diff --git a/freqtrade/data/dataprovider.py b/freqtrade/data/dataprovider.py
index 5b71c21a8..4ff562362 100644
--- a/freqtrade/data/dataprovider.py
+++ b/freqtrade/data/dataprovider.py
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ Common Interface for bot and strategy to access data.
 """
 import logging
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import List, Tuple
+from typing import List, Optional, Tuple
 
 from pandas import DataFrame
 
 from freqtrade.data.history import load_pair_history
-from freqtrade.exchange import Exchange
+from freqtrade.exchange import Exchange, get_exchange
 from freqtrade.state import RunMode
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class DataProvider():
 
-    def __init__(self, config: dict, exchange: Exchange) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, config: dict, exchange_name: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
         self._config = config
-        self._exchange = exchange
+        self._exchange: Exchange = get_exchange(config, exchange_name)
 
     def refresh(self,
                 pairlist: List[Tuple[str, str]],
diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/__init__.py b/freqtrade/exchange/__init__.py
index 4037ca704..db3e146a0 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/__init__.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 from freqtrade.exchange.exchange import Exchange  # noqa: F401
+from freqtrade.exchange.exchange import (get_exchange,  # noqa: F401
+                                         delete_exchange)
 from freqtrade.exchange.exchange import (get_exchange_bad_reason,  # noqa: F401
                                          is_exchange_bad,
                                          is_exchange_available,
diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py b/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
index a8e974991..4587b596f 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from freqtrade import (DependencyException, InvalidOrderException,
 from freqtrade.data.converter import parse_ticker_dataframe
 from freqtrade.misc import deep_merge_dicts
 
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -772,6 +773,39 @@ class Exchange(object):
             raise OperationalException(e) from e
 
 
+# Store Exchange objects created
+__exchanges: Dict[str, Exchange] = {}
+
+
+def get_exchange(config, exchange_name: Optional[str] = None) -> Exchange:
+    """
+    Return Exchange object for exchange with name `exchange_name`.
+    Creates Exchange if it was not created before.
+    """
+    from freqtrade.resolvers import ExchangeResolver
+
+    name = exchange_name or config['exchange']['name']
+    if name not in __exchanges:
+        logger.info(f"Creating Exchange object for '{name}'...")
+        __exchanges[name] = ExchangeResolver(name, config).exchange
+        logger.info(f"Exchange object for '{name}' created.")
+
+    return __exchanges[name]
+
+
+def delete_exchange(config, exchange_name: Optional[str] = None):
+    """
+    Delete Exchange object for exchange with name `exchange_name`.
+    """
+    name = exchange_name or config['exchange']['name']
+    logger.info(f"Deleting Exchange object for '{name}'...")
+    if name in __exchanges:
+        del __exchanges[name]
+        logger.info(f"Exchange object for '{name}' deleted.")
+    else:
+        logger.warning(f"Exchange object for '{name}' was not found, cannot be deleted.")
+
+
 def is_exchange_bad(exchange_name: str) -> bool:
     return exchange_name in BAD_EXCHANGES
 
diff --git a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
index e5ecef8bf..dc8d7ccdd 100644
--- a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
+++ b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ from freqtrade.data.converter import order_book_to_dataframe
 from freqtrade.data.dataprovider import DataProvider
 from freqtrade.edge import Edge
 from freqtrade.configuration import validate_config_consistency
-from freqtrade.exchange import timeframe_to_minutes, timeframe_to_next_date
+from freqtrade.exchange import Exchange, get_exchange, timeframe_to_minutes, timeframe_to_next_date
 from freqtrade.persistence import Trade
 from freqtrade.rpc import RPCManager, RPCMessageType
-from freqtrade.resolvers import ExchangeResolver, StrategyResolver, PairListResolver
+from freqtrade.resolvers import StrategyResolver, PairListResolver
 from freqtrade.state import State, RunMode
 from freqtrade.strategy.interface import SellType, IStrategy
 from freqtrade.wallets import Wallets
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
 
         self.rpc: RPCManager = RPCManager(self)
 
-        self.exchange = ExchangeResolver(self.config['exchange']['name'], self.config).exchange
+        self.exchange: Exchange = get_exchange(self.config)
 
-        self.wallets = Wallets(self.config, self.exchange)
-        self.dataprovider = DataProvider(self.config, self.exchange)
+        self.wallets = Wallets(self.config)
+        self.dataprovider = DataProvider(self.config)
 
         # Attach Dataprovider to Strategy baseclass
         IStrategy.dp = self.dataprovider
diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
index 568615b53..47a482db6 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ from freqtrade import OperationalException
 from freqtrade.configuration import TimeRange
 from freqtrade.data import history
 from freqtrade.data.dataprovider import DataProvider
-from freqtrade.exchange import timeframe_to_minutes
+from freqtrade.exchange import Exchange, get_exchange, timeframe_to_minutes
 from freqtrade.misc import file_dump_json
 from freqtrade.persistence import Trade
-from freqtrade.resolvers import ExchangeResolver, StrategyResolver
+from freqtrade.resolvers import StrategyResolver
 from freqtrade.state import RunMode
 from freqtrade.strategy.interface import IStrategy, SellType
 from tabulate import tabulate
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ class Backtesting(object):
         self.config['dry_run'] = True
         self.strategylist: List[IStrategy] = []
 
-        self.exchange = ExchangeResolver(self.config['exchange']['name'], self.config).exchange
-        self.fee = self.exchange.get_fee()
+        exchange: Exchange = get_exchange(self.config)
+        self.fee = exchange.get_fee()
 
         if self.config.get('runmode') != RunMode.HYPEROPT:
-            self.dataprovider = DataProvider(self.config, self.exchange)
+            self.dataprovider = DataProvider(self.config)
             IStrategy.dp = self.dataprovider
 
         if self.config.get('strategy_list', None):
@@ -406,12 +406,13 @@ class Backtesting(object):
 
         timerange = TimeRange.parse_timerange(None if self.config.get(
             'timerange') is None else str(self.config.get('timerange')))
+        exchange: Exchange = get_exchange(self.config)
         data = history.load_data(
             datadir=Path(self.config['datadir']) if self.config.get('datadir') else None,
             pairs=pairs,
             ticker_interval=self.ticker_interval,
             refresh_pairs=self.config.get('refresh_pairs', False),
-            exchange=self.exchange,
+            exchange=exchange,
             timerange=timerange,
         )
 
diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/edge_cli.py b/freqtrade/optimize/edge_cli.py
index 7e0d60843..598405bf9 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/edge_cli.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/edge_cli.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from freqtrade import constants
 from freqtrade.edge import Edge
 
 from freqtrade.configuration import TimeRange
-from freqtrade.exchange import Exchange
+from freqtrade.exchange import Exchange, get_exchange
 from freqtrade.resolvers import StrategyResolver
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class EdgeCli(object):
         self.config['exchange']['uid'] = ''
         self.config['stake_amount'] = constants.UNLIMITED_STAKE_AMOUNT
         self.config['dry_run'] = True
-        self.exchange = Exchange(self.config)
+        self.exchange: Exchange = get_exchange(self.config)
         self.strategy = StrategyResolver(self.config).strategy
 
         self.edge = Edge(config, self.exchange, self.strategy)
diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
index cf4740f1c..ebe615c3c 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from skopt.space import Dimension
 
 from freqtrade.configuration import TimeRange
 from freqtrade.data.history import load_data, get_timeframe
+from freqtrade.exchange import Exchange, get_exchange
 from freqtrade.optimize.backtesting import Backtesting
 # Import IHyperOptLoss to allow users import from this file
 from freqtrade.optimize.hyperopt_loss_interface import IHyperOptLoss  # noqa: F4
@@ -342,12 +343,13 @@ class Hyperopt(Backtesting):
     def start(self) -> None:
         timerange = TimeRange.parse_timerange(None if self.config.get(
             'timerange') is None else str(self.config.get('timerange')))
+        exchange: Exchange = get_exchange(self.config)
         data = load_data(
             datadir=Path(self.config['datadir']) if self.config.get('datadir') else None,
             pairs=self.config['exchange']['pair_whitelist'],
             ticker_interval=self.ticker_interval,
             refresh_pairs=self.config.get('refresh_pairs', False),
-            exchange=self.exchange,
+            exchange=exchange,
             timerange=timerange
         )
 
@@ -371,9 +373,6 @@ class Hyperopt(Backtesting):
 
         dump(preprocessed, self.tickerdata_pickle)
 
-        # We don't need exchange instance anymore while running hyperopt
-        self.exchange = None  # type: ignore
-
         self.load_previous_results()
 
         cpus = cpu_count()
diff --git a/freqtrade/plot/plotting.py b/freqtrade/plot/plotting.py
index 9dc6b9551..f8d72a35e 100644
--- a/freqtrade/plot/plotting.py
+++ b/freqtrade/plot/plotting.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional
+from typing import Dict, List
 
 import pandas as pd
 
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ from freqtrade.configuration import TimeRange
 from freqtrade.data import history
 from freqtrade.data.btanalysis import (combine_tickers_with_mean,
                                        create_cum_profit, load_trades)
-from freqtrade.exchange import Exchange
-from freqtrade.resolvers import ExchangeResolver, StrategyResolver
+from freqtrade.exchange import Exchange, get_exchange
+from freqtrade.resolvers import StrategyResolver
+
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ try:
     from plotly.offline import plot
     import plotly.graph_objects as go
 except ImportError:
-    logger.exception("Module plotly not found \n Please install using `pip install plotly`")
+    logger.exception("Module plotly not found.\nPlease install using `pip install plotly`.")
     exit(1)
 
 
@@ -28,12 +29,11 @@ def init_plotscript(config):
     Initialize objects needed for plotting
     :return: Dict with tickers, trades, pairs and strategy
     """
-    exchange: Optional[Exchange] = None
+    exchange: Exchange = None
 
     # Exchange is only needed when downloading data!
     if config.get("refresh_pairs", False):
-        exchange = ExchangeResolver(config.get('exchange', {}).get('name'),
-                                    config).exchange
+        exchange = get_exchange(config)
 
     strategy = StrategyResolver(config).strategy
     if "pairs" in config:
diff --git a/freqtrade/resolvers/exchange_resolver.py b/freqtrade/resolvers/exchange_resolver.py
index 6fb12a65f..a7ae7437f 100644
--- a/freqtrade/resolvers/exchange_resolver.py
+++ b/freqtrade/resolvers/exchange_resolver.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ This module loads custom exchanges
 """
 import logging
 
-from freqtrade.exchange import Exchange
 import freqtrade.exchange as exchanges
 from freqtrade.resolvers import IResolver
 
@@ -29,10 +28,10 @@ class ExchangeResolver(IResolver):
             logger.info(
                 f"No {exchange_name} specific subclass found. Using the generic class instead.")
         if not hasattr(self, "exchange"):
-            self.exchange = Exchange(config)
+            self.exchange = exchanges.Exchange(config)
 
     def _load_exchange(
-            self, exchange_name: str, kwargs: dict) -> Exchange:
+            self, exchange_name: str, kwargs: dict) -> exchanges.Exchange:
         """
         Loads the specified exchange.
         Only checks for exchanges exported in freqtrade.exchanges
diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/data/test_dataprovider.py b/freqtrade/tests/data/test_dataprovider.py
index 2272f69a3..65e411eeb 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/data/test_dataprovider.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/data/test_dataprovider.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def test_ohlcv(mocker, default_conf, ticker_history):
     exchange._klines[("XRP/BTC", ticker_interval)] = ticker_history
     exchange._klines[("UNITTEST/BTC", ticker_interval)] = ticker_history
 
-    dp = DataProvider(default_conf, exchange)
+    dp = DataProvider(default_conf)
     assert dp.runmode == RunMode.DRY_RUN
     assert ticker_history.equals(dp.ohlcv("UNITTEST/BTC", ticker_interval))
     assert isinstance(dp.ohlcv("UNITTEST/BTC", ticker_interval), DataFrame)
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ def test_ohlcv(mocker, default_conf, ticker_history):
     assert dp.ohlcv("UNITTEST/BTC", ticker_interval).equals(dp.ohlcv("UNITTEST/BTC"))
 
     default_conf["runmode"] = RunMode.LIVE
-    dp = DataProvider(default_conf, exchange)
+    dp = DataProvider(default_conf)
     assert dp.runmode == RunMode.LIVE
     assert isinstance(dp.ohlcv("UNITTEST/BTC", ticker_interval), DataFrame)
 
     default_conf["runmode"] = RunMode.BACKTEST
-    dp = DataProvider(default_conf, exchange)
+    dp = DataProvider(default_conf)
     assert dp.runmode == RunMode.BACKTEST
     assert dp.ohlcv("UNITTEST/BTC", ticker_interval).empty
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def test_historic_ohlcv(mocker, default_conf, ticker_history):
     historymock = MagicMock(return_value=ticker_history)
     mocker.patch("freqtrade.data.dataprovider.load_pair_history", historymock)
 
-    dp = DataProvider(default_conf, None)
+    dp = DataProvider(default_conf)
     data = dp.historic_ohlcv("UNITTEST/BTC", "5m")
     assert isinstance(data, DataFrame)
     assert historymock.call_count == 1
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def test_get_pair_dataframe(mocker, default_conf, ticker_history):
     exchange._klines[("XRP/BTC", ticker_interval)] = ticker_history
     exchange._klines[("UNITTEST/BTC", ticker_interval)] = ticker_history
 
-    dp = DataProvider(default_conf, exchange)
+    dp = DataProvider(default_conf)
     assert dp.runmode == RunMode.DRY_RUN
     assert ticker_history.equals(dp.get_pair_dataframe("UNITTEST/BTC", ticker_interval))
     assert isinstance(dp.get_pair_dataframe("UNITTEST/BTC", ticker_interval), DataFrame)
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def test_get_pair_dataframe(mocker, default_conf, ticker_history):
                                  ticker_interval).equals(dp.get_pair_dataframe("UNITTEST/BTC"))
 
     default_conf["runmode"] = RunMode.LIVE
-    dp = DataProvider(default_conf, exchange)
+    dp = DataProvider(default_conf)
     assert dp.runmode == RunMode.LIVE
     assert isinstance(dp.get_pair_dataframe("UNITTEST/BTC", ticker_interval), DataFrame)
     assert dp.get_pair_dataframe("NONESENSE/AAA", ticker_interval).empty
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def test_get_pair_dataframe(mocker, default_conf, ticker_history):
     historymock = MagicMock(return_value=ticker_history)
     mocker.patch("freqtrade.data.dataprovider.load_pair_history", historymock)
     default_conf["runmode"] = RunMode.BACKTEST
-    dp = DataProvider(default_conf, exchange)
+    dp = DataProvider(default_conf)
     assert dp.runmode == RunMode.BACKTEST
     assert isinstance(dp.get_pair_dataframe("UNITTEST/BTC", ticker_interval), DataFrame)
     # assert dp.get_pair_dataframe("NONESENSE/AAA", ticker_interval).empty
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def test_available_pairs(mocker, default_conf, ticker_history):
     exchange._klines[("XRP/BTC", ticker_interval)] = ticker_history
     exchange._klines[("UNITTEST/BTC", ticker_interval)] = ticker_history
 
-    dp = DataProvider(default_conf, exchange)
+    dp = DataProvider(default_conf)
     assert len(dp.available_pairs) == 2
     assert dp.available_pairs == [
         ("XRP/BTC", ticker_interval),
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def test_refresh(mocker, default_conf, ticker_history):
 
     pairs_non_trad = [("ETH/USDT", ticker_interval), ("BTC/TUSD", "1h")]
 
-    dp = DataProvider(default_conf, exchange)
+    dp = DataProvider(default_conf)
     dp.refresh(pairs)
 
     assert refresh_mock.call_count == 1
diff --git a/freqtrade/utils.py b/freqtrade/utils.py
index 56e60ec82..609deafa2 100644
--- a/freqtrade/utils.py
+++ b/freqtrade/utils.py
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ import arrow
 from freqtrade.configuration import Configuration, TimeRange
 from freqtrade.configuration.directory_operations import create_userdata_dir
 from freqtrade.data.history import download_pair_history
-from freqtrade.exchange import available_exchanges
-from freqtrade.resolvers import ExchangeResolver
+from freqtrade.exchange import Exchange, get_exchange, available_exchanges
 from freqtrade.state import RunMode
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ def start_download_data(args: Namespace) -> None:
 
     try:
         # Init exchange
-        exchange = ExchangeResolver(config['exchange']['name'], config).exchange
+        exchange: Exchange = get_exchange(config)
 
         for pair in config["pairs"]:
             if pair not in exchange.markets:
diff --git a/freqtrade/wallets.py b/freqtrade/wallets.py
index c8ab90276..7161443e2 100644
--- a/freqtrade/wallets.py
+++ b/freqtrade/wallets.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 """ Wallet """
 
 import logging
-from typing import Dict, NamedTuple
-from freqtrade.exchange import Exchange
+from typing import Dict, NamedTuple, Optional
+from freqtrade.exchange import Exchange, get_exchange
 from freqtrade import constants
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ class Wallet(NamedTuple):
 
 class Wallets(object):
 
-    def __init__(self, config: dict, exchange: Exchange) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, config: dict, exchange_name: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
         self._config = config
-        self._exchange = exchange
+        self._exchange_name = exchange_name
         self._wallets: Dict[str, Wallet] = {}
 
         self.update()
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ class Wallets(object):
 
     def update(self) -> None:
 
-        balances = self._exchange.get_balances()
+        exchange: Exchange = get_exchange(self._config, self._exchange_name)
+        balances = exchange.get_balances()
 
         for currency in balances:
             self._wallets[currency] = Wallet(