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At a glance

$5.95

commission
on equities¹

commission
on ETFs²

$5.95

commission + $1.25
per contract (min. $8.20)
on options³

annual administration fee

Exclusive benefits for:

Professionals and students

Engineers and engineering students
Legal, accounting and business professionals and students
Healthcare professionals and students
Health sciences specialists and students
Nurses, nursing assistants and nursing students

Newcomers in Canada

How to take advantage?

Professionals and students | Newcomers in Canada

Professionals and students: how to take advantage

Sign up for a National Bank offer for professionals

Open your account at National Bank Direct Brokerage and select the financial program in which you are participating.

Enjoy discounts and exclusive benefits

Learn more about our offers for professionals and students

Engineers and engineering students

With our offer for engineers and engineering students, you'll enjoy reduced fees and exclusive services.

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Legal, accounting and business professionals and students

With our offer for legal, accounting and business professionnals and students, you'll enjoy reduced fees and exclusive services.

Lawyers
Accountants (CPAs)
Notaries
HEC Montréal graduates
Rotman School of Management graduates
MBAs
CFAs
Actuaries
Bachelor of Commerce graduates
Human Resources Advisors
Industrial Relations Advisors

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Healthcare professionals and students

With our offer for healthcare professionnals and students, you'll enjoy reduced fees and exclusive services.

Pharmacists
Dentists and dental specialists
Veterinarians
Optometrists
Doctors
Chiropractors
Podiatrists

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Health sciences specialists and students

With our offer for health sciences specialists and students, you'll enjoy reduced fees and exclusive services.

Audiologists
Denturists
Occupational therapists
Dental hygienists
Respiratory therapists
Opticians
Speech therapists
Pharmacologists
Physiotherapists
Psychologists
Midwives
Medical electrophysiology technologists
Medical technologists
Medical imaging and radiation oncology technologists
Osteopaths
Social workers (including Marriage and Family therapists)
Paramedics
Dieticians/Nutritionists
Chiropodists (outside Quebec only)
Psychotherapists
Psychoeducators

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Nurses, nursing assistants and nursing students

With our offer for nurses and students, you'll enjoy reduced fees and exclusive services.

Nurses
Licensed practical nurses
Registered nurses
Registered practical nurses
Nurse practitioners

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Newcomers: how to take advantage

Subscribe to the National Bank's newcomer offer

Open an account with National Bank Direct Brokerage and select the financial program in which you are participating.

Benefit from exclusive advantages and discounts for 3 years

Discover our offer for newcomers

Terms and conditions of the offer

Benefit from NBC’s banking package for newcomers to Canada and meet the eligibility criteria.
The National Bank Direct Brokerage offer is for 3 years starting on the date that the NBDB account was opened.
Current clients are eligible, and they are responsible for contacting NBDB to take advantage of the offer. Its benefits will be extended to them for the remainder of the 3-year period.

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The fine print

Further details about commissions

1. Trades must be carried out on Canadian and American markets using our online trading platform and clients must also sign up to receive all their documents electronically.

2. Trades must involve one hundred (100) or more units of exchange-traded funds and must be carried out using our online trading platform. Clients must also sign up to receive all their documents electronically.

Commission-free ETF trades are not counted when calculating:

Pricing schedule for trading platforms
Active Investor pricing
Annual administration fee

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.

3. 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. Trades must be carried out using our online trading platform and clients must also sign up to receive all their documents electronically.