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Alpaca is a developer-first brokerage infrastructure platform that provides APIs for programmatic access to stocks, options, and cryptocurrencies. It enables fintechs, institutions, and individual traders to build customized investing applications without building brokerage infrastructure from scratch. The platform powers over 9 million brokerage accounts across 40+ countries and differentiates through its full-stack broker-as-a-service model, combining trading APIs with complete regulatory and custody infrastructure.