MATLAB: How to use trading toolbox to get IB option chain

contractdetailsgetdataTrading Toolbox

Hi, I thought I might try getting the option chain for the RUT index (Russell 2000) via a partially completed ibContract as described in the documentation for the IB API interface here: http://interactivebrokers.github.io/tws-api/contract_details.html#gsc.tab=0
I coded the following:
    optContract = ib.Handle.createContract;
    optContract.symbol = 'RUT';
    optContract.secType = 'OPT';
    optContract.exchange = 'CBOE';
    optContract.currency = 'USD';
    optionChain = contractdetails(ib, optContract);
    disp('Option contract details');
    disp(optionChain)
The display of the optionChain shows:
Option contract details
           marketName: 'RUT'
              minTick: 0.0500
       priceMagnifier: 1
           orderTypes: 'ACTIVETIM,ADJUST,ALERT,ALLOC,AON,AVGCOST,BASKET,CON…'
       validExchanges: 'SMART,CBOE,CBOE2'
           underConId: 416888
             longName: 'Russell 2000 Stock Index'
        contractMonth: '201612'
             industry: 'Indices'
             category: 'Broad Range Equity Index'
          subcategory: '*'
           timeZoneId: 'CST'
         tradingHours: '20160705:0830-1515;20160706:0830-1515'
          liquidHours: '20160705:0830-1515;20160706:0830-1515'
              summary: [1x1 Interface.AE6A66F3_8FA9_4076_9C1F_3728B10A4CC7]
            secIdList: []
                cusip: ''
              ratings: ''
           descAppend: ''
             bondType: ''
           couponType: ''
             callable: 0
              putable: 0
               coupon: 0
          convertible: 0
             maturity: ''
            issueDate: ''
       nextOptionDate: ''
       nextOptionType: ''
    nextOptionPartial: 0
                notes: ''
               evRule: ''
         evMultiplier: 0
Seems that the request recognized the RUT, and I do see a contract month for 201612, but nothing else that shows the various option contract details for the various strikes and expirations.
I was hoping that I would get back an array of option contract details so that I could then iterate over them and use the name of each contract (e.g., 'RUT 160819C01180000') on a getdata request to obtain the bid and ask price for each option. Any ideas on how I can do this?
If the Matlab trading toolbox contractdetails function does not support this, what other method could anyone suggest to get the option chain?

Best Answer

Using the help of @Scott Tuttle i wrote a function to download the option chain. It can be downloaded at FEX.
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