Alpaca Resources | Developer API for commission-free stock trading

LiuAlgoTrader — Part II — Putting it all together

This article goes over an end-to-end example of a real-life trading strategy backtested with LiuAlgoTrader Framework

LiuAlgoTrader Optimization

This tutorial goes through how to use the Optimizer Function in the open-source framework LiuAlgoTrader when backtesting a trading strategy.

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Umesh Ranglani from TRADETRON #010

On our tenth episode of Fintech Underground by Alpaca we interviewed Umesh Ranglani, the CEO of Tradetron, an algorithmic trading strategy marketplace.

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Christopher Josephs from IRIS #009

On our ninth episode of Fintech Underground by Alpaca we interviewed Christopher Josephs, the co-founder of Iris, a social investment app.

Community Examples

LiuAlgoTrader — Part I — Power up!

In this article, an overview of LiuAlgoTrader is given along with the motivation behind the open-source project and the setup.

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James Kardatzke from QUIVER QUANTITATIVE #008

On our eighth episode of Fintech Underground by Alpaca we interviewed James Kardatzke, the CEO/ co-founder of Quiver Quantitative an alternative data platform.

Market Data API

How to Fetch the Latest Trade/Quote in Alpaca Market Data API v2

In this tutorial, we will go over How to Fetch the Latest Trade/Quote with Raw Requests via the Alpaca Market Data API v2.

Market Data API

How to Use the Snapshot API in Alpaca Market Data API v2

In this tutorial, we show how to use the Snapshot API of the Alpaca Market Data API v2 for both single and multiple stock symbols

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Ran Aroussi from TRADOLOGICS #007

On our seventh episode of Fintech Underground by Alpaca we interviewed Ran Aroussi, the Founder of Tradologics, a cloud platform for programmatic trading.

Broker API

How to Journal Cash or Securities from One Client Account to Another

In this tutorial, we provide a sample request and successful response object for journaling cash or securities from one client account to another

Broker API

How to Pass an Order on Behalf of the End-User

In this tutorial, we provide a sample request and successful response object for passing an order on behalf of the end-user via Broker API

Broker API

How to Open an Account for an End-User

In this tutorial, we provide a sample request and successful response object for opening an account for an end-user via Broker API

Broker API

How to Fund an Account via Broker API

In this tutorial, we provide a sample request and successful response object for funding an account via Broker API

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Brendan Wood from PASSIV #006

On our sixth episode of Fintech Underground by Alpaca we interviewed Brendan Wood; co-founder of Passiv, a modern portfolio management tool.

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Joe Percoco from TITAN #005

On our fifth episode of Fintech Underground by Alpaca we interviewed Joe Percoco; Co-CEO and Co-founder of Titan, an investment platform.

Community Examples

Integrating an Online Portfolio Selection Model into a Trading Algorithm

In this article, we show how one could integrate an online portfolio selection model into a trading algorithm through AlphaHub Trader and Alpaca

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Nitesh Khandelwal from QUANTINSTI #004

On our fourth episode of Fintech Underground by Alpaca we interviewed Nitesh Khandelwal, Director of QuantInsti.

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Data: Modern Day Gold for Algorithmic Traders Overview

The Alpaca team is excited to host our second virtual conference "Data: Modern Day Gold for Algorithmic Traders" on March 5th, 2021.

Alpaca How To

How to Place an Order Using the Fractional Shares API?

This tutorial is a step-by-step demonstration of how to place an order with the fractional shares API.