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Alpaca

Trade stocks, options up to four legs and crypto spot at Alpaca, on a paper or a live account, using an API key you generate yourself.

Alpaca is a commission-free brokerage with an API-first approach, supporting stocks and cryptocurrency.

Supported Equity Types

  • ✅ Stocks
  • ✅ Options (single legs and spreads up to 4 legs)
  • ❌ Futures
  • ✅ Cryptocurrency (Spot)

Account Types

  • Paper Trading - Simulated trading environment
  • Live Trading - Real money trading

Connecting Alpaca

  1. Click Integrations in the left sidebar
  2. Find Alpaca in the Brokers grid and click its card
  3. Click Connect live account or Connect paper account
  4. Paste your Alpaca API key and secret (generated in the Alpaca dashboard)
  5. The card now shows the account as connected

Every step is in the Alpaca setup guide.

Features

Commission-Free Trading

  • $0 commissions on stocks and ETFs
  • $0 commissions on crypto
  • No account minimums

Stocks & ETFs

  • Full support for US equities
  • Fractional shares supported
  • Extended hours trading available

Crypto Spot

  • Direct cryptocurrency ownership
  • Fractional quantities supported
  • Major pairs: BTC/USD, ETH/USD, etc.

Order Types

  • Market orders
  • Limit orders

Nyria routes market and limit orders only. Stop and stop-limit orders exist at Alpaca but Nyria does not place them; exits are driven by your strategy's exit alerts.

Position Sizing

  • Stocks - Fractional shares supported
  • Crypto - Fractional quantities supported

Margin Requirements

Alpaca offers both margin and cash accounts:

  • Cash Account - 100% of purchase price required
  • Margin Account - Reg T margin (50% initial, 25% maintenance)

Limitations

  • Options spreads capped at 4 legs, which is Nyria's platform-wide ceiling
  • No futures
  • US equities only (no international stocks)
  • Crypto spot only (no perpetuals)

Troubleshooting

"Insufficient buying power"

Check your available cash or margin. Ensure you have sufficient funds for the order size.

"Symbol not found"

Verify the stock symbol is correct and available on Alpaca. Some OTC stocks may not be supported.

"Market closed"

Alpaca restricts certain order types outside market hours. Use limit orders for extended hours.

"Pattern Day Trader restriction"

If you have less than $25,000 and make 4+ day trades in 5 days, PDT restrictions apply.

Next Steps