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 | 5034 | 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 | 16820 | 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 | 10021 | 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 | 16972 | 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 | 52044 | May 31, 2023 |
| Crypto paper trading waiting |
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0 | 6 | March 19, 2025 |
| The Invisible Gap in Your Trading Strategy (And How to Close It) |
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0 | 7 | March 19, 2025 |
| Unlock Real-Time Market Data with Alltick API: Power Your Trading Strategies Instantly |
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0 | 14 | March 18, 2025 |
| Backtrader-api uses deprecated alpaca-trade-api - will it be migrated to alpaca-py? |
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1 | 26 | March 15, 2025 |
| TradingClient Fails to Authenticate on every request |
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1 | 9 | March 15, 2025 |
| Bad formatting of the Positions table |
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2 | 35 | March 14, 2025 |
| Paper trading with IEX streamed data |
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1 | 22 | March 12, 2025 |
| Cash account to avoid pattern day trading rule? |
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15 | 15198 | March 9, 2025 |
| Returning empty json via API, but returns full dataset via web API demo |
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0 | 16 | February 26, 2025 |
| Migrating from Birdwingo |
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6 | 123 | February 25, 2025 |
| Take Profit and Stop Loss |
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1 | 457 | February 24, 2025 |
| How to join slack alpaca-community? |
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7 | 1159 | February 11, 2025 |
| Day Trading Like Cash Account |
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14 | 908 | February 9, 2025 |
| OPRA Agreement Error When Accessing Options Data - Help Needed |
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0 | 29 | February 7, 2025 |
| What Is The Base Currency |
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0 | 10 | February 4, 2025 |
| How to see/validate Account Holding when using a partner app (IndMoney) |
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9 | 2388 | January 28, 2025 |
| Installing the alpaca-trade-api |
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0 | 35 | January 21, 2025 |
| Alpaca Historical Data - bar timestamp |
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1 | 40 | January 13, 2025 |
| Difference between market and actual prices |
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0 | 29 | January 9, 2025 |
| Just today I found out the hard way that my account is margin, so when is Alpaca going to offer cash accounts? |
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2 | 343 | January 8, 2025 |
| How to make sure you will get back to make sure you |
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0 | 19 | January 2, 2025 |
| How to subscribe and unsubscribe stream? |
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2 | 663 | December 26, 2024 |
| Buying power Stock Hero |
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0 | 10 | December 25, 2024 |
| Paper Account NVDA stock split issue |
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3 | 193 | December 23, 2024 |
| Selecting tax lots at year end? |
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2 | 478 | December 19, 2024 |