Forex API
Tick-level quotes for 50+ currency pairs including majors, minors and exotics.
Stream tick-level Forex, Crypto, Stock, Commodity and Index data over a single WebSocket and REST API. Get a free key in seconds — no sales call required.
| Symbol | Asset class | Price | Latest move |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUR/USD ForexEuro / US Dollar | Forex | - | - |
| BTC/USDT CryptoBitcoin | Crypto | - | - |
| ETH/USDT CryptoEthereum | Crypto | - | - |
| AAPL StockApple Inc. | Stock | - | - |
| XAU/USD CommodityGold Spot | Commodity | - | - |
| USD/JPY ForexUS Dollar / Yen | Forex | - | - |
| NVDA StockNVIDIA Corp. | Stock | - | - |
| SPX IndexS&P 500 Index | Index | - | - |
Every market AllTick covers is available through the same unified REST and WebSocket interface.
Tick-level quotes for 50+ currency pairs including majors, minors and exotics.
Real-time spot and derivatives data, normalized into one feed.
Equities across US, Hong Kong and mainland China with trades and quotes.
Live pricing for precious metals and energy.
Benchmark index values and constituents for major global indices.
Compare coverage, latency and data types across every AllTick market.
Browse productsHow AllTick compares to a typical legacy market-data vendor.
| Capability | AllTick | Typical Legacy Vendor |
|---|---|---|
| Median WebSocket latency | ~150ms | 400–800ms |
| Asset classes in one API | 5 (FX, Crypto, Stock, Commodities, Indices) | 1–2 |
| Uptime SLA | 99.95% | 99.5% or none |
| Free tier | Yes — instant API key | Sales call required |
| WebSocket streaming | Native | Polling / limited |
Connect over WebSocket and subscribe to any symbol across any market.
# AllTick realtime financial data API
# forex crypto stock commodities indices
import asyncio, json, uuid
import websockets
subscribe = {
"cmd_id": 22004,
"seq_id": 1,
"trace": str(uuid.uuid4()),
"data": {"symbol_list": [{"code": "EURUSD"}]},
}
heartbeat = {"cmd_id": 22000, "seq_id": 1, "trace": "heartbeat", "data": {}}
async def stream():
uri = "wss://quote.alltick.co/quote-b-ws-api?token=YOUR_API_KEY"
async with websockets.connect(uri) as socket:
await socket.send(json.dumps(subscribe))
async def keep_alive():
while True:
await asyncio.sleep(10)
await socket.send(json.dumps(heartbeat))
asyncio.create_task(keep_alive())
async for message in socket:
print(json.loads(message))
asyncio.run(stream())Cut market-data costs by 60% while adding crypto coverage.
“Migrating to AllTick let us consolidate three vendors into one WebSocket feed and ship our trading app a quarter early.”Read case study
Served 40k concurrent users with sub-200ms quote updates.
“The 99.95% SLA and consistent latency were exactly what our retail brokerage needed to scale globally.”Read case study
Backtested 12 years of tick data across 5 asset classes.
“Having historical and live data from a single normalized API removed weeks of data-engineering work.”Read case study
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In modern trading systems, data connectivity is critical. Whether you are building a forex trading terminal, a multi-asset brokerage system, or a quantitative strategy engine, understanding the difference between an FX API and a CFD API is
In modern trading systems, data connectivity is critical. Whether you are building a forex trading terminal, a multi-asset brokerage system, or a quantitative strategy engine, understanding the difference between an FX API and a CFD API is essential.
This article explains the differences from a developer perspective and shows how unified data infrastructure such as AllTick API can support multi-asset coverage.
In simple terms:
Although both expose similar types of data (quotes, ticks, candles), their underlying market structures are fundamentally different.
An FX API provides real-time and historical pricing data for the foreign exchange market, specifically the fx spot market.
Typical currency pairs include:
The main goal of an FX API is to reflect the real foreign exchange market structure.
A CFD API provides market data for Contract for Difference (CFD) instruments, which are derivative contracts based on underlying assets.
CFDs do not involve owning the underlying asset. Instead, they allow speculation on price movements.
Covered asset classes include:
CFD pricing may include:
In real-world systems, FX and CFD are often combined.
Many platforms use:
This makes multi-asset coverage a critical requirement.
Modern trading systems extend beyond FX:
A unified data layer reduces integration complexity.
The AllTick API provides a unified market data infrastructure for multi-asset trading systems.
This solves a major engineering challenge: fragmented market data integration.
The core difference can be summarized simply:
In practice, modern trading systems often require both. Unified providers like AllTick API help reduce complexity and enable scalable multi-asset infrastructure.
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