Option Implied Vol
by Single IV Solver in Onchain & crypto
When to use: one market premium → need σ̂ + Greeks; cheaper/faster than a full surface. Solves Black-Scholes IV then prices Greeks at the solved σ. Same engine as the surface endpoint (fastImpliedVol). Prefer surface when you have a multi-strike/maturity book. USDC exact on Solana/Base.
https://derivatives-pricer-production.up.railway.app/v1/option/implied-vol- Price
- $0.03
- per call in USDC
- Uptime
- 100%
- last 30 days
- Response time
- 345 ms
- 442 ms slowest 5%
- Last check
- Passed
- 5 h ago, next any minute now
Reliability
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How to call it
POST https://derivatives-pricer-production.up.railway.app/v1/option/implied-vol
Each call costs $0.03 in USDC on Base, paid with the request over x402.
Run a free test callOne unpaid request, the way an agent sends it. You see the payment challenge it gets back. Nothing is charged.
Example request
From the listing.
POST https://derivatives-pricer-production.up.railway.app/v1/option/implied-vol
content-type: application/json
{
"dividendYield": 0,
"optionType": "call",
"premium": 10.45057562,
"rate": 0.05,
"strike": 100,
"timeToExpiry": 1,
"underlying": 100
}Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
dividendYield | number | No | Continuous yield q (default 0) |
expiration | string (date-time) | No | |
forwardStart | string (date-time) | No | |
optionStyle | string | No | One of: european, american. Default: "european". |
optionType | string | Yes | One of: call, put. |
premium | number | Yes | Observed market premium |
rate | number | Yes | Continuous risk-free rate r |
strike | number | Yes | Strike K (> 0) |
timeToExpiry | number | No | Time to expiry in years (xor expiration) |
treeSteps | integer | No | |
underlying | number | Yes | Underlying price S (> 0) |
Example response
The provider's example. We can't check it without paying.
Example response, 29 lines
{
"computedAt": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"converged": true,
"greeks": {
"delta": 0.63683059,
"gamma": 0.01876202,
"rho": 53.23248343,
"theta": -6.41402764,
"vega": 37.52403469
},
"greeksQuality": "analytic",
"impliedVol": 0.2,
"inputs": {
"dividendYield": 0,
"optionStyle": "european",
"optionType": "call",
"premium": 10.45057562,
"rate": 0.05,
"strike": 100,
"timeToExpiry": 1,
"underlying": 100
},
"iterations": 12,
"model": "black-scholes-merton",
"modelPrice": 10.45057562,
"optionStyle": "european",
"priceError": 0,
"requestId": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000003"
}Call it from code
The curl command shows the payment challenge. The JavaScript and Python versions pay and call, and never pay more than $0.03.
curl: see the payment challenge
# bash or zsh: see the payment challenge. Nothing is charged.
curl -sS -g -i -X POST 'https://derivatives-pricer-production.up.railway.app/v1/option/implied-vol' \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"dividendYield":0,"optionType":"call","premium":10.45057562,"rate":0.05,"strike":100,"timeToExpiry":1,"underlying":100}'
# x402 v2 sends the challenge base64-encoded in the PAYMENT-REQUIRED header (v1 sends it in the body).
# To read the header:
curl -sS -g -o /dev/null -D - -X POST 'https://derivatives-pricer-production.up.railway.app/v1/option/implied-vol' \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"dividendYield":0,"optionType":"call","premium":10.45057562,"rate":0.05,"strike":100,"timeToExpiry":1,"underlying":100}' \
| grep -i '^payment-required:' | cut -d' ' -f2 | tr -d '\r' | base64 --decodeJavaScript: pay and call
// npm i @x402/fetch @x402/evm viem
import { wrapFetchWithPayment, x402Client } from "@x402/fetch";
import { registerExactEvmScheme } from "@x402/evm/exact/client";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";
// Pays at most $0.03 per call.
const client = new x402Client().setSpendControls({ maxAmountPerPayment: "$0.03" });
registerExactEvmScheme(client, { signer: privateKeyToAccount(process.env.EVM_PRIVATE_KEY) });
const pay = wrapFetchWithPayment(fetch, client);
// Not sure it's safe to pay? ToolVet checks it first for $0.005. Pay for that from a separate
// client: this one is capped at $0.03 per payment. GET https://toolvet.app/api/v1/check?url=https%3A%2F%2Fderivatives-pricer-production.up.railway.app%2Fv1%2Foption%2Fimplied-vol&method=POST
const res = await pay("https://derivatives-pricer-production.up.railway.app/v1/option/implied-vol", {
method: "POST",
headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({
"dividendYield": 0,
"optionType": "call",
"premium": 10.45057562,
"rate": 0.05,
"strike": 100,
"timeToExpiry": 1,
"underlying": 100
}),
});
console.log(res.status, await res.text());Python: pay and call
# pip install "x402[requests,evm]"
import os
from eth_account import Account
from x402 import x402ClientSync
from x402.http.clients import x402_requests
from x402.mechanisms.evm import EthAccountSigner
from x402.mechanisms.evm.exact.register import register_exact_evm_client
# Pays at most $0.03 per call.
client = x402ClientSync().set_spend_controls({"max_amount_per_payment": "$0.03"})
register_exact_evm_client(client, EthAccountSigner(Account.from_key(os.environ["EVM_PRIVATE_KEY"])))
with x402_requests(client) as session:
res = session.post(
"https://derivatives-pricer-production.up.railway.app/v1/option/implied-vol",
json={
"dividendYield": 0,
"optionType": "call",
"premium": 10.45057562,
"rate": 0.05,
"strike": 100,
"timeToExpiry": 1,
"underlying": 100,
},
)
print(res.status_code, res.text)Security scan
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| 5 h ago | Passed | 402 | 337 ms | $0.03 |
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