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Active Investor 1 | Young Investor 2 | National Bank Client 3 | Regular Pricing | |
Stocks | $0.95 per trade | $4.95 per trade + 10 free trades each year |
$6.95 per trade | $9.95 per trade |
Options4 | $0.95 + $1.25 per contract (min. $8.20) |
$4.95 + $1.25 per contract (min. $8.20) |
$6.95 + $1.25 per contract | $9.95 + $1.25 per contract |
Options4 (Value less than $2,000) |
Maximum commission of $19.95 |
Maximum commission of $19.95 |
Maximum commission of $19.95 |
Maximum commission of $28.95 |
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) | All Canadian and U.S. ETFs at $0 commission5 | |||
Mutual funds | $06 Commission on most funds (Refer to the complete lists: with and without fees) |
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Exchange-traded debentures | $9.95 per trade |
$9.95 per trade |
$9.95 per trade |
$9.95 per trade |
Please note that this list is subject to change at any time. Some mutual fund families are not available in all provinces. For complete information and availability, please refer to the prospectus or contact one of our representatives.
Transaction fees of $44.95 or more will be charged for the purchase, sale or exchange of mutual funds offered by these companies. For more information about these fees, please contact one of our representatives.
*A transaction fee of $25 will be charged for the purchase, sale or exchange of a Férique fund.
**A transaction fee of $28.95 will be charged for the purchase, sale or exchange of Jarislowsky Fraser funds. These fees do not apply when the assets in accounts under the same root exceed $100,000. For more information, please contact one of our representatives.
Please note that this list is subject to change at any time. Some mutual fund families are not available in all provinces. For complete information and availability, please refer to the prospectus or contact one of our representatives.
Stocks and ETFs |
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Canadian Stocks or ETFs |
U.S. Stocks or ETFs |
Minimum commission |
$44.95 |
$44.95 |
Shares of $2 or less |
2% of the transaction value |
2.5% of the transaction value |
Shares of $2.01 or more |
$44.95 + 4¢ per share |
$44.95 + 6¢ per share |
Value less than $2,000 |
$44.95 |
$44.95 |
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Canadian and U.S. options |
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Option price |
Commission |
$0.00 to $2.00 |
$35.00 + $1.50 per contract |
$2.01 to $3.00 |
$35.00 + $2.00 per contract |
$3.01 to $4.00 |
$35.00 + $2.50 per contract |
$4.01 to $5.00 |
$35.00 + $3.00 per contract |
$5.01 or more |
$35.00 + $3.50 per contract |
Value less than $2,000 |
$35.00 |
Assignment |
$28.95* |
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*An assignment (and its fee) is not considered a commission-generating transaction and will therefore not be counted in the number of monthly transactions.
Exchange-traded debentures |
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Commission |
$44.95 + $3.00 per $1,000 of face value |
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With National Bank Direct Brokerage, you can trade fixed-income securities online or over the phone with a representative.
The minimum amount for trades varies depending on the security, and any applicable commissions are included in the price.
A transaction fee of $25.00 will be charged on the early redemption of savings bonds issued by Placement Québec. These fees will not apply to redemptions made on the product’s anniversary date of issue.
1. To benefit from active investor pricing, one hundred (100) or more transactions in shares, ETFs or options transactions generating a commission must have been made under the same account root in the previous three (3) months (quarter). You must also receive all your documents by electronic delivery. When these criteria are met, the active investor rate is effective on the first business day of the following month. This criterion must be met on the 1st day of each month to continue to benefit from the commission schedule for active investors. This pricing does not apply to transactions made through a representative, although they are considered in calculating the number of transactions made in the same quarter. Legal entity accounts are eligible for active investor pricing but cannot be combined with an individual account for transaction calculation purposes.
2. You must be 30 years old or younger to benefit from the young investor rate. To be eligible, transactions must be made through our electronic solutions and you must receive all your documents by electronic delivery. Free transactions apply to equities and exchange-traded funds.
3. Link a National Bank bank account to your brokerage account to benefit from preferential pricing. To be eligible, transactions must be made through our electronic solutions and you must also receive all your documents by electronic delivery.
4. An option contract gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a given position in an underlying security at a given exercise price. Contracts are for 100 shares.
5. Each trade must involve 100 or more exchange-traded funds (ETFs) units and must be carried out using our electronic solutions. You must also sign up to receive all your documents electronically.
Commission-free ETF trades are not counted when calculating:
Management and other fees may apply to ETF investments. Please read the prospectus before making an investment. ETFs are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.
Regular pricing on equities trade applies if the $0 commission conditions on ETFs are not met.
6. Except for NBI Funds1 and Meritage Portfolios, the minimum amount for a mutual fund transaction through National Bank Direct Brokerage is $1,000 or the amount required by the mutual fund company, whichever is higher. Subsequent mutual fund transactions must be for at least $500.00 or the amount required by the mutual fund company, whichever is greater.
Switch orders are subject to the same redemption fees. Some mutual fund companies may charge fees in addition to the commissions payable to National Bank Direct Brokerage. These fees may include account opening fees, early redemption fees, deferred sales commissions on funds with redemption fees, management fees, etc. For more details, please refer to the prospectus of the mutual fund in question.
Fund companies charge fees when fund units with back-end loads are sold. These fees usually follow a degressive fee structure set by the fund company.
Switch transactions are allowed only within the same fund family and the same fee structure.
NBI Funds include the NBI Jarislowsky Fraser Funds, NBI Westwood Fund, NBI Portfolios, NBI Private Portfolios, NBI SmartData Funds and NBI SmartBeta Funds.
A commission fee of $44.95 applies to all transactions for certain fund families. For the complete list of fund families with transaction fees, please contact one of our representatives.
Only a few fund families charge transaction fees. Consult the full list of funds or contact one of our representatives.
Commissions are billed in the same currency as the transaction.
Each partial execution of a transaction is subject to the full commission, unless the transaction is executed in its entirety on the same business day. Full commission is charged for each separate transaction performed on the same security. Additional fees may be charged by the local securities exchange commission and/or by the stock market and are billed in the same currency as the transaction.
When a transaction is placed through one of our services (e.g., a representative) and then modified via another service (e.g., the website), the commission is based on the higher of the two commission schedules. Option exercises are subject to the same commission schedule as share transactions made through a representative. A currency conversion is required for any trade involving a security in a currency other than that of the account in which the trade is settled. When carrying out this conversion, National Bank Direct Brokerage acts as principal and can earn, in addition to the commission applicable to the transaction, revenue based on the spread between the bid and ask rates. Borrowing securities for short selling may result in additional fees. These fees vary based on the markets and without prior notice. Contact one of our representatives for more information about these fees.