FlashAlpha is an API-first options analytics platform that delivers pre-computed Greeks and volatility data across 6,000+ US equities, ETFs, and index options. Built for quantitative traders, hedge funds, prop trading desks, fintech developers, and sophisticated retail traders, it removes the heavy compute lift of options analytics so teams can focus on strategy rather than infrastructure.
The platform provides instant access to Gamma Exposure (GEX), Delta Exposure (DEX), Vanna Exposure (VEX), Charm Exposure (CHEX), full SVI volatility surfaces, IV rank and IV percentile scanners, term structure analysis, 0DTE options analytics, and complete first- and second-order Greeks. Every metric is pre-computed and refreshed on a low-latency schedule, so a single REST call returns numbers that would otherwise require ingesting tick-level options chains, building your own pricing models, and maintaining a dedicated compute cluster.
Where most options data vendors stop at first-order Greeks and basic gamma, FlashAlpha goes further. Pre-computed Vanna and Charm exposure (VEX and CHEX) are unique in the API category — these second-order Greeks have been independently validated by a quantitative fund as strong predictive features for short-horizon equity moves. Coverage extends to futures options (ES, NQ, GC, CL and more) via the GLBX.MDP3 dataset, making FlashAlpha one of the only API-accessible sources of futures gamma exposure outside six-figure enterprise feeds.
Common use cases include systematic strategy research, dealer positioning models, 0DTE flow analysis, retail-facing trading dashboards, options screeners, real-time risk monitoring, and LLM-powered trading copilots. A native MCP (Model Context Protocol) server lets developers plug FlashAlpha directly into Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI agents for natural-language options analytics workflows.
FlashAlpha offers a free tier for evaluation, with paid plans scaling from $49/month for individual developers and active retail traders up to $1,499/month for institutional workloads with full historical backtest data, futures options coverage, and elevated rate limits. All plans share the same data quality — only quota and feature depth change with the tier.
Customers choose FlashAlpha because it pairs institutional-grade options data with developer-grade ergonomics: clean REST endpoints, transparent pricing, fast onboarding (typical time-to-first-call under ten minutes), and analytics that competitors either don't compute or sell only as a six-figure enterprise license.