getBrokerInfo

Obtain Bloomberg EMSX broker and strategy information

Syntax

r = getBrokerInfo(c,brokerstrat)

Description

r = getBrokerInfo(c,brokerstrat) obtains Bloomberg^® EMSX broker and strategy information using the Bloomberg EMSX connection c and broker and strategy request structure brokerstrat.

Examples

Obtain Broker Information

Create a connection c to the Bloomberg EMSX.

 c = emsx('//blp/emapisvc_beta'); 

Define the broker and strategy information structure brokerstrat. Obtain broker information using the Bloomberg EMSX connection c and structure brokerstrat.

brokerstrat.EMSX_TICKER = 'ABCD US Equity';

r = getBrokerInfo(c,brokerstrat)

 r = 
 
        EMSX_BROKERS: {2x1 cell} 

The EMSX_BROKERS field lists the Bloomberg EMSX brokers.

Close the Bloomberg EMSX connection.

close(c)

Obtain Strategy Information

Create a connection c to the Bloomberg EMSX.

 c = emsx('//blp/emapisvc_beta'); 

Define the broker and strategy information structure brokerstrat. Obtain strategy information using the Bloomberg EMSX connection c and structure brokerstrat.

brokerstrat.EMSX_TICKER = 'ABCD US Equity';
brokerstrat.EMSX_BROKER = 'BMTB';

r = getBrokerInfo(c,brokerstrat)

 r = 
 
        EMSX_STRATEGIES: {16x1 cell} 

The EMSX_STRATEGIES field lists the Bloomberg EMSX strategies.

Close the Bloomberg EMSX connection.

close(c)

Obtain Field Information

Create a connection c to the Bloomberg EMSX.

 c = emsx('//blp/emapisvc_beta'); 

Define the broker and strategy information structure brokerstrat. Obtain field information using the Bloomberg EMSX connection c and structure brokerstrat.

brokerstrat.EMSX_TICKER = 'ABCD US Equity';
brokerstrat.EMSX_BROKER = 'BMTB';
brokerstrat.EMSX_STRATEGY = 'SSP';

r = getBrokerInfo(c,brokerstrat)

r = 
 
        FieldName: {3x1 cell}
        Disable: {3x1 cell}
        StringValue: {3x1 cell}

The structure field FieldName lists the Bloomberg EMSX fields. The structure fields Disable and StringValue contain information about the Bloomberg EMSX fields.

Close the Bloomberg EMSX connection.

close(c)

Input Arguments

c — Bloomberg EMSX service connection

connection object

Bloomberg EMSX service connection, specified as a connection object created using emsx.

brokerstrat — Broker and strategy request

structure

Broker and strategy request, specified as a structure that contains Bloomberg EMSX fields. Use getAllFieldMetaData to view all available fields for brokerStrategyStruct.

Example: brokerstrat.EMSX_TICKER = 'ABCD US Equity';

Data Types: struct

Output Arguments

r — Broker and strategy information

structure

Broker and strategy information, returned as a structure.

Version History

Introduced in R2013a