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 | 2782 | 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 | 14403 | 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 | 7869 | 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 | 12792 | 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 | 31590 | May 31, 2023 |
| Unable to build alpaca_trade_api |
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3 | 336 | June 4, 2023 |
| How can I get training log? |
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0 | 15 | June 4, 2023 |
| [SOLVED] Funds not appearing in Alpaca after international transfer |
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1 | 33 | June 2, 2023 |
| What happens to my investments if I die? |
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0 | 30 | June 1, 2023 |
| C# Any way to get Time since market close? |
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1 | 47 | June 1, 2023 |
| How do you find the current price of a stock?(Python) |
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11 | 5462 | May 28, 2023 |
| Getting Started example not working |
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0 | 49 | May 24, 2023 |
| Cannot get Historical Bar data before 2020 |
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2 | 81 | May 23, 2023 |
| Is Alpaca self clearing? |
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0 | 145 | May 11, 2023 |
| Share Transfer out of Alpaca |
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2 | 101 | May 9, 2023 |
| What is the cheaptest way to funding account via transfer wire for non US |
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11 | 448 | May 2, 2023 |
| Crypto get asset error |
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2 | 146 | May 1, 2023 |
| 403 Client Error: Forbidden for url |
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8 | 4078 | April 26, 2023 |
| Unable to submit orders cancel orders on paper account through python script |
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0 | 84 | April 19, 2023 |
| Failed Building Wheels for Alpaca API |
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8 | 1121 | April 19, 2023 |
| Bad request with the getting started example |
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2 | 123 | April 12, 2023 |
| PDT and Fees for Italians |
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0 | 104 | April 11, 2023 |
| Can't create individual account in Canada |
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11 | 1151 | April 11, 2023 |
| How to get Historic news C# |
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2 | 161 | April 7, 2023 |
| How to subscribe and unsubscribe stream? |
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0 | 122 | April 4, 2023 |
| Automatic Funding |
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1 | 323 | March 30, 2023 |
| C# data streaming example |
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6 | 751 | March 28, 2023 |
| IDE suggestions for C# wrapper sdk |
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0 | 82 | March 27, 2023 |
| Getting forbidden error |
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1 | 144 | March 26, 2023 |
| Programming Language Suggestions |
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1 | 99 | March 21, 2023 |