Qtrade Direct Investing
TD Ameritrade
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Investors, including beginners, who focus on the Canadian and US markets
Recommended for Investors and traders looking for solid research and a well-equipped desktop trading platform
Best broker for bonds
Canada
USA
Fees
Low trading and non-trading fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, high fund 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
1
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
Proof of identity: SSN and national ID / passport / driver's license
Trading platform
Markets and products
Research, education
Poor
Great
Customer service
Security
CAD 1 million
$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)
2000
1975
Canada
USA, Hong Kong, Singapore
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Qtrade Direct Investing's service is slightly weaker than TD Ameritrade's and a comparison of their fees shows that Qtrade Direct Investing's fees are slightly higher than TD Ameritrade's.
Account opening takes about the same effort at Qtrade Direct Investing compared to TD Ameritrade, deposit and withdrawal processes are somewhat easier at Qtrade Direct Investing, while customer service quality is considerably lower than TD Ameritrade's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Qtrade Direct Investing as less user-friendly than the platform of TD Ameritrade, found that clients have access to slightly less markets and products with Qtrade Direct Investing, while TD Ameritrade provides better research and education.
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