FlashAlpha | Options Analytics API - Greeks, Exposure & Vol Surfaces

# FlashAlpha ## Options Analytics API > Real-time gamma exposure (GEX), delta/vanna/charm exposure, SVI volatility surfaces, full BSM Greeks, and dealer positioning analytics for 6,000+ US equities and ETFs - plus CME equity-index futures (ES=F, NQ=F, Black-76 options-on-futures) - via REST API. ## Quick Start (Python) ```python import requests API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY" BASE = "https://lab.flashalpha.com" headers = {"X-Api-Key": API_KEY} # Gamma exposure by strike - Free tier: single expiry on any US equity gex = requests.get(f"{BASE}/v1/exposure/gex/AAPL?expiration=2026-06-19", headers=headers).json() print(f"Net GEX: {gex['net_gex']:,.0f} Gamma Flip: {gex['gamma_flip']}") # Key levels (call wall, put wall, gamma flip, highest OI strike) - Free on equities levels = requests.get(f"{BASE}/v1/exposure/levels/AAPL", headers=headers).json() print(f"Call Wall: {levels['levels']['call_wall']} Put Wall: {levels['levels']['put_wall']}") # Full volatility profile (Growth+ plan) vol = requests.get(f"{BASE}/v1/volatility/TSLA", headers=headers).json() print(f"ATM IV: {vol['atm_iv']}% VRP: {vol['iv_rv_spreads']['assessment']}") ``` Free tier: 5 requests/day, no credit card. Sign up at https://flashalpha.com ## SDKs - Python: `pip install flashalpha` - pypi.org/project/flashalpha - JavaScript/TypeScript: `npm install flashalpha` - C#/.NET: `dotnet add package FlashAlpha` - nuget.org/packages/FlashAlpha - Go: `go get github.com/FlashAlpha-lab/flashalpha-go` - Java: Maven/Gradle - github.com/FlashAlpha-lab/flashalpha-java ## Futures (NEW) FlashAlpha now serves the FULL endpoint stack for CME equity-index futures: **ES** (E-mini S&P 500) and **NQ** (E-mini Nasdaq-100). Symbols are `ES=F` and `NQ=F`. URL-encode the `=` as `%3D` in paths, e.g. `/v1/exposure/gex/ES%3DF`. Options-on-futures are priced with **Black-76** (forward-priced, F = futures price). Everything that works for an equity works for futures: live GEX/DEX/VEX/CHEX, vol surface, max-pain, levels, exposure summa