Overview
At Polygon.io, we offer a comprehensive suite of foreign exchange (forex) market data through standardized and intuitive APIs. Our data, sourced from dxFeed, covers a wide range of currency pairs and provides real-time quotes, historical data, and reference information. Accessible via REST APIs, WebSocket streams, and flat files, this extensive dataset supports the development of sophisticated applications for both retail and professional users. By delivering detailed pricing and analytics, our platform equips you with the tools needed for informed decision-making and insightful market analysis.
Market Hours and Timezone
The forex market operates 24 hours a day, 5 days a week, spanning multiple global trading sessions. This continuous trading environment allows you to engage in the market at nearly any time, taking advantage of currency fluctuations across different time zones.
All data is standardized to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), reflecting the global nature of the forex market. This standardization ensures consistency in data analysis and integration, particularly for time-sensitive strategies that may involve currencies from different regions.
Infrastructure and Reliability
Our forex data infrastructure is designed to deliver timely and accurate information. By partnering with dxFeed for market data sourcing, we ensure access to reliable quotes and updates. Our robust data handling systems manage high-frequency updates, normalizing and standardizing information so you can seamlessly integrate it into your applications.
This infrastructure provides the scalability and resilience required to support real-time monitoring, algorithmic trading, and analytics, ensuring that you always have access to high-quality, actionable market data.
Data Flow: From Exchanges to You
The forex market is decentralized, with no single exchange setting currency prices. Instead, prices are derived from a global network of banks, financial institutions, and market makers. dxFeed aggregates this information, and we deliver it directly to you.
By consolidating data from a wide array of sources, we provide a unified, consistent view of forex quotes. This ensures that you receive an accurate representation of market conditions, empowering you to make more informed trading and investment decisions.
Data Aggregation in Forex Markets
Unlike centralized equity or derivatives markets, forex pricing emerges from numerous liquidity providers and trading platforms worldwide. Our integration with dxFeed ensures that currency pairs are sourced from reputable providers, offering breadth and depth of market coverage.
We unify and standardize this diverse data to present you with a seamless and coherent dataset. As a result, you gain access to consistent, high-quality forex market data that supports complex analytics, risk management, and trading strategies.
Next Steps
Explore our REST APIs and WebSocket streams to leverage our forex market data. Our detailed documentation guides you through integrating real-time and historical information, enabling tasks such as:
- Monitoring intraday price movements
- Accessing historical tick-level data for research
- Constructing custom time-based aggregates for technical analysis
- Integrating forex data into trading algorithms, dashboards, and analytics tools
By utilizing our comprehensive forex dataset, you can develop sophisticated trading strategies, perform market analysis, and build applications that require timely and accurate currency market data.