---
title: available
description: OpenBB Platform Function
---

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import Tabs from '@theme/Tabs';
import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem';

Available Indices. Available indices for a given provider.

```python wordwrap
obb.index.available(provider: Literal[str] = cboe)
```

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## Parameters

<Tabs>
<TabItem value="standard" label="Standard">

| Name | Type | Description | Default | Optional |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- | ------- | -------- |
| provider | Literal['cboe', 'fmp', 'yfinance'] | The provider to use for the query, by default None. If None, the provider specified in defaults is selected or 'cboe' if there is no default. | cboe | True |
</TabItem>

<TabItem value='cboe' label='cboe'>

| Name | Type | Description | Default | Optional |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- | ------- | -------- |
| provider | Literal['cboe', 'fmp', 'yfinance'] | The provider to use for the query, by default None. If None, the provider specified in defaults is selected or 'cboe' if there is no default. | cboe | True |
| europe | bool | Filter for European indices. False for US indices. | False | True |
</TabItem>

</Tabs>

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## Returns

```python wordwrap
OBBject
    results : List[AvailableIndices]
        Serializable results.

    provider : Optional[Literal['cboe', 'fmp', 'yfinance']]
        Provider name.

    warnings : Optional[List[Warning_]]
        List of warnings.

    chart : Optional[Chart]
        Chart object.

    metadata: Optional[Metadata]
        Metadata info about the command execution.
```

---

## Data

<Tabs>
<TabItem value="standard" label="Standard">

| Name | Type | Description |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- |
| name | str | Name of the index. |
| currency | str | Currency the index is traded in. |
</TabItem>

<TabItem value='cboe' label='cboe'>

| Name | Type | Description |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- |
| name | str | Name of the index. |
| currency | str | Currency the index is traded in. |
| isin | str | ISIN code for the index. Valid only for European indices. |
| region | str | Region for the index. Valid only for European indices |
| symbol | str | Symbol for the index. |
| description | str | Description for the index. Valid only for US indices. |
| data_delay | int | Data delay for the index. Valid only for US indices. |
| open_time | datetime.time | Opening time for the index. Valid only for US indices. |
| close_time | datetime.time | Closing time for the index. Valid only for US indices. |
| time_zone | str | Time zone for the index. Valid only for US indices. |
| tick_days | str | The trading days for the index. Valid only for US indices. |
| tick_frequency | str | The frequency of the index ticks. Valid only for US indices. |
| tick_period | str | The period of the index ticks. Valid only for US indices. |
</TabItem>

<TabItem value='fmp' label='fmp'>

| Name | Type | Description |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- |
| name | str | Name of the index. |
| currency | str | Currency the index is traded in. |
| stock_exchange | str | Stock exchange where the index is listed. |
| exchange_short_name | str | Short name of the stock exchange where the index is listed. |
</TabItem>

<TabItem value='yfinance' label='yfinance'>

| Name | Type | Description |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- |
| name | str | Name of the index. |
| currency | str | Currency the index is traded in. |
| code | str | ID code for keying the index in the OpenBB Terminal. |
| symbol | str | Symbol for the index. |
</TabItem>

</Tabs>