Alpaca Trading
Stake
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Traders interested in algorithmic stock trading
Recommended for Beginners and investors looking for free US stocks/ETFs and a simple, easy to use trading platform
USA
Australia
Fees
Free stock and ETF trading, low non-trading fees
Low trading and average 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
$50
1 day
1 day
Social security number, other proof of residence
Australian ID for Australian clients. No documents needed for UK clients.
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
2017
USA
Australia, UK
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Alpaca Trading's service is on par with Stake's and a comparison of their fees shows that Alpaca Trading's fees are similar to Stake's.
Account opening takes about the same effort at Alpaca Trading compared to Stake, deposit and withdrawal processes are somewhat more complicated at Alpaca Trading, while customer service quality is better than Stake's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Alpaca Trading as being of the same quality as the platform of Stake, found that clients have access to slightly more markets and products with Alpaca Trading, while Stake provides less useful research and education.