Barchart Historical & End of Day Data
Financial research software
Financial services software
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- Ease of management
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What is Barchart Historical & End of Day Data
Barchart Historical & End of Day Data is a market data product that provides end-of-day pricing and historical time series for financial instruments. It is used by analysts, developers, and data teams to support research, charting, backtesting, and downstream analytics in spreadsheets, BI tools, and internal applications. The offering focuses on historical/EOD coverage and delivery via data feeds and APIs rather than a full research workstation experience.
Historical and EOD time series
Provides end-of-day and historical datasets that support longitudinal analysis such as factor research, performance attribution, and backtesting. This is well-suited to users who do not need real-time streaming but require consistent daily bars over long periods. The product aligns to data-engineering workflows where historical depth matters more than narrative research content.
API and feed-based delivery
Supports programmatic access patterns that fit integration into internal tools, models, and data pipelines. This can reduce reliance on manual exports compared with research platforms that emphasize on-screen workflows. It is practical for teams that want to standardize ingestion and automate refresh processes.
Built for quantitative workflows
The dataset orientation (time series, symbols, and standardized fields) maps cleanly to quantitative research and systematic strategy development. It can be used as an input to charting, screening, and signal generation without requiring a full workstation license model. This makes it easier to embed into custom analytics stacks.
Not a full research workstation
The product centers on data delivery rather than an integrated environment for transcripts, filings, expert calls, and narrative research. Users seeking a single interface for discovery, document search, and qualitative analysis may need additional tools. As a result, it is typically one component in a broader research stack.
Coverage and fields vary by asset
Historical depth, corporate actions handling, and available fields can differ depending on instrument type and exchange coverage. Buyers often need to validate symbol mapping, adjustments, and survivorship considerations for their specific use case. This adds evaluation work compared with platforms that package standardized datasets with extensive metadata.
Requires data engineering effort
Using the data effectively usually involves ingestion, normalization, and monitoring within the customer’s environment. Teams without engineering resources may find spreadsheet-first or fully hosted analytics tools easier to adopt. Ongoing maintenance (API changes, symbol changes, and quality checks) can become a recurring task.
Plan & Pricing
Pricing model: Pay-as-you-go (Barchart OnDemand APIs for Historical & End-of-Day data) Free tier/trial (OnDemand): Not published; OnDemand access requires contacting Barchart/sales. Example costs: Not published on site — pricing is custom/usage-based and quoted by sales. Discount options: Enterprise/volume/committed-use discounts handled via sales. Exchange fees (examples published by Barchart): CBOT (Real-Time) – $750 (streaming); CME (Real-Time) – $750 (streaming); CME (Delayed) – $375 (streaming); (See Barchart Exchange Fees page for full schedule.)
Additionally, Barchart offers consumer membership tiers that provide historical price downloads (separate from the OnDemand API):
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Basic site membership; limited features; delayed quotes; membership does not expire. |
| Plus | $9.99 per month (monthly) or $99 per year (annual) | Entry paid tier (first 30 days free). More downloads/customization than Free. |
| Premier | $29.95 per month (monthly) or $199.95 per year (annual) | Ad-free, advanced screeners, up to 250 daily CSV downloads (historical price downloads), intraday down to 1-min for ~10 years, daily data back to 01/01/2000; 30-day free trial available. |
Seller details
Barchart.com, Inc.
Chicago, IL, USA
1995
Private
https://www.barchart.com/
https://x.com/barchart
https://www.linkedin.com/company/barchart/
