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Look to spec out a project that can load and store historical data
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I need historical data all the way to current time stamp not just historical start -> historical end dates.
you can get data from quandl.com for free or pay for premium
has nothing to do with serious, I am serious, but for 2400 usd per month there are way better sources that deal with pure historical data access. I am willing to pay a fair price but do not find BBG terminal a reasonable solution given that most all of the money is paid for customer service and the front end.
If you are serious, have a look at Bloomberg.
I need historical data all the way to current time stamp not just historical start -> historical end dates.
nanex provides this. ability to get history and then consume realtime
They only cover US markets?
nanex provides this. ability to get history and then consume realtime
has nothing to do with serious, I am serious, but for 2400 usd per month there are way better sources that deal with pure historical data access. I am willing to pay a fair price but do not find BBG terminal a reasonable solution given that most all of the money is paid for customer service and the front end.
Bloomberg also offers a data license (not the terminal).
Your monthly costs will depend on the amount of data you download - with a minimum. I agree this is still significantly above the cost of other providers mentioned in this thread.
Their data offering however is very good (worldwide / long history) and service is perfect!
Note: I only speak from my own experience as a user, I have no other interests
I have used bbg for over 16 years and can't denied their terminal is great. What I always found them worst at was historical data. It took them longer than anyone else to realize that this was a positive cash flow business for them to enter. They had way too many restrictions regarding hist data access via their terminal. I never tried their other data products but am sure it will be beyond my budget. But thanks, I appreciate and look into all directions. Having my imagination stretched is a good thing.
Bloomberg also offers a data license (not the terminal).
Your monthly costs will depend on the amount of data you download - with a minimum. I agree this is still significantly above the cost of other providers mentioned in this thread.
Their data offering however is very good (worldwide / long history) and service is perfect!
Note: I only speak from my own experience as a user, I have no other interests
Try IDC Plus Feed (maybe renamed to Consolidated Field). Entry level Institutional pricing fom memory, same data as esignal .
https://www.interactivedata.com/Assets/DevIDSite/PDF/InteractiveData_Consolidated-Feed.pdf
http://www.interactivedata.com/uploads/File/PlusFeed for Redistributors - global.pdf
Reuters Eikon you have mentioned. Only retail worldwide are Metastock Xenith (retail hobbled Eikom) and eSignal (Pro Realtime has some).
I went through this with Bloomberg rep (in 2013 so may have changed in light of posters comments about change in strategy) - terminal was max 500 symbols and very expensive - they have an institutional product as mentioned in posts but institutional type price.
I have Xenith for info but settled on Yahoo for scanning 20,000 stocks worldwide. I note your point about unsuitability of Yahoo for you, but for the benefit of others looking around: Yes it could go away - maybe in a merger but I have used it since 2003 and [finally in 2013] made an investment in upgrading resources allocated to it (having held back precisely because of fear of termination) based on the fact that they were now actively upgrading it so it was presumably not internally earmarked as a service to be axed. Data is IDC same as esignal feed and Six Financial (ex Telekurs. Data is not split adjusted. That said, Yahoo has introduced new restrictions on bulk data calls. It will lock your IP address for downloading after 15-20 minutes of polling the API. Restrictions on data availability, )especially in bulk) across platforms are being driven by the data vendors (IDC Six).
https://www.interactivedata.com/Assets/DevIDSite/PDF/InteractiveData_Consolidated-Feed.pdf
http://www.interactivedata.com/uploads/File/PlusFeed for Redistributors - global.pdf
Reuters Eikon you have mentioned. Only retail worldwide are Metastock Xenith (retail hobbled Eikom) and eSignal (Pro Realtime has some).
I went through this with Bloomberg rep (in 2013 so may have changed in light of posters comments about change in strategy) - terminal was max 500 symbols and very expensive - they have an institutional product as mentioned in posts but institutional type price.
I have Xenith for info but settled on Yahoo for scanning 20,000 stocks worldwide. I note your point about unsuitability of Yahoo for you, but for the benefit of others looking around: Yes it could go away - maybe in a merger but I have used it since 2003 and [finally in 2013] made an investment in upgrading resources allocated to it (having held back precisely because of fear of termination) based on the fact that they were now actively upgrading it so it was presumably not internally earmarked as a service to be axed. Data is IDC same as esignal feed and Six Financial (ex Telekurs. Data is not split adjusted. That said, Yahoo has introduced new restrictions on bulk data calls. It will lock your IP address for downloading after 15-20 minutes of polling the API. Restrictions on data availability, )especially in bulk) across platforms are being driven by the data vendors (IDC Six).
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Lots of valuable information. Thanks for sharing
Try IDC Plus Feed (maybe renamed to Consolidated Field). Entry level Institutional pricing fom memory, same data as esignal .
https://www.interactivedata.com/Assets/DevIDSite/PDF/InteractiveData_Consolidated-Feed.pdf
http://www.interactivedata.com/uploads/File/PlusFeed for Redistributors - global.pdf
Reuters Eikon you have mentioned. Only retail worldwide are Metastock Xenith (retail hobbled Eikom) and eSignal (Pro Realtime has some).
I went through this with Bloomberg rep (in 2013 so may have changed in light of posters comments about change in strategy) - terminal was max 500 symbols and very expensive - they have an institutional product as mentioned in posts but institutional type price.
I have Xenith for info but settled on Yahoo for scanning 20,000 stocks worldwide. I note your point about unsuitability of Yahoo for you, but for the benefit of others looking around: Yes it could go away - maybe in a merger but I have used it since 2003 and [finally in 2013] made an investment in upgrading resources allocated to it (having held back precisely because of fear of termination) based on the fact that they were now actively upgrading it so it was presumably not internally earmarked as a service to be axed. Data is IDC same as esignal feed and Six Financial (ex Telekurs. Data is not split adjusted. That said, Yahoo has introduced new restrictions on bulk data calls. It will lock your IP address for downloading after 15-20 minutes of polling the API. Restrictions on data availability, )especially in bulk) across platforms are being driven by the data vendors (IDC Six).
Conduit, if you contacted Plus/consolidated feed, curious as to any feedback about it that you think others on the board might want to know/would be of interest to others (esp price). As far as I can tell it is the only one that could support a project I have in mind but have yet to follow up with them directly.