A small Python function to fetch all stock symbols (and last price) for public use. It mocks the Nasdaq.com network requests and provides filter documentation for easier use.
This small function and request has proved immensly useful while building stock market trading strategies. I would want to not just test specific tickers/symbols, I wanted to test any that were in a given price range, and as many as possible to test my strategy. With this simple function, you can provide a screener function that will help you filter out results on a price basis as well. See the documentation below for more information. I couldn't find anything like this when I browsed the web (I know fintech is a pretty closed book), so here is a smaller helper in your journey.
All contributions welcome!
There is only one function available, get_symbols. If you see the code, it is less than 100 lines long, and is simply copying a network request made to the nasdaq api.
getSymbol(**args): accepts a number of optional arguments and returns a Python list of dictionaries. No arguments are required.
As noted above, none are required - all are optional.
| argument | type | options |
|---|---|---|
| limit | number | A number between 0 - infinity. Note: the higher the number, the longer the request. Make use of the offset for performance if an option. |
| offset | number | To paginate symbols and make sure you get all of them. Symbols are ranked by marketcap. |
| exchange | list | Options: nyse, ` |