Qtrade Direct Investing
Questrade
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Investors, including beginners, who focus on the Canadian and US markets
Recommended for Traders and investors focusing on the Canadian and US markets
Canada
Canada
Fees
Low trading and non-trading fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, low stock and ETF 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
2
2
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$1000
1-3 days
1 day
Social Insurance Number, Government ID, Proof of Income, Investment e-Statements
Proof of identity: national ID / driver's licence plus social insurance number for Canadians / tax identifier number for internationals
Trading platform
Markets and products
Disclaimer: 74-89% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
Research, education
Poor
Great
Customer service
Security
CAD 1 million
CAD 1 million
2000
1999
Canada
Canada
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Qtrade Direct Investing's service is on par with Questrade's and a comparison of their fees shows that Qtrade Direct Investing's fees are similar to Questrade's.
Account opening takes somewhat less effort at Qtrade Direct Investing compared to Questrade, deposit and withdrawal processes are about the same quality at Qtrade Direct Investing, while customer service quality is considerably lower than Questrade's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Qtrade Direct Investing as less user-friendly than the platform of Questrade, found that clients have access to less markets and products with Qtrade Direct Investing, while Questrade provides better research and education.
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