Quick Info

Standard Equity Commission

$9.99
Best Commission Price

$9.99
Minimum to Open Account

$5,000
Maintenance/Inactivity Fees

$125/Year and $20/Month
Commission-free ETF Trading

No
Young Investor Offer

No

HIGHLIGHTS

In 2018, full-service brokerage firm Canaccord Genuity acquired independent discount brokerage Jitneytrade and renamed it CG Direct. CG Direct is now the online brokerage arm of Canaccord Genuity, and it caters specifically to active traders.

Brokerage Breakdown

ACCOUNT TYPES OFFERED

Registered Accounts

✓ TFSA
- US Dollar Account Available?
  
  ✓
- US Dollar Fee
  
  No fee
✓ RRSP
- US Dollar Account Available?
  
  ✓
- US Dollar Fee
  
  No fee
✓ RESP
- US Dollar Account Available?
  
  ✓
- US Dollar Fee
  
  No fee

Non-Registered Accounts

✓ Cash
- US Dollar Account Available?
  
  ✓
- US Dollar Fee
  
  No fee
✓ Margin
- US Dollar Account Available?
  
  ✓
- US Dollar Fee
  
  No fee

ACCOUNT FEES & REQUIREMENTS

Registered Accounts

✓ TFSA
- Minimum Opening Balance
  
  $5000
- Minimum Balance Required
  
  $0
- Annual Charge
  
  $25
- Transfer Out
  
  Full: $125 Partial: $75
- Withdrawals
  
  $5
- US Dollar Account
  
  $0
- Fee Waiver Condition
  
  Inactivity fee ($20.00 / month) may apply.
✓ RRSP
- Minimum Opening Balance
  
  $5,000.00
- Minimum Balance Required
  
  $0.00
- Annual Charge
  
  $125.00
- Transfer Out
  
  Full: $125 Partial: $75
- Withdrawals
  
  Full: $125 Partial: $75
- US Dollar Account
  
  $0
- Fee Waiver Condition
  
  Total annual fees $125 for all registered accounts. Inactivity fee ($20.00 / month) may apply.
✓ RESP
- Minimum Opening Balance
  
  $5,000.00
- Minimum Balance Required
  
  $0.00
- Annual Charge
  
  $125.00
- Transfer Out
  
  Full: $125 Partial: $75
- US Dollar Account
  
  $0.00
- Fee Waiver Condition
  
  Total annual fees $125 for all registered accounts. Inactivity fee ($20.00 / month) may apply.

Non-Registered Accounts

✓ Cash
- Minimum Opening Balance
  
  $5,000.00
- Minimum Balance Required
  
  $0.00
- Annual Charge
  
  $0.00
- Transfer Out
  
  Full: $125 Partial: $75
- US Dollar Account
  
  $0.00
- Fee Waiver Condition
  
  Inactivity fee ($20.00 / month) may apply.
✓ Margin
- Minimum Opening Balance
  
  $15,000.00
- Minimum Balance Required
  
  $0.00
- Annual Charge
  
  $0.00
- Transfer Out
  
  Full: $125 Partial: $75
- US Dollar Account
  
  $0.00
- Fee Waiver Condition
  
  Inactivity fee ($20.00 / month) may apply.
✓ Inactivity Fees
- Inactivity or Maintenance Fees
  
  $125/Year and $20/Month
✓ Fee Waiver Conditions
- Inactivity fee ($20.00 / month) may apply.

TRADING COMMISSIONS & FEES

Equity
- Minimum commission per trade
  
  $9.99
- Maximum commission per trade
  
  $9.99
- Standard commission per trade
  
  $9.99
- Best commission per trade
  
  $9.99
ETF
- Commission-free ETF Trading Available?
  
  X
Options
- Standard Base option commission fee
  
  No fee
- Standard per contract commission
  
  $1.00
- Assignment and Exercise Commission
  
  $10

ONLINE BROKERAGE RANKINGS

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CONTACT

Website

http://www.cgdirect.ca/

Phone

1-866-608-0099

Customer Service Hours

Monday to Friday : 8:00AM - 4:30PM ET

Mailing Address

360, Saint-Jacques Street West, Suite G-102 Montreal (Québec) Canada H2Y 1P5

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Quick Info

HIGHLIGHTS

Brokerage Breakdown

ACCOUNT TYPES OFFERED

Lorem Ipsum Dolorf

$0

Registered Accounts

✓ TFSA

US Dollar Account Available?

✓

US Dollar Fee

No fee

✓ RRSP

US Dollar Account Available?

✓

US Dollar Fee

No fee

✓ RESP

US Dollar Account Available?

✓

US Dollar Fee

No fee

Non-Registered Accounts

✓ Cash

US Dollar Account Available?

✓

US Dollar Fee

No fee

✓ Margin

US Dollar Account Available?

✓

US Dollar Fee

No fee

ACCOUNT FEES & REQUIREMENTS

Lorem Ipsum Dolorf

$0

Registered Accounts

✓ TFSA

Minimum Opening Balance

$5000

Minimum Balance Required

$0

Annual Charge

$25

Transfer Out

Full: $125 Partial: $75

Withdrawals

$5

US Dollar Account

$0

Fee Waiver Condition

Inactivity fee ($20.00 / month) may apply.

✓ RRSP

Minimum Opening Balance

$5,000.00

Minimum Balance Required

$0.00

Annual Charge

$125.00

Transfer Out

Full: $125 Partial: $75

Withdrawals

Full: $125 Partial: $75

US Dollar Account

$0

Fee Waiver Condition

Total annual fees $125 for all registered accounts. Inactivity fee ($20.00 / month) may apply.

✓ RESP

Minimum Opening Balance

$5,000.00

Minimum Balance Required

$0.00

Annual Charge

$125.00

Transfer Out

Full: $125 Partial: $75

US Dollar Account