Alpaca Trading
Barclays
Basic data of broker
Recommended for Traders interested in algorithmic stock trading
Recommended for Long-term investors looking for a broker with low fees and solid background
USA
UK
Fees
Free stock and ETF trading, low non-trading fees
Low trading and non-trading fees
Stock and ETF fees
Forex fees
Fund fees
Bond fees
Options fees
Futures fees
Crypto fees
CFD fees
Non-trading fees
Deposit and withdrawal
1
1
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$0
1 day
>3 days
Social security number, other proof of residence
Proof of identity: passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
Trading platform
Markets and products
Research, education
Great
Poor
Customer service
Security
$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)
£85,000
2015
1992
USA
UK
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Alpaca Trading's service is slightly better than Barclays's and a comparison of their fees shows that Alpaca Trading's fees are slightly lower than Barclays's.
Account opening takes less effort at Alpaca Trading compared to Barclays, deposit and withdrawal processes are more complicated at Alpaca Trading, while customer service quality is much better than Barclays's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Alpaca Trading as much better than the platform of Barclays, found that clients have access to slightly less markets and products with Alpaca Trading, while Barclays provides somewhat lower-quality research and education.
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