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This call will allow you to obtain option chains for a particular underlying symbol. You can filter the chains using the type, expiration date, and strike range.
GET /v1/market/chains.xml?underlying=AAPL&type=PUT&expiration=ALL&range=ALL_THE_MONEY HTTP/1.1
Authorization: OAuth
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oauth_nonce="cfdb7f42de425d94fbc24c11a920c33e",
oauth_signature="Vfm148kAgBZ6azEHqds43aY2UsEg3D",
oauth_signature_method="HMAC-SHA1",
oauth_timestamp="1306871932",
oauth_token="819682555b63ab8bd90a4138138e7365",
oauth_version="1.0"
Connection: close
Host: api.tradeking.com
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response id="3d6644c0:130af713b78:-24a0">
<putcalls>
<instrumentquote>
<displaydata>
<askprice>0.31</askprice>
<asksize/>
<bidprice>0.21</bidprice>
<bidsize/>
<change>-0.16</change>
<contracthigh/>
<contractlow/>
<contractsize>100</contractsize>
<delta/>
<earningspershare/>
<expiry>Jun 24 2011</expiry>
<gamma/>
<high52price/>
<highprice/>
<impvolatility>54.43</impvolatility>
<lastclosingprice/>
<lastprice>0.26</lastprice>
<low52price/>
<lowprice/>
<nav/>
<openinterest>1,523.00</openinterest>
<openprice/>
<optval/>
<optiontype>Put</optiontype>
<pctchange/>
<priceearningsratio/>
<rho/>
<sessionvolume/>
<strike>285.00</strike>
<symbol>AAPL</symbol>
<theta/>
<unknownsymbol>null</unknownsymbol>
<vega/>
<volatility/>
<volume>4,760</volume>
</displaydata>
<greeks>
<impvolatility>54.43</impvolatility>
</greeks>
<instrument>
<matdt>2011-06-24T00:00:00-04:00</matdt>
<putcall>0</putcall>
<strkpx>285.0</strkpx>
<sym>AAPL</sym>
</instrument>
<quote>
<askprice>0.31</askprice>
<bidprice>0.21</bidprice>
<change>-0.16</change>
<extendedquote>
<contractsize>100</contractsize>
<delta>-3.0E-6</delta>
<openinterest>1523</openinterest>
<volume>4760</volume>
</extendedquote>
<lastprice>0.26</lastprice>
</quote>
</instrumentquote>
<instrumentquote>
<displaydata>
<askprice>0.38</askprice>
<asksize/>
<bidprice>0.34</bidprice>
<bidsize/>
<change>-0.25</change>
<contracthigh/>
<contractlow/>
<contractsize>100</contractsize>
<delta/>
<earningspershare/>
<expiry>Jun 24 2011</expiry>
<gamma/>
<high52price/>
<highprice/>
<impvolatility>49.76</impvolatility>
<lastclosingprice/>
<lastprice>0.34</lastprice>
<low52price/>
<lowprice/>
<nav/>
<openinterest>2,034.00</openinterest>
<openprice/>
<optval/>
<optiontype>Put</optiontype>
<pctchange/>
<priceearningsratio/>
<rho/>
<sessionvolume/>
<strike>290.00</strike>
<symbol>AAPL</symbol>
<theta/>
<unknownsymbol>null</unknownsymbol>
<vega/>
<volatility/>
<volume>5,005</volume>
</displaydata>
<greeks>
<impvolatility>49.7583</impvolatility>
</greeks>
<instrument>
<matdt>2011-06-24T00:00:00-04:00</matdt>
<putcall>0</putcall>
<strkpx>290.0</strkpx>
<sym>AAPL</sym>
</instrument>
<quote>
<askprice>0.38</askprice>
<bidprice>0.34</bidprice>
<change>-0.25</change>
<extendedquote>
<contractsize>100</contractsize>
<delta>-9.3E-5</delta>
<openinterest>2034</openinterest>
<volume>5005</volume>
</extendedquote>
<lastprice>0.34</lastprice>
</quote>
</instrumentquote>
...
</putcalls>
</response>
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