Automated trading for Alpaca? The super-intelligent trading software that runs in your own Alpaca account.
Short answer. Yes, you can automate an Alpaca account with AutoCoin. AutoCoin is super-intelligent trading software for stocks, crypto, forex and gold, and it connects to the Alpaca account you already have. You sign in with Alpaca and approve access, with no keys to copy and paste. Alpaca holds the assets, AutoCoin never holds funds, and you can disconnect at any time.
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Why does Alpaca suit automated trading?
An API-first US broker
Alpaca suits automation because it is a US broker built for automated trading. Its accounts are designed to be driven by software through an API, which makes it a natural home for trading software. If you already have an Alpaca account, you have most of what you need to start.
What AutoCoin adds
Alpaca gives you the account and the API. AutoCoin supplies the strategies and the machinery to run them. You choose which strategy to use and how much capital it may use, and AutoCoin places the orders in your Alpaca account within those limits. You do not need to write or host any code.
Stocks first, crypto under the same membership
AutoCoin connects to Alpaca for its US stock strategies, which trade during market hours. Crypto strategies run across 10+ exchanges under the same membership, so you can add them later without a second subscription. For Roth and Traditional IRAs, AutoCoin connects through Public instead, so check which account type you want to automate.
A different reader than the DIY coder
If you enjoy coding your own software, Alpaca's API gives you total control, and that is a fine route. AutoCoin is for the reader who wants finished strategies running in their own Alpaca account without writing or maintaining code. Both start from the same place: an Alpaca account in your name.
How does the connection work?
Sign in with Alpaca and approve
You connect with a normal sign-in. Choose Alpaca in AutoCoin, sign in on Alpaca's own page and approve access on Alpaca's approval screen. This is OAuth, so there are no API keys to copy and paste. The approval is yours to give, and the screen shows what you are allowing.
Demo and your live account, in one approval
Alpaca's approval screen lets you allow its simulated environment, which is its demo account, and your live account together. That means you can approve both at once, try a strategy against simulated fills if you want to, and use your live account when you are ready.
Several strategies, tracked separately
Several strategies can run on one Alpaca account. Each one is tracked on its own, so you can see what each strategy is doing and switch one off without touching the others. You set the capital for each, which keeps the account organized as you add more.
Disconnect any time
You stay in control of the link. You can pause a strategy, stop everything, or disconnect Alpaca inside AutoCoin whenever you like, and the access ends. Your Alpaca account, your positions and your cash stay where they are, so disconnecting never means moving money or opening a new account.
Who holds the money, and what does it cost?
Alpaca holds the assets
Your cash and positions stay in your Alpaca account, in your name. AutoCoin never holds customer funds. You can open Alpaca at any time and see exactly what is there, whether or not AutoCoin is connected. That is the structure behind everything else on this page.
You set the limits and the switch
You choose the strategy, the capital and the on or off switch. The software acts only inside those settings. AutoCoin is self-directed software, not an adviser and not a fund, and it does not make decisions outside the configuration you turned on. You can change any setting, or stop everything, at any moment.
A record you can check
AutoCoin publishes a public record of its results. Each day's results are signed, chained to the previous day and anchored on the Base blockchain, and you can recompute the whole thing in your own browser at autocoin.ai/live/verify. It is a record built to be checked rather than believed.
What it costs
AutoCoin is a flat membership that covers stocks, crypto and gold together, and the forex software is free. Free for 7 days, then $149 a month. Every payment counts toward Lifetime at $999 once. Start your free week and every payment counts toward Lifetime.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use super-intelligent trading software with Alpaca?
Yes. AutoCoin connects to your Alpaca account through Alpaca's own sign-in and approval screen, then runs the strategies you choose in that account. Alpaca keeps holding your assets, AutoCoin never holds funds, and you can disconnect at any time.
Do I need to copy API keys from Alpaca?
No. You connect with Alpaca's sign-in approval (OAuth), so there are no keys to copy and paste. You approve access on Alpaca's screen, where you can allow its simulated demo environment and your live account together.
Can I run more than one strategy on one Alpaca account?
Yes. Several strategies can run on the same Alpaca account, and each one is tracked separately. You set how much capital each can use, and you can switch any of them off on its own.
Does AutoCoin hold my money when I connect Alpaca?
No. Alpaca holds the assets and AutoCoin never holds funds. AutoCoin places orders within the limits you set, and you can disconnect Alpaca at any time. Your positions and cash stay in your own Alpaca account throughout.
How much does Alpaca trading software cost with AutoCoin?
AutoCoin Monthly is free for 7 days, then $149 a month, and every payment counts toward Lifetime at $999 once (limited spots at this price). The membership covers stocks, crypto and gold, and the forex software is free. Alpaca is a separate account that you hold yourself, so check Alpaca's own terms for anything it charges.
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