SFTP Download | TickTradingData Docs

Use SFTP when you need more than a few files, prefer a file client, or want a repeatable transfer workflow outside the browser.

Open The Connection Details

In Your Data, open the FTP access modal from this button:

The modal provides the connection values for your account:

FTP Server access modal with host, port, username, and password

Use these values in your SFTP client:

Host: ftp-001.ticktradingdata.com
Port: 22
Username: your account email
Password: the password shown in the modal

Use the copy buttons in the modal when possible.

Use SFTP, Not Plain FTP

The connection uses SFTP on port 22.

Do not configure the client as plain FTP or FTPS. The modal explicitly tells you to use SFTP.

Recommended Clients

Any SFTP client works. Practical options:

WinSCP on Windows
FileZilla if you want a cross-platform GUI
sftp from the command line if you prefer a terminal workflow

After connecting, the root shows documentation files together with the data directory:

SFTP root directory listing with documentation files and data folder

At the root you should expect files such as:

README.md
instructions.csv.md
instructions.parquet.md
schema.csv.md
schema.parquet.md
schema.stats.md
LICENSE.txt
data/

The actual downloadable datasets live under data/.

Folder Structure

The server is organized by format, then symbol, then expiration.

bash

data/
  csv/
    {symbol}/
      {expiration}/
        YYYYMMDD.csv.gz
  parquet/
    {symbol}/
      {expiration}/
        YYYYMMDD.parquet
  stats/
    {symbol}/
      {expiration}/
        YYYYMMDD.stats.json
  nrd/
    {symbol}/
      {expiration}/
        YYYYMMDD.nrd.gz

Practical interpretation:

choose the format first
then open the symbol folder
then the contract expiration
then download one file or the whole folder you need

The nrd branch contains the native replay-oriented files used in NinjaTrader workflows.

Typical SFTP Workflow

Open FTP Server in Your Data.
Copy the host, port, username, and password.
Connect with your SFTP client.
Open data/.
Choose csv, parquet, stats, or nrd.
Navigate to the symbol and expiration you need.
Download the individual daily files or the full folder.

When To Prefer SFTP

Use SFTP when:

you need many files
you want to resume or repeat transfers
you prefer browsing folders instead of downloading one file row at a time
you are moving data to a workstation or server

If you only need a few daily files manually, Web Download is faster.

If you prefer the terminal over a GUI SFTP client, continue with CLI Downloader.