Finterm

Overview

Finterm.ai is a "Bloomberg terminal for Claude Code," providing coding agents with direct access to financial data including stock prices, options data, and SEC filings. The CLI-first approach was designed to be more token-efficient than traditional MCP interfacing, allowing agents to query financial markets directly within their workflow. It emerged as part of the growing ecosystem of domain-specific tools for AI coding agents.

Features

• Real-time stock prices: Direct access to market data
• Options data: Comprehensive options chain information
• SEC filings: Automatic retrieval of regulatory filings
• Token-efficient CLI: Designed to minimize token usage compared to MCP
• Claude Code native: Built specifically for coding agent workflows
• Financial data API: Structured access to market and company data

Installation

# CLI tool for Claude Code agents
npm install -g finterm
# or
curl -fsSL https://finterm.ai/install | bash

Configuration

# Set API key for financial data access
export FINTERM_API_KEY=your-api-key

Usage Examples

# Get stock price
finterm price AAPL

# Get options chain
finterm options AAPL --expiry 2026-07-19

# Get SEC filing
finterm filing AAPL --type 10-K

# Get company fundamentals
finterm fundamentals MSFT

Pros

• ✅ Token-efficient CLI approach
• ✅ Direct access to comprehensive financial data
• ✅ Designed for AI agent workflows
• ✅ Bloomberg-style terminal experience

Cons

• ❌ CLI-only, no graphical interface
• ❌ Requires API key for full functionality
• ❌ Relatively new, limited track record

When to Use

• Building AI agents for financial analysis
• Need token-efficient financial data access
• Creating trading or investment analysis workflows

Resources

• Finterm.ai