RBC Direct Investing
Stake
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Investors, including beginners, focusing on the Canadian and US markets
Recommended for Beginners and investors looking for free US stocks/ETFs and a simple, easy to use trading platform
Canada
Australia
Fees
Average trading fees, low non-trading fees, free mutual fund investing
Low trading and average 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
2
1
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$50
1-3 days
1 day
Social Insurance Number, Government ID, Proof of Income
Australian ID for Australian clients. No documents needed for UK clients.
Trading platform
Markets and products
Research, education
Mid-range
Poor
Customer service
Security
CAD 1 million
$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)
1864
2017
Canada
Australia, UK
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RBC Direct Investing's service is slightly weaker than Stake's and a comparison of their fees shows that RBC Direct Investing's fees are higher than Stake's.
Account opening takes more effort at RBC Direct Investing compared to Stake, deposit and withdrawal processes are about the same quality at RBC Direct Investing, while customer service quality is much better than Stake's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of RBC Direct Investing as much less user-friendly than the platform of Stake, found that clients have access to slightly more markets and products with RBC Direct Investing, while Stake provides somewhat lower-quality research and education.
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