Basic data of broker
Recommended for Long-term investors focusing on stocks and ETFs
Recommended for Investors, including beginners, focusing on the Canadian and US markets
South Africa
Canada
Fees
Low trading and non-trading fees.
Average trading fees, low non-trading fees, free mutual fund investing
Stock and ETF fees
Forex fees
Fund fees
Bond fees
Options fees
Futures fees
Crypto fees
CFD fees
Non-trading fees
Deposit and withdrawal
5
2
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$0
>3 days
1-3 days
Proof of identity: national ID / passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill / driver's license / credit card statement
Social Insurance Number, Government ID, Proof of Income
Trading platform
Markets and products
Research, education
Poor
Mid-range
Customer service
Security
No investor protection
CAD 1 million
No investor protection
CAD 1 million
2014
1864
South Africa, Australia
Canada
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EasyEquities's service is on par with RBC Direct Investing's and a comparison of their fees shows that EasyEquities's fees are slightly lower than RBC Direct Investing's.
Account opening takes about the same effort at EasyEquities compared to RBC Direct Investing, deposit and withdrawal processes are more seamless at EasyEquities, while customer service quality is considerably lower than RBC Direct Investing's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of EasyEquities as much better than the platform of RBC Direct Investing, found that clients have access to slightly less markets and products with EasyEquities, while RBC Direct Investing provides excellent research and education.
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