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An overview of Foreign Exchange
- Refinitiv's Foreign Exchange (FX) Pricing Data offers exclusive access to specialist Foreign Exchange data, and the tools to manage trading analysis, risk, and operations.
- Our Foreign Exchange content offers comprehensive coverage of all financial reference, real-time pricing, historical pricing, and indices data relating to the trading of currencies, and currency derivative instruments; both listed and Over-The-Counter.
- Refinitiv's FX content offers exclusive broker and trading venue pricing that delivers unmatched levels of market insight.
Key facts
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Data formatCSVHTMLJava Script Object Notation (JSON)PDFSQLTextXML
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Delivery mechanismAPICloudDeployed/Onsite ServersDesktopDigital FilesFTP
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Publishing frequency15-Minute20-MinutesConflationDailyEnd of DayEvent-BasedInter-dayIntra-dayOn DemandReal-Time
Features & Benefits
What you get with Foreign Exchange
- Refinitiv's Foreign Exchange content covers real time prices for 175 currencies, from over 2,000 contributors for all key asset types.
- Unrivaled price discovery – From the tradable matching venues of EBS and exclusively Refinitiv Dealing and Matching to market leading brokers and OTC prices.
- Superior Forwards content including best-in class NDF curve data, analytics and pricing from multiple brokers and bank sources across a range of non deliverable markets.
- Over 35 years of inter-day price history data, 30 days worth of full tick data and three months of one-minute interval data.
- FX Buzz with intraday forward-looking analysis and commentary, focusing on flow, trade ideas, rumours, technical analysis and opinion.
- Exclusive Emerging Market data – From developing frontier markets e.g. Africa, South East Asia and developing markets e.g. CIS/China, CEE and LatAm.
- Unrivalled Implied Volatility data – Leading brokers and sell side institutions including GFI and TFS/ICAP.
- Reuters Polls covering FX, Economic and Central Bank forecasts, provide up-to-the minute coverage into market activity to anticipate rate moves.
- Refinitiv FX Blended Spot Composite provides the single most comprehensive source of indicative market rates, created from the largest Spot FX liquidity pool on the market (with average daily spot volumes traded, upwards of $120M).
- Refinitiv data offers real-time pricing for 175 currencies, from over 2,000 contributors, for FX Spot Rates, FX Cross Rates, FX Forward Swaps, FX Fixings, FX Locking Rates, Currency Warrants, FX NonDeliverable Forwards (NDFs), FX OTC Options, FX Volatility Fixings, FX Volatility Surfaces, and Currency Indices.
- WM/Refinitiv FX benchmarks provide accurate data for more than 150 currencies — distributed throughout the day and available to subscribers of Eikon and real-time feeds, plus other third-party providers.
How it works
Accessing the dataset
This dataset can be used by the following products. Talk to us to learn more about different packages and offerings.
Refinitiv Data Platform
The Refinitiv Data Platform delivers a single, consistent data experience to access, distribute and build with Refinitiv and third party data. With cloud-enabled platform capabilities and flexible distribution options, the Refinitiv Data Platform enables faster deployment of applications, greater scale with workflow-critical analytics and a reimagined approach to technology innovation, data distribution and management.
- Data Formats:
- Java Script Object Notation (JSON)
- Delivery Mechanisms:
- API
- Publishing Frequencies:
- 15-Minute
- Event-Based
- Real-Time
- End of Day
- 20-Minutes
- Inter-day
- Intra-day
- Conflation
Refinitiv DataScope
Refinitiv DataScope is a strategic custom delivery platform that supports a full cross-asset offering for pricing, reference data, and derived analytics. Covering all major asset classes, including fixed income, equities, futures and options, money, funds, loans, CDS/IRS and OTC equity options, as well as corporate actions data, estimates, entity data and news, Refinitiv DataScope Select provides flexible extraction capabilities, including file customization, scheduling and trigger options, intraday snaps and third-party entitlements. Cross-platform support is available for data retrieval and includes a zero-footprint web interface, FTP connection (internet or private network (BT Radianz (MPLS) or Delivery Direct) and API internet client server. Fee-liable, subject to terms and conditions.
- Data Formats:
- CSV
- XML
- Delivery Mechanisms:
- FTP
- API
- Publishing Frequencies:
- On Demand
- End of Day
- Intra-day
Datastream
One single solution where top down macro research meets bottom up analysis for greater insights and profits. Datastream Provides robust analytics tools, intuitive charting application as well as seamless MS®Office integration.
- Data Formats:
- CSV
- XML
- Text
- Delivery Mechanisms:
- FTP
- API
- Publishing Frequencies:
- On Demand
Knowledge Direct
Knowledge Direct API uses industry standard protocols (SOAP and XML) to deliver Refinitiv content for inclusion within internal or external client applications. Using XML request/response, clients can access a comprehensive offering of company and economic Data (fundamentals, estimates, significant developments, etc.), market data, news and quotes and the associated capabilities, including charts, search and timeseries.
- Data Formats:
- Text
- Delivery Mechanisms:
- FTP
- Publishing Frequencies:
- Daily
Refinitiv Quantitative Analytics
Refinitiv Quantitative Analytics – a powerful, scalable platform to manage, maintain and integrate quantitative analysis and investment data.
- Data Formats:
- SQL
- Delivery Mechanisms:
- Deployed/Onsite Servers
- Cloud
- Publishing Frequencies:
- Daily
Refinitiv On Demand
Refinitiv On Demand is a delivery channel for Refinitiv content and capabilities enabling clients to customize the information they want to receive on a bespoke basis. Refinitiv On Demand provides a consultative approach to provide efficient, timely custom solutions to help clients make informed decisions. The final reports and analysis are delivered to clients via email.
- Data Formats:
- CSV
- Text
- Delivery Mechanisms:
- Digital Files
- Publishing Frequencies:
- On Demand
Eikon
Refinitiv Eikon delivers a powerful combination of information, analytics and exclusive news on financial markets – delivered in an elegant and intuitive desktop and mobile interface.
- Data Formats:
- HTML
- Delivery Mechanisms:
- API
- Desktop
- Publishing Frequencies:
- Real-Time
- End of Day
- Inter-day
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