Alpaca Data API offers real-time stock price data with high accuracy and is free for all users.
The API provides access to data from 5 major US stock exchanges and 5 years of historical data.
Users benefit from true streaming market data via Websockets for real-time algorithmic trading strategies.
Alpaca plans to continue improving their Data API, complementing the updates to the Alpaca Trading API.
Alpaca emphasizes the significant role of market data for developers in financial market-related projects.

Alpaca provides a unified trading platform that includes a commission-free API, allowing automated stock and cryptocurrency trading. The platforms offer capabilities for algorithmic trading, app integration, and brokerage infrastructure. A member of FINRA and SIPC, Alpaca ensures up to $500,000 account protection. They cater to developers with SDKs in multiple programming languages. Alpaca is also preparing to launch an Options Trading API. Their services include local currency trading, crypto wallets, and advanced trading strategies like margin and short selling. Alpaca supports OAuth integration for secure API authorization and provides a testing environment to validate trading systems before live deployment.

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Alpaca provides commission-free trading API for stocks and cryptocurrencies.

Alpaca Introduces Free Real-Time Stock Market Data API

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