Alpaca is a modern brokerage platform that offers businesses and developers a robust infrastructure to build investing applications and automate trading strategies. It provides access to financial markets through APIs, allowing users to develop algorithms for buying and selling stocks, cryptocurrencies, and other financial services. The platform is supervised by regulatory bodies like the SEC and FINRA, ensuring security and protection of client funds. Alpaca's commission-free trading and excellent charting tools make it an attractive option for businesses looking to integrate financial services into their offerings. By leveraging Alpaca's APIs, businesses can focus on creating innovative investment apps and services.
Agent Actions with Alpaca
These are the specific actions that AI agents can perform with this tool
Cancel All Orders
Cancels all open orders and provides a status response for each cancellation attempt.
Cancel Order
Cancels an existing open order on Alpaca, rejecting the request if the order cannot be canceled due to its status.
Close All Positions
Closes all open long and short positions in the trading account, liquidating current holdings.
Close Position
Closes an open position in the account by liquidating holdings for either long or short positions.
Get Account Info
Retrieves the current authenticated user's Alpaca trading account details including status, buying power, and portfolio value.
List Orders
Retrieves a list of trading orders for the account, optionally filtered by query parameters such as status, date range, or symbol.
List Positions
Retrieves a detailed list of all open trading positions in the Alpaca account.
Place Order
Submits a new trading order to Alpaca for the specified account, subject to authorization and available balance constraints.