Excel User Guide

About cmdtyView for Excel

Access global exchange data, physical commodities pricing and core economic data such as cmdtyStats directly in Excel. Build charts, curves and seasonals or power your commodity trading with streaming real-time prices. Run cmdtyView for Excel in parallel to cmdtyView or independently.

Content

• Commodity Prices - Global commodity prices from CME Group, ICE, Euronext, and many more - with real-time data also available
• cmdtyStats - The premier source of aggregated economic data and commodity statistics built into the cmdtyView terminal
• Grain Prices - Best-in-class local grain bid data from Agricharts - the premier data provider for North America grain
• cmdtyNewswires - Our streaming newswire service with access to editorial, market chatter, and need-to-know content from the USDA
• cmdtyIndexes - Our indexes ensure that the price that you’re buying or selling is the true market price
  

Minimum System Requirements

To ensure optimal performance, the following hardware and software specifications are required to run the new Excel add-in.

Hardware Requirements

• Processor - Intel Core i5 or higher / Apple M1 or later (for Mac)
• RAM - Minimum 8GB (16GB recommended for large datasets)
• Storage - At least 500MB of available disk space
• Internet Connection: Required for product and real-time data updates
  

Software Requirements

• Microsoft Excel
  • Windows: Microsoft Excel 2016 or later (Office 365 recommended)
  • Mac: Microsoft Excel 2019 or later (Office 365 recommended)
  • Web: Excel for the Web (Office 365)
• Operating System
  • Windows 10 or later
  • macOS Monterey or later
  • Any OS that supports modern web browsers for cloud-based Excel
• Browser Compatibility
  • Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Safari (for cloud usage)
• Office Add-in Deployment
  • Available via the Microsoft Marketplace
    

For users transitioning from the RTD-based version, we recommend adopting the new add-in to take full advantage of its enhanced features, broader platform support, and superior performance. We also highly recommend that users of the existing add-in do an uninstall before running the next generation add-in.

Download and Installation

The setup file for cmdtyView for Excel is located here.

Support

Need help? Please contact us at real-time@barchart.com.