Trading Account Setup

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Welcome to the AI Velocity Trading automated trading program. Before proceeding further, make sure you have opened a trading account with Alpaca at app.alpaca.markets . To get started, you will not need to deposit any funds — your trading will initially be limited to a paper trading account.

Need help connecting your account? Review our 90-second video.

Open an Alpaca Account

Visit app.alpaca.markets and sign up for a free account.

Check this box once you have opened your Alpaca trading account.

Connect Your Alpaca Accounts

Securely link each Alpaca account (Live + Paper) with one click. You can authorize multiple accounts through our sister company Machinetrader.io. You will need keep the live account button checked as you add paper accounts one at a time. The 1st paper account you add should correspond to your Alpaca Paper1 account, the 2nd to Alpaca's Paper2 account, and the 3rd to Paper3. AI Velocity will refer to these accounts as 'live', 'p1', 'p2', and 'p3'.

Account Name (used to identify this account in reports)

Enter Your Paper1 API Keys

Find these in Alpaca → Paper Trading → API Keys. These keys let the algorithm trade in a simulated environment using real market data.

API Key

Secret Key

Enter Your Paper2 API Keys (optional)

Second paper trading account — find in Alpaca → Paper Trading → API Keys.

API Key

Secret Key

Enter Your Paper3 API Keys (optional)

Third paper trading account — find in Alpaca → Paper Trading → API Keys.

API Key

Secret Key

Enter Your Live API Keys (optional)

Find these in Alpaca → Live Trading → API Keys. Only required when you are ready to trade with real funds.

API Key

Secret Key

Confirm API Keys

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