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General Trading Alpaca Trading Q - What is a pattern day trader (PDT)? You will be considered a pattern day trader if you “day trade” 4 or more times within 5 business days and your day trading activities are greater than 6 percent of your total tradi…	2	42594	September 6, 2023
About the Trading Category Alpaca Trading	0	1419	July 11, 2019
Market clock - Too many requests Alpaca Trading	2	58	July 8, 2026
Alpaca API Stop_Loss is an object Alpaca Trading	1	125	July 7, 2026
It's been a really long time, how's everyone! Alpaca Trading	0	17	July 7, 2026
Lost 17 Shares after Sale Order did not fill Alpaca Trading	0	11	July 7, 2026
Not getting mfa sms Alpaca Trading	0	16	July 7, 2026
Historical Options Request Alpaca Trading	0	12	July 7, 2026
Live Trading Account total asset turned negative Alpaca Trading	6	106	July 6, 2026
No Stop Loss, Stop Limit or Trailing Stop orders for Options Alpaca Trading	1	36	July 3, 2026
Free Account/Paper Trading IEX/SIP Questions Alpaca Trading	0	19	July 1, 2026
Impact of wash sale tax rule on Algo Day trading Alpaca Trading	3	890	June 30, 2026
Why can't I place a stop limit order for an option position I hold? Alpaca Trading	2	46	June 25, 2026
Paper MOC orders partially fill remainder expires, same setup on live works Alpaca Trading	2	30	June 24, 2026
GTC + ? When will we see this? Alpaca Trading	2	37	June 24, 2026
Trouble placing orders on paper account Alpaca Trading	5	57	June 23, 2026
Live Account 401 Unauthorized Algo Trader Plus Active, Keys Correct Alpaca Trading	2	40	June 21, 2026
How are ITM spreads treated? Alpaca Trading	0	21	June 18, 2026
Stale Data coming from API Alpaca Trading	2	69	June 16, 2026
Extended hours trading for Options starting 7/13/26? Alpaca Trading	0	30	June 16, 2026
Direct Exchange connection Alpaca Trading	1	42	June 15, 2026
Crypto Trading in Texas? Alpaca Trading	1	93	June 13, 2026
APIs not working for Options on Paper Accounts Alpaca Trading	4	76	June 12, 2026
Latency on Real Time Alpaca API Alpaca Trading	0	65	June 11, 2026
[Feature Request] API Key IP Allowlisting Alpaca Trading	0	30	June 10, 2026
Options Trading disabled in ROTH IRA account Alpaca Trading	0	32	June 4, 2026
Paper trading crypto market orders very slow to fill today Alpaca Trading	1	78	June 4, 2026
Watch the scroll wheel on the mouse and confirm price Alpaca Trading	0	18	June 3, 2026
Cannot login as MFA stopped coming to my registered phone Alpaca Trading	13	221	June 2, 2026
PDT change approved, when will changes take effect? Alpaca Trading	8	1050	May 31, 2026