Code Examples

These code examples give you inspiration and learning opportunities to try things out. Code examples include ones for algorithmic trading, building applications, as well as connecting to different services.

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.

Concurrent Scalping Algo Using Async Python

Automating My Manual Scalping Trading Strategy - One of the advantages of running algorithmic trading strategies is that you can quickly and consistently act on price action.

Martingale Day-Trading with the Alpaca Trading API

Testing out an old betting system Martingale with algorithmic trading in Python. This article talks about applying a theoretical betting strategy to a day-trading algorithm’s position sizing.

Long-Short Algorithmic Trading in JavaScript (Node.js) Using Stock API

In this post, I will be sharing how I created a simple Long-Short Equity trading script in JavaScript (a Node.js app) using Alpaca’s free paper trading API.

How to Build a DIY Socially Responsible Investing Robo - A Farewell to Swell

Founded in 2017, Swell was an investment advisor and platform that focused exclusively on socially responsible investing. Here is how you can build one DIY.