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Get Financial Market Data with Polygon API in JavaScript

Gain insights into utilizing Polygon API in JavaScript to access financial market data, including stocks and forex. Discover endpoints, exchanges, technical indicators, and build a functional web application.

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14 Lessons
3h
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
  • An understanding of financial market data using the Polygon API endpoints
  • The ability to get market status and news tickers using the Polygon API
  • A working knowledge of visualizing technical indicators, like moving averages for securities to optimize trading decisions
  • Hands-on experience integrating functionalities of the Polygon API into a platform

Learning Roadmap

14 Lessons

1.

Introduction

Introduction

Get familiar with financial market data and the Polygon API for integration.

2.

Market

Market

Get started with using Polygon API to access market exchanges, status, and holiday data.

3.

Securities

Securities

4 Lessons

4 Lessons

Explore retrieving ticker details, open-close prices, US stock exchange data, and options contracts using Polygon API.

4.

Technical Indicators

Technical Indicators

2 Lessons

2 Lessons

Break down complex ideas for analyzing financial data using bar charts and moving averages.
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ABOUT THIS COURSE
The Polygon API provides various endpoints to get information about the financial market, including stocks, options, forex, and crypto. This knowledge helps traders make crucial decisions in their daily business. In this course, you’ll learn about the different endpoints available in Polygon. You’ll learn about the various exchanges available in Polygon, their opening and closing timings, and information about the upcoming holidays. You will learn to fetch news about securities and the open, close, and highest and lowest prices. For stocks, you’ll learn about their dividend and stock split. Next, you’ll cover technical indicators, like moving averages, that help make financial decisions. By the end of this course, you’ll have hands-on experience building a web application with the Polygon APIs.

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