Option Chain API

Options chains display a list of all available option contracts for a specific underlying security. The API endpoint provides option chain data for several thousand US and international companies. There is a limit of 300 records per API call.

API Endpoint

https://financialdata.net/api/v1/option-chain?identifier=MSFT

Query Parameters

NameTypeDescriptionExample
identifierstringThe trading symbol for a security, or the central index key (CIK). The latter is assigned to the entity by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.MSFT, 0000789019
offsetinteger(Optional) The initial position of the record subset, which indicates how many records to skip. Defaults to 0.300
formatstring(Optional) The format of the returned data, either JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) or CSV (Comma Separated Values). Defaults to JSON.json, csv

Sample Response

[
  {
    "trading_symbol": "MSFT",
    "central_index_key": "0000789019",
    "registrant_name": "MICROSOFT CORP",
    "contract_name": "MSFT271217P00660000",
    "expiration_date": "2027-12-17",
    "put_or_call": "Put",
    "strike_price": 660.0
  },
  {
    "trading_symbol": "MSFT",
    "central_index_key": "0000789019",
    "registrant_name": "MICROSOFT CORP",
    "contract_name": "MSFT271217C00660000",
    "expiration_date": "2027-12-17",
    "put_or_call": "Call",
    "strike_price": 660.0
  },
  ...
]
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