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Questrade Fees, Margin Rates, IRA Fees, Interest, Trading Tools Charges for 2012



Questrade Advanced platform fees


QuestraderWEB with Quotestream, QuestraderPRO and QuestraderELITE are advanced platforms with real-time streaming data.

Choose your trading platform, and then add custom data to suit your trading needs.

Our commission rebate on data plans are based on your trading activity, your chosen trading platform, and additional data subscriptions. Rebates will be automatically credited to your account and are calculated over each calendar month. The more you trade, the higher your eligible rebate.

You can select a platform when you open an account, or at any time through myQuestrade. To change platforms or data subscriptions, login to myQuestrade, click my platforms, and then choose change trading platform.



Commission rebate on data plans


Trades / month QuestraderWEB with
Quotestream 1
QuestraderPRO QuestraderELITE
Rebates are available up to the monthly cost of the platform plus any additional subscribed data. Rebates will never exceed the cost of data fees.
140 or more $136.70 $156.70 $176.70
120 - 139 $135.00 $135.00 $135.00
100 - 119 $115.00 $115.00 $115.00
80 - 99 $95.00 $95.00 $95.00
60 - 79 $75.00 $75.00 $75.00
40 - 59 $55.00 $55.00 $55.00
20 - 39 $35.00 $35.00 N/A
10 - 19 $20.00 N/A N/A


Questrade Data fees


  QuestraderWEB with
Quotestream 1
QuestraderPRO QuestraderELITE
Monthly cost $19.95 $34.95 $54.95
Included data Level 1 data for: TSX, NASDAQ, NYSE, AMEX, plus U.S. option data


Additional data for advanced platforms


Index quotes Monthly cost
Index quotes for the TSX, TSX Venture, S&P, and Dow Jones $1.95
TSX
Market by price $9.95
Level 2 $29.95
TSX Venture
Level 1 $24.95
Market by price $39.95
Level 2 $49.95
Canadian Options
Level 1 $9.95
Level 2 $14.95
NASDAQ
Level 2 $19.95
TotalView $24.952
ARCA Book $9.95
CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) $54.95

Effective July 1, 2010

Data costs and commission rebates on data plans are based on the subscribed data and trade volume during the current calendar month.

1 Includes access to WebTrader Streaming

2 NASDAQ TotalView is only available for QuestraderPRO or QuestraderELITE
Data prices do not include GST or HST. For information about GST/HST and our data plans, please go to the The HST (and GST) and you page.



ECN fees


Electronic communication networks (ECNs) and alternative trading systems (ATSs) charge a fee to all market participants who use their networks.

Questrade charges the following in order to offset ECN and ATS access costs, in the currency of the applicable exchange:

CANADIAN SECURITIES LIQUIDITY
ADDING ($/SHARE) REMOVING ($/SHARE)
Equities ≥ $1.001
TSX, TSX Venture and all ATSs2
FREE $0.0037
Equities < $1.001
TSX, TSX Venture and all ATSs2 FREE $0.0009
U.S. SECURITIES
POST, MNGD, and LAMP FREE FREE
INET (NSDQ) FREE $0.003
ARCA FREE $0.004
NYSE FREE $0.004

1Opening and extended-hours trades are billed at the same rate.
2Canadian orders can execute on any of the following alternative trading systems (ATSs): Alpha, Pure and Chi-X.

Additional Canadian security fees:
  • Warrants and rights
    • Adding liquidity: FREE
    • Removing liquidity: 1/40th of 1% of the value of the trade; min $0.50, max $50.00
  • Notes and debentures: $0.10 per $1,000 par value per side
SEC fee: the SEC collects a fee for all sales of U.S. securities.

Effective April 1st, 2010, the fee is calculated at 0.0000169 x the value of the trade.
e.g., selling 100 shares of a U.S. stock at $29 (100 x $29 = $2,900) will incur a SEC fee of USD $0.05 (0.0000169 x $2,900).

Administrative fees


WITHDRAWAL BANKING FEES
• CAD$ electronic fund transfer (EFT) up to $25,000.00* FREE
• USD$ electronic fund transfer (EFT) up to $25,000.00* FREE
• CAD$ and USD$ uncertified cheque over $25,000.00 FREE
• CAD$ and USD$ uncertified cheque up to $25,000.00 $10.00
• Certified cheque† $20.00
• CAD$ wire transfer $20.00
• USD$ wire transfer $30.00
• International wire transfer $40.00
• Stop payment $20.00
• NSF cheque/returned items $30.00
REGISTERED SAVINGS PLANS FEES
• Self-directed RRSP/RRIF FREE
• Annual Fee for second & subsequent accounts FREE
• Registered education savings plans (RESP) FREE
• Pre-authorization withdrawal by cheque $10.00
• Full plan deregistration $50.00
• Partial plan deregistration $25.00
• RSP/RIF Swap: exchange of securities held in your RSP/RIF with cash or securities of equal value held outside your plan $25.00
• Canadian controlled private corporations (CCPC) fee $250.00 + $50.00 annually

TRANSFER FEES
• Transfer out an account to another institution $125.00
• Partial transfer of account to another institution $25.00

CERTIFICATE FEES
• Certificate re-registration $300.00
• Rush certificate re-registration* $450.00
• Certificate deposit TSX, TSXV, NYSE and Nasdaq $200.00
• Rush certificate deposit TSX, TSXV, NYSE and Nasdaq* $400.00
• Safekeeping of certificate $100.00/month

MAILING FEES
• Special courier (Canada) $25.00
• Special courier (US) $30.00
• Registered mail $10.00

TRADE CONFIRMATIONS & MONTHLY STATEMENT FEES
• Electronic trade confirmation in myQuestrade* FREE
• Electronic monthly statement (eStatement) FREE
• Printed monthly statement via domestic mail** $3.00
• Printed monthly statement via international mail** $5.00

OTHER ACCOUNT FEES
• Open an account FREE
• Close an account FREE
• Inactive account FREE
• Mutual Fund Maximizer processing fee 29.95 / month*
• Copy of trade confirmation $10.00
• Copy of account statement $10.00
• Copy of fiscal statement $10.00
• Research request (minimum one hour) $75.00/hr
• Estate transfer (minimum one hour) $75.00/hr

* The processing fee is applied against any amount to be rebated and will never exceed the rebated amount. Your account will therefore never be charged a fee for participating in the Mutual Fund Maximizer service. The processing fee is calculated monthly and applied quarterly with a minimum of three months.




Questrade Fees are as of 2012 and are subject to change. For most recent information go here:

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