Uncover the origins of Massive's diverse data. This category delves into our data providers, accuracy, and reliability, ensuring users have transparent and trustworthy information sources.
Knowledge Base/Sources
Knowledge Base
Sources
- Title
- Where does Massive source their indices data?
- Indices Category
Indices
- Sources Category
Sources
- Description
- Indices come from three providers: Nasdaq, Cboe Global Indices and CME Group. Every index ticker records which one in its source_feed field, and there are more than 13,000 of them across the three.
- Title
- Where does Massive's crypto data come from?
- Crypto Category
Crypto
- Sources Category
Sources
- Description
- From five exchanges: Binance, Bitfinex, Bitstamp, Coinbase and Kraken. Crypto has no consolidated tape, so each trade carries the exchange it happened on and there is no single official price for a pair.
- Title
- Where does Massive's options data come from?
- FAQ Category
FAQ
- Options Category
Options
- Sources Category
Sources
- Description
- From OPRA, the consolidated feed that every US options exchange reports to. That is 20 exchanges on one tape, so the coverage is the whole US options market rather than a selection of exchanges.
- Title
- Where does Massive's stock data come from?
- Data Coverage Category
Data Coverage
- FAQ Category
FAQ
- Sources Category
Sources
- Stocks Category
Stocks
- Description
- From the two US securities information processors, the Consolidated Tape Association and the UTP plan, which consolidate every US exchange, plus the FINRA facilities that carry off-exchange prints. That is the whole tape, not a sample of venues.
- Title
- What are the securities information processors (SIPs)?
- FAQ Category
FAQ
- Sources Category
Sources
- Description
- The two systems that consolidate quotes and trades from every US stock exchange into one tape. CTA carries NYSE-listed securities and UTP carries Nasdaq-listed ones, and between them they define the national best bid and offer.
- Title
- What does Massive's Benzinga News feed contain?
- Sources Category
Sources
- Timestamps Category
Timestamps
- Description
- Benzinga News carries the articles Benzinga publishes on benzinga.com, back to 27 April 2009, tagged with the tickers it mentions and with topic channels such as offerings and M&A, and its published time is when Benzinga published the item, not when the underlying press release or event happened.
- Title
- Where does Massive source ticker news from?
- Reference Data Category
Reference Data
- Sources Category
Sources
- Description
- From multiple financial news publishers, with each article tagged with the publisher that produced it and the tickers it mentions. A sample of 50 recent articles carried GlobeNewswire, The Motley Fool and Zacks Investment Research.
- Title
- Where does Massive's currencies data come from?
- Currencies Category
Currencies
- Forex Category
Forex
- Sources Category
Sources
- Description
- Forex quotes come from institutional bank feeds, because foreign exchange has no central exchange and no consolidated tape. Crypto comes from five named exchanges. Both sit under the Currencies subscription.
- Title
- Why is Massive's market data different from other providers?
- Data Coverage Category
Data Coverage
- FAQ Category
FAQ
- Sources Category
Sources
- Description
- Usually because of four things: which trades are eligible to update a bar, which timestamp the data is bucketed on, whether prices are split-adjusted, and whether late corrections have been applied. All four are checkable.
