Evaluate APIs for live option data

[joe-wojniak]

TDAmeritrade API https://developer.tdameritrade.com/apis e*Trade API
https://apisb.etrade.com/docs/api/market/api-market-v1.html#/definition/getOptionChains Options Route https://optionsroute.com/ https://optionsroute.com/total-access tradier brokerage https://brokerage.tradier.com/pricing

Article Top 4 Stock and Options Market Data APIs in 2021 https://techbum.io/best-free-api-for-stock-market-data/

[joe-wojniak]

TDAmeritrade (+++)

• option chain & strategy chain, place orders, price history, quotes, transaction history

  e*Trade (+++)

• option chain, option expire dates

  Options Route (---)

  (commission-free options trading, $0.50/contract, $39.95 monthly fee)

• no details could be found on website

  tradier brokerage (---)

  ($0.35/contract)

• $9 per options assignment/exercise

[fredyvilla]

I use TOS so I can start evaluating TDAmeritrade.

[joe-wojniak]

Ok, I also use TOS. I have written a script to access some of TDAmeritrade's api. Navigating OAUTH2 was the difficult part for me. I'll post the code to /tdameritrade