Stock Options API for U.S.-listed equity and ETF option data
CuteMarkets is a stock options API for developers building around U.S.-listed equity and ETF options, with chain snapshots, contracts, quotes, trades, aggregates, and expiration data.
Why teams use it
What teams expect from a stock options API
Equity and ETF options coverage
Use one product surface for U.S.-listed stock and ETF options data instead of mixing separate data sources.
Chain and contract workflows
Move from broad chain discovery into one contract when the product or strategy narrows to a strike.
Quotes, trades, and aggregates
Support both live product views and historical analysis from the same API family.
Expiration and ticker discovery
Use reference endpoints to power option-aware UI elements and symbol-selection flows.
Research and production paths
Support systematic research, scanners, dashboards, and internal tools without changing providers.
Docs-first developer experience
Go directly from the page into endpoint docs, examples, pricing, and signup.
Use cases
What you can build with this options data API
Equity-options dashboards
Show live or historical options context around stocks and ETFs inside end-user products.
Internal research tools
Use the same stock options API for scanners, watchlists, and validation tools.
Event-driven analysis
Work around earnings, volatility events, and relative-value setups with option-aware data.
Retail and institutional prototypes
Start with a free key, then scale into a richer plan as coverage and latency needs increase.
Developer examples
Two code paths teams usually need first
curl "https://api.cutemarkets.com/v1/options/chain/AAPL/?expiration_date=2026-01-16&limit=25" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"curl "https://api.cutemarkets.com/v1/reference/tickers/search/?query=apple" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Evaluate and compare
Why chain snapshots alone are not enough
A stock options API usually has to do more than list contracts. It needs to help a product discover underlyings, expiries, strikes, and market context from one coherent surface.
Options data API
See the broader product landing page for the full CuteMarkets surface.
Options chain API
Focus on the chain-specific workflow for strikes, expiries, and live context.
Real-time options data API
Look at the live surface for dashboards, scanners, and alerts.
AAPL options data API
Build Apple-specific chain, expiration, quote, trade, Greeks, and IV workflows.
NVDA options data API
Evaluate high-activity Nvidia option chains, quotes, trades, and historical contracts.
TSLA options data API
Inspect Tesla expirations, chains, quote checks, trades, Greeks, and IV context.
Docs to open next
Relevant API docs
Tutorials and research
Related articles
Earnings options plays
A concrete stock-options research workflow using chain and historical endpoints.
Historical options backtesting
See the stock-options research stack from a backtesting perspective.
Realistic options backtesting
A broader framework article on what credible options research requires.
FAQ
Common questions about this options data API
What is a stock options API usually used for?
A stock options API is used for options chain views, contract lookup, pricing context, reference workflows, scanners, dashboards, and research around equity and ETF options.
Does CuteMarkets provide both real-time and historical options data?
Yes. CuteMarkets supports real-time snapshots and historical workflows across contracts, trades, quotes, aggregates, and expirations, with plan-specific live or delayed access.
Do you provide quotes, trades, and historical contracts?
Yes. The platform includes contracts, chain snapshots, contract snapshots, trade history, quote history, aggregates, and expiration lookups for U.S.-listed options.
Do you provide the earnings calendar too?
CuteMarkets provides the options data layer. Earnings timing should come from a dedicated earnings calendar source that you combine with the options data.
Start building around stock options without stitching together multiple data layers
Explore the chain, reference, and pricing docs, then create a key to test the workflows that match your product.
Canonical URL: https://cutemarkets.com/stock-options-api