Alpaca-py Documentation#
Introduction#
Learn more about what Alpaca-py offers and how it’s different from the previous SDK on the Getting Started page.
Broker#
The Broker API allows you to build the full brokerage experiences for your end users around account opening, funding and trading. Learn more on the Broker page.
Market Data#
The Market Data API gives you access to real time and historical data for equities, crypto and options(beta). Learn more on the Market Data page.
Trading#
Trade stocks & crypto with Alpaca’s easy to use Trading API. Paper trading is free and available to all Alpaca users. Learn more on the Trading page.
Discover Python Finance Libraries#
Here are some libraries that work well with Alpaca-py.
Trading and Backtesting
Backtrader - Python Backtesting library for trading strategies.
Vectorbt - Find your trading edge, using a powerful toolkit for backtesting, algorithmic trading, and research.
LiuAlgoTrader - A scalable, multi-process ML-ready framework for effective algorithmic trading.
FinRL - The first open-source project for financial reinforcement learning.
Portfolio Analytics
Pyfolio - Portfolio and risk analytics in Python.
FinQuant - A program for financial portfolio management, analysis and optimisation.
FinTech Integrations