getGoogleOptionsDat​a(symbolid)

Code to download option chain data from Google finance.

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I wrote this after existing Matlab code out on the web for downloading stock option chain data from Yahoo Finance started failing in the fall of 2014. This code download the json file from Google finance for a stock and then parse it for use.

Cite As

Chim Lau (2026). getGoogleOptionsData(symbolid) (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/50368-getgoogleoptionsdata-symbolid), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.1.0.0

1.1
Added some try/catches to handle errors more gracefully
Added more examples to the comments (i.e., run help getGoogleOptionsData)

1.0.0.0