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Two Ways to Trade and Invest with Points

If you’re an Avion RewardsLegal Disclaimer footnote 1 member and you have an eligible RBC Direct Investing account, you can use your Avion points to pay for trade commissions or make cash contributions. Redeeming points is easy!

Pay Trade Commissions

Use points to pay for online and mobile trade commissions, including stock, exchange-traded fund (ETF) and options trades placed on Canadian and U.S. exchanges, in Canadian or U.S. dollars.

Contribute to Your Accounts

Grow your savings by using your points to make cash contributions to your self-directed RRSP, TFSA, RESP, FHSA or non-registered cash or margin account.Legal Disclaimer footnote 1

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Want to Earn Avion Points?

Here are three ways to start earning Avion pointsLegal Disclaimer footnote 2:

Make purchases with an eligible RBC credit card

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Make purchases with an eligible RBC credit card

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Open an eligible RBC bank account and enroll in the Value ProgramLegal Disclaimer footnote 3

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Open an eligible RBC bank account and enroll in the Value ProgramLegal Disclaimer footnote 3

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Use an eligible merchant offer

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Use an eligible merchant offer

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Trade with Points FAQs

No setup is required if you have an eligible RBC Direct Investing account and you’re earning Avion® points. You can use Trade with Points™ as long as you have enough Avion points available.

You can use Trade with Points™ for orders placed through the RBC Direct Investing Online Investing platform and the RBC Mobile appLegal Disclaimer footnote 4. Trade with Points is not available for orders placed through the Trading Dashboard or with an Investment Services Representative.

The number of Avion® points needed to place a trade will vary depending on the equivalent dollar commission for that trade. To give you an idea of the conversion rate, you will need approximately 1,200 Avion points to place an equity trade that costs $9.95 Canadian.Legal Disclaimer footnote 5

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Avion® points can be used to pay your commissions for online equity and options trades on the following personal Canadian and U.S. registered and non-registered accounts:

  • Investment cash accounts
  • Margin accounts
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs)
  • Tax-Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs)
  • First Home Savings Accounts (FHSAs)
  • Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs) (CAD accounts only)

The Canadian dollar equivalent (in Avion points) of the commission amount will be redeemed for U.S. dollar trades.

Please note that a trading authority or power of attorney cannot redeem Avion points on your behalf.

Trade with Points™ is not available for:

  • Non-Personal accounts
  • Registered Retirement Income Funds (RRIFs)
  • Restricted Life Income Funds (RLIFs)
  • Locked-In Retirement Accounts (LIRAs)
  • Restricted Locked-In Savings Plans (RLSPs)
  • Locked-In Retirement Income Funds (LRIFs)
  • Prescribed Registered Retirement Income Funds (PRIFs)
  • Any other registered accounts that do not allow contributions

Avion® points earned from the following Avion Rewards credit cards can be used:

  • RBC Avion Visa Platinum
  • RBC Avion Visa Infinite
  • RBC Avion Visa Infinite Privilege
  • RBC Avion Visa Infinite Privilege for Private Banking
  • RBC Avion Visa Business
  • RBC Avion Visa Infinite Business Premium
  • RBC Rewards+ Visa
  • RBC Rewards Visa Gold
  • Signature RBC Rewards Visa
  • RBC Rewards Visa Preferred
  • Rewards Visa Preferred
  • RBC U.S Dollar Visa Gold
  • ION Visa
  • ION+ Visa
  • RBC Visa CreditLine for Small Business

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