What is the forex data feed?

A WebSocket stream of live bid and ask prices for currency pairs, precious metals, CFDs and crypto. You open one connection, subscribe to the symbols you need and receive every price change as it happens. The same prices are available over FIX for enterprise desks.

How often do prices update?

Every change is pushed as it happens, with the quote's millisecond timestamp. On busy pairs that is many updates a second.

What timezone are the timestamps in, and how precise are they?

Every tick carries the quote's timestamp in UTC, which is the same as GMT with no daylight-saving shift, in the form YYYYMMDD-HH:MM:SS.sss, so to the millisecond. It is the time of the quote, not the time it reached you, which makes it the right field for sequencing, replaying and auditing ticks.

Which formats are available?

JSON, CSV or SSV, chosen with the fmt field at login. The content is the same; CSV and SSV are a single delimited line per tick.

Which symbols can I stream?

The full list of streamable symbols is on the WebSocket Tester in the TraderMade docs, where you can also subscribe and watch ticks arrive before writing any code. Subscribe with the instrument code plus :QUOTE, for example EURUSD:QUOTE. Inverse pairs such as USDGBP work like any direct pair.

Can I change my subscription without reconnecting?

Yes. Send subscribe and unsubscribe actions on the open connection, with as many symbols per message as you like. Each action is acknowledged, invalid symbols are listed in the acknowledgement, and the valid ones in the same batch still go through. Inverse pairs such as USDGBP subscribe like any direct pair.

Is the WebSocket key the same as the REST key?

No. Your streaming key is separate and is shown in the dashboard next to your REST key. Both are on your dashboard once your account is set up.

WebSocket is included on every plan and is the quickest to integrate. FIX 4.4 sessions are for desks and platforms that already run a FIX engine; they are set up on enterprise accounts with TraderMade engineers.

What happens if the connection drops?

Reconnect, log in and subscribe again. Pass send_last on the subscription and the server sends one cached tick per symbol immediately, so screens show the latest price before live updates resume.

Individuals sign up, verify their email and find the streaming key on the dashboard; businesses fill in a short form, we get in touch and set the account up.

Streaming market data · WebSocket and FIX

Forex Data Feed.
Every Tick, As It Happens.

One WebSocket connection carries live bid and ask for currencies, metals, CFDs and crypto, stamped to the millisecond. FIX for desks that need it.

Developer Sandbox WebSocket docs

Live WebSocket V2

{
  "a":  "1.12485",
  "av": "1000000",
  "b":  "1.12484",
  "bv": "1050000",
  "s":  "EURUSD",
  "t":  "QUOTE",
  "ts": "20261104-14:54:55.316"
}

Real three-second sample, replayed

EUR/USDSpot 14:54:55.316 UTC

1.12485

Bid: 1.12484
Ask: 1.12485
Spread: 0.1 pips

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Delivery: Tick by tick
Timestamps: Millisecond
Latency: < 20ms
SLA Uptime: 99.99%

Protocol at a glance

One connection, pushed ticks, under 20 ms

Symbol list on the WebSocket Tester Full message reference

High frequency.: Most symbols update multiple times per second, so your screens and signals move with the market rather than with a polling timer.
Every tick, stamped.: Each tick carries the quote's millisecond timestamp, so you can sequence, replay and audit exactly what arrived and when.
Your format.: JSON, CSV or SSV, chosen once at login. The same tick arrives as a JSON object or as a single delimited line for the parsers that prefer it.
Volume and depth.: Bid and ask volume on every tick. On FX pairs, accounts with the ladder enabled get full market depth with one login flag.
99.99% SLA, redundant servers.: Redundant infrastructure behind a published SLA, with a public status page you can watch at any time.

Wire latency, production

2.4ms

Min

5.6ms

p50 median

19.4ms

p99 tail

WebSocket · JSON quote stream	Mean	p90	p95	n
Delivery latency	7.4ms	11.2ms	14.5ms	432,172

FIX 4.4 · Tag-value quotes	Mean	p90	p95	n
Delivery latency	5.8ms	8.8ms	11.6ms	432,172

432,172 consecutive ticks, London AWS (eu-west-2) to regional edge points of presence. No synthetic smoothing. Target: p99 under 20 ms. Why 99.9% uptime isn't the real SLA test

TLS 1.3SSL-encrypted sessionsKey-authenticated

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Two ways to stream market data

WebSocket for most teams. FIX for the desks that already speak it.

Both carry the same prices with the same timestamps. The difference is how your side is built.

WebSocket

Included on every plan. A browser, a server or a desktop app can be receiving ticks within the hour.

JSON, CSV or SSV, chosen at login
Subscribe and unsubscribe on the open connection
Client libraries and tutorials for Python, Node.js, Go, C++ and Rust
FX market depth on accounts with the ladder enabled

WebSocket docs Developer Sandbox

FIX

For trading desks and platforms with a FIX engine already in place. Enterprise accounts, set up with our engineers.

FIX 4.4 market data sessions
Same prices and timestamps as the WebSocket feed
Integration guide and demo clients in C++, Python and Java
Contracted SLA and support from the engineers who run the feed

FIX API Book a call

Streaming in three steps

From a blank file to live prices. Each step links to the page that does it, and the clients below cover the rest.

Get a streaming key

Individuals sign up, verify their email and find the key on the dashboard. Businesses fill in a short form, we get in touch and set the account up. The WebSocket key is separate from the REST key.

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Connect, log in, subscribe

Open the socket, send the login action with your key, then subscribe to the symbols you want. Twenty lines in any language.

WebSocket documentation
Handle the ticks

Messages with a t field are prices; messages with a type field are acknowledgements. Reconnect and resubscribe if the socket closes.

Client tutorials

Complete, working clients for the languages your stack runs on.

All tutorials

Python

Python WebSocket Client (V2)
Node.js

Node.js WebSocket Client
C++

Your First C++ WebSocket Client (V2)
Rust

Your First Rust WebSocket Client
Go

Your First Golang WebSocket Client
Python · OHLC

Real-time OHLC Bars with Python WebSocket

Frequently asked questions

: A WebSocket stream of live bid and ask prices for currency pairs, precious metals, CFDs and crypto. You open one connection, subscribe to the symbols you need and receive every price change as it happens. The same prices are available over FIX for enterprise desks.
: Every change is pushed as it happens, with the quote's millisecond timestamp. On busy pairs that is many updates a second.
: Every tick carries the quote's timestamp in UTC, which is the same as GMT with no daylight-saving shift, in the form YYYYMMDD-HH:MM:SS.sss, so to the millisecond. It is the time of the quote, not the time it reached you, which makes it the right field for sequencing, replaying and auditing ticks.
: JSON, CSV or SSV, chosen with the fmt field at login. The content is the same; CSV and SSV are a single delimited line per tick for parsers that prefer it.
: The full list of streamable symbols is on the WebSocket Tester in the docs, where you can also subscribe and watch ticks arrive before writing any code. Subscribe with the instrument code plus :QUOTE, for example EURUSD:QUOTE. Inverse pairs such as USDGBP work like any direct pair.
: Yes. Send subscribe and unsubscribe actions on the open connection, with as many symbols per message as you like. Each action is acknowledged, invalid symbols are listed in the acknowledgement, and the valid ones in the same batch still go through. Inverse pairs such as USDGBP subscribe like any direct pair.
: No. Your streaming key is separate and is shown in the dashboard next to your REST key. Both are on your dashboard once your account is set up.
: WebSocket is included on every plan and is the quickest to integrate. FIX 4.4 sessions are for desks and platforms that already run a FIX engine and want the feed inside it; they are set up on enterprise accounts with our engineers. See the FIX API page.
: Reconnect, log in and subscribe again. Pass send_last on the subscription and the server sends one cached tick per symbol immediately, so your screens show the latest price before live updates resume.
: Individuals sign up, verify their email and find the streaming key on the dashboard; businesses fill in a short form, we get in touch and set the account up. Sign up to start.

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Start streaming today

Individuals get a streaming key on the dashboard after verifying their email. Businesses fill in a short form, we get in touch and set the account up. Desks that need FIX or enterprise terms can talk to us directly.

WebSocket included on every plan

Individuals: key on the dashboard as soon as you verify

Businesses: a short form, then we get in touch and set you up

Two ways to begin

Developer Sandbox

Running a desk on FIX, or need enterprise terms?

Talk to us about FIX or enterprise

Pricing

WebSocket streaming is included on every plan. Plans scale with request volume and history depth; FIX is arranged on enterprise accounts.

See pricing

Streaming market data · WebSocket and FIX

Forex Data Feed. Every Tick, As It Happens.

Protocol at a glance

Building a proprietary trading firm or brokerage platform?

Two ways to stream market data

WebSocket

FIX

Streaming in three steps

Get a streaming key

Connect, log in, subscribe

Handle the ticks

Client tutorials

Python WebSocket Client (V2)

Node.js WebSocket Client

Your First C++ WebSocket Client (V2)

Your First Rust WebSocket Client

Your First Golang WebSocket Client

Real-time OHLC Bars with Python WebSocket

Frequently asked questions

Get started

Forex Data Feed.
Every Tick, As It Happens.