Alpaca Trading vs Swissquote compared

Online brokers compared for fees, trading platforms, safety and more. See how Alpaca Trading stacks up against Swissquote!

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Alpaca Trading

4.6

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4.6

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Last update of data—Mar 2022

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Alpaca Securities LLC is US-based broker providing commission-free API stock trading. The company is regulated by the top-tier SEC and FINRA:

Swissquote is a Swiss online broker with a banking license. It is listed on the Swiss stock exchange and regulated by several authorities globally, including the top-tier UK FCA.

Recommended for traders interested in algorithmic stock trading.

Recommended for affluent investors who value safety and are OK with higher fees.

Alpaca Trading

Alpaca Securities LLC is US-based broker providing commission-free API stock trading. The company is regulated by the top-tier SEC and FINRA:

Recommended for traders interested in algorithmic stock trading.

Swissquote

Swissquote is a Swiss online broker with a banking license. It is listed on the Swiss stock exchange and regulated by several authorities globally, including the top-tier UK FCA.

Recommended for affluent investors who value safety and are OK with higher fees.

Alpaca Trading's service is on par with Swissquote's and a comparison of their fees shows that Alpaca Trading's fees are much lower than Swissquote's.

Account opening takes somewhat less effort at Alpaca Trading compared to Swissquote, deposit and withdrawal processes are considerably more complicated at Alpaca Trading, while customer service quality is lower than Swissquote's.

Our experts rated the trading platform of Alpaca Trading as being of the same quality as the platform of Swissquote, found that clients have access to much less markets and products with Alpaca Trading, while Swissquote provides less useful research and education.

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Basic data of broker

Overall Score

4.6

Recommended for Traders interested in algorithmic stock trading

Overall Score

4.6

Recommended for Affluent investors who value safety and are OK with higher fees

Country of origin

USA

Country of origin

Switzerland

Fees

Fees score

4.9

Fees score

2.4

Fees summary

Free stock and ETF trading, low non-trading fees

Fees summary

High trading fees, average non-trading fees, low fund fees

Stock and ETF fees

Forex fees

Fund fees

Bond fees

Options fees

Futures fees

CFD fees

Non-trading fees

Deposit and withdrawal

Deposit and withdrawal score

1.8

Deposit and withdrawal score

4.6

Number of base currencies

Deposit type

Withdrawal type

Account opening

Account opening score

4.8

Account opening score

4.0

Account opening fully online

Minimum deposit

Time to open account

1 day

Time to open account

1 day

Required documents

Social security number, other proof of residence

Required documents

Proof of identity: national ID / passport Proof of residency: ID with legal address / utility, internet, phone bill / tax bill / official certificate of residence

Trading platform

Web platform score

3.7

Web platform score

4.3

Mobile platform score

4.2

Mobile platform score

4.7

Desktop platform score

3.4

Markets and products

Markets and products score

2.5

Markets and products score

5.0

Stocks

Fractional shares

ETFs

Forex

Funds

Bonds

Options

Futures

Crypto

CFDs

CFD disclaimer

Disclaimer: 74% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

Research, education

Research score

5.0

Research score

3.3

Charting quality

Great

Charting quality

Great

Education score

5.0

Education score

5.0

Demo account

Customer service

Customer service score

2.4

Customer service score

4.4

Phone

Live chat

24/7 availability

Security

Investor protection amount

$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)

Investor protection amount

CHF 100,000 for cash at the Swiss and UAE entity, £85,000 at the UK entity, HKD 500,000 at Hong Kong entity, none at other entities

Banking background

Listed on stock exchange

Foundation date

2015

Foundation date

1996

Country of regulation

USA

Country of regulation

Switzerland, Luxembourg UK, UAE, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malta

Alpaca Trading

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Swissquote

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*Data marked with an asterisk contain additional info, expand the relevant sections below to see details.

Everything you find on BrokerChooser is based on reliable data and unbiased information. We combine our 10+ years finance experience with readers feedback. Read more about our methodology.

Brokers displayed might not be available in United States.

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