Basic data of broker
Recommended for Investors and traders looking for solid research and a great mobile trading platform
Best IRA broker
Recommended for Investors, including beginners, who focus on the Canadian and US markets
USA
Canada
Fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, high fund fees
Low trading and non-trading fees
Stock and ETF fees
Forex fees
Fund fees
Bond fees
Options fees
Futures fees
Crypto fees
CFD fees
Non-trading fees
Deposit and withdrawal
1
2
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$0
1-3 days
1-3 days
Proof of identity: SSN and national ID / passport / driver's license
Social Insurance Number, Government ID, Proof of Income, Investment e-Statements
Trading platform
Markets and products
Research, education
Great
Poor
Customer service
Security
$500k (securities up to $500k, cash up to $250k)
CAD 1 million
$500k (securities up to $500k, cash up to $250k)
CAD 1 million
1982
2000
USA
Canada
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E*TRADE's service is slightly better than Qtrade Direct Investing's and a comparison of their fees shows that E*TRADE's fees are slightly lower than Qtrade Direct Investing's.
Account opening takes about the same effort at E*TRADE compared to Qtrade Direct Investing, deposit and withdrawal processes are somewhat more complicated at E*TRADE, while customer service quality is somewhat lower than Qtrade Direct Investing's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of E*TRADE as better than the platform of Qtrade Direct Investing, found that clients have access to about the same number of markets and products with E*TRADE, while Qtrade Direct Investing provides less useful research and education.
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