Company
Date Published
Author
Sonia Sethi
Word count
922
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Alpaca Securities LLC is a Carrying Broker Dealer and Clearing firm that enables partners worldwide to embed US stock trading into their product offerings for end customers. With a focus on compliance and extensive operations expertise, Alpaca aims to make running and growing partner businesses easier. As a Carrying Broker Dealer, Alpaca maintains accounting books, carries customer assets, provides account maintenance and regulatory reporting, and verifies trades. Securities brokerage services are provided by Alpaca Securities LLC, a member of FINRA/SIPC, while cryptocurrency services are made available by Alpaca Crypto LLC, a FinCEN registered money services business. Alpaca supports various partnership types, including fully-disclosed and omnibus relationships, allowing US and international broker-dealers to leverage its APIs for embedded investing products. The company also offers technology partnerships on a case-by-case basis. Alpaca's robust compliance measures and diverse range of partnership types aim to facilitate the growth and success of businesses worldwide by providing seamless access to US stock trading.