Bloomberg Lp
/install bloomberg-lp
Overview
Bloomberg L.P. — Michael Bloomberg's financial data and media empire, anchored by the ubiquitous Bloomberg Terminal.
When to Load This Skill
- User asks about Bloomberg history, financial data industry, or the Bloomberg Terminal
- Need analysis of Bloomberg's competitive position vs. Refinitiv/FactSet or media strategy
- Questions about Michael Bloomberg's political career or the company's private ownership
Historical Timeline
- 1973: Michael Bloomberg joins Salomon Brothers as equity trader; 1981: fired in merger
- 1981: Bloomberg uses $10M severance to found Innovative Market Systems (later Bloomberg L.P.)
- 1982: Merrill Lynch invests $30M for 20% stake and 20 terminals — first customer
- 1990: Bloomberg News launched — challenges Reuters and Dow Jones
- 2001: Bloomberg becomes Mayor of New York City (2002-2013)
- 2009: Bloomberg acquires BusinessWeek, relaunches as Bloomberg Businessweek
- 2014: Bloomberg Terminal reaches 325,000 subscribers; generates ~$10B annual revenue
- 2024: Terminal remains industry standard at $24K-$27K/year per user; ~$13B+ revenue
Business Model
Bloomberg Terminal subscriptions (~80% of revenue): $24K-$27K/year per user, ~375,000 subscribers. Media (Bloomberg News, TV, Businessweek) and data/analytics. The Terminal's sticky ecosystem (chat, news, analytics, trading) creates near-zero churn.
Competitive Moat
- Bloomberg IB chat: the industry's communication layer — traders won't leave because their counterparties are there
- Real-time data depth: unmatched breadth of fixed income, derivatives, and private market data
- Integration: Terminal connects news, analytics, trading, and messaging in one interface
- Brand premium: 'having a Bloomberg' is a status symbol on Wall Street trading floors
- Private ownership: no shareholder pressure for quarterly earnings
Key Data
Revenue: ~$13B+ (2023 est.) | Terminal subscribers: ~375,000 | Terminal price: $24K-$27K/year | Employees: ~20,000+ | Founded: 1981
Interesting Facts
- The Bloomberg Terminal's amber-on-black interface hasn't fundamentally changed in 40+ years — because traders refuse to relearn their muscle memory
- Bloomberg IB is the Wall Street equivalent of WhatsApp — 375,000 finance professionals chat through it daily
- 确保已安装 OpenClaw(本地或 Docker 部署)
- 在对话框中输入安装命令:
/install bloomberg-lp - 安装完成后,直接呼叫该 Skill 的名称或使用
/bloomberg-lp触发 - 根据 Skill 的参数说明提供必要输入,即可获得结构化输出
Bloomberg Lp 是什么?
Provides detailed information on Bloomberg L.P.'s history, financial data services, Bloomberg Terminal features, business model, and industry position. 它是一个面向 Claude Code / OpenClaw 的 AI Agent Skill 插件,目前累计下载 63 次。
如何安装 Bloomberg Lp?
在 OpenClaw 或 Claude Code 对话框中运行命令「/install bloomberg-lp」即可一键安装,无需额外配置。
Bloomberg Lp 是免费的吗?
是的,Bloomberg Lp 完全免费,采用 MIT-0 许可证,可自由下载、安装和使用。
Bloomberg Lp 支持哪些平台?
Bloomberg Lp 跨平台运行,可在任意部署了 OpenClaw / Claude Code 的环境中使用(cross-platform)。
谁开发了 Bloomberg Lp?
由 hanxueyuan(@hanxueyuan)开发并维护,当前版本 v1.0.0。