Alpaca Trading
SogoTrade
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Traders interested in algorithmic stock trading
Recommended for Stock and options traders with a US focus who value great customer service
USA
USA
Fees
Free stock and ETF trading, low non-trading fees
Low trading fees, average 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: passport 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
1986
USA
USA
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Alpaca Trading's service is slightly better than SogoTrade's and a comparison of their fees shows that Alpaca Trading's fees are slightly lower than SogoTrade's.
Account opening takes about the same effort at Alpaca Trading compared to SogoTrade, deposit and withdrawal processes are about the same quality at Alpaca Trading, while customer service quality is lower than SogoTrade's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Alpaca Trading as better than the platform of SogoTrade, found that clients have access to about the same number of markets and products with Alpaca Trading, while SogoTrade provides less useful research and education.