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Alpaca Trading

docs.alpaca.markets/us/docs/trading-api official website

Provides API for trading stocks and crypto, including order placement, short selling, fractional trading, and advanced order types

infrastructure
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Billing model
Last checked28 Jul 2026pricing & liveness

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Alpaca Trading

Provides API for trading stocks and crypto, including order placement, short selling, fractional trading, and advanced order types

API calls, programmatic orders (market, limit, stop), authentication credentials → Order execution, account/position data, trade confirmations, real-time market data streams
APIMCP ServerFIX APIConnect API (OAuth2)WebSocketSlackGitHubSDKs/LibrariesUCPAPIMCPSDKautonomy: infrastructure
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No public commercial pricing observed.

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NicheAlgorithmic Trading Bot
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  "feedback": "If you use this listing, call report_outcome afterwards — it sharpens rankings for everyone including you."
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