February 2021 Summaries

The Alpaca Data API version 2 is being announced by Alpaca, offering real-time and historical price data with plans for future upgrades, replacing the existing Polygon.io data feed starting from February 27th, 2021. Two market data plans are introduced: a free plan suitable for low-active users and an unlimited plan available for $49 per month. To ensure a smooth transition, paper trading accounts will have default access to the free plan with an option to subscribe to the unlimited plan, while live accounts will need to create a new Polygon.io account using a provided discount coupon to retain access to the data feed. Additional resources and support are available on Alpaca's documentation and community forums.

The text discusses the upcoming virtual conference "Data: Modern Day Gold for Algorithmic Traders" hosted by Alpaca on March 5th, 2021, in collaboration with Quiver Quantitative and TradingView. The event aims to provide insights into various types of data available to traders and developers, including market data and alternative data, and how they can be integrated into trading algorithms. Keynote speakers include Yoshi Yokokawa, James Kardatzke, Christopher Kardatzke, and Pierce Crosby, who will share their expertise on implementing different types of data in trading algorithms. The conference schedule includes presentations on exchanging market data to trade, implementing alternative data, exploring the TradingView environment, and closing remarks.