Alpaca Resources | Developer API for commission-free stock trading

Raven: A Fintech App Powered by Alpaca API (Part 1)

Showing you how to build a stock trading app using Alpaca API with step-by-step code snippets. Calling our demo iPhone app "Raven"😎

Algorithmic Trading Basics

Alternative Bars in Alpaca: Part - II (Analysis & Trading Strategy)

We will analyze various event-driven bars and will develop a simple trading strategy using the same bars.

Use Cases

Alpaca OAuth Integration with Firebase (Pt. 2)

Using the Alpaca OAuth Implementation Guide to integrate security into a web application using Firebase & React.

Use Cases

Agora: A Terminal-Based Market App Implementing the Alpaca API

My story working on Agora, a NodeJS command-line application with a visualization tool and analytical framework for financial information and algorithmic trading.

Algorithmic Trading Basics

Run Multiple Algorithms on Alpaca - Alpaca Proxy Agent (Part I)

Showing you how to run multiple algorithms on Alpaca using the Alpaca Proxy Agent and one websocket.

AI/Machine Learning in Trading

Building a Financial Machine Learning Pipeline with Alpaca (Part 1)

Pulling minutely bar data from the Alpaca Data API, converting it to dollar bars, and then using these bars to build a simple feature matrix.

Algorithmic Trading Basics

API Algo Trading Landscape

An ultimate list of algorithmic trading tools from idea generation to the live trading on API brokers.

Use Cases

What is OAuth Support? An Easy Way to Offer Commission-Free Trading Directly on Your App!

Add Alpaca's commission-free trading capability inside of your app with the minimum effort through a commonly used integration method of OAuth.

Algorithmic Trading Basics

Alpaca & Backtrader: Tools of the Trade - Part Two

Creating an RSI stack strategy by using Backtrader and Alpaca Trading API with Leo of Analyzing Alpha.

Use Cases

Alpaca OAuth Integration with React and Firebase (Pt. 1)

By using React and FIrebase, we show you an efficient way to rapidly prototype your app idea for free with Alpaca OAuth.

Use Cases

Creating a Telegram Bot using NodeJS, Alpaca API, and QuickCharts

Today we will show you how to make a very simple telegram bot. To do this, we will use the Node JS programming language.

Market Data

Generating Alternative Bars in Alpaca (Part 1 - Introduction)

Showing you how to generate various alternative bars especially event-driven bars like tick bars, volume bars and dollar bars

Algorithmic Trading Basics

Alpaca & Backtrader: Tools of the Trade (Part 1)

RSI stack strategy w/ Alpaca and Backtrader. In #1, we'll cover connecting the Backtrader backtesting to Alpaca to load in data for multiple time frames.

Code Examples

A Simple Stock Screener Using Node.js

Showing you how to make a very easy Stock Market Checker using Node.js that could find a correlation between the current and previous prices.

Open Office Hour

Alpaca Founders Yoshi & Hitoshi Talk About Alpaca Story, Vision, Roadmap at the 1st Open Office Hour

Alpaca's co-founders Yoshi and Hitoshi casually talked about the story, vision, and roadmap at the 1st open office hour last week.

Trading Contest

Alpaca Trading Competition Vol 00 Leaderboard

Leaderboard for Alpaca Trading Competition Vol 00, where all the quants, developers, tech-savvy traders can participate globally

Trading Contest

Trading Contest Fine Print - Rules

Contest rule for the Alpaca Trading Competition, where all the developers, quants, tech-savvy traders can participate globally

Code Examples

How I Built an Elixir Wrapper for Alpaca API

James Russo, Software Engineer at Brex, writes about how he built an Elixir wrapper for the Alpaca API.

Use Cases

More Features with Amazon Alexa and Alpaca

With Amazon Alexa and Alpaca API, you can split up orders into three different kinds of intents: market, stop or limit, and stop limit.