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Alpaca AI Trading Agents Hackathon

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• prize not published on platform card — see official page

Decision — what to do today
SKIP
weak opportunity for remaining time
Prize normalization
What they're looking for

Themes: trading-agents · mcp · alpaca-api — detailed requirements not published yet, check the official page.

Finish-feasibility at deadline97% (10-14d)
P(any payout) if competitive entry7% (assumes 6-12 slots)
Heuristic cash EV$361
Build modelP80 26h effective after 35% reuse (raw 40h)
Strategic fit (agent reliability)44%
Opportunity cost of entering$650 (26h x $25/h shadow rate)
Latest safe start2026-08-26
Field estimation
Official event page →
Devpost API · observed 2026-08-22 · eligibility source: official rules
Headline advertised$5,000
Cash (verified)$5,000
Credits (compute/API)
Normalized value$5,000
Score breakdown v0.1
64/100

Grid order (attention) = 64 × (deadline TBA) = -1

expected prize value84/100
winnability44/100
historical winner qualityno data yet
judging tractabilityno data yet
organizer quality80/100

Known components renormalized · completeness bonus up to +8 · unverified prizes capped at 85.

The facts
  • Dates: 8/28/2026 → 9/4/2026
  • Format: online
  • Themes: trading-agents, mcp, alpaca-api
  • Research note: Everyone welcome per event page; paper-trading env provided
Registered1,659
Submission prior5%
Est. serious field~83 projects
Norm. prize per est. submission$60.24
Days left13