From 4367e73569a1a3bc27267d2e4aba4592356d5647 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeroen Bouma Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2023 10:23:40 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update index.md --- .../guides/intros/stocks/options/index.md | 23 ++++++------------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/website/content/terminal/guides/intros/stocks/options/index.md b/website/content/terminal/guides/intros/stocks/options/index.md index d76ae572548..48118ad881b 100644 --- a/website/content/terminal/guides/intros/stocks/options/index.md +++ b/website/content/terminal/guides/intros/stocks/options/index.md @@ -9,35 +9,30 @@ The Options menu provides the user with a comprehensive set of tools for analyzi Navigate to the menu by typing `options`, from the `Stocks` menu, and then pressing enter. Alternatively, absolute path navigation can jump straight there, from anywhere. `/stocks/options` -![The Options Menu](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/85772166/172717122-a857dd69-6e79-4773-996a-74ea71f8ee86.png) +image By default, the Terminal loads a ticker using Tradier as the source. Sign up for a free developer account and then enter that token using the `Keys menu`. Alternatively, there is a choice to use yFinance data sets by attaching the argument as shown below. Help dialogues are displayed for any command by adding `-h` to the string. It is worth noting that this load command is different than the load command elsewhere. ```` (🦋) /stocks/options/ $ load -h -usage: load [-t TICKER] [--source {tradier,yf}] [-h] +usage: load [-t TICKER] [-h] [--source {YahooFinance,Tradier,Nasdaq,Intrinio}] Load a ticker into option menu optional arguments: -t TICKER, --ticker TICKER Stock ticker (default: None) - --source {tradier ,yf} Tradier or Yahoo Finance (default: tr) - Source to get option expirations from (default: None) -h, --help show this help message (default: False) + --source {YahooFinance,Tradier,Nasdaq,Intrinio} + Data source to select from (default: YahooFinance) + +For more information and examples, use 'about load' to access the related guide. ```` -### Submenus Available - -At the bottom of the menu, and near the top, there are items prefaced with `>`. Like everywhere else in the OpenBB Terminal, this indicates the presence of a submenu. - - - `screen` is a dedicated options screener that uses `.ini` files from the local installation folder `/OpenBBUserData/stocks/presets/options/`. Refer to the Options Screener guide here. - - `pricing` is another method for calculating options prices. See the guide for this submenu here. - - `hedge` is a group of features for calculating a delta-neutral position. The guide for this submenu is located here. - ### Examples To begin, a ticker must be loaded with an expiration date selected. Enter these commands to display the list of expiration dates for AAPL options chains. + ```` (🦋) /stocks/options/ $ load aapl @@ -94,10 +89,6 @@ Choose an expiration date with the corresponding Identifier value on the left, f Expiration set to 2023-09-15 ```` -Setting the chain for analysis will change the text colour at the bottom of the Options menu. These commands require loaded data. - -![The Options menu with a loaded ticker and expiration date](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/85772166/172724623-dbb16566-5dfa-482c-a67e-948e01444ca8.png) - The `info` command displays a table of statistics regarding the chosen option expiration date. ```` (🦋) /stocks/options/ $ info