Alpaca Trading
J.P. Morgan Self-Directed Investing
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Traders interested in algorithmic stock trading
Recommended for Beginners and buy-and-hold investors focusing on the US stock market
USA
USA
Fees
Free stock and ETF trading, low non-trading fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, low stock and ETF 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
Proof of identity: SSN and national ID / 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)
$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)
2015
1985
USA
USA
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Alpaca Trading's service is on par with J.P. Morgan Self-Directed Investing's and a comparison of their fees shows that Alpaca Trading's fees are similar to J.P. Morgan Self-Directed Investing's.
Account opening takes about the same effort at Alpaca Trading compared to J.P. Morgan Self-Directed Investing, deposit and withdrawal processes are somewhat more complicated at Alpaca Trading, while customer service quality is better than J.P. Morgan Self-Directed Investing's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Alpaca Trading as being of the same quality as the platform of J.P. Morgan Self-Directed Investing, found that clients have access to slightly more markets and products with Alpaca Trading, while J.P. Morgan Self-Directed Investing provides much less useful research and education.
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