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title: load
description: OpenBB Terminal Function
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# load

Load crypto currency to perform analysis on. Yahoo Finance is used as default source. Other sources can be used such as 'ccxt' or 'cg' with --source. If you select 'ccxt', you can then select any exchange with --exchange. You can also select a specific interval with --interval.

### Usage

```python
load -c COIN [-s START] [--exchange {aax,ascendex,bequant,bibox,bigone,binance,binancecoinm,binanceus,binanceusdm,bit2c,bitbank,bitbay,bitcoincom,bitfinex,bitfinex2,bitflyer,bitforex,bitget,bithumb,bitmart,bitmex,bitopro,bitpanda,bitrue,bitso,bitstamp,bitstamp1,bittrex,bitvavo,bkex,bl3p,btcalpha,btcbox,btcex,btcmarkets,btctradeua,btcturk,buda,bw,bybit,bytetrade,cex,coinbaseprime,coinbasepro,coincheck,coinex,coinfalcon,coinmate,coinone,coinspot,crex24,cryptocom,currencycom,delta,deribit,digifinex,eqonex,exmo,flowbtc,fmfwio,ftx,ftxus,gate,gateio,gemini,hitbtc,hitbtc3,hollaex,huobi,huobijp,huobipro,idex,independentreserve,indodax,itbit,kraken,kucoin,kucoinfutures,kuna,latoken,lbank,lbank2,liquid,luno,lykke,mercado,mexc,mexc3,ndax,novadax,oceanex,okcoin,okex,okex5,okx,paymium,phemex,poloniex,probit,qtrade,ripio,stex,therock,tidebit,tidex,timex,tokocrypto,upbit,wavesexchange,whitebit,woo,yobit,zaif,zb,zipmex,zonda}] [-e END] [-i {1,5,15,30,60,240,1440,10080,43200}] [--vs VS]
```

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## Parameters

| Name | Description | Default | Optional | Choices |
| ---- | ----------- | ------- | -------- | ------- |
| coin | Coin to get. Must be coin symbol (e.g., btc, eth) | None | False | None |
| start | The starting date (format YYYY-MM-DD) of the crypto | 2019-11-21 | True | None |
| exchange | Exchange to search | binance | True | aax, ascendex, bequant, bibox, bigone, binance, binancecoinm, binanceus, binanceusdm, bit2c, bitbank, bitbay, bitcoincom, bitfinex, bitfinex2, bitflyer, bitforex, bitget, bithumb, bitmart, bitmex, bitopro, bitpanda, bitrue, bitso, bitstamp, bitstamp1, bittrex, bitvavo, bkex, bl3p, btcalpha, btcbox, btcex, btcmarkets, btctradeua, btcturk, buda, bw, bybit, bytetrade, cex, coinbaseprime, coinbasepro, coincheck, coinex, coinfalcon, coinmate, coinone, coinspot, crex24, cryptocom, currencycom, delta, deribit, digifinex, eqonex, exmo, flowbtc, fmfwio, ftx, ftxus, gate, gateio, gemini, hitbtc, hitbtc3, hollaex, huobi, huobijp, huobipro, idex, independentreserve, indodax, itbit, kraken, kucoin, kucoinfutures, kuna, latoken, lbank, lbank2, liquid, luno, lykke, mercado, mexc, mexc3, ndax, novadax, oceanex, okcoin, okex, okex5, okx, paymium, phemex, poloniex, probit, qtrade, ripio, stex, therock, tidebit, tidex, timex, tokocrypto, upbit, wavesexchange, whitebit, woo, yobit, zaif, zb, zipmex, zonda |
| end | The ending date (format YYYY-MM-DD) of the crypto | 2022-11-25 | True | None |
| interval | The interval of the crypto | 1440 | True | 1, 5, 15, 30, 60, 240, 1440, 10080, 43200 |
| vs | Quote currency (what to view coin vs). e.g., usdc, usdt, ... if source is ccxt, usd, eur, ... otherwise | usdt | True | None |

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