How do I purchase data?

How do I register for a CBOT DataExchange account?

What are the costs for CBOT DataExchange market data?
I have a question about my bill. Who do I contact?
What payment methods are available?

My Account

A: To begin you can either choose a specific data product (e.g. End-of-Day Data, Tick Data, etc.) or select a specific CBOT futures or options product and then choose a data product. You will then customize your purchase using supplied query tools unless you use Bulk Download. After submitting your query, you will be required to register if you are not already a registered user. After registering, you will proceed to the billing section. After your payment is accepted you will be direct to a page containing the data you purchased. You can then open and/or save the data to your computer.

A: Please view the Price List, which provides a detailed overview of the pricing for each data product.

A: Please contact the CBOT DataExchange Customer Service desk using the form located in the Customer Service section under Help.

A: Please contact the CBOT DataExchange Customer Service desk using the form located in the Customer Service section under Help.

A: Please contact the CBOT DataExchange Customer Service desk using the form located in the Customer Service section under Help.

A: When logged in with your provided username and password, you will be able to view and access your recent purchases from the past 30-days under the My Account section.

A: Please contact the CBOT DataExchange Customer Service desk using the form located in the Customer Service section under Help.

A: Please visit the Data Inventory under Features for a complete listing of the start dates for each type of data for each futures and options product.

A: Please visit the Products section for a description of each data product offered by the CBOT DataExchange.

A: Please visit the Markets section for a list of the CBOT markets and specific futures and options products covered by the CBOT DataExchange.

A: The CBOT DataExchange covers all active CBOT futures and options products. Please visit the Markets section for a list of the CBOT markets and products covered by the CBOT DataExchange.

A: No. The CBOT DataExchange will provide market data on de-listed CBOT futures and options products in the future.

A: Please visit the End-of-Day Data section under products, which provides a detailed description of End-of-Day Data.

A: Please visit the Tick Data section under products, which provides a detailed description of Tick Data.

A: Please visit the Liquidity Data Bank section under products, which provides a detailed description of Liquidity Data Bank.

A: CTI codes or Customer Trade Indicators are categories used by the CBOT to identify different types of market participants.
CTI1 - Trades executed by individual CBOT members trading for their own accounts
CTI2 - Trades executed by CBOT clearing member firms trading for their house accounts
CTI3 - Trades executed by CBOT members filling orders for other CBOT members
CTI4 - Trades filled for the public or any other type of 'outside' customers

A: Please visit the Market Profile section under products, which provides a detailed description of Market Profile.

A: Please visit the Volume at Price section under products, which provides a detailed description of Volume at Price.

A: Please visit the Automatic Updates section under products, which provides a detailed description of Automatic Updates.

A: Yes. You can sign-up to receive Automatic Updates for each type of data product offered. Please visit the Automatic Updates section under products, for more information.

A: Please visit the Bulk Download section under products, which provides a detailed description of Bulk Downloads.

A: Please submit the details to CBOT DataExchange Customer Service using the form provided in the Customer Service section.

A: Please visit the Features section which provides an overview of the features provided by the CBOT DataExchange.

A: Data is delivered automatically through the CBOT DataExchange website, once you perform a query and make your payment. After making your payment, you will be brought to a new page which provides your data file(s). You can also access the data files you purchased over the past 30-days be logging into CBOT DataExchange and going to the Recent Purchases section under My Account.

A: No. Data is only delivered automatically through the CBOT DataExchange website. Once purchased and transferred the data can be saved to your PC, disk, etc.

A: Sample data is provided on the Product page for each type of data.

A: Please visit the Customer Service section and complete and submit the form. A CBOT DataExchange Customer Service Representative will respond to your inquiry shortly.