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Bloomberg Terminal
A photograph of a two-monitor computer display open to the Bloomberg Terminal, along with its custom keyboard
Computer software terminal made by Bloomberg LP
DeveloperBloomberg L.P.
ReleaseDecember 1982
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
Other systems (using Citrix Receiver)
TypeElectronic trading platform
Financial software
LicenseProprietary
WebsiteOfficial website

The Bloomberg Terminal is a computer software system provided by the financial data vendor that enables professionals in the financial service sector and other industries to access Bloomberg Professional Services through which users can monitor and analyze real-time financial and place trades on the . It was developed by employees working for businessman . The system also provides news, price quotes, and messaging across its proprietary network. It is well known among the financial community for its , which has become a recognizable trait of the service. The first version of the terminal was released in December 1982.

Bloomberg L.P.
market data
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Michael Bloomberg
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Most large financial firms have subscriptions to Bloomberg Professional Services. Many exchanges charge their own additional fees for access to real time price feeds across the terminal. The same applies to various news organizations. All Bloomberg Terminals are leased in two-year cycles (in the late 1990s and early 2000s, three-year contracts were an option), with leases originally based on how many displays were connected to each terminal (this predated the move to a Windows-based application). Most Bloomberg setups have between two and six displays. As a data analytics and electronic trading platform, the Bloomberg terminal is available for an annual fee of around $24,000 per user or $27,000 per year for subscribers that use only one terminal.3 As of 2022, there were 325,000 Bloomberg Terminal subscribers worldwide.4

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