# List of all shortable stocks on Alpaca

**URL:** <https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/list-of-all-shortable-stocks-on-alpaca/2514>\
**Category:** Alpaca Trading\
**Created:** [September 2, 2020, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/list-of-all-shortable-stocks-on-alpaca/2514 "2020-09-02T17:17:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![sdatwa87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f9b8f/32.png) [@sdatwa87](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/sdatwa87)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/list-of-all-shortable-stocks-on-alpaca/2514/1 "2020-09-02T17:17:47Z")

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Team,  
I need a list of all “shortable” stocks on alpaca.  
thx

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**Author:** ![tvdevelop1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@tvdevelop1](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/tvdevelop1)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/list-of-all-shortable-stocks-on-alpaca/2514/2 "2020-09-02T18:02:36Z")

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This is what I do,

```
import alpaca_trade_api as alpaca
api = alpaca.REST(KEYID, SECRETKEY, 'https://paper-api.alpaca.markets')
active_assets = api.list_assets(status='active')
short_list = []
for asset in active_assets:
    if asset.easy_to_borrow and asset.marginable:
        short_list.append(asset.symbol)
```

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**Author:** ![sdatwa87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f9b8f/32.png) [@sdatwa87](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/sdatwa87)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/list-of-all-shortable-stocks-on-alpaca/2514/3 "2020-09-02T23:35:33Z")

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thank you. can you short during extended hours?  
I couldn’t short AAPL or TSLA today after hours

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**Author:** ![tvdevelop1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@tvdevelop1](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/tvdevelop1)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/list-of-all-shortable-stocks-on-alpaca/2514/4 "2020-09-03T03:50:57Z")

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Yes I think so, but for paper trade, an actual live order should have also taken place.  
Quoting Alpaca documentation,

> **[Understand Orders - Documentation | Alpaca](https://alpaca.markets/docs/trading-on-alpaca/orders/)**
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> Alpaca API lets you build and trade with real-time market data for free.

“All symbols supported during regular market hours are also supported during extended hours. Short selling is also treated the same.”