Download historical Backtest Data
Current and Historical Tick Data as CSV for Futures, Index, Forex, Stocks, ETF and Crypto
To develop or refine your trading strategies or train AI models, access to current and high-quality market data is essential.
The most important and actively traded symbols from Futures (~130), Forex (~45), Cryptocurrencies (~50), and Indices (~40) are available – each with up to 10 years of historical Level 1 and Level 2 tick data. All data includes millisecond timestamps and is stored in CSV format, making it easy to import into almost any software.
For stocks and ETFs, up to 20 years of historical 1-minute candlestick data is available – covering all major U.S. and European exchanges. Key Asian exchanges are also included.
Data API and availability
Our data is updated daily, approximately two hours after market closure, and is accessible for automatic download via HTTP. You will receive a compressed CSV file formatted for compatibility with various programs.
Example: Data request for Future ES 01/21/2025
https://markettick.net/mt_api/get?apikey=ABCDEFG&type=Future&symbol=ES&date=20250121Parameter description
<APIkey>
After a successful purchase, you will receive your personal API key. You can use this code to authenticate and validate yourself with each download. This eliminates the need for complicated registration or any other additional authentication.
<Type>
This specifies the type of download request. Possible values are:
- Future
- Forex
- Index
- Stock
- Etf
- Cfd
<Symbol>
This specifies the desired symbol name, e.g., “ES” for future or “EURUSD” for forex.
<Date>
Here you can specify the desired data request period. Possible values are:
- 1 day: 20250121 (only available with the ‘Daily Update’ subscription)
- 1 month: 202501
- 1 year: 2025
Advantages of the API
- Simple, encrypted, and secure
- Operating system and programming language independent
- Easy to automate, no additional libraries required
- Always possible – Not blocked by firewalls or other network security mechanisms
Data Format
Candlestick 1-min Data for Stocks and ETFs
Candlestick 1-minute bars (also here: ASK, BID and TRADE data!!)
Price: $8/month per symbol. History $9/year with discount on more years/symbols
The data structure includes:
- Timestamp UTC: Formatted as YYYYMMDDhhmmss
- Type: Specifies the data type (see details below).
- Open Price: Uses a period (.) as the decimal separator.
- High Price: Uses a period (.) as the decimal separator.
- Low Price: Uses a period (.) as the decimal separator.
- Close Price: Uses a period (.) as the decimal separator.
- Volume: Represents the trade volume.
Type Details:
- Bid = 0
- Ask = 1
- Last (Trade) = 2
Level 1 Tick Data for Futures, Indices, Forex and Cryptocurrencies
Level 1 Tick data
Price: $10/month per symbol. History $12/year with discount on more years/symbols
The data structure includes:
- Timestamp UTC: Formatted as YYYYMMDDhhmmss with six additional digits for microseconds.
- Level: Indicates data level (1 for Level 1, 2 for Level 2).
- Type: Specifies the data type (see details below).
- Price: Uses a period (.) as the decimal separator.
- Volume: Represents the trade volume.
Type Details:
- Bid = 0
- Ask = 1
- Last (Trade) = 2
- DailyVolume = 3
- DailyHigh = 4
- DailyLow = 5
- Settlement = 6
- LastClose = 7
- Opening = 8
- OpenInterest = 9
Level 2 Tick Data for Futures
Level 2 Tick data
Price: $13/month per symbol. History $15/year with discount on more years/symbols
The data structure includes all Level 1 fields plus:
- Action: Indicates the order book action (see details below).
- Depth: Order book depth ranging from 1 to 10.
Details for Action
- Add = 0
- Update = 1
- Remove = 2
Sample Data Downloads
Cost Calculation
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