Alpaca Trading
Zerodha
*Data marked with an asterisk contain additional info, expand the relevant sections below to see details.
Basic data of broker
Recommended for Traders interested in algorithmic stock trading
Recommended for Traders and investors (including beginners) focusing on the Indian market and looking for low fees
USA
India
Fees
Free stock and ETF trading, low non-trading fees
Low trading and 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
>3 days
Social security number, other proof of residence
Photograph, Aadhar Card, Pan card details, Bank Statements, Signature specimen
Trading platform
Markets and products
Research, education
Great
Great
Customer service
Security
$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)
No protection
2015
2010
USA
India
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.
*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.
Alpaca Trading's service is slightly better than Zerodha's and a comparison of their fees shows that Alpaca Trading's fees are similar to Zerodha's.
Account opening takes much less effort at Alpaca Trading compared to Zerodha, deposit and withdrawal processes are somewhat more complicated at Alpaca Trading, while customer service quality is similar to Zerodha's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Alpaca Trading as being of the same quality as the platform of Zerodha, found that clients have access to slightly more markets and products with Alpaca Trading, while Zerodha provides just about the same quality of research and education.