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Outage in Alpaca

Issues with options order confirmations

Resolved Major
November 12, 2026 - Started about 24 hours ago - Lasted about 22 hours
Official incident page

Incident Report

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.
Components affected
Alpaca Orders API

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RESOLVED about 2 hours ago - at 11/13/2026 03:55PM

Between approximately 12:39 PM ET and this morning, some options orders showed incorrect statuses (rejected or canceled) due to an issue at a third-party trading venue. All fills from this period were valid and have been corrected in our systems. New orders processed normally throughout, and options trading is fully operational. If you still see a discrepancy on an order from this window, please contact Support.

MONITORING about 20 hours ago - at 11/12/2026 10:10PM

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.

IDENTIFIED about 20 hours ago - at 11/12/2026 09:55PM

We are continuing to work on the issue, we will provide more updates soon

IDENTIFIED about 20 hours ago - at 11/12/2026 09:41PM

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.

IDENTIFIED about 20 hours ago - at 11/12/2026 09:20PM

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.

IDENTIFIED about 21 hours ago - at 11/12/2026 08:52PM

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.

INVESTIGATING about 21 hours ago - at 11/12/2026 08:28PM

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.

MONITORING about 23 hours ago - at 11/12/2026 06:18PM

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.

IDENTIFIED about 24 hours ago - at 11/12/2026 06:13PM

We are currently investigating routing issues affecting options orders. If you are experiencing issues with your orders, please reach out to support directly.

IDENTIFIED about 24 hours ago - at 11/12/2026 06:05PM

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.

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