Bloomberg Desktop

Current market, real-time, intraday tick, historical, and security lookup data from Bloomberg^® Desktop

After you create a Bloomberg Desktop connection, you can retrieve current, real-time, intraday tick, historical, and security lookup data.

Functions

`blp`	Bloomberg Desktop connection V3
`isconnection`	Determine Bloomberg connection V3
`close`	Close Bloomberg connection V3

`eqs`	Equity screening data for Bloomberg connection V3
`get`	Properties of Bloomberg connection V3
`getbulkdata`	Bulk data with header information for Bloomberg connection V3
`getdata`	Current data for Bloomberg connection V3
`history`	Historical data for Bloomberg connection V3
`portfolio`	Current portfolio data for Bloomberg connection V3
`realtime`	Real-time data for Bloomberg connection V3
`stop`	Unsubscribe real-time requests for Bloomberg connection V3
`tahistory`	Historical technical analysis for Bloomberg connection V3
`timeseries`	Intraday tick data for Bloomberg connection V3

`category`	Field category search for Bloomberg connection V3
`fieldinfo`	Field information for Bloomberg connection V3
`fieldsearch`	Field search for Bloomberg connection V3
`lookup`	Find information about securities for Bloomberg connection V3

Data Server Connection Requirements
Find license and proxy information requirements for the supported data service providers.
Installing Bloomberg and Configuring Connections
Find the connection requirements for Bloomberg interfaces.
Comparing Bloomberg Connections
Learn about the different Bloomberg services.

Workflow for Bloomberg
Connect to different Bloomberg services and retrieve various Bloomberg data.
Connect to Bloomberg
Connect to Bloomberg using four different Bloomberg services.
Retrieve Current and Historical Data Using Bloomberg
Connect to Bloomberg and retrieve current and historical Bloomberg market data.
Retrieve Bloomberg Current Data
Retrieve Bloomberg current data for one or multiple securities.
Retrieve Bloomberg Historical Data
Retrieve Bloomberg historical data for one or multiple securities.
Retrieve Bloomberg Intraday Tick Data
Retrieve Bloomberg intraday tick data for one security.
Retrieve Bloomberg Real-Time Data
Retrieve Bloomberg real-time data using an event handler function.
Writing and Running Custom Event Handler Functions
You can process events related to any data updates by writing a custom event handler function for use with Datafeed Toolbox™.