Wall Street Now Allowing Twitter Via Bloomberg Terminal

Twitter is finally arriving on Wall Street's trading desks via Bloomberg terminals, after being largely blocked by Wall Street banks, NY times reported today.

Bloomberg announced on Thurday that it was incorporating a new feature into its data service that would allow traders and other professionals to stay informed about the companies and industries they follow and to keep an eye on social media buzz.

“We were getting requests from customers who were seeing news they wanted to be aware of on Twitter,” said Brian Rooney, core products manager for news at Bloomberg.

Rooney said that compliance officers from Wall Street banks had...