Scotia iTRADE®

Low Commissions, Incredible Value and a Choice of Trading Platforms.

Why Scotia iTRADE?

Scotia iTRADE offers self-directed investors a unique investing experience. Whether you're a novice investor or experienced trader, you can find information and tools to help you manage your investments. We are proudly part of the Scotiabank Group, one of North America's premier financial institutions and Canada's most international bank.

When you trade with Scotia iTRADE and bank with Scotiabank, you'll see your entire financial picture - borrowing, banking and investing - on one screen with one sign-on. Plus, you'll benefit from low commissions, a variety of online tools and resources, and access to trading and investing education that can help you become a smarter investor.


Commissions from as low as $6.99-$9.991 per trade

Enjoy great savings when placing trades and take advantage of low commissions.


Tools & Research

Access our comprehensive research centre including Research Reports from Reuters, Sabrient, ValuEngine, Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets and Market Research Team Consensus Reports.

Trading and Investing Education

Take advantage of valuable resources to help you become a smarter investor. We offer exclusive live seminars and webinars2 and a suite of tutorial videos to help you get started.

Visit scotiaitrade.com.



Special Offers

Make the most of your trading and investing needs with our incredible offers.

NEW! Get up to $150 cash back and up to 50 FREE Trades* Offer
Open a Scotia iTRADE account and find out how you can qualify for our exciting offer!

NEW Mobile Scotia iTRADE™ - your first trade* is on us!
Use our NEW mobile trading app and get your first equity and option trade FREE

Commission-free* Online ETF Trading
Take advantage of this award winning offer – invest in commission-free ETF online trading. Choose from 50 available commission-free ETFs from iShares®* and other leading Canadian ETF providers.

100 Free Trades3
Reward yourself by opening a Scotia iTRADE account and get up to 100 Free Trades.

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  • By Phone
  • 1-888-872-3388
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    1-877-662-3838
  • By Mail
    Scotia iTRADE
    PO Box 603
    Toronto, ON
    M1K 5C5

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  • 1 To qualify for commissions of $6.99 flat per Canadian or U.S. equities trade and $6.99 + $1.25/contract for each options trade, you must, during the immediately preceding calendar quarter, execute at least 150 equity or options trades. To qualify for commissions of $9.99 flat per Canadian or U.S. equities trade and $9.99 + $1.25/contract for each options trade, you must, during the immediately preceding calendar quarter, execute at least 30 equity or options trades or have a minimum of $50,000 in combined Scotia iTRADE account assets. You must re-qualify each calendar quarter. New qualification status will be effective on the second business day of the calendar quarter. Fees for U.S. transactions are charged in U.S. dollars. Market and ECN fees for trades executed using the Scotia iTRADE Pro platform not included. Read more
  • 2 Seminars are being provided to you for educational purposes only. The seminars are written and presented by independent third parties that are not affiliated with Scotia Capital Inc. or any of its affiliates. No information contained in the seminars has been endorsed or approved by Scotia Capital Inc., and Scotia Capital Inc. is not responsible for the content or for any third parties. No information at the seminars constitutes a recommendation by Scotia iTRADE to buy, sell or hold any security, financial product or instrument discussed therein. This information neither is, nor should be construed, as an offer, or a solicitation of an offer, to buy or sell securities by Scotia iTRADE. Scotia iTRADE does not make any determination of your general investment needs and objectives, or provide advice or recommendations regarding the purchase or sale of any security, financial, legal, tax or accounting advice, or advice regarding the suitability or profitability of any particular investment or investment strategy. You will not solicit any such advice from Scotia iTRADE and in making investment decisions, you will consult with and rely upon your own advisors and not Scotia iTRADE. You are fully responsible for any investment decisions that you make and any profits or losses that may result. Any information, data, opinions, advice, recommendations or other content provided by any third party are solely those of such third party and not of Scotia Capital Inc. or its affiliates, and Scotia Capital Inc. accepts no liability in respect thereof. No endorsement or approval by Scotia Capital Inc. or any of its affiliates of any third party product, service, website or information is expressed or implied by any information, material or content contained in or referred to in the seminars, on the Scotia iTRADE website or in any other Scotia iTRADE communication. Scotia iTRADE is a division of Scotia Capital Inc.
  • * Refers to Scotia iTRADE's brokerage commission for online trade execution only. Does not take into account fees, charges, expenses or commissions imposed by the fund companies, all of which can be associated with ETF investments. You should carefully consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, fees, charges, expenses and commissions before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. Funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated. For a list of ETFs eligible for our "commission-free" offer ("Eligible ETFs"), click here. In order to qualify, trades of Eligible ETFs must be placed online or via Teletrader. You will be charged our regular equity commission (from $6.99, $9.99, or $24.99 +0.03/share) depending on the pricing tier for which you qualify – see online fee schedule) on the sale of any Eligible ETFs held for less than 1 business day. Broker-assisted trades are subject to a fee of $45.00. List of Eligible ETFs is subject to change without notice. Scotia iTRADE reserves the right to modify or cancel this offer at any time without notice.
  • ®* iShares® is a registered trade-mark of BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. Used under license. BlackRock® is a registered trade-mark of BlackRock, Inc. Used with permission.
  • 3 Open and fund a new Scotia iTRADE account with at least $25,000 (cheque deposit or transfer of assets) before June 30, 2012 and the commissions associated with your first 100 trades placed within 60 days of the date the account is activated and funded with at least $25,000 in the account, will be credited back to your account within 30 days of each order fill, to a maximum of $9.99 per trade in the currency of the account (maximum total cash rebate from this offer is $999). Offer valid only for the first Scotia iTRADE account opened by new Scotia iTRADE customers who do not have an account with TradeFreedom. Free trade credits and other Scotia iTRADE offers have no cash redemption value. This offer cannot be combined with any other promotional offer.
  • Scotia iTRADE® (Order-Execution Only Accounts) is a division of Scotia Capital Inc. ("SCI"). SCI is a member of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada and the Canadian Investor Protection Fund. System response and account access times may vary due to a variety of factors, including trading volumes, market conditions, system performance, and other factors. Scotia iTRADE does not provide investment advice or recommendations and investors are responsible for their own investment decisions. ®Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. Used under license.