For commodity traders, every nugget of information on the history and price dynamics of traded items can make or break a trade. Access to comprehensive market data significantly increases their chances of winning deals.
Commodity Systems Inc. (CSI)’s financial market data archive, combined with advanced trading software and seasoned in-house expertise, provides traders with an edge that no contemporary database or search engine can match.
The firm brings the largest database of meticulously preserved financial market statistics on futures, options and stocks, compiled over decades and updated daily. It delivers current as well as historical end-of-day (EOD) data on every major commodity traded on exchanges worldwide, giving traders unparalleled access to market intelligence.
“Our commodity data goes back farther than anybody else out there,” says Jack Stauffer, CEO.
CSI’s futures data is maintained since the earliest days of trading. It extensively covers commodity markets from the 1940s onward, even starting from 1922 in some cases. On the equities side, it maintains the complete data of every stock traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), dating back to 1962 and on NASDAQ since its inception in 1971. Focused on due diligence, CSI ensures that the data undergoes rigorous checks before being released to customers.
Traders can analyze the data with Unfair Advantage, CSI’s proprietary trading analysis software package. Bundled with its data subscription plan, the powerful software is designed to transform extensive market data into actionable insights with over 100 technical analysis tools. It compresses massive amounts of financial data for use on personal computers, making in-depth analysis accessible to traders.
The software also provides custom studies based on clients’ trading analysis ideas. One such instance is when a user proposed a customized Donchian Channel indicator to track commodity price volatility. Developed in collaboration with CSI’s experts, the study is now part of the package as an analysis tool.