# My paper account position got removed **URL:** \ **Category:** Alpaca Account Troubleshooting\ **Created:** [September 16, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/my-paper-account-position-got-removed/19710 "2026-09-16T13:32:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zhuo\_Liu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/zhuo_liu/32/8913_2.png) [@Zhuo\_Liu](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/Zhuo_Liu)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/my-paper-account-position-got-removed/19710/1 "2026-09-16T13:32:36Z")
## Environment **Language** _python_ **Alpaca SDK Version** _i directly use api_ **Other Environment Details** ## Problem **Summary** symbol TQQQ, 523.184105333 shares (built 2026-09-15 by three fills: 83.81 sh existing + 219.598 @ 68.15 at 14:40Z + 219.771 @ 68.10 at 18:30Z, all filled, visible in /v2/account/activities). At 2026-09-16 00:00Z portfolio/history shows equity 125,099; at 08:00Z it shows 89,776. GET /v2/positions/TQQQ now returns 404 “position does not exist”. There is no sell order for TQQQ (GET /v2/orders status=all), no FILL or non-trade activity dated 2026-09-16, no corporate action for TQQQ in either /v2/corporate\_actions/announcements or /v1beta1/corporate-actions, and cash is unchanged (43,420.74). Every other position is intact. This matches the GLD report from 2026-08-27 in this forum. Please restore the position (523.184105333 sh, cost basis ≈ 68.1 for the 439.37 sh bought on 09-15). **Paper or Live Tradng?** _paper trading_ **Example Code** ---
**Author:** ![Bzzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@Bzzz](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/Bzzz)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/my-paper-account-position-got-removed/19710/2 "2026-09-16T14:11:50Z")
Same, buy from before close yesterday show in activities and orders screens on website but it does not exist on the positions screen.