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. |
JSON Schema
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"title": "Bloomberg Security",
"description": "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.",
"type": "object",
"required": ["ticker", "securityType"],
"properties": {
"bbuid": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Bloomberg Unique Identifier (BBUID) - the primary internal Bloomberg security identifier."
},
"figi": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Financial Instrument Global Identifier (FIGI) assigned by Bloomberg as the open, standard global identifier.",
"pattern": "^[A-Z]{2}[0-9A-Z]{10}$"
},
"ticker": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Bloomberg ticker symbol including asset class suffix used in BLPAPI requests (e.g., AAPL US Equity, CL1 Comdty, SPX Index, JPY Curncy)."
},
"isin": {
"type": "string",
"description": "International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) for cross-border security identification.",
"pattern": "^[A-Z]{2}[0-9A-Z]{10}$"
},
"cusip": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures (CUSIP) identifier, used primarily for US and Canadian securities.",
"pattern": "^[0-9A-Z]{9}$"
},
"sedol": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Stock Exchange Daily Official List (SEDOL) identifier. BLPAPI supports symbology lookup via /sedol1/ prefix (e.g., /sedol1/2840215).",
"pattern": "^[0-9B-DF-HJ-NP-TV-Z]{7}$"
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Full legal name of the security or issuer (BLPAPI field: Security_Name or NAME)."
},
"shortName": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Abbreviated name of the security as displayed on Bloomberg Terminal (BLPAPI field: SHORT_NAME)."
},
"longCompanyName": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Extended company or instrument description (BLPAPI field: LONG_COMP_NAME)."
},
"securityDescription": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Bloomberg security description providing concise instrument details (BLPAPI field: SECURITY_DES)."
},
"securityType": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Bloomberg security type classification determining which market data fields and services are available.",
"enum": [
"Equity",
"Corp",
"Govt",
"Mtge",
"M-Mkt",
"Muni",
"Pfd",
"Comdty",
"Index",
"Curncy",
"Equity Option",
"Fut",
"FX Option"
]
},
"exchange": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Primary exchange where the security is listed, using Bloomberg exchange codes (BLPAPI field: EXCH_CODE)."
},
"currency": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ISO 4217 three-letter currency code for the security's primary trading currency (BLPAPI field: CRNCY).",
"pattern": "^[A-Z]{3}$"
},
"country": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code of the security's country of domicile (BLPAPI field: COUNTRY_ISO).",
"pattern": "^[A-Z]{2}$"
},
"sector": {
"type": "string",
"description": "GICS sector classification for the security (BLPAPI field: GICS_SECTOR_NAME)."
},
"industryGroup": {
"type": "string",
"description": "GICS industry group classification (BLPAPI field: GICS_INDUSTRY_GROUP_NAME)."
},
"industry": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Bloomberg Industry Classification Standard (BICS) industry code (BLPAPI field: INDUSTRY_GROUP)."
},
"subIndustry": {
"type": "string",
"description": "GICS sub-industry classification (BLPAPI field: GICS_SUB_INDUSTRY_NAME)."
},
"marketCap": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Market capitalization in the security's primary trading currency (BLPAPI field: MARKET_CAP or CUR_MKT_CAP)."
},
"sharesOutstanding": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Total number of shares currently outstanding (BLPAPI field: EQY_SH_OUT)."
},
"pricing": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/PricingSnapshot"
},
"fundamentals": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Fundamentals"
},
"referenceData": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/ReferenceData"
},
"esgScores": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/EsgScores"
},
"creditRatings": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Credit ratings from major rating agencies as reported via Bloomberg (BLPAPI fields: RTG_MOODY, RTG_SP, RTG_FITCH).",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/CreditRating"
}
},
"dividends": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/DividendData"
},
"active": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether the security is currently active and trading on its primary exchange."
}
},
"$defs": {
"PricingSnapshot": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Current and recent pricing data for a Bloomberg security, corresponding to fields available via the //blp/mktdata subscription service and //blp/refdata ReferenceDataRequest.",
"properties": {
"lastPrice": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"description": "Most recent trade price (BLPAPI field: PX_LAST or LAST_PRICE for subscriptions)."
},
"bidPrice": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"description": "Current best bid price (BLPAPI field: PX_BID for requests, BID for subscriptions)."
},
"askPrice": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"description": "Current best ask price (BLPAPI field: PX_ASK for requests, ASK for subscriptions)."
},
"midPrice": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"description": "Mid-point of the last bid and last offer (BLPAPI field: PX_MID)."
},
"openPrice": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"description": "Opening price for the current trading session (BLPAPI field: PX_OPEN or OPEN for subscriptions)."
},
"highPrice": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"description": "Intraday high price for the current session (BLPAPI field: PX_HIGH or HIGH for subscriptions)."
},
"lowPrice": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"description": "Intraday low price for the current session (BLPAPI field: PX_LOW or LOW for subscriptions)."
},
"volume": {
"type": "integer",
"format": "int64",
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Total trading volume for the current session (BLPAPI field: VOLUME)."
},
"vwap": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"description": "Volume-weighted average price for the current session (BLPAPI field: EQY_WEIGHTED_AVG_PX, available via //blp/mktvwap)."
},
"previousClose": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"description": "Previous trading session close price (BLPAPI field: PX_LAST for prior session)."
},
"priceChange": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"description": "Absolute price change from previous close (BLPAPI field: NET_CHG)."
},
"priceChangePct": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"description": "Percentage price change from previous close (BLPAPI field: CHG_PCT_1D)."
},
"fiftyTwoWeekHigh": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"description": "Highest price over the trailing 52-week period (BLPAPI field: HIGH_52WEEK)."
},
"fiftyTwoWeekLow": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"description": "Lowest price over the trailing 52-week period (BLPAPI field: LOW_52WEEK)."
},
"asOf": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "ISO 8601 timestamp when pricing data was last updated."
}
}
},
"Fundamentals": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Key fundamental financial data available via BLPAPI ReferenceDataRequest.",
"properties": {
"earningsPerShare": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"description": "Annualized earnings per share (BLPAPI field: EPS_ANNUALIZED or IS_EPS)."
},
"priceToEarnings": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"description": "Price-to-earnings ratio (BLPAPI field: PE_RATIO)."
},
"priceToBook": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"description": "Price-to-book value ratio (BLPAPI field: PX_TO_BOOK_RATIO)."
},
"returnOnEquity": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"description": "Return on equity as a percentage (BLPAPI field: RETURN_COM_EQY)."
},
"debtToEquity": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"description": "Total debt to common equity ratio (BLPAPI field: TOT_DEBT_TO_COM_EQY)."
},
"revenuePerShare": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"description": "Revenue per share (BLPAPI field: SALES_REV_TURN)."
},
"dividendYield": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"description": "Indicated dividend yield as a percentage (BLPAPI field: EQY_DVD_YLD_IND)."
},
"beta": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"description": "Beta relative to the benchmark index (BLPAPI field: BETA_RAW_OVERRIDABLE)."
},
"fiscalYearEnd": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "Most recent fiscal year end date."
}
}
},
"ReferenceData": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Descriptive and reference data for a Bloomberg security, retrieved via //blp/refdata ReferenceDataRequest.",
"properties": {
"businessDescription": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Business description of the issuing company (BLPAPI field: CIE_DES_BULK or BUSINESS_DESCRIPTION)."
},
"numberOfEmployees": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Total number of employees reported by the company (BLPAPI field: NUM_OF_EMPLOYEES)."
},
"yearFounded": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1000,
"maximum": 9999,
"description": "Year the company was founded (BLPAPI field: YEAR_FOUNDED)."
},
"headquarters": {
"type": "string",
"description": "City and country where the company is headquartered."
},
"website": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "Company website URL (BLPAPI field: COMPANY_WEB_ADDRESS)."
},
"ceo": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Name of the Chief Executive Officer."
},
"bloombergIndustryGroup": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Bloomberg Industry Classification Standard (BICS) industry group."
},
"bloombergSubIndustry": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Bloomberg Industry Classification Standard (BICS) sub-industry."
},
"companyAddress": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Company address lines returned as a bulk field (BLPAPI bulk field: COMPANY_ADDRESS).",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"lei": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) of the issuing entity.",
"pattern": "^[A-Z0-9]{18}[0-9]{2}$"
}
}
},
"EsgScores": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Bloomberg ESG scores for the security's issuer, available through Bloomberg Data License and BLPAPI reference data.",
"properties": {
"overallScore": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 100,
"description": "Overall Bloomberg ESG score on a 0-100 scale."
},
"environmentalScore": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 100,
"description": "Environmental pillar score on a 0-100 scale."
},
"socialScore": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 100,
"description": "Social pillar score on a 0-100 scale."
},
"governanceScore": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 100,
"description": "Governance pillar score on a 0-100 scale."
},
"disclosureScore": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 100,
"description": "ESG disclosure quality score reflecting completeness of reported data."
},
"asOfDate": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "Date for which the ESG scores are reported."
}
}
},
"CreditRating": {
"type": "object",
"description": "A credit rating issued by a major rating agency for the security, as reported via BLPAPI reference data fields.",
"required": ["agency", "rating"],
"properties": {
"agency": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Name of the credit rating agency.",
"enum": ["Moody's", "S&P", "Fitch", "DBRS", "Kroll", "AM Best"]
},
"rating": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Credit rating symbol (e.g., AAA, Aaa, BB+). BLPAPI fields: RTG_MOODY, RTG_SP, RTG_FITCH."
},
"outlook": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Rating outlook indicating potential direction of future rating changes.",
"enum": ["Positive", "Stable", "Negative", "Watch Positive", "Watch Negative", "Review"]
},
"ratedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "Date the credit rating was assigned or most recently affirmed."
},
"ratingType": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Type of rating scope.",
"enum": ["long-term", "short-term"]
}
}
},
"DividendData": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Dividend information for the security, available via BLPAPI reference data.",
"properties": {
"indicatedAnnualDividend": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Indicated annual dividend amount per share (BLPAPI field: EQY_DVD_YLD_IND)."
},
"dividendFrequency": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Frequency of dividend payments (BLPAPI field: DVD_FREQ).",
"enum": ["Annual", "Semi-Annual", "Quarterly", "Monthly", "Irregular", "None"]
},
"exDividendDate": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "Next or most recent ex-dividend date (BLPAPI field: DVD_EX_DT)."
},
"dividendPayDate": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "Next or most recent dividend payment date (BLPAPI field: DVD_PAY_DT)."
},
"dividendAmount": {
"type": "number",
"format": "double",
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Most recent dividend amount per share (BLPAPI field: DVD_SH_LAST)."
}
}
}
}
}