GTC + ? When will we see this?

Alpaca Trading
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Any info on when we will get a GTC+ option for orders to cover EXT hours and carry over each day? Seems like a very basic requirement for a trading platform. Currently we have GTC and DAY+EXT, but nothing that covers both.

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@Rojo Orders with a time-in-force of GTC, which include both extended and overnight trading sessions, can be entered through the API, something like this.

curl --request POST \
     --url https://paper-api.alpaca.markets/v2/orders \
     --header 'APCA-API-KEY-ID: xxxxx' \
     --header 'APCA-API-SECRET-KEY: xxxxx' \
     --header 'accept: application/json' \
     --header 'content-type: application/json' \
     --data '
{
  "side": "buy",
  "symbol": "AAPL",
  "qty": "1",
  "order_class": "simple",
  "type": "limit",
  "limit_price": "290",
  "time_in_force": "gtc",
  "extended_hours": true,
}

{
  "id": "9857ab21-ff36-4888-b3d6-9724503c20c2",
  "client_order_id": "ce1ef06a-2bde-4e23-94c8-a999f32249e4",
  "created_at": "2026-06-18T15:40:42.922511179Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-06-18T15:40:42.924592389Z",
  "submitted_at": "2026-06-18T15:40:42.922511179Z",
  "filled_at": null,
  "expired_at": null,
  "canceled_at": null,
  "failed_at": null,
  "replaced_at": null,
  "replaced_by": null,
  "replaces": null,
  "asset_id": "b0b6dd9d-8b9b-48a9-ba46-b9d54906e415",
  "symbol": "AAPL",
  "asset_class": "us_equity",
  "notional": null,
  "qty": "1",
  "filled_qty": "0",
  "filled_avg_price": null,
  "order_class": "simple",
  "order_type": "limit",
  "type": "limit",
  "side": "buy",
  "position_intent": "buy_to_open",
  "time_in_force": "gtc",
  "limit_price": "290",
  "stop_price": null,
  "status": "pending_new",
  "extended_hours": true,
  "legs": null,
  "trail_percent": null,
  "trail_price": null,
  "hwm": null,
  "subtag": null,
  "source": null,
  "expires_at": "2026-09-17T00:00:00Z"
}

I did notice that this option seems to be missing from the dashboard. I will send a note to the UI team and see if this can be added.

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Hi Dan

Thanks for that, Claude has added this already and it seems to be working.

I’ve enquired about the Elite Trader plan to facilitate better placements on my orders. I currently run a .5% slippage buffer on limit orders which are all filling at the max slippage even during market hours. Tradestation had better fills in this set up. I presume the Elite option will facilitate the best possible fills?

Also, Claude needs to know this in regards to closing out positions with the Elite system:

I’m running an automated strategy that submits individual limit/stop orders sequentially via the API (not native bracket orders) — entry, partial take-profits, and a stop, with explicit cancel requests sent to clear stale unfilled orders before flattening a position. Does order cancellation (DELETE/cancel requests) process with the same speed and reliability under Elite Smart Router routing as under standard commission-free routing? Is there any added latency or behavior difference for cancel requests specifically?

I’ve emailed support but there has been no reply.

Thank you