Brokerages
Wealthsimple (self-directed / Wealthsimple Trade)
The full published fee schedule as captured from the brokerage's own pricing pages.
- Stock commission
- $0, "Commission for listed US & Canadian securities : $0"
- ETF buy commission
- $0, same published line as stocks; no separate ETF buy commission published
- ETF sell commission
- $0, same published line as stocks; no separate ETF sell commission published
- Options commission
- US-listed equity and ETF options: US$0 per contract (Core, Premium, Generation); Canadian-listed equity and ETF options: $0.04 per contract (all users); index options: SPX/SPXW US$1, VIX US$1, XSP US$0.25, RUT/RUTW US$0.50, NDX US$1.00, DJX US$0.25; early exercise US$45, auto-exercise US$0, assignment $0
- Currency conversion
- CAD account trading US-listed securities: 1.5% currency conversion fee applied to WSII Corporate Exchange Rate (a live rate including a spread). USD account available: cash conversions CAD↔USD tiered per transaction, under $10,000: 1.5%; $10,000–$24,999.99: 1.0%; $25,000–$99,999.99: 0.5%; $100,000 and over: 0%; no conversion fee when trading US-listed securities from a USD Account
- Margin rates
- CAD: 3.24%–5.70%, based on loan size; USD: 4.5%–8%, based on loan size (pricing page, all tiers)
- Admin fees
- No separate registered or non-registered annual/admin fee published; Everyday Fee Schedule (All Accounts): Account Opening $0, Account Closing $0, Inactive account $0, Electronic Statements & Trade Confirmations $0. USD Account Fee: $10 + applicable tax per month (Core; included on Premium/Generation)
- Inactivity fee
- $0, "Inactive account : $0"
- Transfer out fee
- $0, "Outgoing account transfers to another institution: $0" (full/partial not distinguished)
- Account minimums
- $0, pricing page: "Account minimums | $0"; plan tiers are Core $1 in assets, Premium $100,000, Generation $500,000
Notes from the capture
All figures verbatim from official Wealthsimple pricing page and Trade Fee Schedule fetched 2026-11-15. Zero-commission on listed US & Canadian stocks and ETFs, and US$0 on US-listed equity/ETF options. Managed Portfolio service fees (0.5%/0.4%/0.2%–0.4%) are a separate managed product, not self-directed Trade.
Source: https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/pricing ; https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/legal/fees/trade | Captured 2026-11-15