What is tick data?

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Derrick Zastrow
Answered 1 year, 7 months ago
<p>Tick data is a time-stamped record of all transactions and prices at any given moment in the financial markets. Traders can use tick data to understand the most recent price movements to make informed trading decisions. It is especially useful for short-term traders who are looking for quick gains and want to avoid getting stuck with large losses.</p>
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Charles Groth
Answered 1 year, 10 months ago
<p id="isPasted">Tick data is the most granular level of market data, capturing every single trade that occurs in a market. It is recorded at the millisecond level and includes the bid and ask prices, as well as the volume traded.</p><p>Tick data is used by a variety of market participants, including traders, analysts, and researchers. Traders use tick data to identify trading opportunities and to backtest their trading strategies. Analysts use tick data to study market trends and to identify patterns. Researchers use tick data to develop new trading models and to study the behavior of market participants.</p><p>Tick data can …</p>