Company
Date Published
Aug. 19, 2024
Author
Patrick Valoppi
Word count
817
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Alpaca's Local Currency Trading API now supports limit, stop, and stop limit order types for both nominal and fractional orders, enabling businesses to offer US stock services in customers' local currencies. The API also offers extended hours trading, allowing users worldwide to trade during their localized hours. These new capabilities are seamlessly integrated into the existing Local Currency Trading API with minimal implementation effort. Alpaca charges a flexible spread markup for broker partners using its Local Currency Trading feature.