Alpaca Trading
Vantage
Basic data of broker
Recommended for Traders interested in algorithmic stock trading
Recommended for Forex and CFD traders familiar with the MetaTrader trading platforms
USA
Australia
Fees
Free stock and ETF trading, low non-trading fees
Low forex and stock index CFD fees, but high stock CFD
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
8
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$50
1 day
1 day
Social security number, other proof of residence
Valid Photo ID, deed of foundation for corporate account
Trading platform
Markets and products
Disclaimer: 74-89% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
Research, education
Great
Mid-range
Customer service
Security
$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)
No protection
2015
2009
USA
Vanuatu, but Vantage Group has regulation in Australia, UK, Cayman Islands
For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.
For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.
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Alpaca Trading's service is slightly better than Vantage's and a comparison of their fees shows that Alpaca Trading's fees are slightly lower than Vantage's.
Account opening takes about the same effort at Alpaca Trading compared to Vantage, deposit and withdrawal processes are considerably more complicated at Alpaca Trading, while customer service quality is lower than Vantage's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Alpaca Trading as somewhat better than the platform of Vantage, found that clients have access to slightly more markets and products with Alpaca Trading, while Vantage provides just about the same quality of research and education.