Fidelity
Qtrade Direct Investing
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Investors and traders looking for solid research and great trading platforms
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
16
2
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$0
1-3 days
1-3 days
Proof of identity: SSN / passport / national ID card / 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
$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)
CAD 1 million
1946
2000
USA
Canada
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Fidelity's service is slightly better than Qtrade Direct Investing's and a comparison of their fees shows that Fidelity's fees are slightly lower than Qtrade Direct Investing's.
Account opening takes about the same effort at Fidelity compared to Qtrade Direct Investing, deposit and withdrawal processes are somewhat easier at Fidelity, while customer service quality is better than Qtrade Direct Investing's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Fidelity as better than the platform of Qtrade Direct Investing, found that clients have access to slightly more markets and products with Fidelity, while Qtrade Direct Investing provides less useful research and education.
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