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Connecting to Bloomberg. For redundancy, two connections Primary must be a leased line Backup can be leased line or dialup `Heartbeat' commands constantly check if link is up Receive data over TCP/IP or raw link (async) Different feeds Batch: historical information, news, etc.
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Connecting to Bloomberg • For redundancy, two connections • Primary must be a leased line • Backup can be leased line or dialup • `Heartbeat' commands constantly check if link is up • Receive data over TCP/IP or raw link (async) • Different feeds • Batch: historical information, news, etc. • Online: trade prices, etc.
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