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Version: 8.4.12.1

Schema: OptionFlexEvent (ID: 2845)

The most recent (last) record for each active FLEX option.

METADATA​

AttributeValue
Topic2750-market-data-options
MLink TokenOptMktData
SRSE ProductSRLive

Note: The symbol = next to a field number indicates that it is a primary key.

BODY​

#FieldTypeComment
10=sequenceNumberintsequence of the flex event message counting from the start of day or last restart of the feed handler
100eventIdintunique id of the event assigned by SpiderRock, subsequent messages on the event will use the same id
103prtExchenum : OptExchexchange code that produced this flex event
106prtRootstring(6)security symbol of the FLEX option
109requestIdintrequest identifier associated with this trade assigned by the exchange (these appear to not be 100% reliable, particularly for PHLX)
112eventTypeenum : FlexEventTypetype of event this message represents, e.g., RFQ, QTE, LST
115totalQuantityinttotal quantity of the flex trade
118packagePricedoubletotal price of the flex trade inclusive of all legs
121netTimestamplongtimestamp of when this message was received
124srcTimestamplongtimestamp from the exchange of when this message was sent

REPEATING FIELDS​

Legs

FieldTypeComment
130okeyOptionKey
133flexTypeenum : FlexType
136quantityint
139pricedouble
142priceTypeenum : FlexPriceType
145deltadouble
148refPricedouble
151closePricedouble
154priceAdjdouble
157strikeAdjdouble
160bidPricedouble
163bidSizedouble
166askPricedouble
169askSizedouble
172rawTextstring(200)

Get Schema API Call​

import requests 

# Replace with your desired MLINK URL 
MLINK_PROD_URL = 'https://mlink-live.nms.saturn.spiderrockconnect.com/rest/json'

# Replace with your MLINK API Key
API_KEY = 'XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX'

# Replace with your desired MsgType.  
MSG_TYPE = 'OptionFlexEvent'

# Request Parameters for Get Schema Of The MsgType
params = {
#Required Parameters
"apiKey": API_KEY,
"cmd": 'getschema',
"msgType": MSG_TYPE, 
}

response = requests.get(MLINK_PROD_URL, params=params)

Get Msg API Call​

import requests 

# Replace with your desired MLINK URL 
MLINK_PROD_URL = 'https://mlink-live.nms.saturn.spiderrockconnect.com/rest/json'

# Replace with your MLINK API Key
API_KEY = 'XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX'

# Replace with your desired MsgType.  
MSG_TYPE = 'OptionFlexEvent'

# Replace with your pkey value for getting the specific message desired
PKEY = 'ReplaceThisValueForTheQueryToWork'

# Replace with your desired view. A "|" separated list of views can be provided
# If no view is provided, all views will be returned. 
VIEW = 'eventId|prtExch|prtRoot|requestId|eventType|totalQuantity|packagePrice|netTimestamp|srcTimestamp'

# Replace with your desired where clause.
# a string in the form "field1:eq:valuse" or "(field1:ne:value1 & field1:ne:value2)
# "WHERE" clauses can contain the following comparison symbols:
# :gt: is greater than
# :ge: is greater than or equal to
# :lt: is less than
# :le: is less than or equal to
# :eq: is equal
# :ne: is not equal
# %26 is an AND statement
# | is an OR statement
# :sw: is starts with
# :ew: is ends with
# :cv: is contains values
# :nv: is does not contain value
# :cb: is contained between (two dates for instance) separated by '$'
WHERE = 'prtRoot:eq:ExampleString'

# Request Parameters for getmsg Of The MsgType
params = {
    # Required Parameters
    "apiKey": API_KEY,
    "cmd": 'getmsg',
    "pkey": PKEY,
    "msgType": MSG_TYPE,
    # Optional Parameters
    "view": VIEW, 
    "where": WHERE
}

response = requests.get(MLINK_PROD_URL, params=params)

Get Msgs API Call​

import requests 

# Replace with your desired MLINK URL 
MLINK_PROD_URL = 'https://mlink-live.nms.saturn.spiderrockconnect.com/rest/json'

# Replace with your MLINK API Key
API_KEY = 'XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX'

# Replace with your desired MsgType.  
MSG_TYPE = 'OptionFlexEvent'

# Replace with your desired view. A "|" separated list of views can be provided
# If no view is provided, all views will be returned
VIEW = 'eventId|prtExch|prtRoot|requestId|eventType|totalQuantity|packagePrice|netTimestamp|srcTimestamp'

# Replace with your desired where clause.
# a string in the form "field1:eq:value" or "(field1:ne:value1 & field1:ne:value2)
# "WHERE" clauses can contain the following comparison symbols:
# :gt: is greater than
# :ge: is greater than or equal to
# :lt: is less than
# :le: is less than or equal to
# :eq: is equal
# :ne: is not equal
# %26 is an AND statement
# | is an OR statement
# :sw: is starts with
# :ew: is ends with
# :cv: is contains values
# :nv: is does not contain value
# :cb: is contained between (two dates for instance) separated by '$'
WHERE = 'prtRoot:eq:ExampleString'

# Replace with your desired limit of how many messages you receive. The default limit is 500
LIMIT = 500

# Order clause eg. "(field1:DESC | field1:ASC | field2:DESC:ABS | field2:ASC:ABS" (default is unordered; default is faster)
ORDER = 'eventId:ASC'

# Request Parameters for getmsgs Of The MsgType
params = {
    # Required Parameters
    "apiKey": API_KEY,
    "cmd": 'getmsgs',
    "msgType": MSG_TYPE,
    # Optional Parameters
    "view": VIEW, 
    "where": WHERE,
    "limit": LIMIT,
    "order": ORDER
}

response = requests.get(MLINK_PROD_URL, params=params)

Get Aggregate API Call​

import requests 

# Replace with your desired MLINK URL 
MLINK_PROD_URL = 'https://mlink-live.nms.saturn.spiderrockconnect.com/rest/json'

# Replace with your MLINK API Key
API_KEY = 'XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX'

# Replace with your desired MsgType.  
MSG_TYPE = 'OptionFlexEvent'

# Replace with fields you want to see aggregate values for. A "|" separated list of measures should be provided
MEASURE = 'eventId|prtExch|prtRoot|requestId|eventType|totalQuantity|packagePrice|netTimestamp|srcTimestamp'

# Replace with fields you want to see aggregated. A "|" separated list of fields should be provided
GROUP = 'prtExch|eventType'

# Replace with your desired where clause.
# a string in the form "field1:eq:value" or "(field1:ne:value1 & field1:ne:value2)
# "WHERE" clauses can contain the following comparison symbols:
# :gt: is greater than
# :ge: is greater than or equal to
# :lt: is less than
# :le: is less than or equal to
# :eq: is equal
# :ne: is not equal
# %26 is an AND statement
# | is an OR statement
# :sw: is starts with
# :ew: is ends with
# :cv: is contains values
# :nv: is does not contain value
# :cb: is contained between (two dates for instance) separated by '$'
WHERE = 'prtRoot:eq:ExampleString'

# Request Parameters for getaggregate Of The MsgType
params = {
# Required Parameters
"apiKey": API_KEY,
"cmd": 'getaggregate',
"msgType": MSG_TYPE,
"measure": MEASURE,
"group": GROUP,
# Optional Parameters
"where": WHERE,
}

response = requests.get(MLINK_PROD_URL, params=params)

Get Count API Call​

import requests 

# Replace with your desired MLINK URL 
MLINK_PROD_URL = 'https://mlink-live.nms.saturn.spiderrockconnect.com/rest/json'

# Replace with your MLINK API Key
API_KEY = 'XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX'

# Replace with your desired MsgType.  
MSG_TYPE = 'OptionFlexEvent'

# Replace with your desired where clause.
# a string in the form "field1:eq:value" or "(field1:ne:value1 & field1:ne:value2)
# "WHERE" clauses can contain the following comparison symbols:
# :gt: is greater than
# :ge: is greater than or equal to
# :lt: is less than
# :le: is less than or equal to
# :eq: is equal
# :ne: is not equal
# %26 is an AND statement
# | is an OR statement
# :sw: is starts with
# :ew: is ends with
# :cv: is contains values
# :nv: is does not contain value
# :cb: is contained between (two dates for instance) separated by '$'
WHERE = 'prtRoot:eq:ExampleString'

# Request Parameters for getCount Of The MsgType
params = {
# Required Parameters
"apiKey": API_KEY,
"cmd": 'getcount',
"msgType": MSG_TYPE,
# Optional Parameters
"where": WHERE,
}

response = requests.get(MLINK_PROD_URL, params=params)