Alpaca Trading API Reviews and details

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• anyone using Alpaca for long term investing?

  Is there anyone using Alpaca for long term and passive investing? I am neither a US nor Europe residence, so it is pretty hard to find a decent broker. I came across alpaca.market https://alpaca.markets/ and noticed that there is zero comission for buying and selling stocks. I know that it has pretty good API especially for developers and day traders, but I am particularly interested in long term passive... Source: 10 months ago

• ChatGPT is going to revolutionize the stock market

  No worries at all! https://alpaca.markets/ is another route for market data. Real time data is cheaper but it is lacking technical analysis. We used to use it and it's pretty good. Source: 10 months ago

• Python Algotrading with Machine Learning

  Access to historical data from Alpaca and Yahoo Finance, or from your own data provider. - Source: dev.to / 11 months ago

• Ask HN: How Safe Is Alpaca?

  I have been looking at https://alpaca.markets/ and wanted to use it to test out some of my API based trading. What guarantees or structures are in place to make sure it doesn't end up like FTX? - Source: Hacker News / 12 months ago

• Feetr Data Dump: BBBY TENX UNCY LUNR ARDS

  Market data is an easier one to answer. We currently use https://alpaca.markets/ and they're pretty good, but we're also looking at https://polygon.io/ as they're the industry leader (but also 2k per month for what we require). Source: about 1 year ago

• Can someone help me make an HTTPS request with an ESP32/How should I do this project?

  I'm trying to make an HTTPS request with an ESP32 to this website alpaca.markets. I have the CA cert and I'm using WiFiClientSecure.h. Here's my code, main.cpp is underneath all that. Source: about 1 year ago

• Exportable quote database for simulations?

  Or you can sign up for a free account at Alpaca and use their historical data API. Then you can get data on many tickers with one function call. Source: about 1 year ago

• Python web server to receive Trading View signals and execute on Alpaca.markets

  I'm trying to set a python web server that receives alerts from Trading View and places orders on Alpaca.markets. Source: over 1 year ago

• What API to use to trade tokenized stocks?

  Https://alpaca.markets offer tokenized stocks. Source: over 1 year ago

• Last two months of algo performance/ stats with actual stocks traded, 250% gain, 36% wins/64% losses, 28 trades, avg win 39% gain, avg loss -.078%. Would love critical thoughts good or bad. Was hoping this was the type of stuff I would see in here more often.

  Short side will be my next undertaking. I think it wont work since I keep a log of shortable status at time of trade and there's rarely stocks I can short that my algo picks. This could be due to the platform I use alpaca.markets but assume things wouldnt vary much other places and alpaca api makes all this possible for me so probably wont go anywhere else. I use calculations that take into account spread and... Source: over 1 year ago

• 10 FinTech APIs every Indian developer should bookmark

  Alpaca: A commission-free stock trading APIs. - Source: dev.to / over 1 year ago

• Are Filipinos protected when an international broker close?

  Hindi po, I stay away from providers that endorses crypto, even gotrade which is built upon alpaca.markets api which can be use in algotrading, nevertheless, yung landing page nila nag endorse ng crypto so I'm planning to shift to IBKR. Source: over 1 year ago

• Are Filipinos protected when an international broker close?

  Alpaca is the brokerage partner firm of GoTrade. They basically provide the API for GoTrade to enable its users to buy and sell US stocks. Source: over 1 year ago

• I Hate This App

  We use two custodians to manage money and act as clearing brokers on our behalf. Alpaca and Apex. Source: over 1 year ago

• Why is trading info so slow?

  Have you looked at Alpaca's Market Data API or Polygon.io. Both premium options are reasonably priced and give you access to both historical and real time trades. Source: over 1 year ago

• I created an open-source automated stock trading platform

  Might be better if it connects to https://alpaca.markets/. Source: over 1 year ago

• yfinance alteranative?

  - alpaca.markets if you open a brokerage account (and you might have to fund it to get more data) gives me more than 2 years of 1m data, not sure how far it goes. Source: over 1 year ago

• Are financial brokers forbidden from deleting customers' personal data?

  I live in Dubai. I signed up for the Alpaca trading platform and provided them with personal documents in order to open a real account (Id, passport, address). They refused to open an account for me because of my address. Source: over 1 year ago

• Any reliable algotrading platforms?

  Maybe try to check out this https://alpaca.markets/ tbh I didn't try them. Source: over 1 year ago

• QYLD WEEKLY STATISTICS - WEEK 3 - NDX US 07/15/22 C11150

  I should make a model of QYLD. Hell if I open source it we can just do what QYLD does on Alpaca. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Algorithm trading for beginners

  To buy, sell, short, cover commodities and equities you need a broker. These brokers offer APIs you can interface with to place any kind of supported orders and query your current active positions and your account status. As an example look at alpaca.markets. They offer CBOE market data (bars) for free (just sign up and get an API key). Source: almost 2 years ago