Direct investing journey

Step 4: Trade

Your plan is complete, you’ve done all your research and you’re ready to place a trade and invest.

Getting into the market

Getting into the market


Learn how to place, order, or cancel a trade using the trade order ticket on Scotia Online®.

Order types

Order types


In this short video or PDF quick guide, you will learn about the two common order types, market orders and limit orders.

Quick guide

Developing an exit strategy

Developing an exit strategy  


Know what your limits are and when you’re ready to get out of the market, then stick to the plan.

Frequent Mistakes

10 most frequent mistakes  


Watch this pre-recorded webinar to find out the 10 most frequent mistakes traders and investors make.

Go to the next stage to learn how to monitor, track, and rebalance your portfolio.