PULSE ANALYTICS
Pre-trade cost estimates for futures and US equities.
Pulse Analytics is BestEx Research's analytics platform. It delivers cost estimates for orders, as well as estimated and realized trade analytics, through our API and our Algorithm Management System (AMS One).
GET /api/geq/costs/estimate/fixed-duration/
?bestex_id=6386&shares=200000
&date=2026-06-23&start_time=13:31&end_time=14:30
{
"predicted_total_cost_bps": 10.97,
"predicted_market_impact_cost_bps": 10.24,
"predicted_cost_vs_vwap_bps": 0.73,
"predicted_pov": 0.0195,
"model_id": "geq-common-stock-v1"
}
200,000 shares of AAPL over one hour. Estimates are subject to deviation from realized values.
Quick start
1
Request access
You need an account to use Pulse Analytics. Request access and our team will notify you once your account is enabled.
2
Get a token
Log in with your email and password to receive an API token.
curl -X POST $HOST/auth/token/login/ \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"email": "...", "password": "..."}'
{"auth_token": "..."}
3
Price an order
Send the token on every call. Futures and US equities share the same token.
curl -G $HOST/api/cost-estimator-fixed-duration/ \
-H "Authorization: Token $TOKEN" \
-d exchange_symbol=CLZ23 -d exchange_mic_code=XNYM \
-d ordersize=300 -d date=2023-10-03 \
-d start_time=10:00:00 -d end_time=19:00:00
Products
Futures
65+ actively traded futures base symbols
- Cost estimates for a fixed duration or a fixed participation rate
- Optimal participation rate with alpha decay
- Estimated and realized interval analytics
- Daily trading stats and volume estimates
US Equities
US common stocks and ETFs
- Cost estimates, single or in batches of up to 500 orders
- Intraday volume profile and liquidity forecasts
- Daily and per-minute history
- Reference data: instruments, exchanges, trading hours, calendar