search
Show companies matching the search query, country, sector, industry and/or exchange. Note that by default only the United States exchanges are searched which tend to contain the most extensive data for each company. To search all exchanges use the --all-exchanges flag.
Usage
search [-q QUERY [QUERY ...]] [-c country] [-s sector] [-g industry_group] [-i industry] [-e exchange] [-a]
Parameters
| Name | Parameter | Description | Default | Optional | Choices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| query | -q --query | The search term used to find company tickers | True | None | |
| country | -c --country | Search by country to find stocks matching the criteria | True | afghanistan, anguilla, argentina, australia, austria, azerbaijan, bahamas, bangladesh, barbados, belgium, belize, bermuda, botswana, brazil, british_virgin_islands, cambodia, canada, cayman_islands, chile, china, colombia, costa_rica, cyprus, czech_republic, denmark, dominican_republic, egypt, estonia, falkland_islands, finland, france, french_guiana, gabon, georgia, germany, ghana, gibraltar, greece, greenland, guernsey, hong_kong, hungary, iceland, india, indonesia, ireland, isle_of_man, israel, italy, ivory_coast, japan, jersey, jordan, kazakhstan, kyrgyzstan, latvia, liechtenstein, lithuania, luxembourg, macau, macedonia, malaysia, malta, mauritius, mexico, monaco, mongolia, montenegro, morocco, mozambique, myanmar, namibia, netherlands, netherlands_antilles, new_zealand, nigeria, norway, panama, papua_new_guinea, peru, philippines, poland, portugal, qatar, reunion, romania, russia, saudi_arabia, senegal, singapore, slovakia, slovenia, south_africa, south_korea, spain, suriname, sweden, switzerland, taiwan, tanzania, thailand, turkey, ukraine, united_arab_emirates, united_kingdom, united_states, uruguay, vietnam, zambia | |
| sector | -s --sector | Search by sector to find stocks matching the criteria | True | communication_services, consumer_discretionary, consumer_staples, energy, financials, health_care, industrials, information_technology, materials, real_estate, utilities | |
| industry_group | -g --industrygroup | Search by industry group to find stocks matching the criteria | True | automobiles&_components, banks, capital_goods, commercial&professional_services, consumer_durables&apparel, consumer_services, diversified_financials, energy, food&staples_retailing, food,_beverage&tobacco, health_care_equipment&services, household&personal_products, insurance, materials, media&entertainment, pharmaceuticals,_biotechnology&life_sciences, real_estate, retailing, semiconductors&semiconductor_equipment, software&services, technology_hardware&_equipment, telecommunication_services, transportation, utilities | |
| industry | -i --industry | Search by industry to find stocks matching the criteria | True | aerospace&_defense, air_freight&logistics, airlines, auto_components, automobiles, banks, beverages, biotechnology, building_products, capital_markets, chemicals, commercial_services&supplies, communications_equipment, construction&engineering, construction_materials, consumer_finance, distributors, diversified_consumer_services, diversified_financial_services, diversified_telecommunication_services, electric_utilities, electrical_equipment, electronic_equipment,_instruments&components, energy_equipment&services, entertainment, equity_real_estate_investment_trusts(reits), food&_staples_retailing, gas_utilities, health_care_equipment&supplies, health_care_providers&services, health_care_technology, hotels,_restaurants&leisure, household_durables, household_products, it_services, independent_power_and_renewable_electricity_producers, industrial_conglomerates, insurance, interactive_media&services, internet&direct_marketing_retail, machinery, marine, media, metals&mining, multi-utilities, oil,_gas&consumable_fuels, paper&forest_products, pharmaceuticals, professional_services, real_estate_management&development, road&rail, semiconductors&semiconductor_equipment, software, specialty_retail, technology_hardware,_storage&peripherals, textiles,_apparel&luxury_goods, thrifts&mortgage_finance, tobacco, trading_companies&_distributors, transportation_infrastructure, water_utilities | |
| exchange_country | -e --exchange | Search by a specific exchange country to find stocks matching the criteria | True | united_states, argentina, austria, australia, belgium, brazil, canada, chile, china, czech_republic, denmark, egypt, estonia, europe, finland, france, germany, greece, hong_kong, hungary, iceland, india, indonesia, ireland, israel, italy, japan, latvia, lithuania, malaysia, mexico, netherlands, new_zealand, norway, portugal, qatar, russia, singapore, south_africa, south_korea, spain, saudi_arabia, sweden, switzerland, taiwan, thailand, turkey, united_kingdom, venezuela | |
| all_exchanges | -a --all-exchanges | Whether to search all exchanges, without this option only the United States market is searched. | False | True | None |