I have an assignment to do that requires I use historical data for forex (currency) options but I cannot find anything - ideally i'm looking for the forex options as on 14th December 2011 with a march expiry.

Answer
1. Historical data on forex(currency) options can be found in:

i. Financial news papers/journals.

The best place for old papers/journals is a college/university library.

ii. Publications and website of Forx Exchange.
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Where can you get Stock Market Data from?

I am looking for historical data or current data. Specifically I am looking for the prices of securities at different times (if i can get something like price every 5 minutes it would be awesome) I have created a stock market analysis lab, and i need more data to feed to feed it to verify some of my hypotheses. Since i am looking for scientific work and not actual investing, historical data would be great, if current data is unavailable or costly.
Ideally it will be something like google finance (supplying information on every security + its technicals within very small intervals and at a delay of 15 minutes from the real market)
Only problem i am having is how to export this data and further analyze it. Do you know of a more straightforward FREE platform to export and analyze data?
thanks

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You'll not likely find intraday data available for free download.

Here's a good data source, but you'll always pay for intraday data. Closing price data can be found for free.

http://pitrading.com/free_market_data.htm

A "stock market analysis lab" doesn't say what software you're using or what you're doing with it, or trying to do.

What most beginners don't realize until they begin, is that although a spreadsheet like Excel can do almost anything, it's really not necessary to re-invent the wheel.

What you really need to handle stock market data is a stock market program or trading platform. These were designed to handle Open, High, Low and Close, and the indicators and strategies are already programmed in, or available as add-ins.

Why spend an hour reprogramming RSI or a simple moving average or weighted moving average in Excel? Even something as simple as a trend line is cumbersome in Excel.

Download a free trial of NinjaTrader, and begin collecting intraday data immediately. Futures and forex data feeds are free, but you'll have to pay $45/mo for the stock market data feed. That's about as cheap as you'll find it. NinjaTrader even has a back-tester for your strategies.