How to connect ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and Grok to Exchange Data International
Add the Bigdata MCP server to ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Grok or your own agent, then ask about corporate actions worldwide: dividends, stock splits, takeovers, IPOs and company disclosures.
See what your agent gets back
Example answer from an AI agent connected to Bigdata.com. Every claim cites its source.
Which FTSE 100 companies declared dividends in the past two weeks? List the ex-dividend, record and payment dates for each.
Exchange Data InternationalPaste this prompt into your agent with Bigdata.com connected to get a cited answer.
What's covered
Corporate actions
Events across 150+ exchanges, from dividends and stock splits to mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, rights issues, suspensions and delistings; EDI's readable notices cover 45 event types.
Dividends
Cash and stock dividend announcements from 150+ exchanges, with ex, record and pay dates, gross and net amounts and payment currencies, for global equities and 29,000+ US mutual funds.
IPOs and further offerings
IPO announcements tracked through six stages (rumor, pending, new, historical, postponed and withdrawn), with 150 stock exchanges as primary sources, plus further public offerings.
Exchange filings
Company disclosures from 80+ countries and 120+ exchanges, from SEC EDGAR and LSE RNS to HKEX and Shanghai, normalized into a single format.
Securities reference data
Data on 1,300,000+ listed and unlisted securities, including equities, ETFs, debt instruments, indices, mutual funds and warrants, with 40+ fields and identifiers such as ISIN, SEDOL, tickers and FIGI.
About Corporate actions and reference data
Connect it through the Bigdata MCP server and your agent can answer corporate actions questions, from dividend dates and stock splits to takeovers, IPOs and company disclosures, citing the EDI documents it uses. EDI updates its data daily.
About Exchange Data International
Exchange Data International (EDI), part of the IPL Group, has supplied securities reference data, corporate actions, end-of-day pricing and economic data to the financial industry since 1994. It works from 700 market sources in 35 languages and delivers 25 million corporate actions a year.
Sources from Exchange Data International
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Connect Corporate actions and reference data to your agent
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Frequently asked questions
What is Exchange Data International (EDI) on Bigdata.com?
Corporate actions and securities data from Exchange Data International (EDI), searchable by AI agents through the Bigdata MCP server and API.
What does it cover?
Corporate actions and dividends from 150+ exchanges, IPO announcements, reference data on 1,300,000+ listed and unlisted securities, and company disclosures from 80+ countries and 120+ exchanges.
How often is it updated?
EDI updates its corporate actions, dividend, IPO, reference and filings data daily.
How do I connect ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot or Grok to Exchange Data International?
Add the Bigdata MCP server to ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot or Cursor and sign in. For Grok, add it as a remote MCP tool in the xAI API, using a Bigdata API key. Then ask corporate actions questions in plain language. Answers cite the EDI documents they use.
Is it included in my subscription?
It's available as an add-on to your Bigdata.com plan. Contact sales@bigdata.com to add it.
Which corporate events does EDI track?
EDI's readable corporate action notices cover 45 event types, including dividends, mergers and acquisitions, rights issues, spin-offs, stock splits and reverse splits, new listings, suspensions and delistings, from 150+ exchanges.
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