OpenBB/website/content/platform/reference/futures/load.md

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load	OpenBB Platform Function

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load

Futures Historical Price.

load(symbol: Union[str, List[str]], start_date: Union[date, str] = None, end_date: Union[date, str] = None, expiration: str = None, provider: Literal[str] = yfinance)

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Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default	Optional
symbol	Union[str, List[str]]	Symbol to get data for.		False
start_date	Union[date, str]	Start date of the data, in YYYY-MM-DD format.	None	True
end_date	Union[date, str]	End date of the data, in YYYY-MM-DD format.	None	True
expiration	str	Future expiry date with format YYYY-MM	None	True
provider	Literal['yfinance']	The provider to use for the query, by default None. If None, the provider specified in defaults is selected or 'yfinance' if there is no default.	yfinance	True

Name	Type	Description	Default	Optional
interval	Literal['1m', '2m', '5m', '15m', '30m', '60m', '90m', '1h', '1d', '5d', '1wk', '1mo', '3mo']	Data granularity.	1d	True
period	Literal['1d', '5d', '1mo', '3mo', '6mo', '1y', '2y', '5y', '10y', 'ytd', 'max']	Period of the data to return.	None	True
prepost	bool	Include Pre and Post market data.	False	True
adjust	bool	Adjust all the data automatically.	True	True
back_adjust	bool	Back-adjusted data to mimic true historical prices.	False	True

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Returns

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    results : List[FuturesHistorical]
        Serializable results.

    provider : Optional[Literal['yfinance']]
        Provider name.

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

    chart : Optional[Chart]
        Chart object.

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

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Data

Name	Type	Description
date	datetime	The date of the data.
open	float	The open price of the symbol.
high	float	The high price of the symbol.
low	float	The low price of the symbol.
close	float	The close price of the symbol.
volume	float	The volume of the symbol.