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Parallax recommendation labels (STRONG BUY, BUY, HOLD, SELL, STRONG SELL) and sell-side analyst recommendations are available only when your organization has completed KYC verification. Access is decided per organization, from the organization that owns the API key making the request.

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Endpoints that answer 403

Endpoints whose whole purpose is recommendation data refuse unverified organizations with 403 and an application/problem+json body. The check runs before credit validation, so a refused request is not charged.
Match on code, not on the human-readable detail. Retrying will not change the outcome until your organization is verified.

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Endpoints that omit the label

Every other endpoint keeps working for unverified organizations. The response stays 200 and simply leaves out the label, while every numeric score (including total) remains: Treat the field as optional: a missing recommendation means your organization does not have access to it, not that the security is unrated. Responses that depend on your organization’s verification carry Cache-Control: private, no-store and Vary: Authorization. Do not cache or share them across organizations.

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Written analysis and reports

AI-written analysis (peers, analyst consensus, financial analysis, investment thesis, and portfolio insights) never includes a recommendation label, for any organization. Stock, ETF, portfolio and CIO reports never include recommendation labels either, for any organization.

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Getting verified

Contact parallax@chicago.global to start KYC verification for your organization. Verification applies to every API key and MCP connection the organization owns.
Last modified on October 25, 2026