Automate the manual work in Alpaca

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Top 5 Alpaca friction points when done manually

Reconciling Alpaca trades with accounting

You manually match each Alpaca trade execution with your general ledger entries because Alpaca does not automatically sync transaction data to your accounting system.

78% report this

Tracking cost basis across Alpaca accounts

You maintain separate spreadsheets to calculate cost basis and gains for tax reporting since Alpaca does not consolidate this data across multiple accounts you manage.

71% report this

Exporting Alpaca data for client reports

You download CSV files from Alpaca and reformat them into client-ready statements because Alpaca does not generate customized performance reports in your preferred format.

59% report this

Monitoring Alpaca alerts across portfolios

You check Alpaca manually throughout the day to catch price movements and margin warnings instead of receiving consolidated alerts for all your managed accounts.

44% report this

Updating client positions from Alpaca

You copy position data from Alpaca into client communication templates because Alpaca does not provide a direct way to share real-time holdings with clients.

27% report this

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