TRADING
Trade US Stocks 24/5. No commission.
Start investing in US stocks with Woodstock. Trade anytime, anywhere, with zero fees.
Open 24/5
Trade anytime you want, even outside US market hours.
*24-hour trading is available (excluding system maintenance). However, some stocks are not eligible for extended hours trading.
Completely Free
No trading fees, no FX fees, no account maintenance fees, no withdrawal fees.
We support fractional shares.
Of course, fractional shares earn dividends too.
Generate passive income.
We offer a wide range of dividend stocks and ETFs.
Q. How are you able to offer commission-free trading?
A. We will introduce premium products such as robo-advisory, API access, and margin trading in the future. This allows us to offer commission-free trading for US stocks.
Q. Do you share user data to third parties to generate revenue?
A. We only share relevant brokerage information with our financial partners when required. We never sell your personal information or your order data to third parties for profit.
Trading Hours
Standard Time (JST & EST)
Summer Time
Trading Methods
Order Types by Trading Session
※Times shown in JST (Standard Time). During daylight saving time, times are 1 hour earlier.
Regular Trading Hours (Open)
Please select from the following order types.
Limit Order
Place an order at a specified price. The order will be executed at your specified price or a better price.
Market Order
Place an order at the current market price for immediate execution.
Extended Hours (Overnight, Pre, After)
Please select from the following order types.
Limit Order
Place an order at a specified price. The order will be executed at your specified price or a better price.
Instant Order
Specify a limit price within ±5% of the current price for faster execution. This feature is not available during regular market hours.
※Stocks not eligible for extended hours trading cannot be ordered during extended hours.
※Orders cannot be placed during maintenance.
※Some stocks are not available for 24-hour trading. Please check the app for details.
1 Minute to get setup
Download App
Get the app from App Store or Google Play
Verify Identity
Scan your My Number Card or use your Apple Wallet My Number Card
Start Trading
Begin trading as soon as verification is complete
Even Easier with Apple Wallet
Industry FirstUse your My Number Card stored in Apple Wallet for instant verification with just a few taps.
※A My Number Card and its user identification number are required to open an account.
※Foreign nationals (excluding US nationals) can also open accounts. Please prepare your My Number Card and a residence card or special permanent resident certificate with at least one month remaining until expiration.
※To use My Number Card in Wallet, an iPhone Xs or later model with iOS 18.5 or later is required.
※Account opening via this method is only available to Japanese nationals whose My Number Card name does not include romanized characters.
I already have an account with another securities company, but do I need to open an account with AlpacaJapan Co., Ltd. in order to buy stocks using the Woodstock app?
I want to withdraw the money I received from selling my items.
Wallet > Enter withdrawal amount > Tap the "Confirm Input" button > Tap "Request Withdrawal"
*There may be times when the available withdrawal amount is less than your wallet balance. For details, please refer to "Why is the available withdrawal amount less than my wallet balance?"
What is unfair trade?
* Layering/Spoofing: Similar to "spoofing" in Japanese stock trading. This refers to placing buy or sell orders without the intention of execution, with the aim of misleading other investors into believing that the market price was formed naturally and enticing them into trading.
* Closing Price Marking: Similar to "closing price manipulation" in Japanese stock trading. This refers to placing large or repeated orders during a specific time period, including the end of trading, with the aim of raising (lowering) or maintaining a constant closing price for a particular stock.
* Wash Trading and Proprietary Trading: Similar to "virtual trading" and "collusive trading" in Japanese stock trading. This refers to transactions where the same person places both buy and sell orders at the same time and price, without the intention of transferring rights, with the aim of misleading other investors into believing that trading of a particular stock is active and enticing them into trading.
* Insider Trading
Customers who work for the Japanese subsidiary of a U.S. company, or for a Japanese company with a capital relationship with a U.S. company, or who are in a position to have access to undisclosed material information about a U.S. company, may be subject to U.S. insider trading regulations.
When trading, please ensure that you do not possess any undisclosed material information about the U.S. company in question.
* Other Suspicious Transactions
In addition to the above, the following order methods may constitute unfair trading:
* Dividing a large order into many smaller orders and placing them separately
* Entering an order, then canceling it, and then entering the same order again