2022 COMPARISON GRID
BMO InvestorLine
CG Direct
CIBC Investor’s Edge
CI Direct Buying and selling
Desjardins On-line Brokerage
HSBC InvestDirect
Laurentian Financial institution Low cost Brokerage
Nationwide Financial institution Direct Brokerage
Qtrade Direct Investing
Questrade
RBC Direct Investing
Scotia iTRADE
TD Direct Investing
Wealthsimple Commerce
Interactive Brokers
The fundamental inventory buying and selling commissions charged and product restrictions
$9.95
✘ Restricitions
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$6.95
✘ Restricitions
$9.99
✘ Restricitions
$0
✘ restrictions
$6.88
✘ Restricitions
$9.95
✘ Restricitions
$0.00
✘ restrictions
$8.75
✘ Restricitions
1-cent per share Minimal $4.95
Maxiumum $9.95✘ Restricitions
$9.95
✘ Restricitions
$9.99
✘ Restricitions
$9.99
✘ Restricitions
$0.00
✔ Restrictions(Not all Shares and ETFs can be found)
CDN $0.01/share
US $0.005/share
Min $1.00 for each AND max 0.5% of commerce worth for CDN and 1% for US
✘ Restricitions
The decrease and/or increased commissions charged for various circumstances
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$0
25 yr previous college students
$3.99
150 or extra accomplished trades per quarter
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$4.88
150 or extra accomplished on-line trades per quarter (North American shares and ETFs)
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$6.95
150 or extra accomplished trades per quarterOR> $500,000 in AssetsOR$7.75 for certified 18-30 yr olds
$0.01 per share
($6.95 max)
$6.95
150 or extra accomplished trades per quarter
$4.99
150 or extra accomplished trades per quarter
$7.00
150 or extra accomplished trades per quarter
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Participation in pre- and post-market North American buying and selling classes
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By cellphone solely
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By Cellphone solely
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By Cellphone solely
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By Cellphone solely
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By Cellphone solely
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Entry to commerce worldwide shares on-line
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✔ Hong Kong, London, Paris, Frankfurt exchanges
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ECN charge on prime of normal fee
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Charges for eradicating liquidity (from $0.0008/share to $0.004/share relying on trade and safety value)
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Charges for eradicating liquidity (from $0.0008/share to $0.004/share relying on trade and safety value)
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Charges for eradicating liquidity (from $0.0008/share to $0.004/share relying on trade and safety value)
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Charges for eradicating liquidity (from $0.0008/share to $0.004/share relying on trade and safety value
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✘
✘
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Charges for eradicating liquidity (from $0.0008/share to $0.004/share relying on trade and safety value
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After-hours buying and selling in U.S. markets
($0.005 per share)
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Charges for eradicating liquidity (from $0.0008/share to $0.004/share relying on trade and safety value)
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Charges for eradicating liquidity (from $0.0008/share to $0.004/share relying on trade and safety value)
Variety of commission-free ETFs
80
No free ETFs
No free ETFs
All ETFs are free for buys solely
All ETFs are free
No free ETFs
No free ETFs
All ETFs are free
105
All ETFs are free for buys solely
No free ETFs
103
TD ETFs solely and should be traded suing TD EasyTrade
cell app
Restricted providing,
no clear listing
Restricted providing,
no clear listing
Fee charged when shopping for an ETF
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ETFs not on exempt listing
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✔
ETFs not on exempt listing
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ETFs not on exempt listing
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Non-TD ETFs
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WARNING:
Wealthsimple determines which ETFs might be traded
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ETFs not on accepted listing
Fee charged when promoting an ETF
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ETFs not on exempt listing
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✔ Identical guidelines as buys and no day-trading
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Common commissions on promote orders
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ETFs not on exempt listing
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Non-TD ETFs
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Identical points as above
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ETFs not on accepted listing
The fundamental choices buying and selling commissions charged and product restrictions
$9.95 base charge, $1.25 per contract
$1 per contract (minimal $10)
$6.95 + $1.25 per contract
$7.99 + $1.25 per contract
$1.25 per contract (minimal $8.75)
$6.88 + $1.25 per contract
$9.95 + $1.25 per contract
$0 + $1.25 per contract (minimal $6.25)
$8.75 + $1.25 per contract
$9.95 ticket + $1.25 per contract.
$9.95 + $1.25 per contract
$9.99 + $1.25 per contract
$9.99 + $1.25 per contract
Choices buying and selling not out there
$1.25 per contract (minimal $1.50)
Entry to bonds and/or GICs on-line
Each
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Each
Bonds
Bonds
Bonds
Bonds
Bonds
Each
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Each
Each
Each
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Non-financial extras out there to lively traders
Enhanced buying and selling platform,
precedence help, enhanced knowledge and analysis,
higher margin charges, plus different charges, entry to BMO personal banking advantages, and
unique IPO allocation
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Stage 2 quotes, analysis and instruments, and decrease commissions
A number of buying and selling platforms out there for a charge
Market Q platform with built-in portfolio and buying and selling ticket, streaming knowledge and decrease commissions
Preferential rates of interest on margin balances
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Higher knowledge amd higher buying and selling platform for a diminished pricing primarily based on month-to-month buying and selling quantity
Decrease commissions, charges, margin charges and debit rates of interest for margin accounts, and a devoted cellphone quantity
Enhanced service and buying and selling platform
Precedence service, enhanced knowledge and analysis instruments, and most popular margin charges and account charges
FlightDesk platform, decrease commissions, extra fairness analysis and precedence service
Depth of information, entry to devoted service staff and most popular margin charges
Shoppers can comply with buy real-time quotes on a month-to-month foundation
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Annual charges for registered and non-registered accounts
Registered
$100
Non-registered
$100
Registered
$125
Non-registered
$0
Registered
$100
Non-registered
$100
Registered
$0
Non-registered
$100
Registered
$0
Non-registered
$0
Registered
$0
Non-registered
$0
Registered
$100
Non-registered
$120
$100 divided between all accounts
Registered
$ 100
Non-registered
$ 100
✘ No annual charges
✘ No annual charges
Registered
$100
Non-registered
$100
✘ No annual charges
✘ No annual charges
Registered
$0
Non-registered
$0
The minimal required to keep away from an annual charge
Registered $25,000
Non-registered $15,000
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Registered $25,000
Non-registered $10,000
$5,000 throughout all accounts, no charges for purchasers 26 or youthful
Registered $15,000
Non-registered $15,000 or 125 accomplished commerce per yr
✘ No annual charges
2 accomplished trades in 6 months
OR
$25,000 registered accounts OR $15,000 for non-registered
$20,000
throughout all accounts
OR
25,000 throughout all accounts
OR
younger investor
OR
recurring $100 contribution per 30 days
OR
minimal trades per 30 days
✘ No annual charges, however there’s a $1,000 minimal required when opening an account
$15,000
throughout all accounts
OR
3 accomplished trades per quarter
OR
quarterly deposits > $300
and
banking relationships
Traders
✘ No annual charges
✘ No annual charges
USD$100,000
Inactivity charge, price and easy methods to keep away from it
✔ $25/quarter
waived if with >$15,000 in account property OR 2 executed trades over 6 months in non-registered accounts
✔ $20/month
✘ no Inactivity Payment
✔ $24.95/quarter
waived $5,000 throughout all accounts, no charges for purchasers aged 26 or youthful
✔ $30/quarter
waived if >$15,000 in account property OR 6 executed trades over previous 12 months OR a registered account
✔ $25/quarter waived if mixed property of >=$25,000 CAD throughout all HSID accounts OR account has been opened for
✘ No inactivity charge
✘ No inactivity charge
✘ No inactivity charge
✘ No inactivity charge
✘ No inactivity charge
✔ $25/quarter if non-registered
✔ $25/quarter
waived if with >$15,000 family property OR 3 trades over 3 months OR new account OR GoalsAssist account
✘ No inactivity charge
✔ $10/month minus USD fee cash generated OR $3 base for traders >25 years previous AND waived if > $100,000 USD account measurement
Potential to carry U.S. {dollars} in registered accounts to keep away from FX charges for trades
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Desktop and/or cell machine entry to analysts buy-and-sell suggestions
✔ each
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✔ TipRank software
✔ desktop solely
✔ each
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✘
✔ desktop solely
✔ TipRank software through desktop and QuestMobile
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✔ On each Webbroker and cell app
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Buying and selling, account and/or market alerts by desktop and/or cell
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✔ Shares, market, watchlists and analysts ranking
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✔ market solely cell solely
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✔ desktop solely
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✔ Through e-mail
✔ Inventory and ETF value alerts; Watchlists; Technical
✔ Worth and quantity alerts through e-mail and cell app, and information, scores, indicators and occasions through e-mail solely
✔ Inventory and ETF value alerts
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Entry to instructional tutorials or how-to movies by desktop and/or cell machine
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✔ desktop solely
✔ Tutorials on all platforms
✔ How-to movies and demos
✔ How-to movies
✔ On each Webbroker and cell app
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✔ How-to movies
Cellular-based entry to market quotes or account balances with out logging in
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No cell providing
✔ Quotes
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✔ Quotes
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No cell providing
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No cell providing
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Entry to human chat companies
Monday by Friday, 8 a.m. to five p.m. (EST)
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Monday by Friday, 8 a.m. to six p.m. (EST)
Monday by Friday,
market hours
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Monday by Friday
9 a.m. to five p.m. (EST)
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Monday by Friday,
11 a.m. to five p.m. (EST)
Monday by Friday, 7:30 a.m. to eight p.m. (EST)
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Monday by Friday, 9:30 a.m. to five p.m.
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Monday by Friday, 24 hours;
Sunday, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. (EST), U.S.-based
Wait instances for inquiries
37 hours
(79 in 2021)
50 hours
(10 in 2021)
31 hours
(107 in 2021)
7 hours
(90 in 2021)
28 hours
(97 in 2021)
81 hours
(80 in 2021)
29 hours
(48 in 2021)
118 hours
(38 in 2021)
5 hours
(10 in 2021)
21 hours
(3 in 2021)
7 hours
(35 in 2021)
37 hours
(94 in 2021)
26 hours
(53 in 2021)
16 hours
(74 in 2021)
20 hours
(48 in 2021)
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Nationwide Financial institution Direct Brokerage Evaluate
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