Alpaca Trading
Halifax
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Traders interested in algorithmic stock trading
Recommended for Beginners and long-term investors
USA
UK
Fees
Free stock and ETF trading, low non-trading fees
Low non-trading fees, but high 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
1 day
Social security number, other proof of residence
May require proof of residency at a UK address for the last 3 years, for trading of US investments a special W-8BEN form for tax purposes
Trading platform
Markets and products
Research, education
Great
Mid-range
Customer service
Security
$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)
£85,000
2015
1996
USA
UK
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Alpaca Trading's service is on par with Halifax's and a comparison of their fees shows that Alpaca Trading's fees are slightly lower than Halifax's.
Account opening takes somewhat less effort at Alpaca Trading compared to Halifax, deposit and withdrawal processes are more complicated at Alpaca Trading, while customer service quality is much better than Halifax's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Alpaca Trading as much better than the platform of Halifax, found that clients have access to slightly less markets and products with Alpaca Trading, while Halifax provides less useful research and education.
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