Alpaca's Trading API now supports index options in paper trading, including SPX, SPXW, VIX, VIXW, DJX, and XSP. These Cboe-listed contracts are cash-settled and European-style, with transparent AM and PM expiration handling.
Satoshi Ido
Alpaca introduces Hard-to-Borrow (HTB) trading with API support for locates. Programmatically quote, reserve, track, and short HTB securities through a unified API workflow.
Alpaca launches Skills Library for AI agents working with Alpaca's Trading API, MCP Server, and CLI. The first release is a Backtesting Skill for reproducible strategy research with benchmarks and documented assumptions.
Alpaca introduces API-enabled IRA accounts for Trading API users, with automated trading and account management for eligible US tax residents.
Alpaca launches MCP Server V2, expanding API tool coverage to 61 endpoints with automatic spec sync and toolset filtering for AI assistants.