# ApexTick

> Institutional-grade market data, analytical Black-Scholes options Greeks, an 8-tool Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for AI assistants, 17-function Excel Add-ins (Web, Mac, Windows), autonomous multi-channel alerts, and REST & WebSocket APIs covering 66,400+ global equities, ETFs, indices, FX pairs, crypto, and macroeconomic series.

## Core Endpoints & Portals

- Marketing & Status: https://apextick.com (https://apextick.com/status)
- Developer Documentation: https://docs.apextick.com
- Complete LLM Reference (Single-File): https://docs.apextick.com/llms-full.txt
- OpenAPI 3.0 Specification: https://docs.apextick.com/assets/specs/swagger.yaml
- Hosted Streamable HTTP MCP Endpoint: `https://api.apextick.com/mcp`
- MCP Server Card (SEP-1649): https://api.apextick.com/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json
- REST API Base URL: `https://api.apextick.com/v1`
- WebSocket Streaming URL: `wss://api.apextick.com/v1/market/stream`
- Customer Dashboard & API Key Registration: https://dash.apextick.com/register
- Open-Source Starter Kit & Excel Workbooks: https://github.com/apextick/apextick-starter-kit

## Documentation Index

- [Introduction & Quickstart](https://docs.apextick.com/): Authentication (`apikey` header), symbol conventions (`AAPL`, `BRK-B`, `^GSPC`, `EURUSD=X`, `BTC-USD`), plans, and rate limits.
- [ApexTick MCP Server (8 Tools)](https://docs.apextick.com/mcp): Connect Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and OpenCode (`get_quote`, `analyze_ticker`, `explain_price_move`, `get_watchlist_brief`, `search_tickers`, `get_price_history`, `screen_market`, `get_options_chain`).
- [Excel Add-ins (`=APEXTICK.*`)](https://docs.apextick.com/excel): 17 worksheet functions for Excel on the Web, Mac, and Windows (`APEXTICK.QUOTE`, `APEXTICK.STREAM`, `APEXTICK.HISTORY`, `APEXTICK.OPTIONS.CHAIN`, `APEXTICK.OPTIONS.SCREENER`, `APEXTICK.INDICATOR`, `APEXTICK.FINANCIALS`, `APEXTICK.ECO`).
- [Data API (REST)](https://docs.apextick.com/data-api): Quotes, batched quotes (up to 50 symbols), OHLCV candles, movers, technical indicators, company profiles, financials, earnings, dividends, splits, ETFs, options chains/screeners, and macroeconomic series.
- [WebSocket Streaming](https://docs.apextick.com/stream): Live event-driven tick streaming with immediate snapshot-on-subscribe and monotonic sequence ordering.
- [Alerts & Intelligence Engine](https://docs.apextick.com/alerts): Server-evaluated price, technical (`RSI`, `MACD`, `SMA`), and relative-volume (`rvol20`) triggers delivered to HMAC-signed webhooks, Telegram, Discord, Slack, and email.
- [Briefings & Watchlist Digests](https://docs.apextick.com/digests): Automated 08:30 ET pre-market and 16:30 ET closing-bell market briefings for trading teams and communities.

## Guides & Comparisons

- [Claude & Cursor MCP Setup Guide](https://docs.apextick.com/claude-cursor-mcp-guide): 60-second setup for AI coding and research assistants.
- [Excel STOCKHISTORY Alternative](https://docs.apextick.com/excel-stockhistory-alternative): Live intraday quotes, technical indicators, and Black-Scholes options Greeks in Excel without VBA.
- [Fixing yfinance 429 Rate Limits in Python](https://docs.apextick.com/yfinance-alternative): Replace brittle HTML/crumb scrapers with deterministic REST & WebSocket feeds.
- [Market Data API Comparison](https://docs.apextick.com/market-data-api-comparison): How ApexTick compares to legacy REST-only feeds and unofficial scrapers.