Securities Lending Program

Real upside, no effort. Earn passive income while maintaining full ownership of your stocks and ETFs.

What is Securities Lending?

It’s an easy way to make more money on your investments. We loan them out, you get monthly income.

STEP ONE - Buy and hold eligible U.S. securities

Once opted-in, eligible securities in your Questrade TFSA, Cash, or Margin account can be lent out.

STEP TWO - Let Questrade lend your securities to other traders

As long as you’re opted in, we’ll look for borrowers to lend your stocks and ETFs to.

STEP THREE - Get paid monthly while retaining full control

You can trade dividend equivalents and trade as usual while earning monthly income, too.

Once you’re opted in, Questrade takes care of the rest, and you can receive extra income.

Lending is low risk. But we’ll also hold 100% of your shares’ market value as cash collateral.

All you need is at least one full share of an eligible security in a self-directed Questrade TSFA, Cash, or Margin account.

Your securities appear in your portfolio as usual, letting you trade any time.

There are a few key things to keep in mind with Securities Lending. We've got solutions for each of them.

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How we help

Voting rights

You can't vote with shares that are actively loaned out.

You can recall shares before a vote to get your rights back, then opt those shares back into lending after.

Insurance

Loaned shares don't qualify for Canadian Investor Protection Fund coverage.

We've got you covered. Questrade will hold 100% of your shares' value as collateral.

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