Automate Alpaca trading with Tradetron: US stocks and options
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Automate trading on Alpaca with Tradetron.

Yes. Tradetron connects to Alpaca and places your strategy's orders in your own Alpaca account automatically, with no code. You can automate US stocks, ETFs and options, and test on an Alpaca paper account first.

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Updated 24 Oct 2026

01 · At a glance

Alpaca on Tradetron.

What you can trade
US stocks, ETFs and options. Exchanges in Tradetron's broker catalog for Alpaca: NYSE, Nasdaq, Cboe BZX Options and Cboe Options Exchange.
How it trades
Your strategy runs on Tradetron and sends its orders to your own Alpaca account through the connection you approve. Your money stays at Alpaca; Tradetron never holds client funds.
Test first
Add Alpaca PaperTrading from the broker list with the API key and secret of your Alpaca paper account. Live Offline also runs a strategy on live prices and records every entry and exit without sending an order.
Price
The free plan lets you build a strategy and run it in Live Offline. Paid US plans add live trading, from $15 a month (Starter, 1 live strategy). Alpaca's own commissions and fees still apply. See pricing.
Building a strategy
No code: the strategy builder, the Option Wizard for multi-leg options, or plain English through Tradetron's connector for Claude and ChatGPT (how it works).
02 · Connect

How to connect Alpaca to Tradetron.

  1. Sign in to Tradetron, or create a free account, with the market region set to USA.
  2. Open Brokers & Exchanges and click + Add Broker.
  3. Choose Alpaca from the broker list and click Connect.
  4. A SnapTrade window opens inside Tradetron. Sign in to Alpaca there and approve access for Tradetron.
  5. If you have more than one Alpaca account, choose the one your strategies should trade. Alpaca then shows in your brokers list.
  6. When you deploy a strategy, pick Alpaca as its broker.

Good to know

  • If the SnapTrade link drops, a Connect button appears on the Alpaca card in Brokers & Exchanges: click it to link again.
  • Two other ways to connect are in the broker list: Alpaca Live, which asks for your Alpaca API key and secret instead of a sign-in, and Alpaca (Connect-Trade).
  • Options orders need options trading approved on your Alpaca account, at the level your strategy trades.
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03 · Questions

Asked about Alpaca and Tradetron.

Can I automate options trading on Alpaca with Tradetron?
Yes. Tradetron's broker catalog lists Alpaca for US stocks and ETFs (NYSE and Nasdaq) and US options (Cboe). You build the option legs, entries and exits in Tradetron without code, and the strategy sends its orders to your Alpaca account. Your Alpaca account needs options trading approved at the level the strategy trades.
How does Tradetron connect to Alpaca?
Through SnapTrade, a broker-connection service. In Tradetron you add Alpaca under Brokers & Exchanges and click Connect; a SnapTrade window opens, you sign in to Alpaca and approve access. You do this once. If the link drops, a Connect button appears on the Alpaca card so you can link it again. Alpaca Live, which takes your Alpaca API key and secret, and Alpaca (Connect-Trade) are also in the broker list.
Can I test an Alpaca strategy without real money?
Yes. Add Alpaca PaperTrading from the broker list and enter the API key and secret of your Alpaca paper account; the strategy then trades that paper account. Or run it in Live Offline, which uses live prices and sends no order.
Do I need to code to automate Alpaca trading?
No. You build a strategy from conditions and actions in Tradetron's strategy builder, or with the Option Wizard for multi-leg options. You can also describe a strategy in plain English to Claude or ChatGPT through Tradetron's MCP connector. Python is available on some paid plans.
What does it cost to automate Alpaca with Tradetron?
Tradetron's free plan lets you build a strategy and run it in Live Offline. Paid US plans add live trading on your Alpaca account, from $15 a month (Starter, one live strategy). Alpaca's own commissions and fees still apply.
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Build a strategy for Alpaca on the free plan.

Run it in Live Offline first, then connect Alpaca when you are ready.

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Risk disclosure. Trading stocks and options carries a substantial risk of loss, and options can lose their full value quickly. Automated strategies can place orders you did not expect; check a strategy in Live Offline before it trades real money. Tradetron is a software platform, not a broker or an investment adviser, and nothing on this page is investment advice. Alpaca is a separate company; its names and marks belong to it.