Working with /positions
You can view the positions in your portfolio by making a GET request to the /v2/positions endpoint. If you specify a symbol, you’ll see only your position for the associated stock.
from alpaca.trading.client import TradingClient
trading_client = TradingClient('api-key', 'secret-key')
# Get our position in AAPL.
aapl_position = trading_client.get_open_position('AAPL')
# Get a list of all of our positions.
portfolio = trading_client.get_all_positions()
# Print the quantity of shares for each position.
for position in portfolio:
print("{} shares of {}".format(position.qty, position.symbol))const Alpaca = require("@alpacahq/alpaca-trade-api");
const alpaca = new Alpaca();
// Get our position in AAPL.
aaplPosition = alpaca.getPosition("AAPL");
// Get a list of all of our positions.
alpaca.getPositions().then((portfolio) => {
// Print the quantity of shares for each position.
portfolio.forEach(function (position) {
console.log(`${position.qty} shares of ${position.symbol}`);
});
});using Alpaca.Markets;
using System;
using System.Net;
var client = Environments.Paper.GetAlpacaTradingClient(
new SecretKey("YOUR_API_KEY", "YOUR_API_SECRET"));
try
{
var aaplPosition = await client.GetPositionAsync("AAPL");
Console.WriteLine($"AAPL position: {aaplPosition.Quantity} shares.");
}
catch (RestClientErrorException exception)
when (exception.HttpStatusCode == HttpStatusCode.NotFound)
{
Console.WriteLine("No open AAPL position.");
}
var positions = await client.ListPositionsAsync();
foreach (var position in positions)
{
Console.WriteLine($"{position.Quantity} shares of {position.Symbol}.");
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"github.com/alpacahq/alpaca-trade-api-go/alpaca"
)
func init() {
alpaca.SetBaseUrl("https://paper-api.alpaca.markets")
}
func main() {
// Get our position in AAPL.
aapl_position, err := alpaca.GetPosition("AAPL")
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("No AAPL position.")
} else {
fmt.Printf("AAPL position: %v shares.\n", aapl_position.Qty)
}
// Get a list of all of our positions.
positions, err := alpaca.ListPositions()
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("No positions found.")
} else {
// Print the quantity of shares for each position.
for _, position := range positions {
fmt.Printf("%v shares in %s", position.Qty, position.Symbol)
}
}
}The current price reflected will be based on the following:
4:00 am ET - 9:30 am ET - Last trade based on the premarket
9:30 am ET - 4pm ET - Last trade
4:00 pm ET - 10:00 pm ET - Last trade based on after-hours trading
10 pm ET - 4:00 am ET next trading day - Official closing price from the primary exchange at 4 pm ET.
Updated 14 days ago
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