For U.S. residents (individual taxable accounts)
No, Alpaca does not require a minimum deposit to fund your account.
For non-U.S. residents (invite only beta)
Yes, there is $30,000 initial funding requirement in today’s beta program. Also, the program allows only international-wire transfer to deposit funds (it does not support TransferWise or Revolut).
For business entities globally (invite only beta for business trading accounts)
Yes, there is $30,000 initial funding requirement in today’s beta program.
Please read Account Plans for more information.
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