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Discount Brokerage Weekly Roundup This week, the Canadian discount brokerage industry saw another member announce that it will move its clearing and settlement services in-house. Virtual Brokers, a division of BBS Securities, announced that they will no longer be using Penson Financial Services Canada to take care of “back office” operations, such as trade clearing […]
Discount Brokerage Weekly Roundup
This week, the Canadian discount brokerage industry saw another member announce that it will move its clearing and settlement services in-house. Virtual Brokers, a division of BBS Securities, announced that they will no longer be using Penson Financial Services Canada to take care of “back office” operations, such as trade clearing and settlement. The announcement from Virtual Brokers follows the official statement from Penson that they are closing down of Canadian operations. Two weeks ago, Questrade also announced that they too will begin to clear/settle trades in house.
While one company was exiting, another one was letting customers back in. Thinkorswim Canada, a division of TD Waterhouse, is once again accepting Canadian accounts. The thinkorswim platform will only be able to trade US listed stocks and options and is only available to holders of TD Waterhouse Discount Brokerage US margin accounts.
Best Canadian Discount Brokerage Tweet of the Week
This week’s top tweet goes to @Questrade for sharing a great technical analysis article on moving averages. Check out their tweet here.
Event Horizon
The World Moneyshow is coming back to Toronto again from October 18th through the 20th. For more details click here.
The People Have Spoken
This week, we took a peek into the Canadian Money Forum for a common question for beginner DIY investors – where to get started. Here’s what one group of responses had to say to a young and debt-free family about getting into investing.
Look Back / Look Ahead: A Review of Canadian Online Brokerages in 2021 & Preview of 2022
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December 31, 2021If 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
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February 25, 2021Welcome 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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