VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

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Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Tool Comparison

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) vs Tiingo comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) adds Alerts, Calendar, IPO, Buybacks & Authorizations, and Order Book / Level II coverage that Tiingo skips.

Tiingo includes Data APIs, and APIs & SDKs categories that Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) omits.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) ships a mobile app. Tiingo is web/desktop only.

In depth comparison

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX)

hkex.com.hk

The official exchange site for Hong Kong. Provides free access to company filings via HKEXnews, corporate calendars, and market alerts. Real-time and historical tick data, as well as full order book feeds, are available through paid HKEX Market Data Services and the Data Marketplace. Quotes displayed on the public website are delayed by at least 15 minutes. Mobile apps include a Stock Options app with real-time options and selected futures data.

Platforms

WebMobile

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

HKEXnews: centralized hub for listed company announcements and regulatory filings with keyword and category search.
Custom email and mobile alerts for issuer announcements and Disclosure of Interests notices.
Short Selling Turnover reports (intra-day and daily) for both Main Board and GEM listings.
Trading and clearing calendar, downloadable as PDF or subscribable via iCal/URL.
HKEX Data Marketplace offering paid datasets such as CCASS shareholding and historical full order book data, delivered via SFTP, direct download, or cloud-to-cloud.

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Tiingo

tiingo.com

Flat-rate market data platform with simple, transparent plans. Tiingo provides end-of-day and real-time APIs for equities, mutual funds, ETFs, forex, and crypto, alongside corporate actions, fundamentals, and news. Plans range from a free Starter tier to affordable paid subscriptions, with usage limits and data history varying by plan. Enterprise or commercial use is supported via higher tiers.

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

End-of-day (EOD) price API with proprietary error-checking and broad historical coverage.
Coverage spans 65,000+ US stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, ADRs, plus Chinese equities with 50+ years of history.
Corporate actions API for dividends and splits, including both historical and announced events.
IEX real-time equity feed with tick-level data via REST and WebSocket.
Forex API with real-time and historical data for 140+ currency pairs.

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Where they differ

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX)

Distinct strengths include:

Alerts Calendar IPO Buybacks & Authorizations Order Book / Level II

HKEXnews: centralized hub for listed company announcements and regulatory filings with keyword and category search.
Custom email and mobile alerts for issuer announcements and Disclosure of Interests notices.
Short Selling Turnover reports (intra-day and daily) for both Main Board and GEM listings.
Trading and clearing calendar, downloadable as PDF or subscribable via iCal/URL.

Tiingo

Distinct strengths include:

Data APIs APIs & SDKs

End-of-day (EOD) price API with proprietary error-checking and broad historical coverage.
Coverage spans 65,000+ US stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, ADRs, plus Chinese equities with 50+ years of history.
Corporate actions API for dividends and splits, including both historical and announced events.
IEX real-time equity feed with tick-level data via REST and WebSocket.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX)	Tiingo
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: News, Dividends, Splits Unique: Alerts, Calendar, IPO, Buybacks & Authorizations, Order Book / Level II	Shared: News, Dividends, Splits Unique: Data APIs, APIs & SDKs
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, ETFs, Bonds, Options, Futures	Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Cryptos, Currencies
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web, Mobile	Web, API
Pricing High-level pricing models	Free, Subscription	Free, Subscription
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	Unique HKEXnews: centralized hub for listed company announcements and regulatory filings with keyword and category search. Custom email and mobile alerts for issuer announcements and Disclosure of Interests notices. Short Selling Turnover reports (intra-day and daily) for both Main Board and GEM listings. Trading and clearing calendar, downloadable as PDF or subscribable via iCal/URL. HKEX Data Marketplace offering paid datasets such as CCASS shareholding and historical full order book data, delivered via SFTP, direct download, or cloud-to-cloud. Real-time market datafeeds (OMD-C/OMD-D) with Level 1, Level 2, and Full Book options, including 10-level depth and full tick order data.	Unique End-of-day (EOD) price API with proprietary error-checking and broad historical coverage. Coverage spans 65,000+ US stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, ADRs, plus Chinese equities with 50+ years of history. Corporate actions API for dividends and splits, including both historical and announced events. IEX real-time equity feed with tick-level data via REST and WebSocket. Forex API with real-time and historical data for 140+ currency pairs. Crypto API aggregating data from multiple exchanges, with REST and WebSocket endpoints.
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Not yet	Not yet
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Standard listing	Standard listing

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) and Tiingo both support?

Both platforms cover News, Dividends, and Splits workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) and Tiingo require subscriptions?

Both Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) and Tiingo keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Which tool has mobile access?

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Tiingo focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) differentiates itself with HKEXnews: centralized hub for listed company announcements and regulatory filings with keyword and category search., Custom email and mobile alerts for issuer announcements and Disclosure of Interests notices., and Short Selling Turnover reports (intra-day and daily) for both Main Board and GEM listings., whereas Tiingo stands out for End-of-day (EOD) price API with proprietary error-checking and broad historical coverage., Coverage spans 65,000+ US stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, ADRs, plus Chinese equities with 50+ years of history., and Corporate actions API for dividends and splits, including both historical and announced events..

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