Alpaca Trading vs Interactive Investor compared

Your expert:
Adam Nasli
Your expert:
Adam Nasli
Alpaca Trading
Interactive Investor
Key differences
  • Deposit and withdrawal score
    1.2
    /5
  • Customer service score
    3.4
    /5
  • Research score
    4.5
    /5
  • Deposit and withdrawal score
    3.9
    /5
  • Customer service score
    1.6
    /5
  • Research score
    3.0
    /5
Recommended for
  • Beginners
  • Equity
  • Forex
  • CFD
  • Beginners
  • Equity
  • Forex
  • CFD
Fees
Fees score
US stock fee
EURUSD spread
US stock index options
S&P 500 CFD spread
Withdrawal fee
Deposit fee
Inactivity fee
Safety
Top-tier regulators
Foundation date
Investor protection
Deposit and Withdrawal
Minimum deposit
Bank transfer for deposit
Bank transfer for withdrawal
Credit/debit for deposit
Credit/debit for withdrawal
PayPal for deposit
Wise for deposit
Revolut for deposit
Other electronic wallets
Platform and Experience
Mobile platform score
Web platform score
MT4 available
MT5 available
Customer service score
Account opening score

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Alpaca Trading's service is on par with Interactive Investor's and a comparison of their fees shows that Alpaca Trading's fees are lower than Interactive Investor's.

Account opening takes about the same effort at Alpaca Trading compared to Interactive Investor, deposit and withdrawal processes are considerably more complicated at Alpaca Trading, while customer service quality is better than Interactive Investor's.

Our experts rated the trading platform of Alpaca Trading as being of the same quality as the platform of Interactive Investor, found that clients have access to about the same number of markets and products with Alpaca Trading, while Interactive Investor provides less useful research and education.

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