Qtrade Direct Investing
RBC Direct Investing
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Investors, including beginners, who focus on the Canadian and US markets
Recommended for Investors, including beginners, focusing on the Canadian and US markets
Canada
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
2
2
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$0
1-3 days
1-3 days
Social Insurance Number, Government ID, Proof of Income, Investment e-Statements
Social Insurance Number, Government ID, Proof of Income
Trading platform
Markets and products
Research, education
Poor
Mid-range
Customer service
Security
CAD 1 million
CAD 1 million
2000
1864
Canada
Canada
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Qtrade Direct Investing's service is on par with RBC Direct Investing's and a comparison of their fees shows that Qtrade Direct Investing's fees are similar to RBC Direct Investing's.
Account opening takes somewhat less effort at Qtrade Direct Investing compared to RBC Direct Investing, deposit and withdrawal processes are somewhat easier at Qtrade Direct Investing, while customer service quality is considerably lower than RBC Direct Investing's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Qtrade Direct Investing as better than the platform of RBC Direct Investing, found that clients have access to slightly more markets and products with Qtrade Direct Investing, while RBC Direct Investing provides somewhat better research and education.
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