AI-Assisted Paper Trading · Learning Companion No. 1
A practical record of learning Claude, Python, and Alpaca through paper trading
This educational technology project studies how artificial intelligence and brokerage software can work together in a simulated trading environment. It uses paper trading only—no real money—and the materials are provided for education, not as financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any investment.
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Learning companion · PDF
The First Complete Trade
A step-by-step account of the first complete simulated trade—from preparing the Claude–Alpaca system through buying, verifying, selling, and reviewing the result.
Round-trip infographic · PDF
The complete trade at a glance
A colorful visual summary of the Apple paper trade, showing the main stages from the original buy order through the completed sell order.
Large-print pictorial · PDF
The programs and services behind the project
A large-print pictorial guide to Claude, Claude Code, Python, Alpaca, the project files, and the other tools that work together in the paper-trading system.