Futures and Options Data

Unlock next-level trading, risk management and quantitative analysis.

Access essential real-time and historical market data across all asset classes, from market depth for quants to top-of-book for high-level strategies. This dataset is vital for market participants who rely on trusted, comprehensive and technologically advanced data in global financial markets.

ASSET CLASS

All

PRODUCT GROUP

Market Data

Key features

Multi-asset depth

A single, consolidated source of truth for futures and options across all seven major asset classes, from interest rates to crypto.

Granular market depth

High-fidelity data ranging from top-of-book for execution to full depth-of-book for complex quantitative modeling.

Technical versatility

Access data through the delivery method that fits your stack - from ultra-low latency direct feeds and co-lo to flexible cloud-based delivery and APIs.

40+ years of historical integrity

Unrivaled historical archives that allow for rigorous backtesting and the validation of long-term macro strategies.

Ideal for

Proprietary trading
Optimize high-frequency strategies and cross-market arbitrage using ultra-low latency depth-of-book data.
Buy side (hedge funds/CTAs)
Drive algorithmic execution and implement complex derivatives-based strategies to protect and enhance portfolio performance.
Corporates
Secure procurement costs and manage supply chain volatility by hedging physical commodity and currency exposure.
Banks

Support proprietary desks and client advisory with authoritative data for risk management, liquidity planning and product development.

Intermediaries

Enhance client execution and market-making capabilities with the definitive view of global volatility and spreads.

Retail

Empower individual strategies with professional-grade historical data for backtesting and speculative hedging.

Data connection options

Platform Data Format Latency
Market Data Platform (MDP) SBE <1 ms
Google Pub/Sub JSON 70-100ms
Distributors Varies Varies
WebSocket API JSON ~100ms
CME Direct - -
Platform Data Format Latency
Google Pub/Sub SBE 10 mins delayed
Distributors Varies Varies
Platform Data Format Latency
DataMine Varies  Varies
Google Analytics Hub Data share  End of day
REST API JSON End of day
Distributors Varies Varies

Get connected: Steps for licensing and access

Step 1

Get licensed for use

Licensing and costs vary based on your specific use case. Please contact us, and a data expert will get back to you.

Step 2

Complete Information License Agreement (ILA)

If you do not already have one, you will need to complete an Information License Agreement (ILA) or update an existing one to include licenses for this data.

Step 3

Access data

Once licensing is complete, you can begin accessing the data via your chosen connectivity option.

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