Since you already own the security, finding the stock trading symbol should be as simple as
looking at your discount brokerage account.
Not exact matches
Assuming you used a
discount brokerage house like Charles Schwab and paid about $ 9 per trade, you'd be
looking at a $ 63 fee right off the bat, and no costs thereafter as you collected your big oil dividends without any interference from a third - party middleman.
* Update Dec. 3rd * It
looks like
at least one Canadian
discount brokerage is getting into the holiday spirit.
This week, we are taking a
look at Scotia i - Trade
discount brokerage.
Introduction In the first part of our special series on
discount brokerage rankings and reviews, we take a
look at one of the most popular consumer research organizations, J.D. Power and Associates, and their annual survey of self - directed investors» impressions of Canadian
discount brokerages known as the Investor Satisfaction survey.
I also decided that I wanted to handle my own investing online using a
discount brokerage firm so I starting
looking at my options: My current online
brokerage account (I had purchased Air Canada stock about 6 months before bankruptcy, but that story is for another time) was an option, but they charged $ 29 / trade and an annual RRSP account fee ($ 50 / year).
From there we take a
look at upcoming investor education events as well as the week for Canadian
discount brokerages on Twitter.
We'll
look into the
discount brokerage earnings that were released this past week, some new research products launched being launched for investors, and what
looks like a new project under development
at a popular
discount broker.
We continue with the summer edition of the roundup with a quick
look at the new deals / promotions lineup for July as well as some interesting news from
discount brokerages in the US in terms of trading activity and interesting initiatives for older clients.
In this edition of the roundup, I
look at the big news in
discount brokerage rankings that was announced earlier in the week as well as highlight what month end means for some... Read More»
There are no
brokerage plans
at trade level which could be concerning for fresh entrants into the trading space, although it makes complete sense who is a heavy trader and is
looking to transfer to a
discount broker.
In this week's roundup, we start by
looking at where
discount brokerages are stepping up their game 140 characters
at a time.
With the launch of their new ETF line, Questrade
looks and feels like a very different brand than it did last year
at this time when it was «just» a
discount brokerage.
We'll take a
look at another
brokerage that participated in our executive video series, highlight another
brokerage commercial making the rounds on US airwaves and take a quick victory lap with the biggest
discount brokerage story of 2014.
In this week's roundup, we take a
look at the immediate aftermath of the Brexit vote on two Canadian
discount brokerages and the lessons DIY investors can learn from them.
If you've got
at least $ 50,000 to invest and plan to make infrequent purchases, open up a
discount brokerage account (
look for one with no annual fee and that doesn't charge more than $ 10 a trade), and pick an ETF.
One thread in the RedFlagDeals forum in particular stood out as being an interesting
look at RESPs
at discount brokerages — specifically on the point of joint subscribers.
In this week's roundup we take a
look at the latest basket of
discount brokerage deals to cross our radar followed by a mind - blowing marketing move by one online
brokerage.
Bank - owned
brokerages outside of the big 5, such as National Bank Direct
Brokerage with their commission - free ETF program and now HSBC InvestDirect are aggressively
looking at winning marketshare through
discounted pricing.
In our special series, we
look at how Rob Carrick goes about gathering, analyzing and ranking the data to determine who, according to him, Canada's best
discount brokerage is.
In these reviews we
look at how each ranking defines «the best
discount brokerage» along with what each ranking actually measures and how they go about measuring it.
At a time when competition is forcing
discount brokerages to
look for cost efficiency, RBC is once again raising the ante for the other bank - owned
brokerages to come up with a compelling incentive.
In this week's roundup we take a
look at the «back to school» themed activities that permeated across the
discount brokerage and DIY investor landscape.
In this week's roundup, we'll take a
look at trading metrics from December, a new name for a growing Canadian stock exchange, some of the whispers going around the Canadian
discount brokerage space and finally we'll top things off a hearty serving of interesting investor forum posts.
In our previous two - part series explaining the Dalbar Direct
Brokerage Service Evaluation, we
looked in detail
at how the evaluation takes place including the components that go into defining «client experience»
at discount brokerages.
Following that we take a
look at a recent report card on mobile trading platforms that was less than flattering for almost all Canadian
discount brokerages.
The drastic design difference between Desjardins Online
Brokerage's new website and anything
at other Canadian
discount brokerages, however, may spur competitors to pay attention to the importance of what a site
looks and feels like in today's world.
While a new website
at a Canadian
brokerage is noteworthy, many if not most of Canada's
discount brokerage websites are starting to
look and feel dated.
Not to worry (unless you are another
discount brokerage) though, as we put together a detailed
look at their latest offer.
In this week's roundup, we take a
look at the best bet Canadian
discount brokerages have to woo investors in our recap of the new promotions that appeared in week one.
SparxTrading.com was fortunate enough to get an exclusive first
look at Desjardins Online
Brokerage's new website and, by all accounts, their new website raises the bar for their discount brokerage peers to step up in both function
Brokerage's new website and, by all accounts, their new website raises the bar for their
discount brokerage peers to step up in both function
brokerage peers to step up in both function and form.
The second
discount brokerage looked at a big commitment of another kind as they launched their new career oriented social media channel.
We'll also take a
look at what the chatter about
discount brokerages was like on social media with our new #TweetsOfTheWeek.
We took a brief
look at the recent trading volume data (you can access this data here) published by one of the largest
discount brokerage firms in the US, Interactive Brokers (ticker symbol IBKR).
In this next part, we take a detailed
look at what the
discount brokerage rankings are actually measuring and some interesting observations we made about the Canadian
discount brokerage industry... Read More»
The two main objectives of this section are to provide readers with: A
look at the overall
discount brokerage marketplace to see what, if any trends in investor satisfaction there are that matter to consumers A detailed
look at the company... Read More»
In this week's roundup, we take a
look at some of the latest features launched by one online
brokerage which will be sure to get the attention of other Canadian
discount brokerages as well as DIY investors.
With a number of market closures, a gearing down of activity with Canadian DIY investors over the final week of 2015, and probably because everyone is out watching Star Wars, it was an opportune time to
look back
at all of what's happened with Canadian
discount brokerages in the short span of just one year and muse about what it all means for 2016.
Winning new business is clearly on the minds of big and small
discount brokerages with a number of promotions aimed squarely
at Canadian investors
looking to open RRSP accounts.
In part one of this series, we
looked at the background of the Globe and Mail
discount brokerage rankings as well as how they're structured and who they're targeted towards.
With the start of a new month it's time to take a
look at the deals and promotions being offered by Canada's
discount brokerages.
As part of a special series on the comparison of Canadian
discount brokerages, we're taking a
look at some of the major providers of this information so that self - directed investors and those interested in researching Canadian
discount brokerages can gain a better understanding of the types of research that is done, what the results of that research mean and some... Read More»
First, we take a
look at the latest attempts by
discount brokerages to get attention, then highlight an upcoming learning event.
In part 1 of this series, we took a brief
look at how self - directed investors typically access information about
discount brokerage customer service and introduced Dalbar Canada's research in this area.
In the final part of our series on commission - free ETF trading
at Canadian
discount brokerages, we
look at the offers from Virtual Brokers and Questrade and conclude the series with some lessons learned from researching commission - free ETF offers.
With eight deals set to expire
at the end of June, it should be interesting to see which, if any, promotions will be extended and whether other
discount brokerages will be
looking to make a summer splash with an offer in July.
In this week's roundup, we
look at the actions that landed another Canadian
discount broker in the IIROC penalty box, a report by TD on Canadian investors as well as a review of the chatter on stock forums about
brokerages and some useful cautionary investing tales.
If the answer for you is «Yes», then
look at some of the annuity offerings the
discount investment
brokerages offer, their fees and commissions may be lower.
find ways to service what they need like: Offer Title Services
at a
discount Offer
brokerage service Start a Retaining wall, fencing, irrigation company if your an engineer offer to take a second
look at some plans If your an architect do the same If you are an attorney offer some advice on contractual obligations If your an analyst, draw out some cash flows If your an accountant, offer to help, create JE's Adjustments, filing, etc..
Several years ago, the real estate industry started to take a closer
look at a new kind of
discount real estate
brokerage that was making its way into the market.