Prices and Reference Data

Every model starts with the basics, and the basics have to be right. ORTEX delivers end-of-day prices for more than 125,000 listings worldwide, with history back to 1964, alongside the reference data that turns a price into something usable: market capitalization in local currency and dollars, shares outstanding, free float, average volume and historic volatility. Renamed and delisted stocks stay reachable, so history is complete.

At a glance

• 125,000+ listings priced in 2026
• 1964 history from
• 269m daily price records
• 4x updates a day as markets close

269m daily price records back to 1964, including renamed, moved and delisted tickers, so a backtest has no survivorship gap.

ORTEX price archive, November 2026.

What you can do with it

• Backtesting. Survivorship-free history back to 1964.
• Screening. Market cap, float and volume on one consistent basis.
• Risk. Historic volatility over six windows, aligned with implied volatility.

The foundation, done properly

Prices and the reference data every model needs, consistent across every market.

• End-of-day prices. Open, high, low, close, volume and VWAP for the primary listing or all exchanges combined, updated four times a day.
• History from 1964. Six decades of prices, including renamed, moved and delisted tickers.
• Market capitalization. Daily market cap in local currency and US dollars.
• Shares and free float. Shares outstanding and free float, with a new row every time they change.
• Volume and volatility. Average daily volume, and historic volatility over 5, 10, 20, 30, 60 and 90 days.
• Identifiers and exchanges. ISIN, FIGI and ORTEX identifiers and exchange reference data, ready to join to your security master.

Facts

Why ORTEX

Prices and reference data share one identifier set with every other ORTEX dataset, so nothing needs re-mapping.

Coverage, year by year

Listings with an end-of-day price in each year.

Listings priced. Distinct listings with daily prices in each year; 2026 to 4 November. The chart is in the brochure PDF.

Coverage has nearly tripled since 2010, and the history of every security stays in.

Documents and API

• Download the brochure (PDF)
• Prices and Reference Data on public.ortex.com
• The full ORTEX data catalog (PDF)
• Enterprise API reference: Closing prices, Whole market, Listings

Coverage, history and figures are as at November 2026. Provided for information purposes only; not investment advice, a personal recommendation, or an offer to buy or sell any security. Past performance is not a guide to future results. Trial access, pricing and licensing: [email protected].