Yahoo Finance Options & IV Scraper — Real-Time Options Chain Data

Extract real-time options chain data and implied volatility (IV) from Yahoo Finance. Get strikes, expirations, open interest, volume, and pricing for volatility analysis and trading automation.

Main Use Cases

• Volatility analysis — Track IV changes across strikes and expirations
• Options flow monitoring — Analyze open interest and volume for market activity
• Trading automation — Feed structured options data into algo strategies
• Market research — Compare strike prices and expiration dates

How It Works

This Actor handles Yahoo Finance's session and bot-protection (cookies/crumb/session bypass) to retrieve options data. Output is flattened for Excel/CSV compatibility.

Extract Yahoo Finance Options Chain

The Actor extracts 12+ fields per options contract including:

• Contract: Ticker, symbol, type (call/put), strike, expiration
• Pricing: Price, stock price, implied volatility
• Activity: Open interest, volume
• Status: In-the-money flag
• Metadata: Scrape timestamp

Input Parameters

Tickers (tickers)

Stock tickers to extract options for: AAPL, TSLA, NVDA, etc.

Limit per Ticker (limitPerTicker)

Call and put options per ticker (default 20)

Proxy Configuration (proxyConfiguration)

Residential proxy recommended

Output Fields

Field	Description
ticker	Stock ticker
symbol	Options symbol
type	Call or put
strike	Strike price
expiration	Expiration date
price	Options price
stockPrice	Underlying price
iv	Implied volatility
openInterest	Open interest
volume	Trading volume
itm	In-the-money flag
scrapedAt	Timestamp

Example Input

{
  "tickers": ["AAPL", "TSLA", "NVDA"],
  "limitPerTicker": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}

Example Output

{
  "ticker": "AAPL",
  "symbol": "AAPL230915C00175000",
  "type": "call",
  "strike": 175.0,
  "expiration": "2023-09-15",
  "price": 12.50,
  "stockPrice": 178.50,
  "iv": "0.32",
  "openInterest": 15000,
  "volume": 2500,
  "itm": true,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-20T12:00:00Z"
}

Related Actors

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• Yahoo Finance Scraper — Stock quotes and charts
• Alpha Vantage Scraper — Financial market data

Trading & Analysis

• TradingView Scraper — Trading charts and signals
• Options Profit Calculator — Options analysis

FAQ

Why use this actor instead of the official API?

Yahoo Finance has no official options API. This Actor bypasses bot protection to extract structured data.

How do I get TSLA options data?

Add "TSLA" to the tickers array. The output includes all available strikes and expirations.

Is scraping Yahoo Finance legal?

This Actor extracts only publicly available market data. Use responsibly and in compliance with Yahoo's terms.

Can I track IV changes?

Yes. Run the Actor on a schedule and compare IV fields over time.