IVolatility Data Options API

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IVolatility Maintains the World's Largest Continuous Equity and Futures Derivatives Database

Our team's data processing model uses over 600 filters to deliver the cleanest, most accurate data available for global markets. With IVolatility's extensive global coverage, you can analyze, measure, and code with the confidence that all data is cleansed by a team of dedicated data analysts, creating predictable, consistent, and accurate results.

And now, IVolatility's market leading data sets are just a simple API call away...

Harness the ease and efficiency of API to power your:

  1. Machine Learning and Algo Trading
  2. Back Testing
  3. Historical Data Pulls
  4. Portfolio Management
  5. Valuation Strategies
  6. Asset Management
  7. Risk Assessment
  8. Structured product and ETF development
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Real-time PRO API

Real-Time Options RESTful & WebSocket API — built for options traders and trading platforms that demand speed, accuracy, and flexibility. Choose between Fair Value and Market Prices to suit your needs.
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Historical PRO API

Our Historical PRO API is our best-in-class and core solution for accessing high-quality historical market data. Designed for professional traders, quants, and analysts, it delivers deep, accurate historical data for options, futures, and equities.
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Backtesting PRO API

This plan is designed specifically for equity and future options backtesting, providing traders and analysts with the historical data and insights needed to refine their strategies and improve performance.
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Fixed Income Pro API

Fixed Income API provides comprehensive coverage of bond markets, including corporate, and municipal securities. It features historical pricing, reference data, yield curves, analytics, empowering traders, analysts, and portfolio managers with actionable insights.
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US Equity Earnings
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Perfect to get started with US options backtesting and real-time data
Everything in Builder, plus deeper US history and higher API limits
Everything in Quant, plus global markets and unlimited API requests
Markets
US
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US Europe Middle East Latin America Asia Canada
Covered Instruments
Equity & Futures Options
Equity & Futures Options
Equity & Futures Options
History
3 Years
5 Years
20+ Years
Limits
20,000 requests / month 1 request / sec (burst 5)
100,000 requests / month 1 request / sec (burst 5)
Unlimited 1 request / sec (burst 5)
VS Code Cloud Workspace
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Data
OHLC pricing Volumes Open Interest Historical Volatility Implied Volatility & Greeks Earnings Volatility Surfaces IVX, IVP, IVR
OHLC pricing Volumes Open Interest Historical Volatility Implied Volatility & Greeks Earnings Volatility Surfaces IVX, IVP, IVR
OHLC pricing Volumes Open Interest Historical Volatility Implied Volatility & Greeks Earnings Volatility Surfaces IVX, IVP, IVR
Granularity
EOD: US Stocks, Futures & Options Intraday: US Equity Options Real-time: US Equity Options
EOD: US Stocks, Futures & Options Intraday: US Equity Options Real-time: US Equity Options
EOD: Global Stocks, Futures & Options Intraday: US Equity Options Real-time: US Equity Options
Excel Support
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Backtest API Essential:

  • Access to Stock & Option Prices, Options Backtesting
  • EOD Equity & Equity Options Data
  • Perfect to Start with at a Great Price!
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Backtest API Plus:

  • Everything in Backtest API Essential, plus Greeks, Surfaces, Indices, and Earnings
  • EOD Equity & Equity Options Data + 1-Minute Snapshots for Options
  • Ideal for Backtesting
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Futures Backtest API:

  • Access to Futures & Futures Options Prices, Option Backtesting
  • EOD Data
  • Perfect for Accessing Future Options
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Options Real-Time API:

  • Access to Real-time Option Prices, plus Greeks and Indices
  • Additional EOD Equity Data
  • Perfect for Accessing Real-time Options Data
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Access to All Options Data & More

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Additional API Endpoints Exclusively for Professional Users

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RESTful and WebSocket APIs offer flexible and powerful ways to access our data

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Real-time Display Fair Value Prices with No Exchange Fees or Approvals

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Real-time Display Market Prices. Experts to Help Navigate Exchange Rules

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Customized Solutions, Dedicated Support Team Access, Priority Support, & SLAs

Sample Use Case: Backtesting

Goal: Get valuable insights into strategy performance.
Step 1
Choose moneyness or delta and input it with days-to-expiration into your endpoint. This will find and return the two nearest options by ID.
Step 2
Input those option IDs into another endpoint to retrieve historical data.
Step 3
Send historical data directly to your data storage or save as a CSV.
Step 4
Run your strategy to simulate returns in a similar historical environment!
Equity Options

Calling all futures options traders! IVolatility now presents an exclusive offering - the Futures Backtest API package.

This exciting new package mirrors the API endpoints that have made us a go-to for Equity Options, but it's been tailored specifically for Future Options. With this, you gain swift and seamless access to Futures and Future Options data, encompassing Greeks, Prices, Volatility, and the power of Backtesting, all at your fingertips.
Future Options

Unlock the Power of Real-Time with Our Cutting-Edge Options API!

Power your trading platform with our Real-Time Options RESTful & WebSocket API — built for option traders and trading platforms that demand speed, accuracy, and flexibility.
  • WebSocket APIs offer flexible way to access our data
  • Real-Time Display Fair Value Prices – No exchange fees or approvals required
  • Real-Time Display Market Prices – Seamless access to live market data
  • Expert Support – Navigate exchange rules with confidence
Start integrating today: View WebSocket Documentation & Code Examples
Real-Time Options API

Earnings API is a service that compiles information on upcoming company earnings announcements.

It gives you a clear view of which firms are set to release their financial results soon. In addition, we provide expert forecasts for upcoming earnings and a summary of key options data along with tailored trading strategies. Moreover, we offer historical data for the past two earnings releases, complete with expert forecasts, trading ideas and actual market movements. This enables you to assess the current situation for a specific stock in the context of past events. Learn more and see request example here.
Earnings API

The Only API for Serious Traders and Engineers

Our History: Over 20 years of equity derivatives and futures derivatives data
Best Bid & Ask (NBBO), Volumes, Open Interest, Implied Volatilities and Greeks
End of day data: 1, 5, 15, 30, 60 minutes snapshots
Award-winning analytical data and best-in-class data cleansing
100% Global Market Coverage including US, Asia and Europe
Python Implementation, Access with Excel, WebSockets
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IVolatility Data API Use Cases

Backtesting
  • Secure key data points to battle test strategies
  • Measure potential profit and loss
For Risk Systems
  • Calculate VaR, beta, and other risk metrics
  • Automatically limit potential exposure
  • Report portfolio exposure
For Market Research Websites
  • Power charts and other visualizations
  • Provide readers with historical comparisons and historical pricing
  • Build attractive market analysis tools to draw and drive traffic
For Trading Applications
  • Enhance portfolio management with granular volatility and Greek metrics
  • Train, test, and validate Machine Learning algorithms
  • Simulate future events using past inputs
  • Normalize volatility models
  • Create automated signals
Python Implementation
You can find similar code examples for
CAPM model Current trading day options chain Auto-ARIMA-GARCH statistic forecasting Trading strategy Options pricing with QuantLib
and others in our API documentation to Get Started.
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Seamless API Integration

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Performance Boost

Up to 40% faster response compared to running our endpoints from a local machine.

Extensive Data Access

Gain immediate access to historical market data without worrying about storage limitations.
Integrate Options Data in Excel - Effortlessly

Simplify your workflow with our API, allowing you to access and analyze options data directly in Excel using Power Query. Say goodbye to data entry errors and hello to streamlined efficiency.

excel integration
Open Excel and go to the Data tab.
Click on Get Data > From Other Sources > From Web.
In the From Web window, enter the API URL (available in your Postman account after sign-up) and click OK.
Power Query will retrieve the data. You can then transform it using the Power Query Editor if necessary.
Once the data looks good, click Close & Load to import it into Excel. For more details, please see our GitHub.
Please Note: Our standard tiers are for "non-professional users"
For professional use, please contact sales@ivolatility.com to discuss a professional license arrangement. In broad terms, professional usage relates to commerce or general business activity where market data is used in trading or adding other value on or behalf of businesses or entities. On the other hand, private usage refers to market data for personal use only.
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