Dear fellow traders,
Let me describe the difference between our retail solutions and API access, and why there is no way to specify the price for the API access right away.
Our retail products have a fixed feature set (market, symbols and data fields), that is why clear and competitive pricing for them is available to everyone on our website. We have designed these “plug and play” solutions for our clients’ convenience. We plan to expand this practice on our future retail products as well.
Right now API data access works a bit differently. In one of my previous replies I have mentioned a “dedicated service that is tailored individually upon request” for a reason. It simply works exactly as it was described - API access is not a universal product, it is very personal. We work with each client individually to give him the data he demands. Every API user has his personal endpoint, tailored for his needs: with the access type of his choice, fully customized list of symbols, events and data types. The number of the combinations is unlimited, but even offering that big variety of options, our turnaround for the API access request evaluation is just 1-2 days, which is unprecedented in our industry.
Speaking about offering the API access as a plug and play solution with a fixed feature set/price – this is something that we are already working on. Most likely it becomes available for FX and Crypto products first.
Feel free to provide more details about the products, markets and data fields that you need. We will definitely consider all received feedback when working on our roadmap.
