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RBC Direct Investing™ Why Choose Us

Whether you are just getting started or are an experienced investor, RBC Direct Investing offers one-stop shopping, providing top-rated research and innovative tools to help investors make informed and confident decisions.
Learn more about the benefits of investing with RBC Direct Investing:

Practice Accounts
Outstanding value for your money
Invest with confidence
Unsurpassed investment options
Access your investments and banking from one location
Client support
Secure Online Access

Practice Accounts

This new feature is a great resource for both novice and experienced investors to sharpen their trading and investing skills and to test drive RBC Direct Investing. Practice Accounts are fully integrated into the actual online investing site, allowing you to experience investing using the same order entry screens available for actual trades, except that you risk nothing and can start over at any time. Practice Accounts are backed by the Guidance & Planning resources, helping you become a more knowledgeable and confident investor.

Outstanding value for your money

Whether you’re investing in mutual funds or equities, at RBC Direct Investing you benefit from extremely competitive pricing. You have two ways to qualify for low pricing on trades from as low as $6.95 to $9.95 flat.

At RBC Direct Investing you can buy or sell over 2,500 mutual funds commission-free. And, RBC Direct Investing, also offers over 40 Series D units of RBC Funds with low management expense ratios (MERs) starting from 0.68%.

Invest With Confidence

Whether you're a new investor or an active trader our wide range of resources including portfolio planning and investment monitoring tools together with our extensive research and analysis provide you with everything you need to build and monitor your investment portfolio:

  • If you're not sure where to begin, RBC Direct Investing's Guidance & Planning provides you with access to in-depth learning resources, tools and articles to help you build your investing knowledge, create a successful investment plan and help you invest more confidently.
  • Valuable tools that can help you evaluate buying and selling decisions. Our Mutual Funds and ETF Centres offer everything you need including screeners, to make informed investment decisions, all from one place. To assist with equity trading decisions, you have access to everything from technical analysis, charting and fundamental analysis to real-time intraday balances and positions — plus streaming quotes including Level II quotes for active traders.
  • Top-rated research from groups such as Standard & Poor’s (S&P), RBC Capital Markets and RBC Dominion Securities, as well as non-traditional sources such as worldwide blogs help you make informed decisions about your investment choices.
  • Professionally designed Model Portfolios for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds, providing clients with an easy way to build or diversify their portfolio.

Unsurpassed Investment Options

An unsurpassed range of investment products including stocks, options, mutual funds, the largest fixed income inventory in Canada, online IPO centre and more. Plus account options, both registered and non-registered, to meet every need at every stage of your life.

Access your investments and banking from one location

You’ll have convenient access to your banking and investments from one secure online location, with a single login and password when you link your RBC Direct Investing account to RBC Online Banking. Easily move money between your RBC Royal Bank account and your RBC Direct Investing account.

Client Support

Taking control of your investments doesn’t mean you’re on your own. For the times when you have a question about your account or a transaction, our professional investment services representatives are here to help and ensure your question or query is taken care of promptly and efficiently.

Secure Online Access

Our online security guarantee provides you with greater peace of mind. If an unauthorized transaction is conducted in your account through RBC Direct Investing Online Investing, you will be reimbursed 100% for any direct losses in your account.+


Enjoy the satisfaction of taking control of your investments with the backing of RBC’s extensive network - solutions for all of your financial needs.


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