How far back does Indices – Americas historical data go?

The deepest daily series in this class is USA 500 (S&P 500), with daily candles from 1980-01-02. Tick-level history is younger everywhere: the earliest Indices – Americas tick data starts 2012-01-16, and the newest additions only from 2022-10-05.

Which Indices – Americas instruments have the longest history?

USA 500 (S&P 500) (daily from 1980-01-02), USA 100 (Nasdaq) (daily from 1990-11-07), USA 30 (Dow Jones) (daily from 2013-09-30). Each instrument page lists its exact per-timeframe start dates.

Do all 6 Indices – Americas instruments include tick data?

Yes — every instrument here can be fetched at tick level, but each series only reaches back to its own tick start date (2012-01-16 for the earliest, 2022-10-05 for the newest listings). Always check the per-timeframe table on the instrument page before assuming intraday depth.

When do Indices – Americas markets trade?

These markets trade extended weekday sessions with weekend gaps and per-market holiday closures; exact hours vary by venue. The gaps are real market structure, not missing data.

🌎 Indices – Americas Historical Data Downloader

A desktop app that downloads historical price data for 6 instruments in Indices – Americas — North & South American stock market indices — with daily history reaching back to 1980. Every series is available from tick level up to monthly OHLC candles, fetched on your own machine and written locally as CSV or JSON, current to the last completed trading day.

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Or size one first with the file-size calculator.

One licence covers every instrument below and its entire history — tiers differ by export formats, bulk queueing and automation, never by how much data you may retrieve. Get the app · from €9, one time · Windows, macOS, Linux.

All Indices – Americas instruments (6)

The MarketData Hub catalogue browser listing instruments by asset class with the history available for each. — **Browsing the catalogue.** Every Indices – Americas instrument below is one row in the app, searchable alongside the rest of the 265+ markets.

Where to start with Indices – Americas

If you are picking a first series here, depth is usually what decides it. USA 500 (S&P 500) reaches furthest back — daily candles from 1980-01-02, about 46 years — while Volatility Index (VIX) is the most recent addition, starting 2022-10-05. The other 4 sit between the two.

Watch the tick gap. 2 of these 6 instruments have a quote-level archive that begins years after their daily candles do — USA 100 (Nasdaq) (daily 1990-11-07, ticks 2013-01-01), USA 500 (S&P 500) (daily 1980-01-02, ticks 2012-01-16). If a study needs the full span, work in daily candles; if it needs quote-level detail, the later date is the real start.

Each instrument page below lists its own per-timeframe start dates, row counts and file sizes.

What a Indices – Americas download looks like

Sizes here are driven by how much of the week the market actually trades, so they differ from other asset classes. Taking US Dollar Index as the worked example, over its full history:

Timeframe	From	Rows	CSV size
Daily	2017-12-01	~2,200	~110 KB
1 hour	2017-12-01	~52,900	~3 MB
1 minute	2017-12-01	~3.2M	~159 MB
Tick (every quote)	2017-12-01	Far larger — usually gigabytes. Size a range before you run it.

Estimates at 50 bytes per CSV row, rounded. JSON runs larger; the file-size guide works through the arithmetic, and tick data vs OHLC covers which one you actually need.

Working with Indices – Americas series

This class is not homogeneous, and the arithmetic that works on one member breaks on another. Alongside the equity indices sit the US Dollar Index and the VIX, and neither is the price of a holdable basket: the VIX is a 30-day implied-volatility calculation that mean-reverts and has no total-return interpretation at all, so compounding it, or computing an annualised return from it, produces a number with no meaning. Treat the equity series and these two as different kinds of object even though they share a page.

Guides for Indices – Americas

Frequently asked questions

How far back does Indices – Americas historical data go?: The deepest daily series in this class is USA 500 (S&P 500), with daily candles from 1980-01-02. Tick-level history is younger everywhere: the earliest Indices – Americas tick data starts 2012-01-16, and the newest additions only from 2022-10-05.
Which Indices – Americas instruments have the longest history?: USA 500 (S&P 500) (daily from 1980-01-02), USA 100 (Nasdaq) (daily from 1990-11-07), USA 30 (Dow Jones) (daily from 2013-09-30). Each instrument page lists its exact per-timeframe start dates.
Do all 6 Indices – Americas instruments include tick data?: Yes — every instrument here can be fetched at tick level, but each series only reaches back to its own tick start date (2012-01-16 for the earliest, 2022-10-05 for the newest listings). Always check the per-timeframe table on the instrument page before assuming intraday depth.
When do Indices – Americas markets trade?: These markets trade extended weekday sessions with weekend gaps and per-market holiday closures; exact hours vary by venue. The gaps are real market structure, not missing data.