Definition
Plain language
The specialized, expensive computer system finance professionals use to track markets and trade.
As stated in the literature
A subscription financial-data and trading platform; cited as an example of commercial software that can't be freely sandboxed, forcing computer-use agent benchmarks to substitute free alternatives.
Why it matters: Because it can't be freely copied into a test environment, benchmark builders must swap in open alternatives to evaluate agents on financial tasks.
For example, a trader might use a Bloomberg Terminal to watch live bond prices and place an order within seconds.
Heard on the show
“When something like a Bloomberg Terminal can't be sandboxed, the authors swap in the closest free alternative.”Episode 017 — When the Agent Grades Its Own Homework: A Brutal New Benchmark for AI Workers