Python function: getLatestPrice()

Specification	Value
Delivery Frequency	continuous
Data Frequency	real-time snapshot
Reporting Lag	Real-time (with fallback to previous close)
Coverage	All asset classes: equities, indices, crypto, forex, options, Jupiter DEX tokens
Availability	Free

Product Overview

Overview

Latest Price Snapshot provides a single unified function to retrieve the most recent price for any supported asset class — equities, ETFs, indices, cryptocurrencies, forex, options, and Jupiter DEX tokens (including tokenized equities and pre-IPO tokens). It returns one row per ticker with the price and a timestamp indicating when that price was observed. This is the simplest way to get a current price quote across Scalar Field’s full asset universe.

Data Pipeline

The function automatically routes each ticker to the appropriate real-time data source based on its asset class:

Asset Class	Routing	Source
Equities/ETFs (e.g., `AAPL`, `SPY`)	Real-time snapshot API	Consolidated exchange feed snapshot
Indices (e.g., `I:SPX`, `I:VIX`)	Real-time snapshot API	Exchange-disseminated index values
Crypto (e.g., `X:BTCUSD`)	Real-time snapshot API	Multi-exchange aggregated prices
Forex (e.g., `C:EURUSD`)	Real-time snapshot API	Institutional BBO quotes
Options (e.g., `AAPL260213C00280000`)	Live options quote	1-minute strike-level options data; price is the theoretical mid-value
Jupiter DEX tokens (e.g., `J:<mint_address>`)	Jupiter Price API	Real-time on-chain prices from Jupiter, the primary Solana DEX aggregator. Includes tokenized equities and pre-IPO tokens — resolve mints with `searchJupiterTokens()`

Fallback Behavior

If the real-time snapshot is unavailable for a ticker (e.g., outside of market hours), the system falls back to the most recent previous close.

Coverage

Equities/ETFs: 10,000+ U.S.-listed symbols.
Indices: Major U.S. indices (I:SPX, I:DJI, I:VIX, etc.).
Crypto: All major cryptocurrency pairs (X:BTCUSD, X:ETHUSD, etc.).
Forex: 1,750+ currency pairs (C:EURUSD, C:GBPUSD, etc.).
Options: Any valid OPRA symbol.
Jupiter DEX tokens: Any Jupiter-tradeable Solana token via J:<mint_address> tickers, including tokenized equities (xStocks) and pre-IPO tokens (SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic, Anduril). See Jupiter Data.

Querying the Data

Basic Usage

from scalarlib import getLatestPrice

# Single equity
prices = getLatestPrice(tickers=['AAPL'])
print(prices['AAPL'])

# Cross-asset snapshot
prices = getLatestPrice(tickers=[
    'AAPL',                    # equity
    'I:SPX',                   # index
    'X:BTCUSD',                # crypto
    'C:EURUSD',                # forex
    'AAPL260919C00250000',     # option
    'J:DezXAZ8z7PnrnRJjz3wXBoRgixCa6xjnB7YaB1pPB263',  # Jupiter DEX token (BONK)
])

for ticker, df in prices.items():
    if not df.empty:
        print(f"{ticker}: ${df['price'].iloc[0]:.2f} at {df['ts_recv'].iloc[0]}")

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`tickers`	list of str	Yes	Any combination of ticker types. The function auto-detects asset class from the ticker format.

Column Definitions

Latest Price Schema

Column	Type	Description
`ticker`	string	The ticker symbol as provided (e.g., `AAPL`, `I:SPX`, `X:BTCUSD`).
`price`	float64	The most recent price. For options, this is the theoretical mid-value from the latest 1-minute snapshot.
`ts_recv`	datetime64[ns]	Timestamp of the price observation (New York time for all asset classes).

​Product Overview

​Overview

​Data Pipeline

​Fallback Behavior

​Coverage

​Querying the Data

​Basic Usage

​Parameters

​Column Definitions

​Latest Price Schema

Product Overview

Overview

Data Pipeline

Fallback Behavior

Coverage

Querying the Data

Basic Usage

Parameters

Column Definitions

Latest Price Schema