ApexTick Market Data & Options MCP

ApexTick MCP Server (@apextick/mcp-server)

Official Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for [ApexTick](https://apextick.com) (https://docs.apextick.com/mcp), built on @modelcontextprotocol/sdk.

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Provides AI agents (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, OpenCode) with low-latency access to 66,400+ global equities, ETFs, FX pairs, and cryptocurrencies, valuation multiples, technical indicators (RSI14, MACD, SMA20/50/200, ATR14, volatility30), earnings surprise context, GICS sector movers, and options implied volatility screening.

Tools Implemented (src/index.mjs)

1. `get_quote` *(Hobbyist $0+)*: Consolidated quote for one ticker (price, change, % change, 52-week range, abbreviated volume, and timestamp).
2. `search_tickers` *(Hobbyist $0+)*: Symbol and instrument directory search across 66,400+ global equities, ETFs, FX pairs, indices, and cryptocurrencies.
3. `get_watchlist_brief` *(Hobbyist $0+)*: Batched quote table for up to 20 symbols in a single request.
4. `get_price_history` *(Hobbyist $0+)*: Historical OHLCV bars (1m to 1mo) and optional corporate event calendar (earnings surprises, dividend ex-dates, and stock splits on Trader Pro+).
5. `analyze_ticker` *(Trader Pro+)*: Concurrent quote + fundamentals snapshot (session range position, gap %, distance from 52-week high, and P/E, P/B, P/S, TTM Revenue, EPS, ROE, dividend yield).
6. `explain_price_move` *(Trader Pro+)*: Correlates session price move with technical indicators (RSI14, SMA20/50/200, MACD, ATR14) and recent/upcoming earnings surprises.
7. `get_options_chain` *(Trader Pro+)*: Option chain, expiration dates, and Black-Scholes Greeks (delta, gamma, theta, vega, rho) lookup for an underlying ticker.
8. `screen_market` *(Quant & Community+)*: Cross-market discovery screener returning top gainers, losers, volume leaders (with optional GICS sector and min_market_cap filters), and liquid high-IV options underlyings.

Usage

Option 1: Local Stdio Server (src/index.mjs or Docker)

{

"mcpServers": { "apextick": { "command": "node", "args": ["/path/to/apextick-starter-kit/src/index.mjs"], "env": { "APEXTICK_API_KEY": "dk_your_key_here" } } } }

Option 2: Hosted Streamable HTTP Endpoint (https://api.apextick.com/mcp)

{

"mcpServers": { "apextick": { "url": "https://api.apextick.com/mcp", "headers": { "apikey": "dk_your_key_here" } } } }

Ready-to-Use Excel Workbooks (excel/) & REST Quickstarts

All 4 workbooks work natively in both ApexTick Excel Lite (excel.office.com, Mac, Windows) and ApexTick Excel Native (Windows desktop):

• [`excel/ApexTick-Starter-and-Test-Suite.xlsx`](./excel/ApexTick-Starter-and-Test-Suite.xlsx) — Complete 6-tab dynamic-array test suite covering all 17 =APEXTICK.* worksheet functions (=APEXTICK.QUOTE, =APEXTICK.STREAM, =APEXTICK.OPTIONS.CHAIN, =APEXTICK.FINANCIALS, =APEXTICK.ECO).
• [`excel/Covered-Call-Wheel-Tracker.xlsx`](./excel/Covered-Call-Wheel-Tracker.xlsx) — Covered call & cash-secured put wheel tracker with 50ms batched quotes, technical regime indicators (RSI14, volatility30, ATR14), and liquid options screener (=APEXTICK.OPTIONS.SCREENER).
• [`excel/Options-IV-Greeks-Calculator.xlsx`](./excel/Options-IV-Greeks-Calculator.xlsx) — Side-by-side Call & Put options chain analyzer (=APEXTICK.OPTIONS.CHAIN) with analytical Black-Scholes Greeks (Delta, Gamma, Theta, Vega, Implied Volatility).
• [`excel/SP500-Tech-Watchlist-Valuation.xlsx`](./excel/SP500-Tech-Watchlist-Valuation.xlsx) — 20-symbol S&P 500 & Nasdaq-100 valuation and momentum watchlist (P/E, Sector, RSI14, SMA200, =APEXTICK.FINANCIALS, =APEXTICK.ETF.HOLDINGS).
• examples/python/quickstart.py & examples/javascript/quickstart.mjs — Direct REST API examples.

API Key

Get a free Hobbyist API key (500 requests/day, no credit card required) at [https://dash.apextick.com/register](https://dash.apextick.com/register).