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How to Fetch Historical Data in Alpaca Market Data API v2

A Tutorial on How to Fetch Historical Trades, Quotes, and Bars with the Alpaca Market Data API v2.

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Advanced Websocket Data Streams in Python

This guide reviews best practices for WebSockets and python asyncio along with common pitfalls users can experience.

Alpaca How To

How to Place a Bracket Order to Manage Entry & Exit?

An Informative Guide on How to Place a Bracket Order to Manage Entry & Exit.

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How to Use OAuth to Access Alpaca API?

This tutorial will be a step by step demonstration of connecting to OAuth using the Alpaca API. We will move forward assuming that you’ve registered on the Alpaca website.

Code Examples

A Constant Proportion Portfolio Insurance Style Trading Strategy

A Pythonic Implementation of Constant Proportion Portfolio Insurance into a Trading Strategy using the Alpaca API

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How to Place a Market Order to Buy/Sell a Stock?

An Informative Guide on How to Place a Market Order to Buy/Sell a Stock.

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How to Start Paper Trading at Alpaca?

We will use an Alpaca paper trading account demonstrate how to buy and sell a stock, via the API

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How to Access Market Data for Free Using Alpaca API?

An Informative Guide on How to Access Market Data for Free Using Alpaca API.

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How to Fund Your Alpaca Live Trading Account?

An Informative Guide on How to Fund Your Alpaca Live Trading Account.

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How to Open a Live Trading Account as a Non-US Resident?

An Informative Guide on How to Open a Live Trading Account as a Non-US Resident.

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How to Open a Live Trading Account as a US Resident?

An Informative Guide on How to Open a Live Trading Account as a US Resident.

Use Cases

Integrating Alpaca into an Android App with AppAuth Part 1

A Guide on Integrating Alpaca into an Android App with OAuth

Algorithmic Trading Basics

Statistically Significant Mean Reversion Strategies - Part Two

In this two-part series, I will show you how to create a statistically significant mean reversion strategy.

AI/Machine Learning in Trading

Linear Regression For a Momentum Based Trading Strategy Using Zipline Trader

This Article Provides a Guide on How to use Linear Regression for a Momentum Based Trading Strategy Using Zipline Trader

Alpaca How To

How to Connect to the Alpaca API?

An Informative Guide on How to Connect to the Alpaca API.

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How to Register on Alpaca?

An Informative Guide on how to Register on Alpaca.

Use Cases

Connect and Trade Smart: Introducing Marketplug Live Trade Updates with Alpaca Websockets

The idea behind Marketplug is to help investors find successful investors, follow them, and get their trades instantly.

Events at Alpaca

Fintech Underground by Alpaca Episode #1

The First Episode of Fintech Underground by Alpaca featuring Vipul Divyanshu from Streak.

Algorithmic Trading Basics

Top 5 Books for Algorithmic Traders

Top 5 Informative Books for Algorithmic Traders in 2020.