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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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). Q - Will I incur commission or clearing fees with … |
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4 | 5454 | January 24, 2021 |
Bank Transfers Information
Q - Does Alpaca require a minimum deposit? For U.S. residents (individual taxable accounts) : No, Alpaca does not require a minimal deposit to fund your account. For non-U.S. residents (invite only beta) : Yes, there is… |
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8 | 2897 | October 17, 2020 |
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 | 5772 | August 13, 2020 |
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 | 2234 | August 10, 2020 |
Margin Call/bank deposit |
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0 | 6 | February 25, 2021 |
Confusing email about Alpaca Pro ($49/month) |
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2 | 78 | February 25, 2021 |
We are losing polygon data!? ;/ |
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14 | 395 | February 25, 2021 |
I confirm my email with random numbers =)) |
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1 | 33 | February 24, 2021 |
Day Trade Count Incorrect on Alpaca Website |
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0 | 20 | February 24, 2021 |
General Question
# Minimal Deposit Does Alpaca require a minimum deposit? No, Alpaca does not require a minimal deposit to fund your account. Q - Does Alpaca require a minimum deposit? For U.S. residents (individual taxable accounts) :… |
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4 | 2614 | February 24, 2021 |
No module named 'alpaca_backtrader_api' |
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2 | 25 | February 23, 2021 |
Trouble getting 1099 Docs |
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3 | 90 | February 21, 2021 |
Traili_percent in trailing stop orders |
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0 | 17 | February 20, 2021 |
Login successful but only shows JS error |
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2 | 32 | February 20, 2021 |
Market data differences |
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0 | 41 | February 19, 2021 |
Are non-US entitled to trade through Alpaca API now or not yet? |
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0 | 23 | February 19, 2021 |
How to cancel bracket order from REST API(paper trading) |
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1 | 20 | February 13, 2021 |
Fund Disappeared in Live Account? |
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1 | 66 | February 12, 2021 |
What is the pricing model for using ALPACA service |
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1 | 43 | February 12, 2021 |
Querying order book via API |
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1 | 36 | February 12, 2021 |
Where'd the paper trading dashboard icon go? |
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2 | 39 | February 10, 2021 |
How to withdraw money from Alpaca? |
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1 | 72 | February 10, 2021 |
Margin availability went away |
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3 | 46 | February 9, 2021 |
ACH Transfer via Plaid |
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1 | 24 | February 8, 2021 |
pylivetrader or zipline-trader |
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4 | 62 | February 8, 2021 |
Can't transfer money |
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3 | 125 | February 8, 2021 |
In wake of COMPLETE outage |
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1 | 98 | February 8, 2021 |
How to fund an account through the API? |
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0 | 36 | February 5, 2021 |
Banking for non US business account |
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0 | 17 | February 5, 2021 |
Where are the documents needed to file taxes? |
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0 | 48 | February 5, 2021 |