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What's new The rapid rise of an indie brokerage

by Theresa Ebden, Globe and Mail
October 29, 2009

When stock markets crashed during the 2008 credit crisis, Questrade CEO Edward Kholodenko had reason to remain calm. Experience had taught him that an opportunity to build his business was waiting. And Questrade grew.

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What's new Seven of the best deals around - Bargain No. 3: Questrade

by Rob Carrick , Globe and Mail
August 28, 2009

Questrade, an independent, charges one cent per share, with a minimum of $4.95 and a maximum of $9.95, and all you need to qualify is a minimum account of $1,000... it's the price leader by far.

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What's new Trading in your Tax-Free Savings Account

Exclusive to the Toronto Star
March 02, 2009

Like so many other Canadians, you opened your new Tax Free Savings Account at the beginning of January. Hoping, dreaming, that 2.2% interest will magically turn $5000 into six figures by the end of the year.


What's new Pivot Questionnaire

Toronto Star
February 28, 2009

"I first became very interested in trading in 1999. That was the peak of the day trading revolution and retail traders finally had direct access to the markets. The technology leveled the playing field. Regular investors were beating the pros." – Edward Kholodenko in a feature interview.


What's new Online broker lets mutual fund investors unhitch from trailers

by Rob Carrick, Globe and Mail
January 20, 2009

A small, independent online broker is doing something about the mutual fund fee grab being perpetrated on do-it-yourself investors.

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What's new Questrade ranked fastest-growing online brokerage

Toronto Star
December 06, 2008

Questrade Inc. has been rated as Canada's fastest-growing online brokerage, according to Investor Economics' Retail Brokerage Report


What's new Forex: The wild child of trading grows up

Toronto Star: Online Trading
June 21, 2008

It's about 7 a.m. Monday in Toronto and the market is scorching hot... Who cares about the same old Dow, TSX, or NASDAQ? This is the international foreign currency market, and things are very different here.

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What's new Some new ways to invest in gold; Portfolio Plays

National Post
March 18, 2008

Forgive me for mentioning the competition, but there's a reason. You or some of your clients may already have profited from the remarkable ascent in the price of gold during the past six months.

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What's new What do all those numbers mean anyway? Demystifying the online trading screen

The Toronto Star
February 23, 2008

When the Toronto Star wanted to feature trading software in their Online Trading supplement, they turned to Questrade’s free web-based platform QuestraderWEB.

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What's new How customers get nickel-and-dimed

by Paul Delean, Montreal Gazette, Vancouver Province, Ottawa Citizen
January 21, 2008

Toronto-based Questrade Inc., which is licensed in Quebec, broke new ground last week by allowing Canadians to make online securities trades and accumulate cash balances in U.S. dollars in their RRSPs, separately or in combination with Canadian funds.

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What's new Proper diversification among asset classes in your RRSP | French

by Wayne Cheveldayoff, The Canadian Press
January 31, 2007

Gold is the ultimate form of money and has proven itself over time, especially in the past few years, to be a better preserver of a person's wealth than a T-Bill or money market fund earning a rate of interest barely over the official inflation rate.

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What's new E-help's available at your typing fingertips Online lessons and tools can make do-it-yourself investing much easier

by Talbot Boggs, Toronto Star
December 07, 2006

"We've been growing exponentially, by 50 to 100 per cent a year," says Edward Kholodenko, president and chief executive officer of online brokerage Questrade. Investors of all knowledge levels and sophistication today have access to tools and resources to plan, select and manage portfolios, understand tax implications and even help plan for retirement...

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What's new Investing software that lets you do it yourself 'If you're going to a broker, you're giving up control'

by Robyn Doolittle, Toronto Star
November 16, 2006

"If you're going to a broker, you're giving up control of your own destiny, you're relying on others for your financial well-being. And it's really not that difficult with today's technology," said Questrade president and CEO Edward Kholodenko...

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What's new A wealthy idea: Trade cheap on-line, but keep assets with the big boys

by Rob Carrick, Globe and Mail
October 10, 2006

Price competition in the on-line brokerage sector has intensified to the point where you can now buy up to 495 shares for $4.95 at a broker called Questrade. What, you've never heard of Questrade? It's not surprising, given that this small Toronto firm is a direct-access broker and thus caters to hard-core traders who want the quickest possible trade executions. Early this month, though, Questrade made some pricing changes designed to appeal to the more mainstream investor...

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