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Issues with options order confirmations

Major Impact Resolved Duration: 21h 54m November 12, 2026
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Current answer

Alpaca experienced a major incident: Issues with options order confirmations. ServiceAlert observed recovery on Nov 13, 2026.

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Incident Lifecycle

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Affected Components
Orders API

Incident Timeline

Monitoring
We have completed the necessary updates to correct the affected order statuses. Please note that all filled orders are confirmed as successfully executed, and your underlying positions remain accurate. If you are still encountering any discrepancies, please reach out to our support team directly.
Nov 12, 2026 at 10:10 PM UTC
Identified
We are continuing to work on the issue, we will provide more updates soon
Nov 12, 2026 at 9:55 PM UTC
Identified
We have identified an issue causing certain options orders to display incorrect statuses following a technical issue at an execution venue. Our team is actively rolling out updates to correct the statuses of affected orders. All filled orders are confirmed filled and your underlying positions are correct. We will provide further updates as remediation continues.
Nov 12, 2026 at 9:41 PM UTC
Identified
We are continuing to correct inaccurate options order statuses. New orders are processing normally, and all fills are protected. We will post another update soon.
Nov 12, 2026 at 9:20 PM UTC
Identified
We have identified several options orders that are currently showing incorrect statuses due to a technical issue and invalid inbound messages from an execution venue. Orders that were previously filled were incorrectly updated to rejected or canceled in error. Our team is actively working to correct the statuses of these affected orders. Please be assured that all orders that received fills are protected and your underlying positions remain correct. If you have any questions, please reach out.
Nov 12, 2026 at 8:52 PM UTC
Investigating
We are investigating reports of some previously filled options orders showing as cancelled or rejected. Any orders placed before approximately 9:39 AM ET may be affected. We are actively looking into the issue. We will post another update within 15 minutes.
Nov 12, 2026 at 8:28 PM UTC
Monitoring
Options orders are now successfully processing, and our team is continuing to monitor our systems. If you experienced issues with your orders, please reach out to support directly.
Nov 12, 2026 at 6:18 PM UTC
Identified
We are currently investigating routing issues affecting options orders. If you are experiencing issues with your orders, please reach out to support directly.
Nov 12, 2026 at 6:13 PM UTC
Identified
Starting at approximately 12:40 PM ET, some options orders have experienced delays reaching the market due to a disruption at one of our third-party trading venues. Other order types are not affected. We are rerouting options order flow to an alternate venue and will post another update within 15 minutes.
Nov 12, 2026 at 6:05 PM UTC
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