Welcome to Scotia iTRADE^®

All the tools you need for self-directed investing are right at your fingertips

See your entire financial picture, all on one screen:

With all of the educational resources available you can enjoy trading with ease from desktop or mobile whether you’re a first time investor, or looking for a more powerful platform to make the most of your investments. Enjoy access to in-depth investment research and analysis, fully customizable market data platforms and your choice of investments. With Scotia iTRADE you get convenient, fast access to all of your accounts with one sign on.

Features and benefits

Get access to Scotiabank's in-depth research capabilities
Pay bills, right from your online brokerage account
Manage and transfer funds between your Scotia iTRADE online brokerage account and Scotiabank bank accounts.
Set-up and make future dated transactions
Access easy fund transfers (CAD and USD) between any bank account in Canada and Scotia iTRADE.

Reasons to join

Special offers and programs

Make it happen by making the most of your money.

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Free education resources

Whether you’re a first time investor or experienced trader, you can access online videos, webinars and Scotia University to give you all the information you need to make it happen.

Learn about education resources

Trade as low as $4.99¹

Enjoy, low commissions and a wide range of products and services for your trading and investing needs.

Learn more about our fees and pricing

Awards

Top Online Brokerage - Desktop Experience 2022

Surviscor Canadian Online Brokerage Desktop Experience Review.

SQM’s Call Center Industry Awards of Excellence Program 2022

First Call Resolution Improvement Award.

More ways Scotia iTRADE can help your investments

Easy transfer

With our Easy Transfer service4, you can easily transfer funds (in Canadian and U.S. currencies) between any Canadian bank account and Scotia iTRADE with a point and click, giving you immediate investing power precisely when and where you want it.

Choice of high-powered trading platforms

Convenient, fast and reliable online trading platforms like Scotia iTRADE Trading Desk and Trade Pro.

Read about trading platforms

Security guarantee

We offer comprehensive fraud, privacy and transfer protection to help safeguard your accounts

Individual Account: An account in your name only.

Joint account: An account owned by more than one individual. There are two types of Joint accounts, Joint with Right of Survivorship and Joint Tenants in Common.

Right of Survivorship: A form of account ownership, which allows all owners to operate the account individually. On the death of any owner, the entire interest in the Joint account becomes the property of the survivor(s) - not available in the Province of Quebec.
Tenants in Common: A form of account ownership, which allows all owners to operate the account individually. On the death of any owner, the interest in the account is divided equally unless otherwise specified at the time of account opening.

Power of Attorney: This is an individual who is assigned by the owner to assume control over the account. A power of Attorney can be limited to buying and selling securities within an account, or can be granted full authority including withdrawal of money.

Guarantor: A Guarantor is an individual who promises to repay any indebtedness of the account to Scotia iTRADE if the owner does not meet their obligation.

Interested Party: This is an individual selected to receive account statements or trade confirmations.

Start investing with Scotia iTRADE today

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Phone

Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. ET

1-888-769-3723

Online

Easy-to-follow steps.
100% safe and secure.

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In Person

Make an appointment

Local Scotiabank Branch

Visit

44 King St. West, Toronto, ON
Scotia Plaza (Lower Concourse)

Monday-Friday
(10 a.m. – 2 p.m ET)

Legal

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To qualify for commissions of $4.99 flat per Canadian or US equities trade and $4.99 + $1.25/contract for each options trade, you must, during the immediately preceding calendar quarter, execute at least 150 commission-generating equity or options trades. Accounts with less than 150 commission-generating trades within a calendar quarter will qualify for commissions of $9.99 flat per Canadian or US equities trade and $9.99 + $1.25/contract for each options trade. Commission-generating trades are buys and sells of: Equities, Options, Mutual Funds subject to commissions and Fixed Income instruments. Buys and Sells of GICs, ETFs which do not generate a commission, Canada Savings Bonds and Provincial Savings Bonds are examples of trades that are not commission-generating. You must re-qualify each calendar quarter. New qualification status will be effective on the second business day of the calendar quarter. Fees for US transactions are charged in US dollars.