# Data (/documentation/data)

[Members-only documentation](https://members.vectorbt.pro/documentation/data/)

Financial data rarely arrives in the shape a strategy needs. This section explains how VBT represents
features and symbols, aligns time series, and manages the full lifecycle of a dataset through the
`Data` class and its specialized subclasses.

*   [Management](https://members.vectorbt.pro/documentation/data/management): Understand data objects, symbols, features, alignment, and the dataset lifecycle
*   [Local](https://members.vectorbt.pro/documentation/data/local): Save, load, query, and update local data
*   [Remote](https://members.vectorbt.pro/documentation/data/remote): Retrieve and update data from remote providers
*   [Synthetic](https://members.vectorbt.pro/documentation/data/synthetic): Generate synthetic market data for testing and research
*   [Scheduling](https://members.vectorbt.pro/documentation/data/scheduling): Schedule recurring data updates and saves