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Option Chain

Fetch option chain data for a given symbol and expiry date, including strike prices with Call and Put contract details and greeks.

from blitzsdk import MarketDataApiClient

client = MarketDataApiClient(app_key="YOUR_KEY", user_id="YOUR_USER")

chain = client.get_option_chain("NIFTY", "2026-07-28")
print(chain)
using BlitzConnect;
using BlitzConnect.Common;

var config = new BlitzConfig { AppKey = "YOUR_KEY", UserId = "YOUR_USER" };
var mdClient = new BlitzMarketDataApiClient(config);
await mdClient.LoginAsync();

var chain = await mdClient.GetOptionChainAsync("NIFTY", "2026-07-28");
foreach (var strike in chain.Data.Chains)
    Console.WriteLine($"{strike.StrikePrice}: call ltp {strike.CallOption?.Ltp}, put ltp {strike.PutOption?.Ltp}");

Endpoint

POST /marketfeed/optionChain

Request

curl -X POST "https://{baseurl}/md-api/marketfeed/optionChain" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"Symbol": "NIFTY", "ExpiryDate": "2026-07-28"}'

Request body

Field Type Description
Symbol string Underlying instrument symbol
ExpiryDate string Expiry date (YYYY-MM-DD)

Response

A successful request returns the spot price of the underlying, the at-the-money (ATM) strike, and a chains array with callOption / putOption greeks per strike:

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "spotPrice": 24813.5,
    "expiryDate": "2026-07-28",
    "atm": 24800,
    "chains": [
      {
        "strikePrice": 23800,
        "callOption": {
          "gamma": 0.001,
          "vega": 12.5,
          "theta": -5.2,
          "delta": 0.85,
          "oiPercentage": 2.5,
          "oi": 15000,
          "ltp": 1042.8,
          "iv": 0.2,
          "price": 1013.5,
          "rho": 0.1
        },
        "putOption": {
          "gamma": 0.001,
          "vega": 11.2,
          "theta": -4.8,
          "delta": -0.15,
          "oiPercentage": -1.2,
          "oi": 8000,
          "ltp": 8.85,
          "iv": 0.22,
          "price": 9.1,
          "rho": -0.05
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

Root fields

Field Type Description
spotPrice double Current spot price of the underlying
expiryDate string Expiry the chain was requested for
atm double At-the-money strike price
chains object[] Array of strike-level entries

Greeks fields (callOption / putOption)

Field Type Description
ltp double Last traded price
price double Theoretical option price
iv double Implied volatility
delta double Delta
gamma double Gamma
theta double Theta
vega double Vega
rho double Rho
oi long Open interest
oiPercentage double Open interest as a percentage

Error response

When the expiry is invalid, the live server returns a 400 Problem Details payload:

{
  "type": "https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc9110#section-15.5.1",
  "title": "Bad Request",
  "status": 400,
  "traceId": "00-c54873e86f1a0ee04794569ece240bcb-bfe9a299393be357-00"
}