getAftermarketTrade
Track real-time trading activity occurring after regular market hours with the FMP Aftermarket Trade API. Access key details such as trade prices, sizes, and timestamps for trades executed during the post-market session.
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What getAftermarketTrade does on Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server
AI agents call getAftermarketTrade to retrieve information from Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why getAftermarketTrade is rated Low
getAftermarketTrade retrieves and queries aftermarket trading data (prices, sizes, timestamps). There is no indication it modifies, executes commands, deletes data, or commits financial transactions. It is a data retrieval tool with no side effects, fitting the Read category.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Track[s] real-time trading activity' and 'Access[es] key details such as trade prices, sizes, and timestamps' — all read operations that retrieve market data without modifying it.
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The rule that runs getAftermarketTrade safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For getAftermarketTrade, this is the rule to start with:
getAftermarketTrade is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server, apply this rule, and every getAftermarketTrade call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getAftermarketTrade
Track real-time trading activity occurring after regular market hours with the FMP Aftermarket Trade API. Access key details such as trade prices, sizes, and timestamps for trades executed during the post-market session. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getAftermarketTrade: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server. Nothing to install.
getAftermarketTrade is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the getAftermarketTrade rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for getAftermarketTrade. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
getAftermarketTrade is provided by the Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server MCP server (financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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