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 publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Tradebook, Electronic Trading, Equities, Futures, and Options.

Bloomberg Tradebook’s developer surface includes developer portal, documentation, support, and 4 more developer resources.

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28.0/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreemium

3 APIs 6 Features 4 Use Cases

TradebookElectronic TradingEquitiesFuturesOptionsFXAgency BrokerageBloomberg

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

Composite quality — 28.0/100 · thin

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20

Commercial Clarity 12.1 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.5 / 10

Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

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

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APIs 3

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

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 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 1

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

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
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  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: '2026-04-21'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- 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
  - 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:
  - FX
  - Foreign Exchange
  - Spot
  - Forward
  - Swap
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/product/tradebook/
common:
- 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

Bloomberg Tradebook

Kin Score

APIs 3

Bloomberg Tradebook FIX API

Bloomberg EMSX-Tradebook Integration

Bloomberg Tradebook FX Marketplace

Pricing Plans 1

Bloomberg Tradebook Plans Pricing

Rate Limits 1

Bloomberg Tradebook Rate Limits

FinOps 1

Bloomberg Tradebook Finops

Features 6

Algorithmic Trading

Direct Market Access

Transaction Cost Analysis

FIX Connectivity

FX Execution

Global Execution

Security Posture 1

Bloomberg Tradebook Domain Security

Use Cases 4

Equity Execution

Futures Trading

FX Execution

Execution Quality Measurement

Resources

Get Started 1

Documentation 1

Access & Security 1

Operate 1

Commercial 2

Company 1

Source (apis.yml)