Bloomberg Second Measure
by Second Measure · Consumer transaction data analytics for investment research
15.9 — BenchRank score out of 100
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Overview
Bloomberg Second Measure provides analytics from US consumer card transactions, covering billions of purchases by millions of consumers with 8+ years of history. It reports observed performance for thousands of public and private companies and brands, updated daily. Data reaches customers through the Bloomberg Terminal (ALTD <GO> and ECAN <GO>) and via aggregated and transaction-level feeds.
- Best for
- Investors tracking US company and brand performance between quarterly earnings announcements
- Pricing
- No prices are shown on the captured page; the only stated route to access is requesting a demo.
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Covers billions of purchases by millions of US consumers
- 8+ years of history on thousands of public and private firms
- Delivered daily via Bloomberg Terminal and data feeds
- Aggregated and transaction-level data both available
Trade-offs
- US consumer transactions only; no stated coverage elsewhere
- Data arrives on a 2-, 3- or 7-day lag from card swipe
- Main delivery route assumes Bloomberg Terminal access
- No pricing published; access starts with a demo request
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 0 out of 100
- Documentation
- 0 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 65 out of 100
- Changelog
- 0 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 35 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 0 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 60 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 15 out of 100
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