Market data connections
How Do I Create an Alpaca Account?
Create and manage your account on Alpaca's official website. Alpaca controls its own onboarding, account eligibility, and identity checks.
What problem does this solve?
You need an Alpaca account before connecting market data to the desktop app.
Quick answer
Create and manage the account directly with Alpaca. Market Watch 360 cannot create or access your Alpaca account.
Steps
- Open Alpaca's official account and product documentation.
- Follow Alpaca's current onboarding steps and choose the account type that fits your use.
- Review Alpaca's current market-data access and permissions for that account.
- Generate the API credentials in the Alpaca dashboard only when you are ready to enter them in the desktop app.
What you should see
Account setup and identity or eligibility decisions happen on Alpaca's site. This Market Watch 360 website does not collect brokerage credentials.
If it still doesn't work
Use Alpaca's official support for account onboarding. Do not send Market Watch 360 your Alpaca password or API secret.
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