Handle money and numeric precision correctly with the Alpaca API — numbers-as-strings on the wire, decimals vs floats, rounding/truncation before sending amounts, fractional-share precision, and safe DB storage. Use when handling monetary amounts, order quantities, or prices in any Alpaca integratio
Handle money and numeric precision correctly with the Alpaca API — numbers-as-strings on the wire, decimals vs floats, rounding/truncation before sending amounts, fractional-share precision, and safe DB storage. Use when handling monetary amounts, order quantities, or prices in any Alpaca integration in any language.