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Alpaca

101-250 employees San Mateo, United States
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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.