Paper only during the pilot β your real funds are never touched. Live trading comes later.
Create paper-trading keys in your Alpaca dashboard under
Paper Account β API Keys.
Keys are encrypted at rest and used only to run the strategy you choose.
Brokerageβ
Accountβ
Typeβ
Buying powerβ
2
Choose your strategy
You can switch later when you're not in a trade
Strategy A
Streak-scaled
Deploys a base stake and scales it up during winning streaks, easing back after a loss. Steadier growth with smaller drawdowns.
Strategy B
Full compounding
Deploys the full account balance on every trade so gains compound fast. Higher growth, but bigger swings.