# Portara

A futures-focused option to evaluate for intraday history, continuous contracts and configurable extraction.

Reviewed 2026-11-09. Directory position 7.

## Product overview

Portara, built around CQG historical data, focuses on futures and offers tools for constructing and exporting continuous series. It belongs on the shortlist when roll and back-adjustment choices are central to the research workflow.

Assess the data and the extraction configuration together. Two continuous series from the same underlying trades can differ because their roll and adjustment rules differ.

- **Recommended for:** Custom continuous futures construction
- **Delivery:** Futures data extraction and files
- **Format:** Configured historical files
- **Buying model:** Dataset / subscription options

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## Control over continuous contracts

Portara is relevant when a researcher wants to configure roll triggers and adjustment behavior rather than accept a single undocumented continuous symbol. Save those settings as part of the experiment and retain the underlying contract observations needed for execution accounting.

A flexible tool adds responsibility: document calendars, session templates and any manual overrides. Without that record, another researcher may be unable to reproduce the same series.

## Test the exported workflow

Export a small universe across several known rolls. Confirm that the output columns and timestamp rules remain stable and that the selected root, contract months and sessions match the request. Then reproduce the same export from the saved configuration.

Compare storage and conversion work with a direct Parquet archive. Text output can be a good interoperability choice even when it requires an additional typed working layer.

## Check before buying

- Verify CQG coverage for every required root.
- Record roll and adjustment configuration.
- Check whether tick, intraday and daily access differ.
- Confirm software, data and update costs separately.

## Sources

- [Futures data and continuous-contract tools](https://portaracqg.com/)
- [Coverage and product information](https://portaracqg.com/futures/int/gc)