Data Delivery & Feeds

Parameta offers multiple APIs and delivery technologies for sub-second, real-time data streaming, allowing you to choose the method that best fits your infrastructure and workflows.

Available options include:

• WebSocket – Delivers data in JSON via WebSocket for real-time data streaming
• Marketfeed API – API leveraging Marketfeed protocol for reliable, auditable data delivery
• EMD Direct Connect – Enterprise Market Data Distribution (EMDD) for direct infrastructure integration
• FIX API – Market data routing via FIX gateway

Yes. Parameta supports industry‑standard delivery methods, including FIX and streaming interfaces, to integrate with existing trading and data platforms.

Delivery mechanisms and feed configurations can be aligned to your infrastructure, usage patterns, and operational requirements.

Yes. Parameta connectivity options are designed to support both on‑premise systems and cloud‑based data platforms.

Parameta primarily offers OTC market data sourced from TP ICAP broking desks. Although near-real-time delivery is available via various feeds, it is not suitable for exchange-like low‑latency use-cases.

Yes. Parameta’s WebSocket service provides a fast, scalable and low-latency solution for streaming real-time market data.

It establishes a persistent connection, enabling continuous delivery of quotes, trades and price updates directly into your systems.

Key benefits:

• Instant updates – Continuous streaming of trades and quotes
• Low latency – Optimised for high-speed data transmission
• Efficient integration – JSON format integrates easily with trading platforms and desktop tools
• Scalable – Supports high volumes of concurrent users
• Secure – Encrypted using advanced cryptographic standards

Yes. Parameta provides a Marketfeed-based API designed to deliver reliable, auditable OTC pricing data.

Delivered as a broadcast stream over TCP/IP, the API:

• Uses an industry-recognised Marketfeed
• Supports structured data delivery (records, chains, and pages)
• Enables easy integration for clients already using Marketfeed-compatible systems

Can be accessed via internet or leased line connectivity

EMD Direct Connect (Enterprise Market Data Distribution) enables clients to stream Parameta data directly into their internal infrastructure.

It is designed for organisations requiring high-performance, fully integrated data delivery.

Key benefits:

• Full data access – Connect directly to Parameta’s real-time inventory
• Improved performance – High-speed delivery with minimal latency
• Reduced complexity –Direct connectivity reduces the need for multiple intermediaries, thereby streamlined data flow and reducing data management and distribution costs
• Greater control – Manage entitlement, distribution and billing directly with Parameta.

Yes. Parameta offers a FIX 5.0 SP2-compliant API for market data routing via a standard FIX gateway.

This is particularly suited to clients operating within FIX-based trading environments and looking to integrate market data seamlessly into existing workflows.

Parameta provides extensive OTC time-series data across asset classes, often going back decades.

You can access data via multiple secure delivery methods, including:

• SFTP – CSV, JSON, XML, XLSX, Parquet, TXT
• Snowflake – Direct cloud-based access
• Amazon S3 / Google Cloud / Azure Blob – Standard formats

This enables clients to obtain tick-level data, end-of-day pricing or bespoke historical datasets to power analytics, research and trading models.

Yes. Parameta data is available via Snowflake, providing secure, scalable and near-instant access to large datasets.

You can access:

• Pre-trade, post-trade and indicative pricing
• End-of-day, intra-day and historical data
• Commercial data packages by asset class and currency
• Data across multiple asset classes: Interest rate swaps & swaptions, FX, fixed income & bonds, money markets & repo, energy & commodities.

Snowflake transforms how you can interact with our market data, enabling:

• Immediate access – No file transfers or manual handling
• Live data – Always up to date
• Scalable analytics – Query large datasets instantly
• Secure access – Permissioned and governance-led

Parameta supports two access models:

Snowflake Reader Accounts

• No infrastructure required
• Fully managed by Parameta
• Ideal for trials and smaller use cases

Direct Shares

• Access data within your own Snowflake account
• Use your own compute and governance controls
• No data duplication or movement required

Yes, Parameta offers free trial accounts via Snowflake. Please visit Parameta Solutions from the Snowflake marketplace and select the asset class that you would like access to?

Yes. Parameta partners with leading market data providers, allowing you to access our data through your existing platforms and vendor relationships.

Accessing Parameta via a partner enables you to:

• Leverage existing infrastructure – No new integration required
• Aggregate data sources – Combine Parameta with other datasets
• Use familiar tools – Work within existing platforms
• Simplify billing – Consolidate costs under current agreements

Via our partners, you can access:

• Real-time streaming – Tick-by-tick market data
• Delayed feeds – For compliance use cases
• End-of-day pricing
• Historical time series data

How do I get started via a channel partner?

1. Contact your existing vendor representative
2. Request access to Parameta data
3. Configure your data feed with the partner
4. Start consuming data through their platform