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Alpaca Copy Trading
Automate trade signals on your own Alpaca account with transparent, server-side rules and a complete audit trail.
Alpaca’s modern, commission-free brokerage pairs naturally with RelayTrades. Connect your account, subscribe to the strategies you want, and let signals route to your own Alpaca account under the sizing and risk rules you define. You stay in control of every parameter.
Why Alpaca + RelayTrades
Built for automation
Alpaca is designed for programmatic trading, so routed executions and fills surface cleanly in your RelayTrades dashboard in real time.
Server-side safeguards
Max position size, exposure caps, concurrent-position limits, and slippage protection are enforced before any order reaches your account.
You keep control
Switch any strategy to manual approval, pause automation, or hit the kill switch whenever you choose.
How copy trading works with Alpaca
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Connect your account through SnapTrade, RelayTrades discovers what each account can trade.
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Browse strategies, filter by historical metrics, and subscribe to the signal access you want.
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Configure sizing, routing mode, time windows, stop-loss / take-profit defaults, and your kill switch.
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Signals relay instantly; routed executions occur in your own account and are fully audited.
Want the full walkthrough? Read the step-by-step guide to copy trading on Alpaca.
Alpaca copy trading FAQ
Start with Alpaca on your terms
Keep full control of your Alpaca account while you follow the strategies you choose.