Investing in the stock market
$0 commission on all online stock and ETF transactions
Get fully invested.
Buy and sell stocks and ETFs with $0 commission.
Take control of your online investments
Trade your stocks, options*, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) independently on the Canadian and US markets.
Save on transaction fees
You're not dreaming: carry out all your stock market trades for $0 commission1. No minimum required.
Make informed decisions
Our platform is designed for investors of all kinds and offers many decision-making tools (Strategy Builder, Value Analyzer, OptionsPlay and more).
- Track your investments
- Carry out transactions
- Check prices
Track your investments at a glance
The dashboard provides a quick overview of your investments:
- Real-time values
- Trades and transfers
- Unrealized gains and losses
- Alerts and important messages
Carry out transactions at your convenience
Regardless of the product you're trading, you can check:
- Complete technical and fundamental information on the product
- How your investments are doing in real time
Check prices
You'll be able to view and monitor the following:
- Stock market fluctuations
- The day's top-performing sectors
- The day's best- and worst-performing securities on each of the major markets
- Top financial news items
- Fluctuations in international exchange rates and commodity prices
- A range of graphs, financial data, analytics and filters on the securities that interest you
- The top-performing ETFs
Quickly transfer your assets
Are your assets at another institution? Are you hesitating?
We also reimburse your transfer fees up to $150 including taxes2.
What about annual fees?
The annual administration fee is $100. But you may not have to pay it if you meet any of the following conditions:
- You’re a young investor aged 30 or under
- You hold eligible assets3 totalling at least $20,000 as of May 31**
- You participate in a financial program for engineers, teachers, healthcare, or business professionals
- You have an InvestCube account
**The year runs from June 1 to May 31.
Direct Brokerage, your partner in financial success
- The security of a major Canadian bank
- Access to free tools designed to help you make sound decisions
- A cutting-edge, intuitive brokerage platform
- Support from licensed securities representatives
- Events to help expand your knowledge
Buy and sell without paying commission.
Don't miss out.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. The $0 commission is applied regardless of the number of shares traded.
No. The $0 commission applies to all equity and ETF trades in the Canadian and U.S. markets.
Trades must be made through National Bank’s Direct Brokerage trading platform.
The fine print
*Options commission is $0 + $1.25/contract. A minimum fee of $6.25/trade applies. The maximum fee is $19.95 when the transaction value is less than $2,000.
†National Bank Direct Brokerage, as a division of a Canadian bank subsidiary, is the first broker in Canada to offer a commission-free online brokerage solution for Canadian and U.S. stocks.
1. Each transaction must be completed on our online trading platform.
3. Eligible assets include cash, stocks, options, exchange-traded funds, debentures, bonds and NBI Altamira CashPerformer Accounts.
Transfer $20,000 or more to a National Bank Direct Brokerage account, buy shares, options or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) within 6 months of your transfer and we'll refund up to $150 plus taxes of the transfer fees (refunded 1 week after the transaction).
For terms and conditions, call Customer service at 1‑800‑363‑3511.