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 | 2319 | 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 | 13889 | 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 | 7192 | 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 | 11596 | 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 | 27767 | September 14, 2021 |
| Making fractional sales |
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3 | 9 | January 28, 2023 |
| Pattern Day Trading question |
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7 | 25 | January 28, 2023 |
| Stock History data |
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4 | 69 | January 28, 2023 |
| List indices must be integers or slices, not Bar // Having trouble resolving |
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3 | 33 | January 23, 2023 |
| API Docs don't appear to be working |
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0 | 27 | January 20, 2023 |
| No live market trades for BTCUSDT? |
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0 | 18 | January 18, 2023 |
| Can't use the new UI to check graphs (paper account) |
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1 | 43 | January 15, 2023 |
| Timezone for HistoricalBarsRequest |
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1 | 36 | January 13, 2023 |
| 403 Client Error: Forbidden for url |
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7 | 2865 | January 13, 2023 |
| Very very bad just because i signup and did not complete kyc in 30 days |
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1 | 41 | January 12, 2023 |
| Is there any way to get all US stock ticker market data by the minute? |
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3 | 100 | January 8, 2023 |
| Unable to reset password |
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0 | 28 | January 5, 2023 |
| C# coding example not working |
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4 | 119 | December 31, 2022 |
| Closing all positions before 10 minutes to end market day |
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2 | 79 | January 2, 2023 |
| Your subscription does not permit querying data from the past 15 minutes |
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4 | 1387 | December 28, 2022 |
| Please add Order Direction (short and long) to the Alpaca Orders |
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0 | 39 | December 20, 2022 |
| ProShares K-1 Free Crude Oil Strategy ETF (OILK) |
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0 | 57 | December 15, 2022 |
| How to verify my W-8BEN status? |
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0 | 49 | December 11, 2022 |
| What is the cheaptest way to funding account via transfer wire for non US |
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9 | 172 | December 11, 2022 |
| Leveraged ETF Trading as Retail Client |
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1 | 46 | December 9, 2022 |
| Brokerage Services for Indians |
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2 | 60 | December 8, 2022 |
| Alpaca Community Slack not for the community? |
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12 | 312 | December 8, 2022 |
| CurrencyCloud seems broken? Can't deposit funds |
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1 | 80 | December 7, 2022 |
| Crypto Pair Fractional Trading |
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0 | 37 | December 4, 2022 |
| Additional informations on real-time data strweams : Trades/Quotes Schema |
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3 | 489 | November 29, 2022 |