# ShadowQuant Intelligence API – Options Implied Volatility

> ShadowQuant Intelligence API – Options Implied Volatility is a paid API for AI agents from sq-intel-x402.aries-lao.workers.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Returns validated implied volatility (IV) research data for options markets, paid per-call via x402 micropayment in USDC on Base.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://sq-intel-x402.aries-lao.workers.dev/options-iv
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/shadowquant-intelligence-api-options-implied-volatility-71a14ec0
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_1eJxEBUFJNmWWJeKWMAix

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability shadowquant-intelligence-api-options-implied-volatility-71a14ec0
```

Example prompt: Pull the implied volatility research from ShadowQuant for SPY options — I want the current IV with provenance and freshness info so I can see how stale the data is.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need pay-per-call, on-demand implied volatility research with explicit provenance and freshness metadata — especially in autonomous agent pipelines where data quality accountability matters. Prefer it over bulk data subscriptions for lightweight, single-call IV lookups billed in USDC micropayments via x402 protocol.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not received or x402 handshake fails — returns 402 Payment Required with payment details
- Invalid or unrecognized ticker symbol — returns error or empty data payload
- Data is stale (freshness.stale = true) — returned but flagged; agent should treat with caution
- Rate limiting or worker timeout on Cloudflare edge — returns 5xx error
- Missing required query parameters (ticker, expiry, strike) — returns 400 Bad Request

## How this service works

Validated equities/options market research for AI agents, paid per-call via x402 (USDC on Base). Research data, not investment advice.

## Output

A JSON envelope containing: a `data` payload with implied volatility study results, a `provenance` object (producer, methodology, generated_at, freshness with age_hours and stale flag, track_record), a `disclaimer`, and `terms`. Enables agents to assess data quality and freshness alongside the IV figures.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "description": "JSON envelope: { data: <study payload>, provenance: { producer, methodology, generated_at, freshness: { age_hours, stale }, track_record }, disclaimer, terms }"
}
```

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