Bloomberg · Schema

Bloomberg Security

A financial security as represented in the Bloomberg BLPAPI data universe. Bloomberg tracks over 35 million instruments across equities, fixed income, derivatives, commodities, currencies, and alternative assets through services including //blp/refdata, //blp/mktdata, and //blp/mktbar. Securities are identified using Bloomberg tickers, FIGI, ISIN, CUSIP, SEDOL, and Bloomberg Unique Identifiers (BBUID). Based on bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs.

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Properties

Name Type Description
bbuid string Bloomberg Unique Identifier (BBUID) - the primary internal Bloomberg security identifier.
figi string Financial Instrument Global Identifier (FIGI) assigned by Bloomberg as the open, standard global identifier.
ticker string Bloomberg ticker symbol including asset class suffix used in BLPAPI requests (e.g., AAPL US Equity, CL1 Comdty, SPX Index, JPY Curncy).
isin string International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) for cross-border security identification.
cusip string Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures (CUSIP) identifier, used primarily for US and Canadian securities.
sedol string Stock Exchange Daily Official List (SEDOL) identifier. BLPAPI supports symbology lookup via /sedol1/ prefix (e.g., /sedol1/2840215).
name string Full legal name of the security or issuer (BLPAPI field: Security_Name or NAME).
shortName string Abbreviated name of the security as displayed on Bloomberg Terminal (BLPAPI field: SHORT_NAME).
longCompanyName string Extended company or instrument description (BLPAPI field: LONG_COMP_NAME).
securityDescription string Bloomberg security description providing concise instrument details (BLPAPI field: SECURITY_DES).
securityType string Bloomberg security type classification determining which market data fields and services are available.
exchange string Primary exchange where the security is listed, using Bloomberg exchange codes (BLPAPI field: EXCH_CODE).
currency string ISO 4217 three-letter currency code for the security's primary trading currency (BLPAPI field: CRNCY).
country string ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code of the security's country of domicile (BLPAPI field: COUNTRY_ISO).
sector string GICS sector classification for the security (BLPAPI field: GICS_SECTOR_NAME).
industryGroup string GICS industry group classification (BLPAPI field: GICS_INDUSTRY_GROUP_NAME).
industry string Bloomberg Industry Classification Standard (BICS) industry code (BLPAPI field: INDUSTRY_GROUP).
subIndustry string GICS sub-industry classification (BLPAPI field: GICS_SUB_INDUSTRY_NAME).
marketCap number Market capitalization in the security's primary trading currency (BLPAPI field: MARKET_CAP or CUR_MKT_CAP).
sharesOutstanding number Total number of shares currently outstanding (BLPAPI field: EQY_SH_OUT).
pricing object
fundamentals object
referenceData object
esgScores object
creditRatings array Credit ratings from major rating agencies as reported via Bloomberg (BLPAPI fields: RTG_MOODY, RTG_SP, RTG_FITCH).
dividends object
active boolean Whether the security is currently active and trading on its primary exchange.
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