Build Your Own AI-Powered Hedge Fund with Alpaca (APAC/EU Timezone Friendly)
🚀 From Zero to Agentic Trading in 10 Minutes
Join Alpaca to build an AI-powered trading agent connected to live market data and paper trading workflows.
Note: This is a repeat of our August 27 session, rescheduled for EU / APAC-friendly time zones.
Target Audience: Best for beginner to intermediate traders (not intended for advanced traders).
No Recording: This session will not be recorded or distributed afterward.
What You’ll Learn & Build
Analyze live market trends using AI
Generate trade ideas and query data using natural language
Deploy an automated agent in a paper trading environment
Includes a live demo, guided building segment, and a short Q&A. Alpaca engineers will also be available in Slack for technical troubleshooting.
Preparation
If you plan to code along with us during the session, please make sure you:
Have an active AI coding environment (Cursor, Claude Code, Codex or whatever you prefer)
a local agent ready to go
If you need a hand with setup, check out our Getting Started with Paper Trading guide on our website.
Helpful resources:
Insights generated by Alpaca’s CLI, MCP server and connected AI agents are for educational/ informational purposes only and should not be taken as investment advice. Alpaca does not recommend any specific securities or investment strategies. Past performance from models does not guarantee future results. Please conduct your own due diligence before making any decisions. All firms mentioned operate independently and are not liable for one another.
All investments involve risk, including the possible loss of principal.
The Paper Trading API is offered by AlpacaDB, Inc. and does not require real money or permit a user to transact in real securities in the market. Providing use of the Paper Trading API is not an offer or solicitation to buy or sell securities, securities derivative or futures products of any kind, or any type of trading or investment advice, recommendation or strategy, given or in any manner endorsed by AlpacaDB, Inc. or any AlpacaDB, Inc. affiliate and the information made available through the Paper Trading API is not an offer or solicitation of any kind in any jurisdiction where AlpacaDB, Inc. or any AlpacaDB, Inc. affiliate (collectively, “Alpaca”) is not authorized to do business.
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