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Fees · Verified September 22, 2026

Scotia iTRADE fees:
$9.99 per trade, and the rest

Scotia iTRADE (Scotiabank). One schedule, checked on September 22, 2026, and three concrete cases to see what it costs over a year.

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$9.99
per stock trade
$100
a year under a $25,000 balance
The schedule

Scotia iTRADE fees,
line by line

Scotia iTRADE (Scotiabank). Checked on September 22, 2026. What was not checked is written as such, never guessed.

FeeScotia iTRADEWealthsimple
Commission on stocks$9.99 ($4.99 above 150 trades per quarter)$0
ETF purchases$0 – $9.99 ($0 on over 200 selected ETFs held at least one business day; $9.99 on the others)$0
ETF sales$0 – $9.99 ($0 on over 200 selected ETFs held at least one business day; $9.99 on the others)$0
Account maintenance feeregistered account: $100 a year, unless $25,000 in aggregate assets or 12 commissionable trades in the year; non-registered account: $25 a year under $15,000 in aggregate assetsNone
Managed portfoliofees vary by product, not checked0.5% per year (Core), 0.4% from $100,000 (Premium), 0.4% down to 0.2% from $500,000 (Generation), plus ETF fees
USD conversion feenot checked1.5% under $10,000, 1% from $10,000 to $24,999, 0.5% from $25,000 to $99,999, 0% from $100,000 (by transaction size)
Options$9.99 + $1.25 per contract ($4.99 + $1.25 above 150 trades per quarter)Not offered
Trade placed by phone$65 on top of the online rate for a trade placed with a representative—
Transfer-out fee$150 per account$50 per account

ETF internal fees (management expense ratio) apply everywhere, whatever the platform.

Over a year

What it costs
depending on use

Three cases computed from the schedule above, conversion fees excluded. For your own case, the calculator lets you compare Scotia iTRADE with the seven other brokers by your trades and your balance.

CasePlatform usedScotia iTRADEWealthsimple
Twelve ETF purchases a year, nothing else, $10,000 balanceScotia iTRADE$0 – $119.88$0
Twenty-four stock trades a year, $5,000 balance, non-registered accountScotia iTRADE$264.76$0
Sixty trades a year, $30,000 balanceScotia iTRADE$499.50 – $599.40$0

A range appears when the schedule gives one. The fees of the ETFs held are not counted.

Avoiding them

How to pay less,
or nothing

Conditions change without notice
Every figure on this page carries its verification date. Between two checks, the official Scotia iTRADE schedule governs.
The same check, elsewhere

The other schedules,
same method

RBC fees
RBC fees
$9.95 per trade · RBC Direct Investing, RBC GoSmart and RBC InvestEase
Verified July 2026
 TD fees
TD fees
$9.99 per trade · TD Direct Investing (WebBroker) and TD Easy Trade
Verified September 22, 2026
 CIBC fees
CIBC fees
$6.95 per trade · CIBC Investor's Edge
Verified September 22, 2026
 Desjardins fees
Desjardins fees
$0 commission, and the rest · Desjardins Online Brokerage (Disnat)
Verified July 2026
 National Bank fees
National Bank fees
$0 commission, and the rest · National Bank Direct Brokerage (NBDB)
Verified September 22, 2026
 Questrade fees
Questrade fees
$0 commission, and the rest · Questrade (self-directed) and Questwealth (managed)
Verified July 2026
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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

By keeping a balance of at least $25,000. Registered account: $100 a year, unless $25,000 in aggregate assets or 12 commissionable trades in the year; non-registered account: $25 a year under $15,000 in aggregate assets. Under that threshold, it adds up to $100 a year.

Buying: $0 – $9.99. Selling: $0 – $9.99. The ETF's own internal fees apply on top, whatever the platform.

Fees vary by product, not checked.

$0 commission on buys and sells, no trade cap, no maintenance or inactivity fee; managed portfolio at 0.5% per year (Core), 0.4% from $100,000 (Premium), 0.4% down to 0.2% from $500,000 (Generation), plus ETF fees. Code LOIO3A gets you $35 in total at sign-up, after the request form.

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