Alpaca

description

Stock and crypto trading platform with commission-free trading, real-time market data, and algorithmic trading capabilities

what casper can do

• Add Asset to Watchlist — Adds a symbol to an existing watchlist in the authenticated account. Use when you need to track a new security in an existing watchlist. This action appends the specified symbol to the end of the watchlist's asset list. The watchlist_id can be obtained from the ALPACA_GET_WATCHLISTS action.
• Add Asset to Watchlist by Name — Add an asset to a watchlist by name. Use when you need to add a symbol to a specific watchlist identified by its name. If a watchlist with the specified name does not exist, it will be created automatically and the symbol will be added to it. The asset will be appended to the end of the watchlist's asset list.
• Create Watchlist — Creates a new watchlist for the authenticated account. Use this action when you need to: - Create a new watchlist to track specific securities - Set up initial symbols for a watchlist at creation time - Organize tracked symbols under a named watchlist Note: This action creates a watchlist at the account level (using v2 API). The name must be unique within the account and contain only alphanumeric characters, spaces, hyphens, and underscores (up to 64 characters).
• Create Watchlist — Create a new watchlist for the authenticated account. Use when you need to create a watchlist to track specific securities. The name must contain only alphanumeric characters (no spaces or special characters).
• Delete All Open Positions — Liquidates all open positions by closing them at market price. This action is irreversible and will permanently close all positions in the account. Use when you need to quickly exit all positions, such as before closing an account or in emergency situations. Optionally cancels all open orders before liquidating positions.
• Delete All Orders for Account — Attempts to cancel all open orders for a specified trading account. A response will be provided for each order that is attempted to be cancelled. This action is irreversible for individual orders that are successfully cancelled.