In 2024, Bloomberg partnered with General Index to power {BOIL<GO>} - providing 450 key oil & refined product prices. In addition to prices on the terminal, customers can access General Index data for enterprise use via Bloomberg Data License and Bloomberg’s real-time market data feed, B-PIPE.
~450 prices across key regions, grades and products from crude and refined oil markets, as well as 200+ voluntary carbon market prices through {SPOT<GO>}
New functionality on the Bloomberg Terminal - search by key criteria or browse the full General Index catalogue
Data available across North America (US and Canada), Europe, Middle East and Asia
Compliant & ethical
Indexes based on data from over 170 vetted data contributors, based on thousands of daily trades
Compliant with IOSCO and UK / EU Benchmark Regulation
Transparent and objective methodology, rather than a "black box" full of surprises (like traditional price reporting agencies)
Straight-forward pricing and licensing
Desktop access for existing Terminal users
Data License & B-PIPE deliveries require General Index license
Low use, single, multi or global enterprise licensing options
How do Bloomberg users use General Index data?
Commodities traders
Traders use our data to inform their trading decisions across multiple commodities and are referenced in contracts (in physical and derivatives).
Portfolio managers
Managers of funds that invest in commodities and energy stocks use our pricing data to manage their portfolios more effectively.
Quantitative analysts
Quants feed their AI models with our data to analyze financial markets, using historical data and forward curves.
Equity research
Equity research teams use our data to model revenue projections and earnings estimates - as well as understanding the impact on GDP and inflation.
Energy analysts
Energy analysts in financial services analyze pricing trends, supply and demand factors and market conditions using our data.
Risk managers
Risk managers use our historical data to understand price volatility to manage exposure in commodities markets.
Port-delivered marine fuel prices for 500+ bunkering locations in Europe, North America, Africa, Middle East and Asia - based on a historic dataset of 40,000+ data points.
“With geopolitical volatility and soaring energy prices, there is strong demand among investors for reliable, transparent commodity pricing data. Through GX, Bloomberg is delivering high quality oil spot data.”
Emilie Gallagher,
Head of Commodities, Bloomberg
“As a leader in commodity data distribution, our partnership with General Index ensures we are responding to the market; providing critical information that is affordable to all our customers and their differentiated needs and requirements.”
Andrew Toumazi
Head of Commodities, LSEG
Plans
Low Use
Single user
Single Cust
Limited access - single EID
Single
Single enterprise application
Up to 10 users
<3 Custs
Unlimited access to all 400 BOIL tickers
Multi Enterprise
Multiple enterprise applications
Up to 20 users
>3 Custs
Unlimited access to all 400 BOIL tickers
Global Enterprise
Global multiple applications
>20 users
Unlimited access to all 400 BOIL tickers
2000+ additional GX indexes
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