ALPHA CORE

Alpha Core Fee Schedule

Alpha Core believes that technology empowers traders to be more profitable, thereby enhancing our clients' economic freedom. Technology also enables us to provide transparent and straightforward prices with 0 commission trades and no deposit minimums.
We make money the same way every other broker makes money, but with one less revenue line item: commissions. In order to keep the lights on, we optimize the back-end revenue streams that every other broker (traditional or non) utilize to generate revenue. Simply put, these are stock loans, interest on free credit balances, margin interest and payment for order flow. More information on this can be found in our SEC Rule 606 disclosure.
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Fees Charged By Regulatory Agencies & Exchanges

Alpha Core does not charge commissions for trading stocks, ETFs and options listed on U.S. exchanges. Alpha Core does charge a $0.50 per contract fee for certain index option trades. Fees are also applied by certain regulatory agencies, some of which are passed from the broker dealer to clients as a pass through transaction. Alpha Core does not profit from these fees. 

TypesFeesRuleCharged By
Regulatory Fee$0.000195 * Total Trade Volume Min $0.01 per - Max $9.79 perSells OnlyFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
SEC Fee$0.0000206 * Total Trade VolumeSells OnlySecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Consolidated Audit Trail Fee$0.000003 * Total Trade VolumeBuys & SellsAlpha Core. Passthrough fee charged by Alpha Core is then paid to regulator

Finra Trading Activity Fee: The Trading Activity Fee will be assessed at a rate consistent with Section 1 of Schedule A of FINRA's By-Laws for trading activity. Current rates are: $0.000195 per share for each sale of a covered equity security, with a maximum charge of $9.79 per trade. The order is exempt from TAF Fee assessment if the trade price of stock and option orders is below the TAF rate threshold.Learn more>

CAT Regulatory Fees: The CAT Regulatory Fees is a mandatory regulatory fee assessed by the SEC to cover the historical and ongoing costs associated with the development and operation of the CAT system. The fee structure is based on transaction volume and will apply to all trading activities conducted through Alpha Core US.

Potential Fees for trading OTC securities

TypesFees
Low-Priced Securities (for transactions in excess of 100,000 shares priced under $1.00/ share)$0.0002 per share (maximum 5% charge of principal value)
F-stocks (foreign settlement)

Buys: $5.00 per trade

Sells: $0.05 per trade

Illiquidity Charge

Additional fees and interest may be charged for trading activity that triggers an NSCC illiquidity charge, as determined by the NSCC.

Minimum Overnight Interest Rate: 15%

Fee: $250

Consolidated Audit Trail Fee$0.00000003 * Total Trade Volume

Stock Transfer Fees

Transfer directionFeesCharged By
Transfer to Alpha Core

$0.00

Please contact the contra Broker for details.

Apex (Clearing Firm)

Contra Broker

Transfer from Alpha Core

$75 per Outgoing Stock Transfer

Please contact the contra Broker for details.

Apex (Clearing Firm)

Contra Broker

Algo Order Type Fees

TypesFees
Equity algo order types

$0.0050 per share