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 |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$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"
}
}
}
}
}