Alpaca Trading
Revolut
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Traders interested in algorithmic stock trading
Recommended for Beginners looking for free trading and a great mobile-only trading platform
USA
UK
Fees
Free stock and ETF trading, low non-trading fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, free stock and ETF trading
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: 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
2015
USA
UK, DriveWealth (Revolut's execution partner) is regulated in the US
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Alpaca Trading's service is on par with Revolut's and a comparison of their fees shows that Alpaca Trading's fees are slightly lower than Revolut's.
Account opening takes about the same effort at Alpaca Trading compared to Revolut, deposit and withdrawal processes are more complicated at Alpaca Trading, while customer service quality is much better than Revolut's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Alpaca Trading as somewhat better than the platform of Revolut, found that clients have access to about the same number of markets and products with Alpaca Trading, while Revolut provides less useful research and education.