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Paper trading by default

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Get the Windows app.

For Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. Free to install, and it trades on paper by default.

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Installing it

  1. Run the installer

    Open the file you downloaded.

  2. If Windows warns you

    You may see a blue Windows SmartScreen box. Choose More info, then Run anyway. It shows because the installer isn’t code-signed.

  3. Sign in with your license key

    Copy the key from your account page and paste it into the app, under Settings, step 1.

  4. Connect Alpaca paper

    Add your Alpaca paper keys. A paper account is free at alpaca.markets.

  5. Leave it running

    Keep the computer on and awake at 9:00 AM New York time.

IllustrationA sketch of the warning. Choose 1, then 2.

What you need

  • SystemWindows 10 or 11, 64-bit
  • InternetA working connection
  • At the openOn and awake, 9:00 AM New York (or a cloud computer)
  • BrokerAlpaca for now (paper is free). More coming soon
  • License keyFrom a free Vrot account

Vrot AI isn’t affiliated with Alpaca. Your Alpaca keys stay on your computer.

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