Bloomberg Tradebook has launched Tradebook Order API, which enables users to send orders directly from a desktop model to stock, option, futures and FX smart order routers.

Users can build proprietary spreadsheet models and integrate them into Tradebook's trading capabilities in over 60 global markets with the Tradebook Order API.

Tradebook API is seamlessly integrated with the Tradebook blotters, market depth trading screens, Tradebook's electronic sales trader buddy (BUD ), Tradebook analytics and other functionality on the Bloomberg terminal.

In a statement, Brian Coffaro, manager of derivatives development at Bloomberg Tradebook, explained that Tradebook Order API enables users to write code in the most commonly used languages from Java, Visual Basic and Excel and then take advantage of Tradebook's order execution capabilities.

He added, "The new Order API enables clients to 'trade their idea.' The customized tool brings more efficiency to the trading process regardless of where the strategy is formulated."