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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14 | 5166 | April 12, 2024 |
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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 | 16948 | 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 | 10076 | 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 | 17121 | 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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9 | 53735 | May 31, 2023 |
| How to get all historical trades (orders) |
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4 | 2568 | June 20, 2025 |
| Papertrading: Orders wont get filled |
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3 | 48 | June 19, 2025 |
| IEX or SIP with a free account |
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0 | 9 | June 18, 2025 |
| 10 Alpaca Tutorial Videos |
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2 | 89 | June 4, 2025 |
| Can't sign crypto agreement |
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0 | 13 | May 28, 2025 |
| Migrating from Birdwingo |
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7 | 191 | May 25, 2025 |
| Stock Historical Bars - Error when requesting interval more than 5minutes |
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0 | 33 | May 17, 2025 |
| Historical Buy Orders Supporting an Open Position |
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2 | 18 | May 12, 2025 |
| Paper Trading Ethereum Fees |
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0 | 26 | May 6, 2025 |
| UI interaction very slow |
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4 | 65 | May 6, 2025 |
| Day Trading Like Cash Account |
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16 | 1115 | May 2, 2025 |
| Cancel oco parent id I can see still stop loss leg status new |
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0 | 11 | May 2, 2025 |
| OPRA Agreement Error When Accessing Options Data - Help Needed |
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1 | 201 | April 18, 2025 |
| PDT Margin Accounts? |
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0 | 30 | April 8, 2025 |
| It's so good and nice app |
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0 | 23 | April 4, 2025 |
| Clarification Regarding Stock Split |
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1 | 22 | April 3, 2025 |
| Issues Transferring Funds to Alpaca Account from India |
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5 | 129 | March 31, 2025 |
| Daily Change on Paper Account Not Accurate |
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5 | 43 | March 25, 2025 |
| Is Oauth apps still available for papel accounts? |
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0 | 11 | March 22, 2025 |
| Crypto paper trading waiting |
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0 | 18 | March 19, 2025 |
| Backtrader-api uses deprecated alpaca-trade-api - will it be migrated to alpaca-py? |
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1 | 50 | March 15, 2025 |
| TradingClient Fails to Authenticate on every request |
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1 | 22 | March 15, 2025 |
| Bad formatting of the Positions table |
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2 | 42 | March 14, 2025 |
| Paper trading with IEX streamed data |
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1 | 38 | March 12, 2025 |
| Cash account to avoid pattern day trading rule? |
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15 | 16289 | March 9, 2025 |