UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 17, 2014

Interactive Data Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 687-8500

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

This Current Report on Form 8-K is filed by Interactive Data Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the matters described herein.

(a) On April 17, 2014, the Company, issued a press release announcing the pricing of the offering of $350 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.875% senior notes due 2019 (the “Notes”) in a private placement, subject to market and other conditions. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from any such placement, together with the net proceeds of the expected borrowings under the Company’s new credit facility and cash on hand, to refinance its existing term loans, to redeem its existing 10.25% senior notes due 2018, and to fund a distribution to its parent entities, which in turn intend to pay an approximately $273 million distribution to their equity holders. The sale of the Notes is expected to close on May 2, 2014, subject to customary closing conditions. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes nor shall there be any sale of the Notes in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The Notes to be offered have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or applicable state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.

The following document is attached as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the preliminary financial and operational information and statements related to the proposed new credit facility and proposed offering of the Notes and the anticipated use of proceeds therefrom. These forward-looking statements reflect the current views of the Company with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise. For additional information concerning risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, and risks to the Company’s business in general, please refer to the Company’s SEC filings, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.