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FXMacroData Review, Pricing, and Features
FXMacroData supplies timestamped macro releases, central-bank data, rates, yields, calendars, COT, FX reference data, dashboards, MCP tools, exports, and an API. The free endpoints cover recent USD data. Full history, other currencies, protected datasets, and customer-facing display rights require paid access.
Best for
- FX quants and developers needing timestamped macro releases, policy rates, yields, COT, calendars, FX spot, and point-in-time data without lookahead bias.
- Macro API buyers comparing no-key free access, Individual monthly or annual billing, Enterprise licensing, and metered redistribution rights.
- Teams building live signals, dashboards, or client-facing workflows from research data and needing explicit usage rights.
Watch out
- Always Free is capped at 100 no-key USD requests per day. Full history, non-USD announcements, protected datasets, and redistribution need paid access.
- The Individual trial requires a credit card and converts after 14 days unless canceled.
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Pricing
Free • From $500/yr · 14-day trial · 4 plans
Free / evaluation
Always Free access for selected USD endpoints without an API key.
Individual
Plan for one researcher with full supported-country coverage and 100,000 API requests per day.
Enterprise
Ten-seat institutional plan with service accounts and organization controls.
Commercial Display License
Add-on for approved customer-facing displays on registered destinations.
Key features
- REST endpoints for macro indicators, FX rates, release calendars, forward and rate differentials, market sessions, risk sentiment, COT data, commodities, and GraphQL batching.
- Coverage includes GDP, inflation, trade, employment, policy rates, government bond yields, FX reference rates, commodities, housing, and precious metals.
- Point-in-time economic release timestamps to reduce lookahead bias in backtests and macro-event studies.
- Review currency-pair dashboards with rate differentials, yield-curve metrics, inflation comparisons, and recent announcement tables.
- Embed real-time charts externally with iframe snippets where the chart workflow supports sharing.
- Use the official Python SDK with synchronous and asynchronous clients.
- Connect the MCP server without a key for recent USD tables or authenticate for paid charts, analytics, and other currencies.
- Always Free covers 100 no-key USD requests per day. Individual and Enterprise are the two base paid plans.
- The product does not provide equity fundamentals, brokerage execution, or tax accounting.
FAQ
Is FXMacroData free?
Not entirely. FXMacroData includes a free tier, but its paid subscription options unlock more capacity. Visit the vendor site for current limits and pricing. A 14-day free trial is available on select plans.
Who is FXMacroData best for?
FXMacroData is built for Pro Retail, Institutional Investors, Swing Traders, Algo Traders, Quants/Developers, and Analysts. It suits intermediate and advanced users.
What platforms and connections does FXMacroData support?
You can use FXMacroData on Web. FXMacroData offers an API (REST, GraphQL, and WebSocket) with APIKey authentication. Integrations include MCP.
Which markets does FXMacroData cover?
FXMacroData covers North America, Europe, and APAC. It tracks Currencies and Bonds.
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