# Is Alpaca legit?

**URL:** <https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/is-alpaca-legit/2830>\
**Category:** Getting Started with Alpaca\
**Created:** [September 30, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/is-alpaca-legit/2830 "2020-09-30T22:19:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![MIT\_NUTRA](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/mit_nutra/32/1346_2.png) [@MIT\_NUTRA](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/MIT_NUTRA)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/is-alpaca-legit/2830/1 "2020-09-30T22:19:56Z")

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Hi, I am looking for the broker that’s integrated with trading view and allowing to trade stocks instead of features and Alpaca seems to be the only one.

What bothers me is I do not see any “contact us” links, chat, customer service number etc…

There also no information on their bank. Are cash deposits secured by FDIC insurance? What bank is behind Alpaca?

What if Alpaca goes out of business, where do I find my stocks and cash?

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**Author:** ![SpyToTheSky](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/spytothesky/32/2575_2.png) [@SpyToTheSky](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/SpyToTheSky)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/is-alpaca-legit/2830/2 "2020-11-03T21:27:07Z")

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Excellent questions. If you find answers can you please post them here. Thank you

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**Author:** ![ZippeyKeys12](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/zippeykeys12/32/1370_2.png) [@ZippeyKeys12](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/ZippeyKeys12)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 4:15am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/is-alpaca-legit/2830/3 "2020-11-06T04:15:00Z")

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> [@General Question](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/general-question/2308/1):
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> **Q - Is my account insured? What is SIPC?**
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> Yes, Alpaca is a member of SIPC (Securities Investor Protection Corporation). SIPC protects against the loss of cash and securities held by a customer up to $500,000, which includes a $250,000 limit for cash. SIPC does not protect you for any decline in the value of your securities.
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> For additional details, please visit [www.sipc.org](https://www.sipc.org/).

Taken from: [General Questions](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/general-question/2308)

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