable Contract +18 pts — api_specs includes an OpenAPI document
MCP Server +12 pts — deployment.mode + probe verdict on the mcp/ manifest, not the pointer; an unprobed slug falls back to authorship
Agentic Access Contract +10 pts — agentic_access artifact present (x-agentic-access), graded by author
Machine-Readable Auth +10 pts — a served openid-configuration/oauth-authorization-server carrying `issuer` (served), else the securitySchemes class in the provider OpenAPIs — bound (mutualTLS, DPoP, Signature) > negotiable (oauth2 authorizationCode/clientCredentials, openIdConnect) > bearer (http bearer, apiKey)
Idempotency +9 pts — OpenAPI mutating operations declare an idempotency key — a header, a request-body property, or a named de-duplication token whose own description says so (verified); else common[].type matches /idempoten/i (documented)
Stable Error Semantics +8 pts — OpenAPI $refs a shared error schema across 4xx/5xx responses (verified), else common[].type includes ErrorCatalog / ErrorCodes / DeclineCodes

12 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.

Kin Score — facets with the most composite points still available (weight × headroom):

Contract Quality scores 0.0 — up to +25.0 composite points
Developer Ergonomics scores 23.8 — up to +15.2 composite points
Access Clarity scores 28.9 — up to +14.2 composite points

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Markets this provider is in provisional

The Kin Score Market layer reads a provider inside its market: its position, and how deep its integrations go. Depth is only comparable within a position. Provisional and unweighted: not part of the Kin Score or agent readiness.

Market	Position	Depth	Registered MCP server	Declares compatibility
Private Markets and Fund Administration (ILPA, broker-dealer registration, options market-data vendors)	regulated	19.2 (thin)	-	-

Registered MCP server and declares compatibility are report only — not weighted. Undeclared means we found nothing we can read, so there is no number: we never infer integrations.

APIs 3

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Bloomberg Tradebook FIX API

FIX protocol connectivity to Bloomberg Tradebook for electronic order routing, execution reporting, and position updates across equities, futures, options, and FX markets. Suppo...

Bloomberg EMSX-Tradebook Integration

Integration between Bloomberg's Electronic Order Management System (EMSX) and Tradebook for seamless order routing from the Bloomberg Terminal to Tradebook execution desks and a...

Bloomberg Tradebook FX Marketplace

Bloomberg Tradebook's foreign exchange marketplace for electronic FX spot, forward, and swap execution. Launched in 2007, providing competitive FX pricing and execution from maj...

Bloomberg Tradebook API pricing

Not yet checked against Bloomberg Tradebook's own pricing page. Compiled by API Evangelist on 2026-05-04; confirm before you rely on a figure. A free plan or tier is listed.

Plan	Price
Free freemium	Free
Professional paid	Free
Enterprise enterprise	—

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Rate limits

Free Tier Default: 10 requests per minute
Free Tier Monthly Quota: 1000 requests per month
Professional Tier Default: 100 requests per minute

Compiled by API Evangelist, not yet checked against Bloomberg Tradebook's documentation. All 5 limits →

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Bloomberg Tradebook Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Bloomberg Tradebook Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Bloomberg Tradebook Finops

FINOPS

Features 6

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Algorithmic Trading

Access to Tradebook's proprietary and third-party trading algorithms.

Direct Market Access

DMA connectivity to global equity and futures exchanges.

Transaction Cost Analysis

TCA reporting for evaluating execution quality and broker performance.

FIX Connectivity

Standard FIX protocol integration for order routing and execution.

FX Execution

Electronic FX marketplace for competitive spot and forward execution.

Global Execution

Access to global equity, futures, options, and FX markets through one platform.

Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Bloomberg Tradebook Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Use Cases 4

What developers build with this provider.

Equity Execution

Execute equity orders globally with algorithmic and DMA strategies.

Futures Trading

Trade global futures contracts through Tradebook's electronic platform.

FX Execution

Execute FX transactions competitively through Tradebook's FX marketplace.

Execution Quality Measurement

Analyze execution quality and broker performance with TCA reporting.

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Support

Support

Commercial 4

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

FinOps

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

LinkedIn

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

ParentCompany

ParentCompany

Source (apis.yml)

aid: bloomberg-tradebook
name: Bloomberg Tradebook
description: Bloomberg Tradebook is an electronic brokerage and agency trading platform offering execution services across
  global equities, futures, options, and foreign exchange. Founded in 1996 as a Bloomberg LP subsidiary, Tradebook provides
  algorithmic trading, direct market access, and transaction cost analysis (TCA) via FIX protocol connectivity and integration
  with Bloomberg Terminal workflows.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: low
  source:
  - plans
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-06'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/bloomberg-tradebook.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bloomberg-tradebook/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-09-16'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
tags:
- Tradebook
- Electronic Trading
- Stocks
- Futures
- Options
- Foreign Exchange
- Agency Brokerage
- Bloomberg
tags_raw:
- Tradebook
- Electronic Trading
- Equities
- Futures
- Options
- FX
- Agency Brokerage
- Bloomberg
apis:
- aid: bloomberg-tradebook:tradebook-fix-api
  name: Bloomberg Tradebook FIX API
  description: FIX protocol connectivity to Bloomberg Tradebook for electronic order routing, execution reporting, and position
    updates across equities, futures, options, and FX markets. Supports FIX 4.2, 4.4, and 5.0.
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/product/tradebook/
  baseURL: fixs://tradebook.bloomberg.com:8194
  tags:
  - FIX Protocol
  - Order Routing
  - Electronic Trading
  - Stocks
  - Futures
  tags_raw:
  - FIX Protocol
  - Order Routing
  - Electronic Trading
  - Equities
  - Futures
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/product/tradebook/
- aid: bloomberg-tradebook:emsx-tradebook-integration
  name: Bloomberg EMSX-Tradebook Integration
  description: Integration between Bloomberg's Electronic Order Management System (EMSX) and Tradebook for seamless order
    routing from the Bloomberg Terminal to Tradebook execution desks and algorithms.
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/emsx/
  baseURL: blpapi://localhost:8194
  tags:
  - EMSX
  - Terminal Integration
  - Order Management
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/emsx/
- aid: bloomberg-tradebook:tradebook-fx
  name: Bloomberg Tradebook FX Marketplace
  description: Bloomberg Tradebook's foreign exchange marketplace for electronic FX spot, forward, and swap execution. Launched
    in 2007, providing competitive FX pricing and execution from major liquidity providers.
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/product/tradebook/
  baseURL: https://fx.tradebook.bloomberg.com
  tags:
  - Foreign Exchange
  - Spot
  - Forward
  - Swap
  tags_raw:
  - FX
  - Foreign Exchange
  - Spot
  - Forward
  - Swap
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/product/tradebook/
common:
- type: Plans
  url: plans/bloomberg-tradebook-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/bloomberg-tradebook-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/bloomberg-tradebook-finops.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://bloomberg.com
- type: ParentCompany
  url: https://apis.io/providers/bloomberg/
  name: Bloomberg
  x-relationship: product
  x-generated-by: bloomberg-family:2026-08-27
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/bloomberg-tradebook-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomberg-tradebook
- type: Portal
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/product/tradebook/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/notices/tos/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/privacy/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Algorithmic Trading
    description: Access to Tradebook's proprietary and third-party trading algorithms.
  - name: Direct Market Access
    description: DMA connectivity to global equity and futures exchanges.
  - name: Transaction Cost Analysis
    description: TCA reporting for evaluating execution quality and broker performance.
  - name: FIX Connectivity
    description: Standard FIX protocol integration for order routing and execution.
  - name: FX Execution
    description: Electronic FX marketplace for competitive spot and forward execution.
  - name: Global Execution
    description: Access to global equity, futures, options, and FX markets through one platform.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Equity Execution
    description: Execute equity orders globally with algorithmic and DMA strategies.
  - name: Futures Trading
    description: Trade global futures contracts through Tradebook's electronic platform.
  - name: FX Execution
    description: Execute FX transactions competitively through Tradebook's FX marketplace.
  - name: Execution Quality Measurement
    description: Analyze execution quality and broker performance with TCA reporting.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kinlane@gmail.com
x-parent: bloomberg
x-relationship: product

Bloomberg Tradebook API — frequently asked questions

Does Bloomberg Tradebook have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 3 APIs from Bloomberg Tradebook, including Bloomberg Tradebook FIX API, Bloomberg EMSX-Tradebook Integration and Bloomberg Tradebook FX Marketplace.

How much does the Bloomberg Tradebook API cost?

APIs.io lists 3 pricing plans for Bloomberg Tradebook, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Is the Bloomberg Tradebook API ready for AI agents?

Bloomberg Tradebook has a Kin Score of 17.5 out of 100 (emerging) and an Agent Readiness score of 0.6 (human-only), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.

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