Draft:Barchart (company)

Barchart
Company typePrivate
IndustryFinancial data and media
Founded1995 (website launch); 2000 (incorporation)
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois, U.S.
Key people
Mark Haraburda (CEO); Eero Pikat (president)
ProductsMarket data, analytics, indexes, software, news
Websitewww.barchart.com

Barchart is an American financial media and market data company headquartered in the financial district of Chicago, Illinois.[1] It operates the barchart.com web site that launched in 1995.[2] It provides coverage of equities, futures, options, indexes, and foreign exchange.[3] The company was officially incorporated on February 8, 2000 in Chicago.[4] Corporate materials cite a legacy dating back to 1934.[5]

Operations

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Company provides data feeds, analytics, and software solutions.[3] It publishes news and commentary on Nasdaq’s publisher platform.[2] Its content is utilized in financial, media, and commodity industries.[3] Barchart provides datasets through Nasdaq Data Link.[3] CME Group provides cmdty by Barchart datasets on the DataMine platform.[6] Cmdty products include grain indexes and production forecasts.[6]

Leadership

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Mark Haraburda was named chief executive in 2016.[7] Eero Pikat serves as president.[7]

Industry presence

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The firm is noted by Futures Industry Association as an associate member.[8] The Wall Street Journal has cited Barchart data in market coverage.[9] Trade press has profiled the firm’s leadership and role in electronic trading.[10] Investor databases maintain private-company profiles on Barchart.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Barchart.com Inc — Company Profile and News". Bloomberg. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Barchart". Nasdaq.com. Nasdaq, Inc. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d "Barchart — Publisher Page". Nasdaq Data Link. Nasdaq, Inc. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  4. ^ "Barchart.com, Inc". MarketsWiki. John Lothian News. September 2, 2025. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  5. ^ "Barchart — Publisher Page". Nasdaq Data Link. Nasdaq, Inc. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
    "Barchart Global Index Prices (BCIW)". Nasdaq Data Link. Nasdaq, Inc. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Third-party data: cmdty by Barchart". CME Group. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
    "FAQs: cmdty by Barchart Data". CME Group. September 24, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Mark Haraburda named CEO of Barchart". Crain’s Chicago Business. May 24, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
    "Eero Pikat — Profile and Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  8. ^ "Member Directory: Barchart". Futures Industry Association. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  9. ^ "Raw Materials Prices Have Surged. Corporate Profits Are Likely Next". The Wall Street Journal. April 12, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
    "Overlooked Four-Leaf Clovers". The Wall Street Journal. May 5, 2003. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  10. ^ "Eero Pikat: The Path to Electronic Trading". John Lothian News. February 12, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  11. ^ "Barchart.com — Company Profile". PitchBook. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
    "Barchart — Products, Competitors, Financials". CB Insights. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
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Category:Financial data vendors Category:Companies based in Chicago Category:American financial news websites