Fractional USD Stop & Stop Limit Orders

You’re now able to trade fractional assets using Stop & Stop Limit Orders to manage your risk 🚀

Here’s what you can do today:

Submit Stop & Stop Limit Orders with fractional quantities
Submit Stop & Stop Limit Orders with notional amounts

📔Documentation

You can follow the documentation in the Fractional Trading Page

<> API Reference

Follow the existing API Reference to try submitting a Fractional Stop or Stop Limit Order

LCT Stop, Stop Limit & Limit with Extended Hours Orders

You’re now able to trade stocks using Stop, Stop Limit and Limit with Extended Hours Orders in your local currency and in you local timezone 💴 💶

Alpaca currently supports LCT trading for Market, Limit, Stop & Stop Limit Orders with a time in force=Day, accommodating both fractional quantities and notional values.

Moreover, we support Limit Orders with fractional shares trading not only during standard market hours, but extending into pre-market (4:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. ET) and post-market (4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. ET) hours, offering global investors the ability to trade during the full extended hours session.

Here’s what you can do today:

Submit Limit Orders with fractional quantities or notional amount in local currency
Submit Limit Orders with fractional quantities or notional amount in local currency within extended hours session
Submit Stop Orders with fractional quantities or notional amount in local currency
Submit Stop Limit Orders with fractional quantities or notional amount in local currency

📔Documentation

You can follow the documentation in the LCT Trading Page

Examples can be found in the Submit Order Section

<> API Reference

Follow the existing API Reference to try submitting a LCT Stop, Stop Limit or Limit with Extended Hours Order

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