Questrade review

1 licensed entity · questrade.com

✓ Checked Oct 14, 2026

CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

Coinish Score

58/100

CFDs in Canada

Editor Rating

4.2/5

Stocks in Canada

Best rank

5 of 5

CFDs in Canada

US stock fee

In short

Licensed by CIRO in Canada.
Offers stocks & ETFs, options, forex, CFDs.
Trade on Questrade Edge and Questrade Pro.
Support by phone and live chat.

CIRO publishes no licence number, so the licence field shows Questrade's CIRO registration category instead.

What it costs

EUR/USD all-in cost	1.9 pips, FX & CFD account (target spread)
US stock commission	$0 per order
Currency conversion fee	Not verified yet
Inactivity fee	None
Withdrawal fee	None
Minimum deposit	$0 (Questrade, Inc.)

4.2/5

How we rated it · Stocks in Canada (Questrade, Inc.)

Computed from verified facts only, with published thresholds. 95% of the rating weight is backed by data. Method →

Regulation & safety 25%
3.8
Trading costs 25%
5.0
Markets & products 15%
5.0
Platforms & tools 10%
3.0
Deposits & withdrawals 10%
4.5
Account options 5%
not scored
Support 10%
3.5

Moderate

Market Signal

✓ Real data

Computed from Ahrefs + Semrush data about Questrade’s own website. Not an assessment of the broker itself: it makes up half of the Coinish Score and never changes the Editor Rating. How this works →

Market strength

Where it stands today

Momentum

34 Cooling ↓

Where it’s heading

Data confidence

Medium

How much to trust it

Traffic strength
61
Search visibility
53
Authority
52
Brand & market presence
41

Tick mark = category average.

Compared with 88 tracked trading platforms. Data through October 2026, pulled Nov 2, 2026.

Who holds your account

The company you sign up with depends on where you live. Its regulator decides your protections.

Entity	Regulator	Licence	Serves	CFD loss %
Questrade, Inc.	CIRO Tier 1	CIRO Investment Dealer (Participant)	Canada inferred from the licence	–

Entity

Regulator

Licence

Serves

CFD loss %

Questrade, Inc.

CIRO

Tier 1

CIRO Investment Dealer (Participant)

Canada

inferred from the licence

–

Platforms, funding and support

Products	Stocks & ETFs, Options, Forex, CFDs
Owner	Questrade Financial Group Inc.
Instruments	Not verified yet
Fractional shares	Yes
Platforms	Questrade Edge, Questrade Pro
Deposit methods	Online banking bill payment, Instant deposit (Interac, Visa Debit), Pre-authorized deposit, Wire transfer, Cheque
Withdrawal time (stated)	Not verified yet
Demo account	Not verified yet
Support	live chat, phone

Questrade ratings by country (3)

We rate Questrade separately on each of the 3 country lists it appears on, based on the company that would hold your account there. The breakdown above is for its highest-rated one.

Country	Product	Entity	Access	Rating
Canada	Stocks	Questrade, Inc.	Locally licensed	4.2/5
Canada	Forex	Questrade, Inc.	Locally licensed	3.3/5
Canada	CFDs	Questrade, Inc.	Locally licensed	3.3/5

Country

Product

Entity

Access

Rating

Canada

Stocks

Questrade, Inc.

Locally licensed

4.2/5

Canada

Forex

Questrade, Inc.

Locally licensed

3.3/5

Canada

CFDs

Questrade, Inc.

Locally licensed

3.3/5

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Sources (16)

Licence / entity · broker's own site · questrade.com · Oct 6, 2026
“Questrade, Inc. is a registered investment dealer, a member of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) and a member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF)”
Fractional shares · broker's own site · questrade.com · Oct 6, 2026
“Fractional shares Buy fractions of Canadian and US stocks and ETFs.”
Platforms · broker's own site · questrade.com · Oct 6, 2026
“Try Questrade Pro”
Costs · broker's own site · questrade.com · Oct 7, 2026
“Trade and invest on a premium platform with zero commissions on stocks, ETFs, and most options”
Owner · broker's own site · questrade.com · Oct 7, 2026
“(QWM) and Questrade, Inc. are wholly owned subsidiaries of Questrade Financial Group Inc.”
Licence / entity · regulator register · ciro.ca · Oct 9, 2026
“Questrade Inc. ... Category ... Investment Dealer ... Approved by CIRO to be a Participant”
Funding · broker's own site · questrade.com · Oct 12, 2026
“Instant deposit (Interac and Visa Debit) ... Online banking bill payment ... Pre-authorized deposit (PAD) ... Wire transfer ... Non-certified cheque”
Support · broker's own site · questrade.com · Oct 12, 2026
“Log in to chat with us ... 1.888.298.4515”
Licence / entity · broker's own site · questrade.com · Oct 12, 2026
“Every account is free to open and requires no minimum balance.”
Costs · broker's own site · questrade.com · Oct 13, 2026
“Currency pair Target spread ... EUR/USD 1.9”
Markets · broker's own site · questrade.com · Oct 13, 2026
“competitive pricing on over 110 currency pairs”
Licence / entity · broker's own site · questrade.com · Oct 12, 2026
“This funding method is not supported for FX & CFD accounts.”
apps · broker's own site · apps.apple.com · Oct 14, 2026
“Questrade Inc.”
apps · broker's own site · play.google.com · Oct 14, 2026
“Questrade”
Costs · broker's own site · questrade.com · Oct 12, 2026
“EFT withdrawal requests over $50,000 are still processed for free”
Costs · broker's own site · questrade.com · Oct 12, 2026
“Inactivity fee (over $1,000 combined equity) Free Inactivity fee (under $1,000 combined equity) 1 Free”