In Bloomberg Terminal, the Instrument Reference Data section contains fields that provide detailed metadata about financial instruments, including oil prices. To find the relevant Bloomberg fields for oil prices, you can look for Crude Oil Futures, Spot Prices, or Benchmarks under commodities.
Some commonly used Bloomberg fields for oil prices include:
1. Spot Prices:
• COA COMDTY (Brent Crude Oil)
• CL1 COMDTY (WTI Crude Oil Front Month)
• CO1 COMDTY (Brent Crude Front Month)
2. Futures Contracts:
• CL FUT (WTI Crude Oil Futures)
• CO FUT (Brent Crude Oil Futures)
3. Historical Data Fields:
• PX_LAST (Last Price)
• PX_OPEN (Opening Price)
• PX_HIGH (High Price)
• PX_LOW (Low Price)
4. Other Key Reference Data Fields:
• ID_BB_GLOBAL (Bloomberg Global Identifier)
• ID_ISIN (International Securities Identification Number)
To retrieve oil prices in Bloomberg Field Discovery, you can:
1. Search for Crude Oil or Commodities under “Instrument Reference Data.”
2. Use getData for real-time or snapshot data.
3. Use getHistory for historical price trends.
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