Connecting to Bloomberg

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Connecting to Bloomberg

• For redundancy, two connections
• Primary must be a leased line
• Backup can be leased line or dialup
• Heartbeat' commands constantly check if link is
  up
• Receive data over TCP/IP or raw link (async)
• Different feeds
• Batch historical information, news, etc.
• Online trade prices, etc.

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Connecting to Bloomberg

• Various access methods
• Bloomberg (or Open Bloomberg) software that
  can be installed on most PCs

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Connecting to Bloomberg

• Bloomberg Flat Panel trademark dual-head system

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Connecting to Bloomberg

• Bloomberg Traveler laptop associated with
  specific desktop

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Connecting to Bloomberg

• Bloomberg Application Programming Interface
  (API) programmer interface for connecting to
  other applications on MS Windows, WWW interfaces,
  etc.