[R-SIG-Finance] RBloomberg (was Re: intraday data for VIX?)

[Charles Evans]

OK, *this* is cool!  Can anyone download data from Bloomberg with  
this, or does it require a subscription?

C.Evans


On 23 May 2009, at 11:40, Cedrick Johnson wrote:

> You could obtain the datasets via Bloomberg (RBloomberg).......
>
>
> Michael wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Is there a way to get recent (2009) intraday data for VIX ?
>>
>> I know a database called TAQ, but that's mostly for historical NBBO
>> prices up to Oct. 2008.
>>
>> Even 5-min data for VIX is good for me.
>>
>> Thank you!