Online brokers compared for fees, trading platforms, safety and more. See how Alpaca Trading stacks up against ATFX!
Last update of data—Dec 2022
Alpaca Securities LLC is US-based broker providing commission-free API stock trading. The company is regulated by the top-tier SEC and FINRA:
ATFX is the forex/CFD brokerage arm of global financial group AT Group. It is regulated by several financial authorities globally, such as the UK FCA or CySEC of Cyprus.
Recommended for traders interested in algorithmic stock trading.
Recommended for forex and CFD traders familiar with the MetaTrader 4 trading platform.
Alpaca Trading
Alpaca Securities LLC is US-based broker providing commission-free API stock trading. The company is regulated by the top-tier SEC and FINRA:
Recommended for traders interested in algorithmic stock trading.
ATFX
ATFX is the forex/CFD brokerage arm of global financial group AT Group. It is regulated by several financial authorities globally, such as the UK FCA or CySEC of Cyprus.
Recommended for forex and CFD traders familiar with the MetaTrader 4 trading platform.
Alpaca Trading's service is better than ATFX's and a comparison of their fees shows that Alpaca Trading's fees are much lower than ATFX's.
Account opening takes about the same effort at Alpaca Trading compared to ATFX, deposit and withdrawal processes are considerably more complicated at Alpaca Trading, while customer service quality is similar to ATFX's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Alpaca Trading as somewhat better than the platform of ATFX, found that clients have access to slightly more markets and products with Alpaca Trading, while ATFX provides less useful research and education.
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