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+// api.tsx (Next.js API for fetching trading data)
+
+import type { NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse } from 'next';
+
+const ALPHA_MARKETS_API_KEY = 'YOUR_ALPHA_MARKETS_API_KEY';  // Replace with your actual API key
+const BASE_URL = 'https://api.alphamarkets.com/v1/markets'; // Replace with the actual Alpha Markets base URL
+
+export default async function handler(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {
+  const { symbol } = req.query;  // Example: EURUSD, BTCUSD, XAUUSD
+  if (!symbol) {
+    res.status(400).json({ error: 'Symbol is required' });
+    return;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    // Fetch trading data from Alpha Markets API
+    const response = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/quotes?symbol=${symbol}&apikey=${ALPHA_MARKETS_API_KEY}`);
+    const data = await response.json();
+
+    if (response.ok) {
+      res.status(200).json({ data });
+    } else {
+      res.status(500).json({ error: data.message });
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to fetch trading data' });
+  }
+}