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GET
/
api
/
v1
/
signal
/
option_activity
OptionActivity V1
curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://api.benzinga.com/api/v1/signal/option_activity?token='
{
  "option_activity": [
    {
      "aggressor_ind": "0.73",
      "ask": "5.75",
      "bid": "5.2",
      "cost_basis": "336000.0",
      "date": "2025-12-29",
      "date_expiration": "2026-09-18",
      "description": "Freeport-McMoRan Option Alert: Sep 18 $50 Puts at the Ask: 600 vs 636 OI; Earnings 1/22 Before Open [est] ",
      "description_extended": "Freeport-McMoRan Option Alert: Sep 18 $50 Puts at the Ask: 600 @ $5.6 vs 636 OI; Earnings 1/22 Before Open [est] Ref=$51.4",
      "exchange": "NYSE",
      "execution_estimate": "AT_ASK",
      "id": "6952ef7b6ab0a40001b39586",
      "midpoint": "5.475",
      "open_interest": "636",
      "option_activity_type": "TRADE",
      "option_symbol": "FCX260918P00050000",
      "price": "5.6",
      "put_call": "PUT",
      "sentiment": "BEARISH",
      "size": "600",
      "strike_price": "50.00",
      "ticker": "FCX",
      "time": "16:15:32",
      "trade_count": 1,
      "underlying_price": "51.4",
      "underlying_type": "STOCK",
      "updated": 1767042939,
      "volume": "1601"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "option_activity": [
    {
      "aggressor_ind": "0.73",
      "ask": "5.75",
      "bid": "5.2",
      "cost_basis": "336000.0",
      "date": "2025-12-29",
      "date_expiration": "2026-09-18",
      "description": "Freeport-McMoRan Option Alert: Sep 18 $50 Puts at the Ask: 600 vs 636 OI; Earnings 1/22 Before Open [est] ",
      "description_extended": "Freeport-McMoRan Option Alert: Sep 18 $50 Puts at the Ask: 600 @ $5.6 vs 636 OI; Earnings 1/22 Before Open [est] Ref=$51.4",
      "exchange": "NYSE",
      "execution_estimate": "AT_ASK",
      "id": "6952ef7b6ab0a40001b39586",
      "midpoint": "5.475",
      "open_interest": "636",
      "option_activity_type": "TRADE",
      "option_symbol": "FCX260918P00050000",
      "price": "5.6",
      "put_call": "PUT",
      "sentiment": "BEARISH",
      "size": "600",
      "strike_price": "50.00",
      "ticker": "FCX",
      "time": "16:15:32",
      "trade_count": 1,
      "underlying_price": "51.4",
      "underlying_type": "STOCK",
      "updated": 1767042939,
      "volume": "1601"
    }
  ]
}

Authorizations

​
token
string
query
required

Query Parameters

​
page
integer
default:0

Page offset. For optimization, performance and technical reasons, page offsets are limited from 0 - 100000. Limit the query results by other parameters such as date. Default is 0

​
pageSize
integer
default:100

Number of results returned. Limit 1000

​
parameters[date]
string<date>

Date to query for calendar data. Shorthand for date_from and date_to if they are the same. Defaults for latest

​
parameters[date_from]
string<date>

Start date in YYYY-MM-DD format

​
parameters[date_to]
string<date>

End date in YYYY-MM-DD format

​
parameters[date_sort]
enum<string>

Sort by date

Available options:
date
​
parameters[tickers]
string<csv>

One or more ticker symbols separated by a comma. Maximum 50 tickers

​
parameters[id]
string

ID

​
parameters[updated]
integer

Records last Updated Unix timestamp (UTC). This will force the sort order to be Greater Than or Equal to the timestamp indicated

Response

Option Activity

​
aggressor_ind
string
Example:

"1"

​
ask
string
Example:

"4.35"

​
bid
string
Example:

"4.25"

​
cost_basis
string
Example:

"2156000"

​
date
string
Example:

"2024-01-09"

​
date_expiration
string
Example:

"2024-01-19"

​
description
string
Example:

"Trade"

​
description_extended
string
Example:

"Sweep | Bullish | Above Ask"

​
exchange
string
Example:

"NASDAQ"

​
execution_estimate
string
Example:

"Above Ask"

​
id
string
Example:

"60a7f5e8e4b0f5a3c8e9f5ad"

​
midpoint
string
Example:

"4.30"

​
open_interest
string
Example:

"1523"

​
option_activity_type
string
Example:

"Sweep"

​
option_symbol
string
Example:

"AAPL240119C00195000"

​
price
string
Example:

"4.31"

​
put_call
string
Example:

"Call"

​
sentiment
string
Example:

"Bullish"

​
size
string
Example:

"500"

​
strike_price
string
Example:

"195.00"

​
ticker
string
Example:

"AAPL"

​
time
string
Example:

"14:35:22"

​
trade_count
integer
Example:

1

​
underlying_price
string
Example:

"185.92"

​
underlying_type
string
Example:

"Common Stock"

​
updated
integer
Example:

1704819600

​
volume
string
Example:

"2845"