We continue to focus on improving the experience for API users and traders. We are excited to announce that Alpaca is now fully integrated with Blueshift, a web-based backtesting app that lets you write strategies on the browser to backtest them instantly and allows you to run them in commission-free live trading on Alpaca.
Blueshift is built by a leading quant finance school QuantInsti. QuantInsti and Alpaca team up to offer a super seamless experience in algo trading through Blueshift integration with Alpaca commission-free trading API.
Connecting Backtesting and Live Trading
Blueshift integration enables the seamless workflow when you test your strategies with backtesting instantly then run them in live trading without changing your environment.
Blueshift team built a video tutorial on how you can signup and start using it now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DegANUaZwOE&feature=youtu.be
For you to start using either service, you can sign up and link your accounts by signing up for Blueshift, or Alpaca.
Get started today!
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You should know that the use or granting of any third party access to your account information or place transactions in your account at your direction is solely at your risk. Alpaca does not warrant against loss of use or any direct, indirect or consequential damages or losses to you caused by your assent, expressed or implied, to a third party accessing your account or information, including access provided through any other third party apps, systems, or sites.
