Stock Options Chain Scraper

Scrape stock options chain data from Yahoo Finance. This actor extracts strike prices, bid and ask prices, last traded prices, volume, open interest, implied volatility, and expiration dates for both call and put options across multiple stock tickers.

Features

• Scrapes complete options chains from Yahoo Finance for any listed stock
• Extracts both call and put option data in a single run
• Captures strike prices, bid/ask spreads, volume, open interest, and implied volatility
• Supports multiple tickers in a single run for batch processing
• Identifies option type (Call/Put) from contract naming conventions
• Works with empty input using sensible defaults (AAPL, TSLA, SPY)

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
tickers	array	["AAPL", "TSLA", "SPY"]	Stock ticker symbols to scrape
expirationDates	array	["nearest"]	Target expiration dates
maxResults	integer	200	Maximum number of option contracts to return

Output Fields

Each result in the dataset contains:

• ticker - Stock ticker symbol
• contractName - Options contract identifier
• optionType - Call or Put
• strikePrice - Strike price of the option
• lastPrice - Last traded price
• bid - Current bid price
• ask - Current ask price
• change - Price change
• percentChange - Percentage price change
• volume - Trading volume
• openInterest - Total open interest
• impliedVolatility - Implied volatility percentage
• expirationDate - Option expiration date
• url - Source page URL
• source - Data source website
• scrapedAt - ISO timestamp of data collection

Use Cases

Options chain data is essential for options traders analyzing strategies, quantitative analysts building pricing models, financial advisors evaluating hedging opportunities, and fintech platforms providing options analytics. Traders use this data to identify unusual options activity, calculate Greeks, and find mispriced contracts for potential trades.

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing at $1.50 per 1,000 results. You are only charged for actual data delivered to your dataset.

Legal and Compliance

This actor scrapes publicly available options data from Yahoo Finance. Users should comply with Yahoo's terms of service. Financial data is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.