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Access and Limits

Compare free and premium market data, tools, limits, and historical coverage.

How subscriptions combine

Option Flow includes Investor. Level2View is a separate subscription.

SubscriptionInvestorOption FlowLevel2View
InvestorYesNo
Option FlowYesNo
Level2ViewNoYes
  • API tier 1 and above also includes Investor access.

Investor

FeatureFreeTrialPaid
Market Data
Stock pricesReal-timeFrom partial trade volume; limited extended-hours coverageReal-timeFull market coverage
Index prices15m delayedReal-time
Crypto pricesReal-time
Extended dataset historyTrailing 12 monthsComplete available history
Daily reconstructed Short InterestNoYes
Dark Pool Levels history3 recent completed market daysComplete available history
Dark Pool PrintsPrevious market day15m delayedReal-time
Trade Flow
Trade Flow15m delayedReal-time
Trade Flow scopeUp to 3 included symbolsMarket-wide or up to 100 included or excluded symbols
Flow rows per pageUp to 25Up to 100
Mark trades on chartsNoYes
Saved flow filters51,000
Screener
Screener CSV exportNoUp to 1,000 rows
Extended-hours live Screener cellsNoYes
Saved screenersUnlimited
Saved Items
Saved alerts2200
Saved charts51,000
WatchlistsUnlimited
Portfolio itemsUnlimited
  • Dataset exports available to free accounts include only the history the account can access.

Option Flow

FeatureFreeTrialPaid
Access
Investor includedNoYes
Flow history4 completed days, excluding the newest available dayComplete available history
Newest flowNewest day excluded15m delayedReal-time
Flow
Search scopeUp to 3 included symbolsMarket-wide or up to 100 included or excluded symbols
Rows per pageUp to 25Up to 100
Saved flow filters51,000
Options
Option contract chartsDailyDaily and intraday
Option chainEnd-of-day fieldsDelayed bid, ask, and GreeksReal-timeBid, ask, and Greeks
GEX, DEX, and IV smile chartsNoYes
  • Prints, Orders, filters, and columns are available with a free account.

Level2View

FeatureFreeLevel2View
Venues
Live order-book venues15All 17
Binance and KuCoinNoYes
Depth Map
Historical Depth Map48h ago through 1.5h agoComplete retained history
Live display rate2 updates/sSelectable 1–10 updates/s
Depth Map densityFixed at level 5Selectable levels 1–9
Depth Map price groupingAutomaticAutomatic or manual
  • Venue availability varies by market and symbol.
  • Level2View does not add alerts or change alert delivery.

Charts

FeatureFreeInvestorOption Flow
General
Saved charts51,000
Maximum visible bars5,000
Built-in indicator catalogAll 32
Indicators per chartUnlimited
Option contract chart intervalsDailyDaily and intraday
Volume Profiles
Visible Range Volume ProfileYes
Periodic Volume ProfileYes
Session Volume ProfileYes
Dataset-backed Indicators
Dataset historyTrailing 12 monthsComplete available history
Daily Short Interest seriesNoYes
Dark Pool Levels
Decimals20, 1, or 2
LookbackDay and week rangesThrough 1 year
Dynamic windowOffOn or off
Displayed levels2, 4, or 6Through 1,000
CSV exportNoYes
Dark Pool Orders
Displayed prints1 or 5Through 50
Bubble sizingMedium by heightSix size and dimension combinations
ScalePer dayPer day or across days
  • Level2View adds extended Depth Map controls.
  • Dataset-backed indicators follow the account's available history and symbol or source coverage.

Alerts

FeatureFreeTrialPaid
Account
Saved alerts2200
Combined alertsNoYes
Flow Alerts
Symbols per Flow alertUp to 3 includedUp to 100 included or excluded
Market-wide alertsNoYes
Market-wide alert maximum020
Inbox and Delivery
Delivery15m delayedReal-time
Inbox retention30 days
Inbox event maximum10,000 per account
Email batchingAt most once every 10 minutes
  • A brief cooldown prevents rapid matches from generating a flood of notifications.
  • Expanded scope and real-time Option Flow alerts require Option Flow. Investor covers the other alert types.

Historical coverage

Complete available history begins at different points for each dataset.

  • Availability can vary by symbol, listing, venue, and source.