Can You Buy a Bloomberg Terminal for Personal Use?
Yes, in principle: Bloomberg's order form lists "Private Investor" as a company type. It shows no price; the last reported figure is $31,980 a year for one Terminal in 2025 (NeuGroup).
Checked
| On the form | What to know |
|---|---|
| Company type | "Private Investor" and "Family Office" are both on the list. |
| It asks for a business email. | |
| Price | Not shown, and there is no checkout: the form sends your details to Bloomberg. |
| Reported cost | $31,980 a year for one Terminal, $2,665 a month, on a two-year subscription. |
The full cost picture compares cheaper terminals.
Where Gloom fits
Gloom is a separate terminal with its own data, not a way into Bloomberg's.
Gloom covers
- A research terminal on Mac, Windows, Linux or in the browser.
- Free plan: US equities and options, news, sync, chat and the AI command bar.
- Pro, $70 a month after a 7-day trial: real-time US equities and options, news wire, options flow, transcripts.
- Bloomberg tickers and field names in Google Sheets and the REST API, on Pro.
Gloom does not cover
- Bloomberg's data, Bloomberg News or Instant Bloomberg chat.
- Government and corporate bonds in the API.
- Brokers and local plugins in the browser version.
Sources4 sources
- Bloomberg order form, read 16 October 2026: the company types and the business email field. No price on the page.
- NeuGroup, 9 October 2024: $31,980 a year for one Terminal and $28,320 each for clients with more than one, for two-year subscriptions from 1 January 2025, citing Bloomberg's letter to customers.
- Gloom Cloud plans and prices.
- Install Gloom, REST API and Google Sheets docs.
Not verified2 claims
- Whether Bloomberg accepts every private investor who applies. The form lists the type; it does not promise a sale.
- One Reddit user says Bloomberg offered an individual its standard rate, invoiced quarterly (r/bloomberg).