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 | 3823 | January 24, 2021 |
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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 | 2248 | October 17, 2020 |
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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 | 4373 | 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 | 1579 | August 10, 2020 |
| Python API: Close asyncio loop |
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1 | 56 | January 27, 2021 |
| How can I know if my paper trading is connected to Alpaca successfully? |
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0 | 9 | January 27, 2021 |
| How to get the 'APCA_API_KEY_ID' and then 'APCA_API_SECRET_KEY'? |
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2 | 21 | January 27, 2021 |
| Transfer/Move Position from Different Brokerage Account |
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2 | 76 | January 25, 2021 |
| Withdraw from my account is being rejected |
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0 | 24 | January 21, 2021 |
| Not able to withdraw |
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0 | 27 | January 18, 2021 |
| Access Alpaca API from MS Automate |
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0 | 17 | January 17, 2021 |
| No Buying Power This Morning |
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1 | 26 | January 15, 2021 |
| Commission not allowed for account |
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1 | 26 | January 14, 2021 |
| Request barset data error |
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1 | 17 | January 12, 2021 |
| How to update mailing address? |
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5 | 235 | January 10, 2021 |
| Discrepancy between dashboard equity and graph |
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1 | 34 | January 8, 2021 |
| Where is "api_secret" located on dashboard? |
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2 | 28 | January 6, 2021 |
| Shortable stock vs Easy to borrow? |
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0 | 18 | January 4, 2021 |
| How to get all historical trades (orders) |
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2 | 42 | January 4, 2021 |
| Analyze Data and Trade Stocks Through Your Browser Using Google Colab and Alpaca API |
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13 | 8433 | January 1, 2021 |
| Unable to Complete Sign Up |
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5 | 82 | December 30, 2020 |
| Alpaca Live account |
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1 | 138 | December 24, 2020 |
| First Day Live - Issues |
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5 | 128 | December 22, 2020 |
| Is an account setup under DACA possible? |
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3 | 56 | December 21, 2020 |
| Cancel order after hours |
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0 | 44 | December 19, 2020 |
| Account statement and tax documents |
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0 | 63 | December 18, 2020 |
| How to convert Today to Date Time in Python |
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2 | 44 | December 17, 2020 |
| How to use the A channel for every second/tick updates |
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0 | 45 | December 17, 2020 |
| Limit orders get filled at market rate? |
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3 | 120 | December 17, 2020 |
| Is Alpaca accurate in wash sale tax reporting? |
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1 | 65 | December 17, 2020 |