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Old 02-15-2011, 11:06 AM   #3199
van_driver
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Originally Posted by Carl Johnson View Post
You can also try Questrade. Commission is from $4.95 to $9.95 depending on how many shares. An order of 500 shares is $5, anything above 1000 shares you are capped at $9.95. I have used electronic fund transfer (EFT) to move money out of Questrade account to my bank account. Usually it takes 2 business day.

I don't particular fancy their platform because I trade often. But if you just trade occasionally, it might be okay for you. By the way $29/trade to place an order is quite bit of money and overtime it eats into your return. Any time you can reduce slippage you should do it.
I'm thinking about starting with low amount of shares, less then 500.

QTrade is about $19 + $4 for below $50k accounts and inactive trading so about $6 cheaper then TD.

Im just researching Questrade, they really beat around the bush when
it comes to commissions and fees.

Also, QTrade charges $50 a year in addition to commissions if your
account is less then $15,000.
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