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Stock market data feed: real-time quotes and candles
The FinaQuotes stock feed delivers US equities in real time, with trades and quotes, and selected non-US listings with a delay of about 15 minutes. Prices follow the hours of each listing exchange, and every stock has OHLC candles on nine timeframes in UTC. It is built for brokers, prop firms, trading platforms and financial websites that need one equity source.
At a glance
| Quote type | US stocks: level 1 bid/ask plus last trade price; non-US listings: last price, about 15 minutes delayed |
|---|---|
| Update mode | US stocks in real time; non-US listings delayed about 15 minutes |
| Trading hours | Hours of the listing exchange, daylight saving aware |
| Candles | 1m, 5m, 15m, 30m, 1H, 4H, 1D, 1W, 1MN, all in UTC |
| History depth | Years of daily history, months of intraday. See historical data |
| Delivery | WebSocket for live ticks (HMAC login), REST for candles and the instrument catalog |
| Free widgets | Delayed 15 minutes |
What is covered
The core of the equity set is the US large cap market: the constituents of the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100, listed on NYSE and Nasdaq. Next to them sits a set of selected non-US listings, so a site or platform can show the best known international names alongside US stocks.
The list grows automatically and new tickers appear in the feed without changes on your side. The current catalog is on the instruments page and over REST, which also serves company logos for watchlists and symbol cards.
- US large caps, including S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 constituents
- Selected non-US listings, delivered with a delay of about 15 minutes
- Clean tickers: a dot is dropped, so BRK.B arrives as BRKB
Quote format
US stocks are quoted two-sided: a level 1 best bid and best ask, plus the last trade price. Non-US listings arrive as a last price, about 15 minutes delayed, with both sides equal. Ticks come over a single WebSocket connection as JSON, with the same structure for every asset class: a symbol, a timestamp in UTC milliseconds and two price fields, BestBid and BestAsk.
How those fields are filled for equities is described in the price format section of the feed documentation. One price level is sent; there is no order book depth.
Sessions and hours
Each stock follows the exchange hours of its listing venue. A Nasdaq or NYSE listing trades on the US session, a London listing on the LSE session, and so on. Session times are daylight saving aware, so the switch between summer and winter time needs no work on your side.
US stocks stream in real time during the session. Non-US listings arrive with a delay of about 15 minutes, and that delay is part of how they are delivered, not a fault. Outside trading hours no new ticks are sent; a subscription still returns the last known price as a snapshot.
Candles and history
Every stock has OHLC candles on nine timeframes, from 1m to 1MN. The base series is one minute and higher timeframes are built from it. Bars are in UTC and exist only for the trading hours of the listing exchange, so a chart has no flat overnight bars to filter out.
Depth is years of daily history and months of intraday. Details per timeframe are on the historical data page; request parameters are in the REST reference.
Use cases
- Broker: show live US prices and charts for the stocks you offer as CFDs or for investment, inside the client area.
- Trading platform: drive watchlists, symbol pages and charts from one normalized equity stream with logos from the same API.
- Financial website: embed a stock widget such as a market overview or ticker tape; on the Free plan exchange-traded instruments are delayed 15 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
Are US stock prices real time?
Yes, US stocks stream in real time during the exchange session, with trades and quotes. Non-US listings come with a delay of about 15 minutes.
Which stocks are included?
The set covers US large caps, including the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 constituents, plus selected non-US listings. The current list is on the instruments page and grows over time.
Do stock candles have bars outside trading hours?
No, stock candles are built only for the trading hours of the listing exchange. Session times follow daylight saving changes automatically.
Why are stocks delayed in the free widgets?
The Free widget plan shows exchange-traded instruments, including stocks, with a 15 minute delay. Pro widgets and the data feed deliver US stocks in real time; see pricing.
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