diff --git a/iexfinance/stocks/__init__.py b/iexfinance/stocks/__init__.py
index 49d6327..982c4d2 100644
--- a/iexfinance/stocks/__init__.py
+++ b/iexfinance/stocks/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
+from datetime import date, datetime
+from typing import Union
+
+import pandas as pd
+
+import iexfinance.stocks.cache as cache
 from iexfinance.stocks.base import Stock  # noqa
 from iexfinance.stocks.collections import CollectionsReader
 from iexfinance.stocks.historical import HistoricalReader, IntradayReader
+from iexfinance.stocks.historical_cache import HistoricalReaderCache
 from iexfinance.stocks.ipocalendar import IPOReader
 from iexfinance.stocks.marketvolume import MarketVolumeReader
 from iexfinance.stocks.movers import MoversReader
@@ -10,7 +17,12 @@
 from iexfinance.utils.exceptions import ImmediateDeprecationError
 
 
-def get_historical_data(symbols, start=None, end=None, close_only=False, **kwargs):
+def get_historical_data(
+        symbols: Union[str, list],
+        start: Union[str, int, date, datetime, pd.Timestamp] = None,
+        end: Union[str, int, date, datetime, pd.Timestamp] = None,
+        close_only: bool = False,
+        **kwargs):
     """
     Function to obtain historical date for a symbol or list of
     symbols. Return an instance of HistoricalReader
@@ -38,6 +50,11 @@ def get_historical_data(symbols, start=None, end=None, close_only=False, **kwarg
     list or DataFrame
         Historical stock prices over date range, start to end
     """
+    if cache._IEXFINANCE_CACHE_ is not None:
+        return HistoricalReaderCache(
+            symbols, start=start, end=end, close_only=close_only, **kwargs
+        ).fetch()
+
     return HistoricalReader(
         symbols, start=start, end=end, close_only=close_only, **kwargs
     ).fetch()
diff --git a/iexfinance/stocks/cache.py b/iexfinance/stocks/cache.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c26036e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iexfinance/stocks/cache.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import os
+from enum import Enum
+from typing import NamedTuple, Union
+
+import pandas as pd
+
+_IEXFINANCE_CACHE_ = None
+
+class CacheType(Enum):
+    NO_CACHE = 1
+    HDF_STORE = 2
+
+class CacheMetadata(NamedTuple):
+    """
+    cache_type: Enum, default CacheType.NO_CACHE
+        The type of cache (i.e. data store) to use to store previously requested
+        data.
+    cache_path: string, default None
+         Required if `cache_type` is specified.
+         A path to a file that stores the cached data.
+    """
+    cache_path: str
+    cache_type: CacheType = CacheType.NO_CACHE
+
+def prepare_cache(cache: Union[CacheMetadata, pd.HDFStore]):
+    global _IEXFINANCE_CACHE_
+
+    if isinstance(cache, pd.HDFStore):
+        _IEXFINANCE_CACHE_ = cache
+        return
+
+    cache_type = cache.cache_type
+    cache_path = cache.cache_path
+
+    if not isinstance(cache_type, CacheType):
+        raise TypeError('`cache_type` must be an instance of CacheType Enum')
+    if cache_path is None:
+        raise ArgumentError('`cache_path` must not be none.')
+    if cache_type == CacheType.HDF_STORE:
+        _IEXFINANCE_CACHE_ = pd.HDFStore(cache_path)
+    else:
+        raise InternalError('Cannot initialize cache.')
diff --git a/iexfinance/stocks/historical_cache.py b/iexfinance/stocks/historical_cache.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..989b79f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iexfinance/stocks/historical_cache.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import logging
+import datetime
+
+import iexfinance.stocks.cache as cache
+from iexfinance.stocks.historical import HistoricalReader
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class HistoricalReaderCache(HistoricalReader):
+    """
+    Base class to download historical data from the chart endpoint that is
+    also cached.
+
+    Reference: https://iextrading.com/developer/docs/#chart
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, symbols, start=None, end=None, close_only=False, **kwargs):
+        if cache._IEXFINANCE_CACHE_ is None:
+            raise InternalError("Must called `prepare_cache` first.")
+        self.kwargs = kwargs
+        super(HistoricalReaderCache, self).__init__(symbols, start=start, end=end, close_only=close_only, **kwargs)
+
+    def _execute_iex_query(self, url):
+        if len(self.symbols) > 1:
+            raise InternalError("Not supported yet")
+        return self._get_historical_data_cached(self.symbols[0])
+
+    def _format_output(self, out, format=None):
+        if self.output_format == "json":
+            raise InternalError("Need to convert dataframe to json")
+        if len(self.symbols) > 1:
+            raise InternalError("Need to concanatanate cached data.")
+        else:
+            result = out
+            result = result.loc[self.start : self.end, :]
+        if self.close_only is True:
+            result = result.loc[:, ["close", "volume"]]
+        return result
+
+    def _get_historical_data(self, symbol, start, end):
+        return HistoricalReader(
+            symbol, start=start, end=end, close_only=self.close_only, **self.kwargs
+        ).fetch()
+
+    def _get_historical_data_cached(self, symbol):
+        logger.info(f"{symbol}: `get_historical_data_cached` request between {self.start} and {self.end}.")
+
+        if symbol not in cache._IEXFINANCE_CACHE_:
+            logger.info(f"{symbol}: No data is cached.")
+            df = self._get_historical_data(symbol, self.start, self.end)
+            metadata = {'min_date': self.start, 'max_date': self.end}
+        else:
+            metadata = cache._IEXFINANCE_CACHE_.get_storer(symbol).attrs.metadata
+            logger.info(f"{symbol}: Data is catched between {metadata['min_date']} and {metadata['max_date']}.")
+
+            df = cache._IEXFINANCE_CACHE_[symbol]
+            if self.start < metadata['min_date']:
+                logger.info(f"{symbol}: Requesting data between {self.start} and {metadata['min_date']}.")
+                df = df.append(self._get_historical_data(symbol, self.start, metadata['max_date']))
+                metadata['min_date'] = self.start
+
+            if self.end > metadata['max_date']:
+                logger.info(f"{symbol}: Requesting data between {metadata['max_date']} and {self.end}.")
+                df = df.append(self._get_historical_data(symbol, metadata['max_date'], self.end))
+                metadata['max_date'] = self.end
+
+            # Not using HDFStore.append() because of the need to de-duplicate
+            df = df[~df.index.duplicated(keep='first')]
+
+        cache._IEXFINANCE_CACHE_[symbol] = df
+        cache._IEXFINANCE_CACHE_.get_storer(symbol).attrs.metadata = metadata
+
+        return df
diff --git a/iexfinance/tests/stocks/test_historical_cache.py b/iexfinance/tests/stocks/test_historical_cache.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0697c27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iexfinance/tests/stocks/test_historical_cache.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import logging
+import os
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta
+
+import pytest
+from pandas import to_datetime
+
+import iexfinance.stocks.cache
+from iexfinance.stocks import get_historical_data
+from iexfinance.stocks.cache import *
+
+
+class TestHistoricalCache(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setup_class(self):
+        today = date.today()
+        today = to_datetime(today)
+        self.end = today - timedelta(days=30)
+        self.start = self.end - timedelta(days=365)*5
+
+    @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+    def prepare_test_cache(scope="function"):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tempdir:
+            hdf_store_path = os.path.join(tempdir, 'test_store.h5')
+            cache_metadata = CacheMetadata(cache_path=hdf_store_path, cache_type=CacheType.HDF_STORE)
+            prepare_cache(cache_metadata)
+            yield
+
+    def _messages_used_logs(self, caplog):
+        return [log for log in caplog if 'MESSAGES USED' in log]
+
+    def _assert_data(self, data):
+        expected = data.loc["2017-02-09"]
+        assert expected["close"] == pytest.approx(821.36, 3)
+        assert expected["high"] == pytest.approx(825.0, 3)
+
+    def test_get_historical_data_cached_none(self):
+        with self.assertLogs(level='INFO') as cm:
+            data = get_historical_data(["AMZN"], self.start, self.end)
+
+            messages_used_logs = self._messages_used_logs(cm.output)
+            assert len(messages_used_logs) == 1
+            assert 'INFO:iexfinance.base:MESSAGES USED: 35330' in messages_used_logs
+
+            self._assert_data(data)
+
+    def test_get_historical_data_cached_full(self):
+        with self.assertLogs(level='INFO') as cm:
+            get_historical_data(["AMZN"], self.start, self.end)
+            start = self.start + timedelta(days=1)
+            end = self.end - timedelta(days=1)
+            data = get_historical_data(["AMZN"], start, end)
+
+            messages_used_logs = self._messages_used_logs(cm.output)
+            assert len(messages_used_logs) == 1
+            assert messages_used_logs.count('INFO:iexfinance.base:MESSAGES USED: 35330') == 1
+
+            self._assert_data(data)
+
+    def test_get_historical_data_cached_missing_start(self):
+        with self.assertLogs(level='INFO') as cm:
+            get_historical_data(["AMZN"], self.start, self.end)
+            start = self.start - timedelta(days=5)
+            data = get_historical_data(["AMZN"], start, self.end)
+
+            messages_used_logs = self._messages_used_logs(cm.output)
+            assert len(messages_used_logs) == 2
+            assert messages_used_logs.count('INFO:iexfinance.base:MESSAGES USED: 35330') == 2
+
+    def test_get_historical_data_cached_missing_end(self):
+        with self.assertLogs(level='INFO') as cm:
+            get_historical_data(["AMZN"], self.start, self.end)
+            end = self.end + timedelta(days=5)
+            data = get_historical_data(["AMZN"], self.start, end)
+
+            messages_used_logs = self._messages_used_logs(cm.output)
+            assert len(messages_used_logs) == 2
+            assert messages_used_logs.count('INFO:iexfinance.base:MESSAGES USED: 35330') == 1
+            assert messages_used_logs.count('INFO:iexfinance.base:MESSAGES USED: 620') == 1