Find the Best Options with Schwab and Claude

Free Real-Time Option Chains in Python by Claude
+ Schwab Developer API
+ Open-Source Scanner

End-to-end walkthrough of connecting an open-source Python
option scanner to Schwab's free developer API. Real-time
quotes, actual Greeks, full chain coverage — free for any
Schwab brokerage account holder. Plus a stack of smaller
features that landed since episode one: a new Gamma Exposure
chart, native index option support, a hand-written CSV format
with validator, and assorted UI polish.

Watch episode 1 first if you haven't — it covers the IV+pp
ranking, the volatility surface chart, the chain view, and
the roll mode.
https://youtu.be/0H7BGJ3rJoQ?si=w3f233EznSvRLVkl

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**What's in this video:**
- Side-by-side: Yahoo Finance vs Schwab on the same ticker —
why the Schwab surface is dramatically cleaner
- Step-by-step Schwab developer API setup, end-to-end
- Permissions: read-only market data only, no trading
- OAuth setup, the SSL "advanced → continue" prompt, token
storage
- Sidebar dropdown to switch data sources on the fly
- What changes once Schwab is on: cleaner surface, real Greeks,
live bid/ask, more expirations, no throttling
- The new Gamma Exposure (GEX) chart — and why Schwab's native
gamma makes it trustworthy
- Provenance stamps on every chart and table (data source +
scan timestamp, colored to match the source), and the live
green/blue Scan-button color cue
- Native index option support: SPX, NDX, RUT, VIX, Treasury
rates — type the bare name, the tool normalizes for whichever
data source
- New stockpile CSV format for unsupported brokers
- CSV validator runs on upload, flags problems before scanning
- Earnings days-until, DTE everywhere, tooltip upgrades
- Portfolio tab persistence fix
- Default scan range broadened from LEAPS-only to short + long

**Why Schwab over Yahoo:**
- Real-time quotes vs. last market refresh
- Live NBBO bid/ask vs. last trade snapshot
- Real Greeks (delta, gamma, theta) from Schwab's model vs.
Black-Scholes computed from possibly-stale Yahoo IV
- Full chain coverage — Yahoo sometimes drops far-dated LEAPS
- Generous rate limits — portfolio scans don't throttle

**What you need:**
- A Schwab brokerage account (referral link in the
SCHWAB_DATA_SOURCE.md if you don't have one — no kickback to me)
- A free Schwab developer account at developer.schwab.com
- Python 3.12+ and uv
- The repo (free on GitHub, link below)

Your data stays on your machine. The tool only calls Yahoo
Finance or your own Schwab developer credentials — no servers,
no accounts on my end, no telemetry.

**Links:**
- GitHub repo: https://github.com/medloh/stockpile
- Schwab setup guide (with referral): https://github.com/medloh/stockpile/blob/main/options-scanner/SCHWAB_DATA_SOURCE.md
- Schwab developer portal: https://developer.schwab.com
- Episode 1 (Options Scanner walkthrough): https://youtu.be/0H7BGJ3rJoQ?si=w3f233EznSvRLVkl
- Episode (Cost Basis Charts): https://youtu.be/LqroeMNC7AU?si=sV7y2-UHcXdLc_YI
- Episode (Google Sheets Tracker): https://youtu.be/9uf3cyOWPBQ?si=7zstAoL_S4fxIMKm
- Claude Code: https://claude.ai/code

Not financial advice. Options trading involves substantial
risk. Do your own research.

If you hit a snag setting up Schwab — comment below, I read
them.

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