Alpaca Trading
Optimus Futures
Basic data of broker
Recommended for Traders interested in algorithmic stock trading
Recommended for Day traders focusing on futures and technical trading
USA
USA
Fees
Free stock and ETF trading, low non-trading fees
Low trading, but high 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
$500
1 day
>3 days
Social security number, other proof of residence
Proof of identity: national ID / passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill / driver's license / credit card statement
Trading platform
Markets and products
Research, education
Great
Great
Customer service
Security
$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)
No protection
2015
2005
USA
USA
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Alpaca Trading's service is slightly better than Optimus Futures's and a comparison of their fees shows that Alpaca Trading's fees are similar to Optimus Futures's.
Account opening takes less effort at Alpaca Trading compared to Optimus Futures, deposit and withdrawal processes are somewhat easier at Alpaca Trading, while customer service quality is lower than Optimus Futures's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Alpaca Trading as somewhat better than the platform of Optimus Futures, found that clients have access to slightly more markets and products with Alpaca Trading, while Optimus Futures provides somewhat lower-quality research and education.
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