Quotes

GET
/v3/quotes/{optionsTicker}

Retrieve historical quotes for a specified options contract over a defined time range. Each record provides bid and ask prices, sizes, exchange identifiers, and precise timestamps, reflecting the options market conditions at each captured moment. By examining this data, users can analyze price movements, evaluate market interest in specific strikes and expirations, and refine their options trading or research strategies.

Use Cases: Historical quote analysis, market interest evaluation, algorithmic backtesting, strategy refinement.

Path Parameters
optionsTicker
string
required
The ticker symbol to get quotes for.
Query Parameters
timestamp
string
Query by timestamp. Either a date with the format YYYY-MM-DD or a nanosecond timestamp.
order
enum (string)
Order results based on the `sort` field.
limit
integer
Limit the number of results returned, default is 1000 and max is 50000.
sort
enum (string)
Sort field used for ordering.
Response Attributes
next_url
string
optional
If present, this value can be used to fetch the next page of data.
results
array (object)
optional
An array of results containing the requested data.
ask_exchange
integer
optional
The ask exchange ID
ask_price
number
optional
The ask price.
ask_size
number
optional
The ask size. This represents the number of round lot orders at the given ask price. The normal round lot size is 100 shares. An ask size of 2 means there are 200 shares available to purchase at the given ask price.
bid_exchange
integer
optional
The bid exchange ID
bid_price
number
optional
The bid price.
bid_size
number
optional
The bid size. This represents the number of round lot orders at the given bid price. The normal round lot size is 100 shares. A bid size of 2 means there are 200 shares for purchase at the given bid price.
sequence_number
integer
The sequence number represents the sequence in which quote events happened. These are increasing and unique per ticker symbol, but will not always be sequential (e.g., 1, 2, 6, 9, 10, 11).
sip_timestamp
integer
The nanosecond accuracy SIP Unix Timestamp. This is the timestamp of when the SIP received this quote from the exchange which produced it.
status
string
The status of this request's response.
Code Examples
Query URL
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