diff --git a/python/README.md b/python/README.md
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@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Some arguments come with a default value if not declared.
 | -folder         | **Directory** to store the downloaded data    | Current directory | No |
 | -c              | 1 to download **checksum file** | 0 | No |
 | -h              | show help messages| - | No |
+| -w              | use parallel workers from `download-kline-parallel.py`|-|No|
 
 #### Example
 
@@ -43,6 +44,9 @@ e.g download ETHUSDT BTCUSDT BNBBUSD spot kline of 1 week interval from year 202
 e.g download all symbols' daily USD-M futures kline of 1 minute interval from 2021-01-01 to 2021-02-02:
 `python3 download-kline.py -t um -i 1m -skip-monthly 1 -startDate 2021-01-01 -endDate 2021-02-02`
 
+e.g. download all symbols' monthly frequency daily spot kline data but faster, meaning using parallel workers (and also in a specific folder):
+`python3 download-kline-parallel.py -t spot -i 1d -skip-daily 1 -folder "C:\Users\user\data" -w 15` - this will run 15 workers parallelly; the more the better/faster.
+
 ### Download trades
 
 `python3 download-trade.py -t <market_type>` <br/>
diff --git a/python/download-kline-parallel.py b/python/download-kline-parallel.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/python/download-kline-parallel.py
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+"""
+  script to download klines with parallel processing. 
+  set the absolute path destination folder for STORE_DIRECTORY, and run
+
+  e.g.  STORE_DIRECTORY=/data/ ./download-kline-parallel.py
+
+"""
+import sys
+from datetime import *
+import pandas as pd
+from enums import *
+from utility import download_file, get_all_symbols, get_parser, get_start_end_date_objects, convert_to_date_object, \
+  get_path
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor, as_completed
+from functools import partial
+
+
+def download_symbol_monthly(symbol, symbol_index, num_symbols, trading_type, intervals, years, months, start_date, end_date, folder, checksum, date_range):
+  print("[{}/{}] - start download monthly {} klines ".format(symbol_index+1, num_symbols, symbol))
+  for interval in intervals: 
+    for year in years:
+      for month in months:
+        current_date = convert_to_date_object('{}-{}-01'.format(year, month))
+        if current_date >= start_date and current_date <= end_date:
+          path = get_path(trading_type, "klines", "monthly", symbol, interval)
+          file_name = "{}-{}-{}-{}.zip".format(symbol. upper(), interval, year, '{:02d}'.format(month))
+          download_file(path, file_name, date_range, folder)
+
+          if checksum == 1:
+            checksum_path = get_path(trading_type, "klines", "monthly", symbol, interval)
+            checksum_file_name = "{}-{}-{}-{}.zip.CHECKSUM".format(symbol.upper(), interval, year, '{:02d}'. format(month))
+            download_file(checksum_path, checksum_file_name, date_range, folder)
+
+
+def download_monthly_klines(trading_type, symbols, num_symbols, intervals, years, months, start_date, end_date, folder, checksum, max_workers=10):
+  date_range = None
+
+  if start_date and end_date:
+    date_range = start_date + " " + end_date
+
+  if not start_date:
+    start_date = START_DATE
+  else: 
+    start_date = convert_to_date_object(start_date)
+
+  if not end_date:
+    end_date = END_DATE
+  else:
+    end_date = convert_to_date_object(end_date)
+
+  print("Found {} symbols". format(num_symbols))
+  print("Using {} parallel workers".format(max_workers))
+
+  download_func = partial(
+    download_symbol_monthly,
+    trading_type=trading_type,
+    intervals=intervals,
+    years=years,
+    months=months,
+    start_date=start_date,
+    end_date=end_date,
+    folder=folder,
+    checksum=checksum,
+    date_range=date_range,
+    num_symbols=num_symbols
+  )
+
+  with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=max_workers) as executor:
+    futures = {executor.submit(download_func, symbol, idx): symbol for idx, symbol in enumerate(symbols)}
+    
+    for future in as_completed(futures):
+      symbol = futures[future]
+      try:
+        future.result()
+      except Exception as exc:
+        print('{} generated an exception: {}'.format(symbol, exc))
+
+
+def download_symbol_daily(symbol, symbol_index, num_symbols, trading_type, intervals, dates, start_date, end_date, folder, checksum, date_range):
+  print("[{}/{}] - start download daily {} klines ".format(symbol_index+1, num_symbols, symbol))
+  for interval in intervals: 
+    for date in dates:
+      current_date = convert_to_date_object(date)
+      if current_date >= start_date and current_date <= end_date:
+        path = get_path(trading_type, "klines", "daily", symbol, interval)
+        file_name = "{}-{}-{}.zip".format(symbol.upper(), interval, date)
+        download_file(path, file_name, date_range, folder)
+
+        if checksum == 1:
+          checksum_path = get_path(trading_type, "klines", "daily", symbol, interval)
+          checksum_file_name = "{}-{}-{}.zip.CHECKSUM".format(symbol.upper(), interval, date)
+          download_file(checksum_path, checksum_file_name, date_range, folder)
+
+
+def download_daily_klines(trading_type, symbols, num_symbols, intervals, dates, start_date, end_date, folder, checksum, max_workers=10):
+  date_range = None
+
+  if start_date and end_date: 
+    date_range = start_date + " " + end_date
+
+  if not start_date: 
+    start_date = START_DATE
+  else:
+    start_date = convert_to_date_object(start_date)
+
+  if not end_date:
+    end_date = END_DATE
+  else:
+    end_date = convert_to_date_object(end_date)
+
+  intervals = list(set(intervals) & set(DAILY_INTERVALS))
+  print("Found {} symbols".format(num_symbols))
+  print("Using {} parallel workers".format(max_workers))
+
+  download_func = partial(
+    download_symbol_daily,
+    trading_type=trading_type,
+    intervals=intervals,
+    dates=dates,
+    start_date=start_date,
+    end_date=end_date,
+    folder=folder,
+    checksum=checksum,
+    date_range=date_range,
+    num_symbols=num_symbols
+  )
+
+  with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=max_workers) as executor:
+    futures = {executor. submit(download_func, symbol, idx): symbol for idx, symbol in enumerate(symbols)}
+    
+    for future in as_completed(futures):
+      symbol = futures[future]
+      try:
+        future.result()
+      except Exception as exc:
+        print('{} generated an exception: {}'.format(symbol, exc))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__": 
+    parser = get_parser('klines')
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '-w', dest='workers', default=10, type=int,
+        help='Number of parallel workers (default: 10, recommended: 5-20)')
+    
+    args = parser.parse_args(sys.argv[1:])
+
+    if not args.symbols:
+      print("fetching all symbols from exchange")
+      symbols = get_all_symbols(args.type)
+      num_symbols = len(symbols)
+    else:
+      symbols = args.symbols
+      num_symbols = len(symbols)
+
+    if args.dates:
+      dates = args.dates
+    else:
+      period = convert_to_date_object(datetime.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')) - convert_to_date_object(
+        PERIOD_START_DATE)
+      dates = pd.date_range(end=datetime.today(), periods=period.days + 1).to_pydatetime().tolist()
+      dates = [date.strftime("%Y-%m-%d") for date in dates]
+      
+    if args.skip_monthly == 0:
+      download_monthly_klines(args.type, symbols, num_symbols, args. intervals, args.years, args. months, 
+                             args.startDate, args.endDate, args.folder, args.checksum, args.workers)
+    if args.skip_daily == 0:
+      download_daily_klines(args.type, symbols, num_symbols, args.intervals, dates, args.startDate, 
+                           args.endDate, args.folder, args.checksum, args. workers)