About Alpaca
Alpaca is a developer-first brokerage and API platform enabling algorithmic and automated trading of US-listed stocks, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies. It offers commission-free trading, real-time and historical market data, paper trading for strategy testing, and fractional shares. Official SDKs are available for Python, TypeScript, Go, and C#. It is used by individual algo traders, fintech startups, and wealth-tech developers building automated investment products.
AI Agent Use Cases
- Commission-free US equities and crypto trading via REST and WebSocket API
- Paper trading environment for strategy development and backtesting
- Fractional shares with no account minimum
- Real-time and historical market data feeds
- SDKs for Python, TypeScript, Go, and C#
- Up to 4x intraday and 2x overnight buying power
Available Actions
These are the specific actions that AI agents can perform with this tool