dxFeed Bookmap
Financial analytics software
Financial data APIs
Financial services software
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What is dxFeed Bookmap
dxFeed Bookmap is a trading analytics application focused on visualizing market depth and order flow using heatmaps and volume-based tools. It is used primarily by active traders and market microstructure analysts to monitor liquidity, identify large orders, and review intraday execution behavior. The product typically connects to supported market data feeds (including dxFeed) and brokerage/execution connections, and emphasizes real-time depth-of-market visualization rather than broad portfolio analytics.
Depth-of-market heatmap analytics
Bookmap centers on Level 2/order book visualization with heatmaps that show liquidity changes over time. This supports use cases such as spotting resting liquidity, tracking order absorption, and analyzing short-term price response. Compared with general-purpose market terminals and portfolio analytics tools, it is more specialized for intraday order-flow interpretation.
Real-time, event-driven workflow
The platform is designed for real-time monitoring, with tools such as volume bubbles, alerts, and replay for reviewing market events. This fits discretionary trading and execution review where timing and microstructure signals matter. It complements, rather than replaces, research platforms that focus on fundamentals, screening, or long-horizon portfolio reporting.
Ecosystem of feed and broker connections
Bookmap is commonly deployed with multiple data sources and execution venues via supported integrations, including dxFeed connectivity. This can reduce the need to build custom market-data plumbing for depth visualization. The integration approach is practical for teams that want a packaged UI on top of existing market data and brokerage relationships.
Narrow scope beyond order flow
The product focuses on order book and intraday tape/volume-style analytics, not end-to-end investment research or portfolio management. Users needing fundamentals, estimates, ownership, risk models, or multi-asset portfolio reporting typically require additional systems. This can increase tool sprawl for firms that want a single workstation for research and analytics.
Data coverage depends on entitlements
Market depth availability and historical depth replay depend on the connected feed, exchange permissions, and user entitlements. Costs and access can vary by venue and asset class, and some instruments may not provide meaningful depth. As a result, the experience can differ materially across markets and brokers.
Learning curve for interpretation
Heatmap and order-flow signals require user training and consistent methodology to avoid over-interpreting short-term patterns. Teams may need time to calibrate settings, build playbooks, and validate how signals behave across regimes. This is less of an issue in products oriented around standardized reporting and longer-horizon analytics.
Plan & Pricing
Pricing model: Pay-as-you-go (monthly subscriptions, billed in USD; dxFeed market-data add-ons purchased via Bookmap account)
Free tier/trial: No permanently free dxFeed data tier; Bookmap software has a free "Digital" tier but real-time dxFeed market data are paid add-ons.
Example costs (monthly, USD) from Bookmap official pages:
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US Equities Bundle (Nasdaq TotalView + EDGX): $59 first month, then $119/mo.
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Nasdaq Depth (TotalView + Last Sale): $69/mo.
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EDGX Depth (Cboe EDGX): $59/mo.
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NBBO (CTA/UTP National Best Bid and Offer): $34/mo.
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Futures (individual exchange connections): CME / CBOT / NYMEX / COMEX: $37/mo each.
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Futures Full Depth Bundle (CME | CBOT | NYMEX | COMEX): $97/mo.
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CFE (VIX futures): $37/mo.
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ICE US Futures Full Depth: $219/mo.
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Eurex: $69/mo.
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Historical Depth (last 24h): CME Historical Market Depth: $14/mo; ICE Historical Market Depth: $14/mo.
Notes:
- Bookmap desktop license is sold separately. Current Bookmap subscription tiers shown on Bookmap official site: Global Real-time for stocks and futures $49/mo; Global+ (advanced indicators & one-click trading) $99/mo. dxFeed market-data fees are additional and do not include the Bookmap software subscription. Prices are shown in USD and billed by dxFeed/Bookmap; taxes/fees may apply. Prices and promotions (e.g., first-month discounts) vary by offer and are listed on Bookmap's official dxFeed partner pages.
Seller details
dxFeed Solutions LLC (a subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.)
Chicago, IL, USA
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https://www.dxfeed.com/
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