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.

3 APIs 6 Features

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APIs

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...

Features

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.

Use Cases

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

Sources

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
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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: 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: [email protected]