open-market-data

Query free financial data APIs — stocks, crypto, macro, SEC filings

open-market-data (omd)

Unified CLI for free financial data. Queries 8 sources behind a single interface with automatic routing and fallback.

Quick Reference

# Stock quotes
omd quote AAPL
omd quote AAPL MSFT GOOGL

# Search
omd search "Apple Inc"

# Financial statements
omd financials AAPL
omd financials AAPL -p quarterly -l 8

# Price history
omd history AAPL --days 90

# Earnings
omd earnings AAPL

# Dividends
omd dividends AAPL

# Options chain
omd options AAPL
omd options AAPL -t call

# SEC filings
omd filing AAPL --type 10-K --latest
omd filing TSLA --type 8-K -l 5

# Insider transactions
omd insiders AAPL

# Crypto
omd crypto BTC
omd crypto top 20
omd crypto history ETH -d 30

# Macroeconomic data
omd macro GDP
omd macro GDP --limit 12
omd macro search "unemployment rate"

# Output formats
omd --json quote AAPL
omd --plain quote AAPL

# Force specific source
omd quote AAPL --source finnhub
omd financials AAPL --source sec-edgar
omd macro NY.GDP.MKTP.CD --source worldbank

# Bypass cache
omd --no-cache quote AAPL

# See all sources and their status
omd sources

# Configure API keys
omd config set fredApiKey <key>
omd config show

Sources

Source	Key?	Best For
SEC EDGAR	No	Filings, XBRL financials, insider transactions
Yahoo Finance	No	Real-time quotes, price history, options, dividends
Binance	No	Crypto prices (non-US only)
CoinGecko	Free key	Crypto rankings, broader crypto coverage
FRED	Free key	GDP, unemployment, interest rates, 800K+ economic series
Finnhub	Free key	Real-time stock quotes, earnings data
Alpha Vantage	Free key	Stock quotes, financials, price history (25/day limit)
World Bank	No	Global economic indicators (GDP, unemployment, inflation)

When to Use --json

Use --json when you need to parse the output programmatically. Always place --json before the command:

omd --json quote AAPL
omd --json financials AAPL -p quarterly
omd --json crypto top 10
omd --json macro GDP --limit 5

Configuration

API keys via env vars or CLI:

export FRED_API_KEY=your_key
export COINGECKO_API_KEY=your_key
export FINNHUB_API_KEY=your_key
export ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY=your_key
export EDGAR_USER_AGENT="YourCompany [e-mail]"

# Or use CLI config
omd config set fredApiKey your_key
omd config set coingeckoApiKey your_key
omd config set finnhubApiKey your_key
omd config set alphaVantageApiKey your_key
omd config show

Routing

Commands automatically route to the best available source. If the top source fails or hits its rate limit, it falls back to the next one. Use --source <name> to force a specific provider.

Data Type	Priority Order
Stock quotes	Yahoo → Finnhub → Alpha Vantage
Financials	SEC EDGAR → Yahoo → Alpha Vantage
Price history	Yahoo → Alpha Vantage
Earnings	Yahoo → Finnhub
Dividends	Yahoo
Options	Yahoo
SEC filings	SEC EDGAR
Insiders	SEC EDGAR
Crypto	Binance → CoinGecko
Macro/economic	FRED → World Bank
Search	SEC EDGAR → Yahoo → Finnhub → Alpha Vantage