Getting Started with Alpaca
Examples New to Alpaca? Get started here! Posts here will be geared to newbies and those who are just getting started on using the Alpaca API. All content posted in the How To category are moderated.
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Crypto Trading Q+A
How do I apply for cryptocurrency trading on Alpaca? If you already have an account with Alpaca, go to the Account Configurations and switch the toggle next to ‘Crypto trading’. What cryptocurrencies can I trade on Alp… |
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13 | 2145 | April 21, 2022 |
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Getting Started (Alpaca Securities LLC)
Q - What are the requirements to apply for an Alpaca brokerage account as a U.S. resident? For a U.S. resident to apply for an Alpaca account, you must meet the following requirements: Be at least 18 years old, Have a… |
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1 | 13644 | August 13, 2020 |
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Document & Taxes
Q - What is a wash sale? The IRS does not allow you to deduct losses from sales or trades of stock or securities in a wash sale unless the loss was incurred in the ordinary course of your business as a dealer in stock or… |
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1 | 6953 | August 10, 2020 |
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Bank Transfers Information
Q - Does Alpaca require a minimum deposit? No, there are no account minimums for individual live brokerage accounts (both US Tax Resident and Non-US Tax Resident) For business entities globally (invite-only beta for bu… |
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2 | 11140 | May 3, 2021 |
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Pricing and fees
Q - Does Alpaca charge fees to transfer money in or out of my account? No, Alpaca does not charge a fee to deposit or withdraw funds via Automated Clearing House (ACH), or to deposit funds via non-ACH and wire transfers.… |
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8 | 26363 | September 14, 2021 |
| CurrencyCloud seems broken? Can't deposit funds |
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1 | 52 | December 7, 2022 |
| Cryptocurrency Exchange Development with Desirable Features |
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3 | 45 | December 6, 2022 |
| C# coding example not working |
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1 | 12 | December 5, 2022 |
| Is there any way to get all US stock ticker market data by the minute? |
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1 | 14 | December 5, 2022 |
| Crypto Pair Fractional Trading |
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0 | 13 | December 4, 2022 |
| Additional informations on real-time data strweams : Trades/Quotes Schema |
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3 | 71 | November 29, 2022 |
| Vectorbt No Alpaca module erorr |
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0 | 26 | November 24, 2022 |
| Live Trading Accounts |
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0 | 29 | November 22, 2022 |
| Open position with stop loss and take profit |
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0 | 24 | November 21, 2022 |
| Chase Bank account not connecting |
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0 | 16 | November 18, 2022 |
| Account Setup Internal Error when SSN submitted |
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0 | 13 | November 18, 2022 |
| I have no TAX ID as a french student |
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0 | 22 | November 17, 2022 |
| Failed Building Wheels for Alpaca API |
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7 | 130 | November 17, 2022 |
| Client connection Forbidden |
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0 | 24 | November 13, 2022 |
| How to see/validate Account Holding when using a partner app (IndMoney) |
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0 | 23 | November 13, 2022 |
| How do you paper trade using Alpaca? |
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0 | 27 | November 11, 2022 |
| Python SDK historical endpoint not found |
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0 | 23 | November 10, 2022 |
| Inactivity, unfunded and low-balance accounts |
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0 | 41 | November 8, 2022 |
| Withdrawal Issues |
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5 | 155 | November 2, 2022 |
| Why is the api saved as hyphenated but imported underscored? |
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1 | 20 | November 2, 2022 |
| Invite to the slack community |
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4 | 157 | November 2, 2022 |
| Access to Alpaca Community on Slack |
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0 | 17 | November 1, 2022 |
| US citizen wiith residence in foreign country/ W-8BEN |
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0 | 27 | October 29, 2022 |
| Rapyd option disappeared, is it comming back? |
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0 | 38 | October 26, 2022 |
| Signed up for $9 market data now shows $99 |
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8 | 416 | October 24, 2022 |