In fast-moving markets, having the right information at the right time is critical to making better trading decisions. We deliver pre-trade analytics and in-trade analytics that turn data into actionable insight both on and off the Bloomberg Terminal, helping you identify opportunities, assess execution, respond to changing market conditions and continuously improve trading outcomes.
Make informed decisions across asset classes
Support execution across equities, fixed income, FX and derivatives with analytics designed around the distinct liquidity, market structure and trading dynamics of each asset class.
Bring insight to the point of execution
Surface relevant analytics where trading decisions happen, embedded across Bloomberg trading and investment workflows and electronic venues, or integrated into your own systems via APIs.
Scale pre- and in-trade analytics across more trading activity
Apply pre-trade analytics and in-trade analytics across a broader share of your trading activity, rather than reserving intelligence for only the largest or most complex trades.
Put Bloomberg data behind every decision
Draw on Bloomberg’s proprietary pricing, market, reference and liquidity data to add deeper trading context.
Confidence in execution at every stage, for every trade.
Move beyond standalone analytics with connected intelligence that supports decision-making before and during execution.
Build a stronger pre-trade strategy
Evaluate costs and market impact, compare execution strategies and counterparties and refine your approach before you trade.
Uncover liquidity and trading opportunities
Use Bloomberg market and liquidity insights to identify potential trading opportunities, assess where liquidity may be available and inform when, where and how to execute.
Optimize execution as conditions change
Use in-trade analytics to continually evaluate execution performance and adjust your approach in real time as the market moves.
A connected pre-and in-trade analytical suite for smarter execution
Get the analytics you need across the execution workflow, from evaluating expected costs and liquidity to selecting counterparties and monitoring performance.
Make more informed execution algorithm selections
Use purpose-built analytics to support algorithm selection. Compare available execution algorithms, assess their relevance based on order and market characteristics and evaluate historical performance to inform your execution strategy.
Asset class coverage: Equities
Access: ALGO <GO> on the Terminal
Forecast intraday trading activity
Use historical and forecast volume analytics to anticipate how trading activity may develop throughout the day. Analyze liquidity patterns to make more informed decisions about when and how to trade and optimize execution as the day progresses.
Asset class coverage: Equities, fixed income (spread) and FX (spread)
Access: AVAT <GO> on the Terminal
Optimize broker selection
Make more informed broker selections with Bloomberg’s broker ranking and scoring engine. Evaluate brokers using metrics such as historical execution performance and liquidity characteristics, apply your own weightings and generate rankings based on the criteria that matter most to your trading workflow.
Asset class coverage: Equities
Access:
- RANK <GO> on the Terminal
- Via API
- Within EMSX <GO>
- Within Bloomberg electronic markets
Surface trading opportunities and source liquidity
Access real-time Indications of Interest (IOIs) and Trade Advertisements from multiple counterparties in one place in order to assess potential liquidity and inform execution strategy. IOIs surface where counterparties may be looking to buy or sell, including block opportunities. Trade Advertisements are broker-contributed reports of completed trades, showing who is actively trading relevant securities.
Asset class coverage: Equities and options
Access:
- IOI, IOIO, IOIQ or IOIA <GO> on the Terminal
- Via API
- Via FIX
- Within EMSX
- Within Bloomberg electronic markets
Turn historical liquidity signals into actionable insights
Access a structured historical record of Indications of Interest (IOIs) to analyze liquidity and counterparty activity over time. Understand where liquidity has previously been indicated, assess counterparty relationships and engagement, and use historical insights to help inform counterparty selection, execution timing and trading strategy.
Asset class coverage: Equities
Access: Via API
Benchmark execution performance
Monitor and assess trading performance during and after execution. Track how orders are progressing intraday, compare executions against relevant market benchmarks and review outcomes once trading is complete.
Asset class coverage: Equities
Access: TP can be viewed from any order or placement with fills within EMSX or BTCA <GO>.
Assess potential execution outcomes before trading
Evaluate and compare execution strategies before placing an order. Analyze expected trading costs, timing risk, order completion likelihood and feasibility, and market liquidity conditions to understand potential trade-offs and inform your execution approach.
Access:
- TCA <GO> on the Terminal
- Via API
- Within EMSX, TSOX or FXEM <GO>
- Within Bloomberg electronic markets (including PTBB <GO>)
Analyze intraday price and volume activity
Assess market behavior and benchmark execution against the volume-weighted average price of a security to understand how liquidity and trading activity are distributed throughout the trading day.
Asset class coverage: Equities, fixed income, FX, futures and options
Access:
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VWAP <GO> on the Terminal
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Within LMSX or RITA <GO>
Make more informed execution algorithm selections
Use purpose-built analytics to support algorithm selection. Compare available execution algorithms, assess their relevance based on order and market characteristics and evaluate historical performance to inform your execution strategy.
Asset class coverage: Equities
Access: ALGO <GO> on the Terminal
Forecast intraday trading activity
Use historical and forecast volume analytics to anticipate how trading activity may develop throughout the day. Analyze liquidity patterns to make more informed decisions about when and how to trade and optimize execution as the day progresses.
Asset class coverage: Equities, fixed income (spread) and FX (spread)
Access: AVAT <GO> on the Terminal
Optimize broker selection
Make more informed broker selections with Bloomberg’s broker ranking and scoring engine. Evaluate brokers using metrics such as historical execution performance and liquidity characteristics, apply your own weightings and generate rankings based on the criteria that matter most to your trading workflow.
Asset class coverage: Equities
Access:
- RANK <GO> on the Terminal
- Via API
- Within EMSX <GO>
- Within Bloomberg electronic markets
Surface trading opportunities and source liquidity
Access real-time Indications of Interest (IOIs) and Trade Advertisements from multiple counterparties in one place in order to assess potential liquidity and inform execution strategy. IOIs surface where counterparties may be looking to buy or sell, including block opportunities. Trade Advertisements are broker-contributed reports of completed trades, showing who is actively trading relevant securities.
Asset class coverage: Equities and options
Access:
- IOI, IOIO, IOIQ or IOIA <GO> on the Terminal
- Via API
- Via FIX
- Within EMSX
- Within Bloomberg electronic markets
Turn historical liquidity signals into actionable insights
Access a structured historical record of Indications of Interest (IOIs) to analyze liquidity and counterparty activity over time. Understand where liquidity has previously been indicated, assess counterparty relationships and engagement, and use historical insights to help inform counterparty selection, execution timing and trading strategy.
Asset class coverage: Equities
Access: Via API
Benchmark execution performance
Monitor and assess trading performance during and after execution. Track how orders are progressing intraday, compare executions against relevant market benchmarks and review outcomes once trading is complete.
Asset class coverage: Equities
Access: TP can be viewed from any order or placement with fills within EMSX or BTCA <GO>.
Assess potential execution outcomes before trading
Evaluate and compare execution strategies before placing an order. Analyze expected trading costs, timing risk, order completion likelihood and feasibility, and market liquidity conditions to understand potential trade-offs and inform your execution approach.
Access:
- TCA <GO> on the Terminal
- Via API
- Within EMSX, TSOX or FXEM <GO>
- Within Bloomberg electronic markets (including PTBB <GO>)
Analyze intraday price and volume activity
Assess market behavior and benchmark execution against the volume-weighted average price of a security to understand how liquidity and trading activity are distributed throughout the trading day.
Asset class coverage: Equities, fixed income, FX, futures and options
Access:
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VWAP <GO> on the Terminal
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Within LMSX or RITA <GO>
Bloomberg analytics, right where you work
Bloomberg brings the right analytics into the environments where trading decisions are made: on the Terminal, through APIs and embedded in Bloomberg trading workflows, so traders can access insights in context without disruption.
On the Bloomberg Terminal
Access analytics directly through individual Bloomberg functions, such as TCA, IOI and RANK.
Via API
Bring Bloomberg insights directly into your own environment through flexible APIs, including proprietary OMS, EMS, portfolio management and quantitative workflows.
Embedded in Bloomberg trading workflows
Surface analytics at the point of decision across EMSX, TSOX, RBLD, BSKT and other Bloomberg workflows.
Research & Insights
Report: From data to decisions
Trading analytics are transforming execution, but its use remains context-dependent. This report explores how firms are evolving their use of analytics across the execution lifecycle, from pre-trade decision-making to post-trade evaluation, and where the limitations of data, automation and AI continue to require human judgment.
