Bloomberg Buyside Security

A financial security representing an instrument in Bloomberg's data universe, including equities, fixed income, derivatives, funds, and other asset classes with reference data, identifiers, and classification information.

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Properties

Name Type Description
ticker string Bloomberg ticker symbol (e.g., 'AAPL US Equity')
name string Full security name
shortName string Abbreviated security name
assetClass string Primary asset class classification
securityType string Specific security type within the asset class
exchange string Primary exchange where the security is listed
country string Country of domicile (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2)
currency string Trading currency (ISO 4217)
identifiers object
classification object
issuer string Issuer name
issueDate string Original issue date
maturityDate string Maturity date (for fixed income and derivatives)
couponRate number Coupon rate for fixed income securities
couponFrequency string Coupon payment frequency
parAmount number Par or face value
marketCap number Market capitalization (for equities)
sharesOutstanding number Total shares outstanding (for equities)
dividendYield number Indicated dividend yield
rating object
active boolean Whether the security is currently active and trading
View JSON Schema on GitHub

JSON Schema

bloomberg-buyside-security-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://www.bloomberg.com/schemas/buyside/security.json",
  "title": "Bloomberg Buyside Security",
  "description": "A financial security representing an instrument in Bloomberg's data universe, including equities, fixed income, derivatives, funds, and other asset classes with reference data, identifiers, and classification information.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["ticker"],
  "properties": {
    "ticker": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Bloomberg ticker symbol (e.g., 'AAPL US Equity')"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Full security name"
    },
    "shortName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Abbreviated security name"
    },
    "assetClass": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["Equity", "Fixed Income", "Commodity", "Currency", "Index", "Fund", "Mortgage", "Municipal", "Preferred", "Derivative"],
      "description": "Primary asset class classification"
    },
    "securityType": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Specific security type within the asset class"
    },
    "exchange": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Primary exchange where the security is listed"
    },
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Country of domicile (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2)",
      "pattern": "^[A-Z]{2}$"
    },
    "currency": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Trading currency (ISO 4217)",
      "pattern": "^[A-Z]{3}$"
    },
    "identifiers": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/SecurityIdentifiers"
    },
    "classification": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/SecurityClassification"
    },
    "issuer": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Issuer name"
    },
    "issueDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Original issue date"
    },
    "maturityDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Maturity date (for fixed income and derivatives)"
    },
    "couponRate": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Coupon rate for fixed income securities"
    },
    "couponFrequency": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["ANNUAL", "SEMI_ANNUAL", "QUARTERLY", "MONTHLY", "ZERO"],
      "description": "Coupon payment frequency"
    },
    "parAmount": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Par or face value"
    },
    "marketCap": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Market capitalization (for equities)"
    },
    "sharesOutstanding": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total shares outstanding (for equities)"
    },
    "dividendYield": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Indicated dividend yield"
    },
    "rating": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/CreditRating"
    },
    "active": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the security is currently active and trading"
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "SecurityIdentifiers": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Standard financial instrument identifiers",
      "properties": {
        "isin": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "International Securities Identification Number",
          "pattern": "^[A-Z]{2}[A-Z0-9]{9}[0-9]$"
        },
        "cusip": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number",
          "pattern": "^[A-Z0-9]{9}$"
        },
        "sedol": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Stock Exchange Daily Official List number",
          "pattern": "^[A-Z0-9]{7}$"
        },
        "figi": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Financial Instrument Global Identifier",
          "pattern": "^[A-Z]{3}[A-Z0-9]{9}$"
        },
        "lei": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Legal Entity Identifier of the issuer",
          "pattern": "^[A-Z0-9]{20}$"
        },
        "bloombergId": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Bloomberg unique identifier"
        }
      }
    },
    "SecurityClassification": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Industry and sector classification details",
      "properties": {
        "gicsSector": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "GICS sector name"
        },
        "gicsIndustryGroup": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "GICS industry group name"
        },
        "gicsIndustry": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "GICS industry name"
        },
        "gicsSubIndustry": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "GICS sub-industry name"
        },
        "bicsLevel1": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Bloomberg Industry Classification System level 1"
        },
        "bicsLevel2": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Bloomberg Industry Classification System level 2"
        },
        "bicsLevel3": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Bloomberg Industry Classification System level 3"
        }
      }
    },
    "CreditRating": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Credit ratings from major rating agencies",
      "properties": {
        "sp": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "S&P Global credit rating"
        },
        "moodys": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Moody's credit rating"
        },
        "fitch": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Fitch credit rating"
        },
        "compositeRating": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Bloomberg composite credit rating"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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