Bloomberg AIM
Bloomberg AIM is an investment management system for buy-side firms coordinating portfolio management, trading, compliance and operations.
What Bloomberg AIM is
Bloomberg AIM is an investment management system for buy-side firms coordinating portfolio management, trading, compliance and operations. It combines portfolio tools for benchmarking, rebalancing, scenario analysis and decision support with performance reporting, workflow orchestration, data transformation and real-time sync. Trading functions support Bloomberg FIT, FXET and third-party electronic execution platforms, with equity orders routable to more than 2,300 destinations. Compliance covers pre-trade, post-execution and end-of-day processes, with audit history. Operations features include post-trade matching, settlement, reconciliation, accounting and reporting. Asset coverage spans U.S. and international equities, fixed income, FX, listed equity options, futures and OTC derivatives. AIM is integrated with the Bloomberg Terminal and delivered on a hosted platform, while its deployment model is also described as hybrid. It is used by nearly 14,000 professionals at more than 850 client firms in over 90 countries. Pricing is on request; the page offers a demo request path rather than a published price.
Good
- Portfolio benchmarking, rebalancing and scenario analysis
- Routes equity orders to over 2,300 destinations
- Includes audit history for compliance workflows
- Covers multiple asset classes and post-trade operations
Watch out
- Pricing is available on request
- No free tier, trial or refund terms are stated
Who it suits
AIM suits buy-side firms such as asset managers, hedge funds, insurers, pension funds and government agencies. It is intended for teams handling investment management, trading, compliance and operations.
Verdict
Bloomberg AIM brings portfolio, trading, compliance and operations functions together for buy-side firms. Buyers will need to request a demo to discuss pricing.
Plans and prices
From Bloomberg AIM's own pricing page, checked 27 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Request a Demo | Priced on request | Request a Demo |
The facts
Each one read from Bloomberg AIM's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Asset coverage
- Coverage includes equities, fixed income, FX, listed options, futures and OTC derivatives.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Bloomberg network
- Bloomberg provides business and financial information, news and insight worldwide.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Client types
- Clients include asset managers, hedge funds, insurers, pension funds and government agencies.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Compliance features
- AIM supports pre-trade, post-execution and end-of-day compliance with audit history.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Demo request
- The page offers a demo request path instead of publishing prices.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Electronic trading
- AIM supports Bloomberg FIT, FXET and third-party electronic execution platforms.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Execution routes
- Execution management can route to more than 2,300 equity destinations.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Operations features
- AIM includes post-trade matching, settlement, reconciliation, accounting and reporting.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Performance reporting
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Portfolio risk
- AIM includes benchmarking, rebalancing, scenario analysis and decision support tools.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Pricing page
- The supplied pricing URL is a page not found page, with no price figure shown.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Support contacts
- Regional contact numbers are listed for Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Target users
- AIM serves buy-side firms across portfolio management, trading, compliance and operations.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Terminal integrated
- AIM is fully integrated with the Bloomberg Terminal.checked 27 Sep 2026
- User adoption
- AIM is used by nearly 14,000 professionals in over 90 countries at over 850 client firms.checked 27 Sep 2026
Money
- Billing terms
- No billing amount or billing cadence is printed in the supplied text.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Free tier
- No free tier or free-plan limits are stated in the supplied text.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Trial refund
- No trial or refund terms are stated in the supplied text.checked 27 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1982checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- New York, New York, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Hosted platform
- AIM is delivered on a hosted platform, reducing need for on-premises workstations or servers.checked 27 Sep 2026
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