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Sparx Trading Featured on ETF Market Insights to Discuss Online Brokerage Account Considerations

Published June 27, 2022
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Sparx Trading Co-Founder Hamish Khamisa was recently a guest on ETF Market Insights, a weekly webinar for Canadian self-directed investors hosted by Danielle Neziol from BMO ETFs.  In this special edition of ETF Market Insights, “Spring Into ETF Investing,” Hamish joined guest host, Saijal Patel from Strictly Money, and fellow guest, Ellen Roseman from Canadian […]

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Sparx Trading Featured on Strictly Money to Discuss Self-Directed Investing

Published June 15, 2022
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Sparx Trading Co-Founder Hamish Khamisa was recently a guest on Strictly Money, a segment of The News Forum that discusses the financial issues affecting Canadians today. In this episode, host Saijal Patel interviewed Hamish about his thoughts on various topics related to self-directed investing, including online brokerage fees, current trends, and more! Here’s an overview […]

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Look Back / Look Ahead: A Review of Canadian Online Brokerages in 2021 & Preview of 2022

Published December 31, 2021
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If you thought 2021 was an eventful year (and it was!) at Canada’s online brokerages, wait until you see what’s in store for 2022. In this milestone issue of the Look Back / Look Ahead series, we hear from leaders at Canadian online brokerages about what they saw as the biggest highlights, as well as what they’re working on to impress self-directed investors in the next year. Also, we’ve got the scoop on four new online brokerages moving into the commission-free trading game.

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Mark to Market: The “Limit Buy” Part 2

Published February 25, 2021
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Welcome to part 2 of Mark to Market, the comic where we break down complicated market concepts into easy to understand comics.  In part 1 of this chapter, Mark Tradewell, a fictional DIY investor, decided to invest some of his funds in his Tax Free Savings Account into shares of the ABC company. When he […]

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Look Back Look Ahead: Questrade Q&A

Published February 4, 2021
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What can beginner investors expect from your firm?Helping Canadians become confident investors is what we do every day. And it’s important not only to serve their needs today but also to teach them more about the markets as things happen. When COVID-19 hit, we sent out resources to help customers make sense of the markets. […]

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Mark to Market: The “Limit Buy” Part 1

Published January 29, 2021
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(re)Introducing Mark to Market! DIY investing is serious business, but when learning the ropes of self-directed wealth management, it helps to take a comical view. Follow the adventures of Mark Tradewell and friends, as they wander through the complex maze of stock market terms, products and ideas, in search of understanding, confidence and mastery of […]

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Look Back / Look Ahead: Qtrade Investor Q&A

Published January 28, 2021
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What can beginner investors expect from your firm? New investors can access an award-winning online investing platform, robust mobile-trading capabilities and unrivalled customer service. Qtrade Investor has consistently been ranked among the top online brokerages across all major rankings, including The Globe and Mail, Surviscor and MoneySense. We have achieved 22 first-place wins for best […]

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Look Back / Look Ahead: Influencer Edition

Published January 26, 2021
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As strange as the times are that we currently are living through, stranger still is the world of DIY investing. Scores of online investors are shut in because of COVID-19, savings for many are up despite massive economic dislocation, interest rates are at near-record lows, and individuals turning to investing online, not only as a […]

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Look Back / Look Ahead: BMO InvestorLine Q&A

Published January 12, 2021
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Q1: What can beginner investors expect from your firm?Beginning investors can expect a robust platform, with user experience enhancements that make it easy and intuitive to invest. We’re passionate about helping new investors find the right online investing tools for them. Q2: What can active investors expect from your firm?Active investors will appreciate the overhauled […]

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2018 Canadian Discount Brokerage Review & 2019 Preview

Published December 19, 2018
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What a difference a year makes. In December of 2017, “investors” were HODLing for Bitcoin and weed stocks and were tripping over one another to open up new trading accounts as well as overloading trading systems and customer service lines at online brokerages across Canada. While it didn’t catch everyone by total surprise, the online […]

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2017 Canadian discount brokerage review & 2018 preview

Published November 15, 2017
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Hard to believe how fast time flies. As we near the end of the 2017, we felt it was an appropriate time to reflect on what has been yet another eventful year for Canadian online brokerages. And, while we could comment on the rise of roboadvisors or the changing preferences of online investors, we figured […]

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Let’s get ethical: Scotia iTRADE launches tool to help DIY investors with sustainable investing

Published July 20, 2017
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Even though Scotia iTRADE has a predominantly red logo, it appears that they’re banking on investors seeing this online brokerage as being green thanks to a new sustainable investing push. Earlier this year, Scotia iTRADE launched an interesting tool for DIY investors interested in socially responsible investing by introducing a sustainability research add-on to its […]

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Oh SNAP! An IPO like no other?

Published March 3, 2017
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Snapchat has taken its sweet time to go public since co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel hinted in 2015 that the company needed an IPO. But the time for Snapchat (whose official name is now Snap Inc) to go public has finally arrived. This week,  200M Class A Common stocks went public, and what an entrance […]

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Questrade’s IPO Centre: What you need to know

Published August 12, 2016
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If you haven’t heard much about IPOs this year, you’re not alone. Globally, investment bankers have had a lot more time on their hands and deal flow has slowed to its lowest levels in a decade (see data on Global IPO proceeds below, courtesy of Renaissance Capital). Global IPO Proceeds to June 2016 Source: Renaissance […]

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What are Friends For? A Review of Online Brokerage Refer-a-Friend Promotions

Published March 11, 2016
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One of the interesting paradoxes of DIY investing is that for many investors, the journey to doing it yourself actually starts by consulting a lot of other people. Knowing this, several online brokerages have created incentive programs aimed at giving existing clients a ‘win/win’ approach to refer their friends and family. Unfortunately for many investors, […]

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