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Check asset status using Alpaca Broker API

Project description

paca

Check asset status using Alpaca Broker API

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Requirements

Setup

  1. Install paca using pip:
    pip install paca
  1. Create API keys using the Alpaca dashboard. Refer to Alpaca's API v2 and API Documentation for more details.
  2. Set environment variables APCA_API_KEY_ID and APCA_API_SECRET_KEY. paca can be used with Alpaca paper accounts by setting APCA_API_BASE_URL=https://paper-api.alpaca.markets. Refer to Alpaca Environment Variables.

Usage

usage: paca [-h] [-a] [-e] [-ex] [-f] [-i] [-m] [-n] [-s] [-st] [-sy] [-t] [-v] ASSET

Check asset status using Alpaca Broker API

positional arguments:
  ASSET                 Ticker of asset to check

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -a, --asset-class     Class of asset: us_equity or crypto
  -e, --easy-to-borrow  Easy-to-Borrow or Hard-to-Borrow status
  -ex, --exchange       Exchange asset is available on
  -f, --fractionable    Fractionable status
  -i, --id              ID of asset
  -m, --marginable      Marginable status
  -n, --name            Full name of asset
  -s, --shortable       Shortable status
  -st, --status         Status of asset: active or inactive
  -sy, --symbol         Symbol/ticker
  -t, --tradable        Tradable status
  -v, --version         show program's version number and exit

Examples

> paca AAPL
Class: us_equity
Easy-to-Borrow: True
Exchange: NASDAQ
Fractionable: True
ID: b0b6dd9d-8b9b-48a9-ba46-b9d54906e415
Marginable: True
Name: Apple Inc. Common Stock
Shortable: True
Status: active
Symbol: AAPL
Tradable: True

> paca -est DNUT
Easy-to-Borrow: False
Shortable: False
Tradable: True

Related

shortable - Receive an alert if an asset becomes shortable, e.g. from HTB to ETB, or vice versa

Support

If you find an issue or have any feedback please submit an issue on GitHub.

If you would like to show your support donations are greatly appeciated via:

Author

Robert Gomez, Jr.

Source code

https://github.com/rgomezjnr/paca

License

MIT

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