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CFD Broker Valbury Launches US Stock Trading Service Using Alpaca Infrastructure

Wednesday, 21/01/2026 | 12:22 GMT by Tareq Sikder
  • The firm uses Alpaca’s OmniSub technology for back-office and trade management.
  • The launch comes after Alpaca partnered with Gotrade and others to offer U.S. stock trading in Southeast Asia.
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PT Valbury Asia Futures, an Indonesian brokerage offering forex and commodities, has launched a service enabling clients to trade U.S. stocks. The platform is powered by Alpaca, a brokerage infrastructure provider offering access to stocks, ETFs, options, and fixed income.

The launch follows recent partnerships between Alpaca and other regional players, including Gotrade, which uses Alpaca’s API infrastructure to provide U.S. stock and options trading across Southeast Asia. In Indonesia, Valbury acts as the licensed broker, executing transactions for clients while routing orders to Alpaca in the U.S. to ensure compliance with local regulations.

Valbury Enables $1 U.S. Equity Trades in Indonesia

Caroline Haryono, CMO of Valbury
Caroline Haryono, CMO of Valbury, Source: LinkedIn

Indonesian retail investors have historically faced limited access to global markets due to high fees, regulatory complexity, and other barriers. The number of retail investors in the country reached 17 million in 2025, reflecting increased financial literacy and market participation.

Valbury’s service is designed to lower entry barriers and allow clients to trade U.S. equities from $1 USD, enabling portfolio diversification.

Caroline Haryono, CMO of Valbury, said, “The US stock market is highly attractive to Indonesian investors, yet they have often needed multiple accounts across a variety of platforms to access both domestic and international assets.”

She added that with the new service, Valbury clients can “consolidate all of their assets on a single platform, eliminating fragmentation, enhancing the customer experience, and making global investing accessible to more than just the wealthy.”

Valbury Uses Broker API, OmniSub for Trading Operations

Valbury’s U.S. trading platform uses Alpaca’s Broker API and its OmniSub technology, a sub-accounting ledger model. The system is designed to streamline back-office operations, support compliance with Indonesian regulations, and simplify position management, reconciliation, corporate actions, and trade matching.

Yoshi Yokokawa, Co-Founder and CEO of Alpaca, said the firm was “excited to support Valbury as it brings global investing opportunities to investors in Indonesia.” He added that through its Broker API and OmniSub technology, Alpaca helps brokers “deliver increased access to the world’s largest capital markets,” while managing operations and compliance.

PT Valbury Asia Futures, an Indonesian brokerage offering forex and commodities, has launched a service enabling clients to trade U.S. stocks. The platform is powered by Alpaca, a brokerage infrastructure provider offering access to stocks, ETFs, options, and fixed income.

The launch follows recent partnerships between Alpaca and other regional players, including Gotrade, which uses Alpaca’s API infrastructure to provide U.S. stock and options trading across Southeast Asia. In Indonesia, Valbury acts as the licensed broker, executing transactions for clients while routing orders to Alpaca in the U.S. to ensure compliance with local regulations.

Valbury Enables $1 U.S. Equity Trades in Indonesia

Caroline Haryono, CMO of Valbury
Caroline Haryono, CMO of Valbury, Source: LinkedIn

Indonesian retail investors have historically faced limited access to global markets due to high fees, regulatory complexity, and other barriers. The number of retail investors in the country reached 17 million in 2025, reflecting increased financial literacy and market participation.

Valbury’s service is designed to lower entry barriers and allow clients to trade U.S. equities from $1 USD, enabling portfolio diversification.

Caroline Haryono, CMO of Valbury, said, “The US stock market is highly attractive to Indonesian investors, yet they have often needed multiple accounts across a variety of platforms to access both domestic and international assets.”

She added that with the new service, Valbury clients can “consolidate all of their assets on a single platform, eliminating fragmentation, enhancing the customer experience, and making global investing accessible to more than just the wealthy.”

Valbury Uses Broker API, OmniSub for Trading Operations

Valbury’s U.S. trading platform uses Alpaca’s Broker API and its OmniSub technology, a sub-accounting ledger model. The system is designed to streamline back-office operations, support compliance with Indonesian regulations, and simplify position management, reconciliation, corporate actions, and trade matching.

Yoshi Yokokawa, Co-Founder and CEO of Alpaca, said the firm was “excited to support Valbury as it brings global investing opportunities to investors in Indonesia.” He added that through its Broker API and OmniSub technology, Alpaca helps brokers “deliver increased access to the world’s largest capital markets,” while managing operations and compliance.

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