🐳 Bloomberg Terminal Free

Institutional-grade financial analysis for everyone. Full terminal functionality worth $24k, available for free via open API aggregation, Python, and Local LLM.

Free Bloomberg Terminal Alternative

An institutional-grade financial research platform built on Python. It aggregates real-time data for Stocks, Crypto, Forex, and Macroeconomics into a high-speed CLI interface. Features built-in Local LLM (Llama 3) for privacy-focused AI analysis, Portfolio Tracking, and direct Excel/Python API integration.

Stop paying $24,000/year. Get the power of Wall Street on your localhost.

📑 Table of Contents

🔭 Philosophy

Bloomberg Terminal Free is an attempt to democratize financial data. Wall Street uses Bloomberg terminals to maintain an information edge over retail investors. We believe that access to high-quality analytics and real-time data should be a right, not a privilege costing $24,000 a year.

We have created a CLI wrapper that replicates the UX/UI of the original terminal with 99% accuracy, but "under the hood," it harnesses the power of modern open APIs (Yahoo Finance, CoinGecko, FRED, SEC Edgar).

⚙️ Architecture

The project is built on Python, utilizing pandas for data manipulation and Textual for creating a robust TUI (Text User Interface).

Command Layer: A custom parser imitating the specific Bloomberg syntax (Ticker -> Asset Class -> Function).
Data Aggregation Layer: Asynchronous requests to 50+ free data sources with optional Redis caching.
Visualization Layer: Charts rendered directly in the terminal (ASCII/Braille) or via popup windows (Matplotlib/Plotly).

⬇️ Installation & Run

Windows/MacOS

The easiest way, no Python installation required.

Go to the Releases section.
Download the archive for your OS:
- Windows: bbg_free_x64.7z
- macOS: bbg_free_macOS.dmg
Unzip and run the terminal executable.

⌨️ Interface & Controls

We have fully replicated the "amber text on black background" logic. You do not need a special $300 keyboard.

Key Mapping:

ESC = CANCEL / BACK (Go back one step)
ENTER = GO (Green Action Key)
F2 - F12 = Market Keys (Quick asset selection: Equity, Crypto, Govt)
/ = Global Search invocation

Command Syntax: You can use the classic institutional path or our modern shortcuts.

# Classic Style
AAPL US <EQUITY> GO  -> opens Apple menu
Quick Style (Slash commands)
/stocks/aapl/candle  -> opens candle chart for Apple
/crypto/btc/desc     -> Bitcoin description and metrics
/macro/gdp           -> US GDP chart

🛠 Modules

Stocks

DES (Description): Parsing of fundamental data. Sector, Industry, P/E, Forward P/E, PEG, Dividend Yield.
CAND (Candle Chart): Interactive charts with overlays: SMA, EMA, Bollinger Bands, RSI.
FIN (Financials): Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow extraction for the last 10 years.
INS (Insider Trading): Monitoring of C-level insider transactions (Form 4 filings) via SEC database.
OPT (Options Chain): Real-time options data (Calls/Puts, IV, Delta, Gamma).

Crypto

ALL: Top 100 coins by market cap.
ONCH (On-Chain Analysis): Blockchain transaction data (Active addresses, Hash rate, Fees).
DEFI: TVL (Total Value Locked) protocols, staking yields.

Macro

ECON: Economic calendar for the week. Data updates in real-time.
FED: Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED API). Rates, CPI, Unemployment, Non-Farm Payrolls.
TREAS: US Treasury Yield Curve. Curve inversions are highlighted in red.

Forex

FX: Currency cross-rates matrix.
HEAT: Currency Heatmap (relative strength of currencies against major pairs).

🚀 Killer Features

1. AI-Assistant "Warren" (v2.0 vs v2.1) 🤖

Your personal financial analyst.

Current (Cloud): Connects to OpenAI API (API key required).
New (Local): Runs completely offline (see Roadmap).
Example: ASK "Analyze NVIDIA's latest 10-K and highlight risks regarding China export controls."

2. Export to Anything

The original only works with Excel.
Our terminal exports data to: Excel, CSV, JSON, Notion, Google Sheets with a single command: EXPORT.

3. Sentiment Analysis (NLP)

Crowd sentiment analysis. The terminal scans Reddit (r/wallstreetbets), Twitter, and StockTwits.
Calculates a "Hype Index" for any ticker. Useful for catching pump-and-dump signals.

4. Dark Pool Emulator

An algorithmic attempt to track hidden liquidity based on tick volume analysis and time & sales anomalies.

📡 Data Sources

Where does the data come from? We use a mix of public APIs and scraping.

Data Type	Source	Note
Stocks Price	Yahoo Finance, AlphaVantage	1-5 sec delay
Crypto	CoinGecko, Binance API	Real-time
Macro	FRED (St. Louis Fed)	Official data
News	Google News, Reuters RSS	Aggregation
SEC Filings	SEC EDGAR	Official data

Note: For stability, it is recommended to get free API Keys (AlphaVantage, FRED) and add them to your .env file.

🗺 Roadmap

We are actively developing this project. Below are the key milestones for the coming year.

✅ v1.0 - v2.0 (Completed)

Basic CLI Interface (TUI).
Stocks, Crypto, Macro modules.
Binary builds for Win/Mac/Linux.
Basic AI Assistant (via OpenAI API).

🔜 v2.1: Privacy First (Local LLM Integration)

Status: In Development Integration with local models for complete data privacy. Your queries and financial data should not leave your machine.

Tech: Using Ollama or llama.cpp under the hood.
Model: Optimized Llama-3-8b-Instruct (fine-tuned on financial texts).
Features:
Analyze PDF reports locally without internet.
Generate news summaries without sending data to the cloud.
Zero cost (no API token fees).

🔜 v2.2: Universal Portfolio Tracker

Status: Design Phase Transforming the terminal from "Read-Only" to an asset management hub.

Broker Integration: API connections to Interactive Brokers (IBKR), Alpaca, Robinhood.
Crypto Wallets: Read-only access to Metamask/TrustWallet (ETH, SOL, BTC).
Features:
Unified P&L (Profit & Loss) across all accounts in real-time.
Asset allocation analysis (Pie charts).
Portfolio Risk Management (Beta, Sharpe Ratio calculations).

🔮 v3.0: WebAssembly (WASM) & Browser Mode

Status: Research Running the terminal directly in the browser without installation.

Tech: Porting the core to PyScript / Pyodide.
Goal: Go to terminal.open-bb-free.com, login, and access your workspace from any device (iPad, work laptop with restricted admin rights).
Sync: Cloud synchronization of settings and watchlists.

⚠️ Disclaimer

This project is intended solely for educational and research purposes. We are not responsible for any financial losses. "Bloomberg" is a registered trademark of Bloomberg Finance L.P. This project is in no way affiliated with the official company and is an independent open-source development.

Trade Safe. HODL Hard.

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