Evan AkutagawainAutomation GenerationA Farewell to Swell: DIY Socially Responsible Investing through AlpacaI was saddened to learn that on July 24th, 2019 Swell Investing stopped accepting new customers and would be shutting down operations by…Aug 1, 2019Aug 1, 2019
Evan AkutagawainAutomation GenerationTrading through a Business Account at AlpacaWe wanted to expand on our recent announcement that Alpaca now supports business accounts by writing this post discussing the various…Jul 25, 20191Jul 25, 20191
Evan AkutagawainAutomation GenerationExploring the Differences Between U.S. Stock Market Data FeedsAn important but often under-appreciated facet of algo trading is market data. Data is what an algorithm uses to make buying and selling.Dec 20, 20185Dec 20, 20185
Evan AkutagawainAutomation GenerationEasily Get Tick Data in Python with Alpaca APII’ve setup the script so the user can easily enter his/her desired options to pull tick data for a symbol-date pair.Dec 17, 20183Dec 17, 20183
Evan AkutagawainAutomation GenerationHow I found Success in Trading Through Automation after the Long SufferingI am sharing my personal experience of how I found success in trading through automation.Dec 9, 20183Dec 9, 20183
Evan AkutagawainAutomation Generation15 Well-Known High-Frequency Trading FirmsA list of 15 well-known HFTs, jotted down a few notes about each. HFT accounts for approximately 50–60% of U.S. equity trading volume.Dec 9, 20183Dec 9, 20183
Evan AkutagawainAutomation GenerationCommission Free Trading: Is it helping or hurting you?Fresh off a big raise at a lofty valuation, Robinhood finds itself in the crosshairs of financial media who are attacking its offer of…Nov 20, 20181Nov 20, 20181