Use Case: OHLCV 1DAY Data for Long-Term IEXG Reporting
A sample FinFeed Flat Files pricing simulation for downloading OHLCV 1DAY data through the S3-compatible API.
Use Case: OHLCV 1DAY Data for Long-Term IEXG Reporting
This example estimates the cost of downloading OHLCV 1DAY Flat Files for IEXG for long-term reporting or analytics.
Assumptions
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Product | FinFeed Flat Files |
| Dataset | OHLCV |
| Period | 1DAY |
| Exchange | IEXG |
| Time range | 5 years |
| Files | 1,258 daily files |
| Estimated total size | 600 MB |
| Request scenario | 1 LIST + 1,258 HEAD + 1,258 GET |
This is a hypothetical sizing example. For stock market data, the number of daily files depends on trading days, holidays, and exchange schedules.
Example S3 path:
| Purpose | Example path |
|---|---|
| List files | s3://finfeedapi/E-IEXG/T-OHLCV+TP-1DAY/ |
| Download one daily file | s3://finfeedapi/E-IEXG/T-OHLCV+TP-1DAY/D-20260102.csv.gz |
Pricing
| Component | Rate |
|---|---|
| OHLCV 1DAY data transfer | 1.00 credit per MB |
| GET to OHLCV data type | 250 credits per 1,000 GET calls |
| LIST / HEAD calls | 10 credits per 1,000 calls |
Estimated usage
Data transfer:
600 MB × 1.00 credit = 600.00 credits
GET calls:
1,258 GET ÷ 1,000 × 250 credits = 314.50 credits
LIST and HEAD calls:
1,259 calls ÷ 1,000 × 10 credits = 12.59 credits
Total estimated usage:
600.00 + 314.50 + 12.59 = 927.09 credits
Plan comparison
| Plan | Price per Credit | Monthly cost | Included credits | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay As You Go | $1.00/Credit | No commitment | N/A | $927.09 |
| Committed 64 | $0.85/Credit | $64 | ~75.29 credits | $915.80 |
| Committed 256 | $0.75/Credit | $256 | ~341.33 credits | $841.76 |
| Committed 512 | $0.70/Credit | $512 | ~731.43 credits | $707.66 |
| Committed 1024 | $0.65/Credit | $1,024 | ~1,575.38 credits | $1,024.00 |
Result
For this sample, Committed 512 has the lowest estimated cost.
This example also shows that for many small daily files, GET request costs can become a meaningful part of the total estimate.
Caveat
Actual usage depends on exact file size, selected exchange, time range, number of trading days, request pattern, retries, and whether the download tool performs extra LIST, HEAD, or multipart GET requests.