Forex on past and futures dates equivalent bloomberg api

ty

Hi, in Excel Addin or API from Bloomberg, you can get the BID and ASK price from a forex like this:

bdp(securities = "EUR/USD N 102320@091620 Curncy",
    fields     = c('PX_BID', 'PX_ASK'))

Is there something similar to get exchange on specific future date on historical date?

Alex Putkov.1

@ty

As in the use case discussed on this thread, you can utilize Refinitiv Data Platform Library for the purpose of calculating FX Fwd points or outrights for a given Fwd end date as of a historical date.

from refinitiv.dataplatform.content.ipa.contracts import cross
from refinitiv.dataplatform.content.ipa import FinancialContracts as fc
fwd_contract = cross.Definition(fx_cross_code='EURUSD', 
                                fx_cross_type='FxForward',
                                legs = [cross.LegDefinition(
                                    end_date = '2020-10-23')])
calc_params = cross.CalculationParams(valuation_date = '2020-09-16', 
                                      price_side = 'Ask')
response = fc.get_cross_analytics(fwd_contract, 
                                  fields = ['ValuationDate',
                                            'StartDate',
                                            'EndDate',
                                            'FxSwapsCcy1Ccy2', 
                                            'FxOutrightCcy1Ccy2'],
                                  calculation_params = calc_params)
display(response.data.df)

chavalit-jintamalit

Hi @ty

You may consider using RDP Library(Desktop session)

Please install refinitiv.dataplatform Python package:

pip install refinitiv.dataplatform

And this is sample code:

ty

Actually, this solution just gives the historical price of 1M tenor. This Bloomberg formula gives the price of a currency in a reference date, so if the consulting date is greater than the reference date, it gives the swap point interpolation value for that date. It’s real useful if I want historical MtM for an active in my wallet based on a forward curve.

Considering the other question I did on another post, I think there is no solution from Refinitiv.