| overall rating |
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| overall pros |
- Low trading and non-trading fees
- Easy and fully digital account opening
- Great education
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- Solid research tools
- Great desktop trading platform
- Superb customer service
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| overall cons |
- You can trade only on US markets
- Forex trading is available through a separate account
- Lack of proper 2-step authentication
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- Slow account opening process for international customers
- High inactivity fee
- High withdrawal fee for non-Canadians
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fees
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- Low trading fees
- Low non-trading fees
- Zero commission on most stocks and ETFs
- Margin rates could be lower
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- Low stock and ETF fees
- Low fund fees
- No withdrawal fee inside Canada
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account opening
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- Fully digital
- Low minimum deposit
- Slow account verification
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- Fast
- Fully digital
- User-friendly
- Minimum deposit is higher than $500
- Complicated for non-Canadians
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deposit and withdrawal
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- No deposit fee
- User-friendly
- Free ACH withdrawal
- Credit/Debit card not available
- High outgoing wire transfer fee
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- Free withdrawal
- No deposit fee
- User-friendly
- Few base currencies
- Credit/Debit card not available
- Slow withdrawal - over 3 days
- High fee for wire withdrawals
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web trading platform
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- User-friendly
- Good search function
- Good customizability (for charts, workspace)
- No clear fee report available
- No two-step (safer) login
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- User-friendly
- Good variety of order types
- Price alerts
- No clear fee report available
- No two-step (safer) login
- Limited customizability (for charts, workspace)
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mobile trading platform
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- User-friendly
- Good search function
- Good variety of order types
- No two-step (safer) login
- No price alerts
- Mutual funds and bonds are not covered
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- User-friendly
- Good variety of order types
- Price alerts
- No two-step (safer) login
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desktop trading platform
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- User-friendly
- Clear fee report
- Good customizability (for charts, workspace)
- No two-step (safer) login
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markets and products
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- Stock
- ETF
- Fund
- Bond
- Options
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- Stock
- ETF
- Forex
- Fund
- Bond
- Options
- CFD
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research
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- Good interactive chart
- Trading ideas
- Good option strategy analyzer
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- Good interactive chart
- Trading ideas
- Data on asset fundamentals
- Live streaming data only available for a paid subscription
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customer service
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- Phone support
- Live chat
- 24/7 availability
- Average speed of customer support
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- Phone support
- Live chat
- Fast response time
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education
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- Trading platform tutorial
- Educational videos
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- Demo account
- Trading platform tutorial
- Educational videos
- Structured educational section missing
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safety
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- High level of investor protection
- Banking background
- Regulated by top-tier financial authorities in the US
- No negative balance protection
- No investor protection for forex
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- Majority of clients belong to a top-tier financial authority
- High level of investor protection
- CAD 10 million per account additional insurance
- No negative balance protection
- Does not hold a banking license
- Not listed on stock exchange
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| recommended for |
Investors and traders looking for low fees and focusing on the US market
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Traders and investors focusing on the Canadian and US markets
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