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NEW: Access Global Investment Opportunities

You can now trade and invest in 18 domestic and global markets around the world with RBC Direct Investing. Plus, make instant transfers from your foreign currency bank accounts so that you can act quickly.

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Find everything you need to feel equipped and confident to start investing online.

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More Ways to Trade. More Freedom to Invest.

Use all three platforms at no extra cost. You can also talk to an investment services representative if you have a question or need help getting started or placing a trade.

Trade and invest on a robust and powerful platform made for all investors. Even try before you buy with a risk-free Practice Account.

Monitor your investments and take action—at the gym, in line at the café or on the roadLegal Disclaimer footnote 2. When opportunity knocks, you'll be ready.

Supercharge your trading experience with a fully customizable dashboard. Because serious traders need serious tools.

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Accounts and Investments That Won't Limit You

Invest towards your first home, the kids' education fund, retirement and more with all the accounts and investments you could ever need.

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Build Your Knowledge with Inspired Investor Trade

Check out Inspired Investor Trade and visit the Investing Academy to learn more about trading and investing in stocks, options, ETFs and more.

Get More for Your Money—with No Extra Fees for the Data You Need

View all pricing or see how you can use your Avion points to pay for tradesLegal Disclaimer footnote 4.

$9.95

Commission per online or mobile trade with no minimum balance or activity requiredLegal Disclaimer footnote 3

$6.95

Commission per online or mobile trade when you trade 150+ times per quarterLegal Disclaimer footnote 3

$0

For real-time streaming quotesLegal Disclaimer footnote 1 on stocks and ETFs

$0

For up-to-the-minute pre-market and after-hours trading data

Choose the Platform that Gives You More

Transfer $15,000 or more and we'll cover up to $200 in fees charged by your other brokerageLegal Disclaimer footnote 5.

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Frequently Asked Questions About
Self-Directed Investing and Trading

It's easy. Visit Open an Account to get started. In many cases, your application will be approved in as little as 24 hours.

If you don't have an account with us yet, the easiest way to transfer an account from another institution is when you open your account online. If you're an existing client, you can use our secure online transfer form to transfer your account from another institution. You can also download the form and visit us in person, or call us at 1-800-769-2560.

For details, see Transfer from Another Brokerage or visit an Investor Centre.

Choose from Canadian and U.S. stocks, common and preferred shares, new issues, options, rights and warrants, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and fixed-income investments such as T-bills, bonds and GICs.

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For details on our pricing, including ways to have the maintenance fee waived, please view our complete Commissions and Fees Schedule.

Pay no maintenance feeLegal Disclaimer footnote 7 when you hold combined assets of $15,000 or more across your RBC Direct Investing accounts. And there are several other ways to lower your fees at RBC Direct Investing. For example, set up a Pre-Authorized Contribution PlanLegal Disclaimer footnote 8 of at least $100 per month ($300 per quarter).

See our Commissions and Fees Schedule for more ways to save on fees.

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There may be commissions, trailing commissions, investment fund management fees and expenses associated with investment fund and exchange-traded fund (ETF) investments. On or after June 1, 2022, any trailing commissions paid to RBC Direct Investing Inc. will be rebated to clients pursuant to applicable regulatory exemptions. Before investing, please review the applicable fees, expenses and charges relating to the fund as disclosed in the prospectus, fund facts or ETF facts. Mutual funds and ETFs are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated. For money market funds there can be no assurances that the fund will be able to maintain its net asset value per security at a constant amount or that the full amount of your investment in the fund will be returned to you.