Canadian Business Blogs | Advice on Investment in Canada, Stock Market, Small Businesses Opportunities » online brokerage firms http://blog.canadianbusiness.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:07:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Top online brokers http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/top-online-brokers/ http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/top-online-brokers/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:54:07 +0000 Larry MacDonald http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/?p=370 The top online discount broker in Canada is Credential Direct, according to a Fall 2008 survey conducted by rating firm Surviscor. This was Credential Direct’s fifth consecutive first-place finish in the “overall” and “investor” categories. Qtrade and BMO InvestorLine placed second and third in these categories in the Fall 2008 survey.

For traders, the top online discount broker was Disnat, part of the Desjardins Group. It was followed by E*Trade and TD Waterhouse.

“The Surviscor online brokerage analysis focuses on online features and functionality offered by firms in Canada using seven categories,” notes Surviscor. The seven categories are: 1) Getting Started – Public Site Review, 2) Design and Help Features, 3) Customer Interaction, 4) Market Intelligence, 5) Trading, 6) Tools and Education, and 7) Commission and Fees.

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