Alpaca provides a commission-free stock trading API that allows developers to build and integrate trading functionality into their applications. It offers real-time market data, historical data, and paper trading environments for testing strategies. The API supports various order types and allows users to manage positions, accounts, and watchlists. Alpaca also offers Broker API enabling developers to build brokerage services. Alpaca provides access to Stocks, Options and Crypto trading. The service aims to democratize access to financial markets by providing tools for both individual developers and larger enterprises to create innovative trading platforms and investment solutions.
Alpaca provides a commission-free stock trading API that allows developers to build and integrate trading functionality into their applications.
Explore all tools that specialize in placing orders. This domain focus ensures Alpaca Trading API delivers optimized results for this specific requirement.
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Simulated trading environment for testing strategies without risking real capital.
Enables building brokerage services on top of Alpaca's infrastructure.
API documentation
SDKs in multiple languages (Python, Node.js, Ruby, PHP)
Example code snippets
Sandbox environment
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