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We have over 180,000 Stock Options/day in our database with Daily Data since 07/01/1997. Symbols for stocks options are normal exchange symbols plus:
Example: IBM April 200 Calls symbol: IBM04212200
where IBM = SYMBOL
04 = the month of expiration
21 = third saturday of the expiration month
12 = year
200 = strike price
The date is the expiration date which is usually the 3rd saturday of the month for normal options. There are also intermittant options and leaps - you will have to check with your broker for the the exact data of expiration.