Execute your Trading Algos Commission-Free
Trade stocks, ETFs, and options with zero commissions. Plus, business and personal accounts are both supported. Alpaca Securities LLC, member FINRA/SIPC/DTCC is a broker-dealer designed for high volume trading.
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Commission-free API
Building with Trading API can make stock and options trading commission-free
Real-time market data
Paper trading and live trading both come with real-time market data
Two-factor authentication
We care about your security and continue to add variety of 2FA options
Margin and short selling
A wide array of advanced investing and trading strategies are supported
Testing environment
We've got your back—test your work before deploying to production
Business account support
Starting up a prop trading firm or a hedge fund? Learn more
Unlimited Access to Real-Time US Equities Market Data
Paper trading allows you to test how Trading API works and how your strategies would perform. Simply update the API endpoint to a live trading account to run your strategies in the live production environment.
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Trade with Alpaca directly from your TradingView chart—no switching tabs, no extra clicks. Efficient, just like great trading should be.
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Up to 4X intraday & 2X overnight buying power
8.0% margin interest rate - check Alpaca Securities Brokerage Fee Schedule here.
Pre market & after hours trading
Expand your opportunity set. You can trade outside of Regular Market Hours. We offer 4:00am to 8:00pm ET Monday to Friday.
Short selling
Trade without directional bias. Alpaca's trading API allows you to run long/short or market neutral strategies.
Advanced order types
Build sophisticated strategies using a suite of order types including OCO, IOC, MOO, and MOC.
Alpaca Securities
Alpaca Securities LLC is a member of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) and Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC).
You can check the background of Alpaca Securities on FINRA's BrokerCheck. Alpaca Securities is also a member of SIPC - securities in your account are protected up to $500,000. For details, please visit www.sipc.org