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Questrade Straight A Trading Contest plus Promo Code for $50 In Free Trades

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 02:00 AM PDT

I’ve mentioned Questrade in other posts as my choice for an online discount brokerage. With a promo code for $50 in free trades (CanadianFinance) and trades only costing $4.95-9.95, it’s a great choice for those who want to keep their fees low, but especially for those who do not meet the minimum dollar balance or minimum trades per quarter that other brokers require to give you their lowest commissions.

I use Questrade to invest in income trusts and REITs within a TFSA. I also plan to open a non-registered account for a Smith Manoeuvre. They also offer other forms of registered accounts like RRSPs and RESPs.

If you’ve been thinking about signing up for a Questrade account, now might be the best time to do it. Questrade has a Straight A Trading contest going on where new accounts will be entered in a draw for a $5,000 professional stock trader course at Online Trading Academy’s Toronto or Vancouver centres for seven days. To make sure this is available to all Canadians, Questrade is also offering up to $2,000 for the winner’s travel allowance.

Straight A Trading Contest Entry

To be entered into the contest for the stock trading course, you need to open an account with Questrade and fund it with a $1,000 minimum before November 30th, 2010.

Questrade Promo Code

You’ll also receive $50 in free trades be using promo code CanadianFinance. This will likely happen automatically if you use this link, but you’ll want to confirm it’s in your promo code box to get the $50 worth of free trades.

Extra Offer For $25,000+ Accounts

If you open a new account and fund it with at least $25,000, you will also receive a free one-day trading plan course from Online Trading Academy worth $1,000. If you transfer the minimum $25,000 from another Canadian brokerage, Questrade will also pay the transfer fee up to $150.

I use Questrade and have been happy with them so far. While I’ve only had a handful of trades, they’ve all gone through smoothly and QuestraderWEB is a sold trading platform. So if you’re looking for a low cost online brokerage, try Canada’s fastest-growing online brokerage that has received some great reviews from The Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star!

Questrade Straight A Trading Contest plus Promo Code for $50 In Free Trades originally appeared on Canadian Finance Blog on October 26, 2010.