---
title: "Options Contract"
method: GET
path: "/v3/reference/options/contracts/{options_ticker}"
tags: ["reference:options:contract"]
---

# Options Contract

`GET /v3/reference/options/contracts/{options_ticker}`

Get an options contract

## Path parameters

- `options_ticker` string, required

## Query parameters

- `as_of` string

## Response `200`

A specific options contract

- object
  - `request_id` string — A request id assigned by the server.
  - `results` object — Contains the requested data for the specified options contract.
    - `additional_underlyings` object[] — If an option contract has additional underlyings or deliverables associated with it, they will appear here. See <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.optionseducation.org/referencelibrary/faq/splits-mergers-spinoffs-bankruptcies">here</a> for some examples of what might cause a contract to have additional underlyings.
      - `amount` number — The number of shares per contract of the additional underlying, or the cash-in-lieu amount of the currency.
      - `type` string — The type of the additional underlying asset, either equity or currency.
      - `underlying` string — The name of the additional underlying asset.
    - `cfi` string — The 6 letter CFI code of the contract (defined in <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_10962">ISO 10962</a>)
    - `contract_type` string — The type of contract. Can be "put", "call", or in some rare cases, "other".
    - `correction` integer — The correction number for this option contract.
    - `exercise_style` 'american' | 'european' | 'bermudan' — The exercise style of this contract. See <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Option_style">this link</a> for more details on exercise styles.
    - `expiration_date` string — The contract's expiration date in YYYY-MM-DD format.
    - `primary_exchange` string — The MIC code of the primary exchange that this contract is listed on.
    - `shares_per_contract` number — The number of shares per contract for this contract.
    - `strike_price` number — The strike price of the option contract.
    - `ticker` string — The ticker for the option contract.
    - `underlying_ticker` string — The underlying ticker that the option contract relates to.
  - `status` string — The status of this request's response.

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