This document defines the expected turn around time (in hours) for key corporate data fields to be made available in QuoteMedia products and APIs after a relevant filing or corporate event occurs. Timelines vary based on the size of the company (as measured by market capitalisation) and whether the symbol is a new listing or an already-listed security.

Note - Two scenarios are tracked separately:
New listings / IPOs - time measured from the listing date.
Existing listings - time measured from the date the filing or update is first published.

Market Cap Priorities

QuoteMedia uses a 7-tier market cap classification system to prioritise data processing. The table below maps each tier and the market cap thresholds that apply per region.


PriorityUS market capCanada market capUK market cap
P1> $100B
P2$1B – $100B> $10B> $10B
P3$100M – $1B$1B – $10B$1B – $10B
P4$10M – $100M$500M – $1B$500M – $1B
P5< $10M$100M – $500M$100M – $500M
P6$10M – $100M$10M – $100M
P7< $10M< $10M

Availability Schedules - By Data Point

The following tables provide the full per-priority breakdown for each data point. All times are in hours.


Shares Outstanding

The total number of shares of a company that have been issued and are currently held by all shareholders.

PriorityExisting listingNew listing / IPO
P1 to P324 hrs24 hrs
P4 to P748 hrs24 hrs

Float - Corp. Action Related Changes

Updates to a company's publicly tradeable share count resulting from corporate actions.

PriorityExisting listingNew listing / IPO
P1 to P724 hrs24 hrs

Float - Calculated 

The derived count of a company's publicly tradeable shares.

PriorityExisting listingNew listing / IPO
P1 to P748 hrs48 hrs

Financial Line Items

The individual revenue, expense, asset, liability, and cash flow figures reported in a company's quarterly and annual financial statements.

PriorityExisting listingNew listing / IPO
P14 hrs24 hrs
P224 hrs24 hrs
P348 hrs24 hrs
P472 hrs48 hrs
P596 hrs48 hrs
P6120 hrs48 hrs
P7144 hrs48 hrs

Non-Financial Fundamentals

Descriptive company information reported in regulatory filings, such as executive and board details, employee count, auditor information, and compensation data.

PriorityExisting listingNew listing / IPO
P124 hrs24 hrs
P224 hrs24 hrs
P348 hrs48 hrs
P472 hrs72 hrs
P596 hrs96 hrs
P6120 hrs120 hrs
P7144 hrs144 hrs

EPS (Earnings Per Share)

A company's net profit divided by the number of outstanding shares, reported on a per-share basis following each earnings period.

PriorityExisting listingNew listing / IPO
P1 to P324 hrs24 hrs
P4 to P748 hrs24 hrs

Key Ratios

Derived financial metrics calculated from a company's financial statements once they have been processed.

PriorityExisting listingNew listing / IPO
P1 to P7T+1 from financialsT+1 from financials

Industry Classification

Standardised sector, group, and industry category assignments for a company, used to group and compare it against peers.

PriorityExisting listingNew listing / IPO
P1 to P724 hrs24 hrs

Institutional & Fund Ownership

Reported holdings data showing which institutional investors and funds hold positions in a company's shares.

PriorityExisting listingNew listing / IPO
P124 hrs24 hrs
P224 hrs24 hrs
P348 hrs48 hrs
P472 hrs72 hrs
P5 to P796 hrs96 hrs

Insider Transactions

Records of share purchases, sales, and other transactions by a company's directors, executives, and other insiders, as reported to regulators.

PriorityExisting listingNew listing / IPO
P1 to P748 hrs48 hrs

Short Interest

The total number of shares of a company that have been sold short and not yet covered, reflecting the level of bearish sentiment among market participants.

PriorityExisting listingNew listing / IPO
P1 to P724 hrs24 hrs

Company Profile Data

Core descriptive attributes of a company, including its name, address, website, description, and other reference information.

PriorityExisting listingNew listing / IPO
P1 to P748 hrs24 hrs