Use tools for stock identification

Last updated: June 9, 2025

The following tools help streamline the process of stock identification and ensure consistency throughout your workflow.

1. Stock ID lookup

What it is: The Stock ID lookup tool is a tool that converts a company name or ticker symbol into a standardized system identifier for a single stock.

What it’s for: Use this when you want to look up or interact with one specific stock across different tools and analyses.

Example: "Look up information about Microsoft."

Key features:

  • Accepts company names, tickers, and variations in spelling

  • Ensures consistency across tools by providing a unique identifier

  • Optional support for ETF prioritization if applicable

  • Essential starting point for any stock-specific task

2. Multi-stock ID lookup

What it is: The Multi-stock ID lookup tool is a tool that converts multiple company names or ticker symbols into system-recognized stock identifiers.

What it’s for: Use this when you need to reference multiple stocks in other tools or conduct batch analyses.

Example: "Get information about Apple, Microsoft, and Google."

Key features:

  • Efficiently processes large or small lists of stocks

  • Accepts both names and tickers in various formats

  • Helps ensure clean, standardized inputs for multi-stock tools

  • Ideal for portfolio analysis, list creation, or screening

3. Get ETF list

What it is: The Get ETF list tool is a tool that returns the entire list of supported exchange-traded funds (ETFs) within the system.

What it’s for: Use this when you want to work with ETFs but don’t already have a specific list or tickers in mind.

Example: "Find me technology sector ETFs with low fees."

Key features:

  • Provides access to the full universe of ETFs

  • Includes ETFs across global markets

  • Useful starting point for filtering by sector, theme, or region

  • Enables exploration and discovery of ETFs before analysis