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
Explore CardsMake purchases with an eligible RBC credit card
Explore CardsOpen an eligible RBC bank account and enroll in the Value ProgramLegal Disclaimer footnote 3
Explore Bank AccountsOpen an eligible RBC bank account and enroll in the Value ProgramLegal Disclaimer footnote 3
Explore Bank AccountsUse an eligible merchant offer
Learn More (Avion Rewards)Use an eligible merchant offer
Learn More (Avion Rewards)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
Learn more about pricing >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
Open an Account and Trade with Points
Trading with Points is one of the many benefits RBC clients enjoy at RBC Direct Investing.
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- 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
Credit Cards
- 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
Value Program Eligible Banking accounts:
- RBC Day to Day Banking®
- RBC Advantage Banking
- RBC Signature No Limit Banking®
- RBC VIP Banking®
- RBC Day to Day Savings®
- RBC Enhanced Savings®
- RBC High Interest eSavings®
- RBC No Limit Banking® (discontinued)
- RBC Student Banking® (discontinued)
- RBC No Limit Banking for Students® (discontinued)
- RBC Staff Banking
RBC Personal Deposit Accounts
- RBC Day to Day Banking®
- RBC Advantage Banking
- RBC Signature No Limit Banking®
- RBC VIP Banking®
- RBC Day to Day Savings®
- RBC Enhanced Savings®
- RBC High Interest eSavings®
- RBC No Limit Banking® (discontinued)
- RBC Student Banking® (discontinued)
- RBC No Limit Banking for Students® (discontinued)
- RBC Staff Banking
RBC Personal Credit Cards
- RBC Cash Back Mastercard, RBC Visa Cash Back, RBC Cash Back Preferred World Elite Mastercard, RBC Visa Classic Low Rate Option, RBC RateAdvantage Visa, RBC Visa Platinum
Personal RBC investment products
- Life Income Fund (LIF), Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP), Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP), Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), Canadian Market-Linked GIC, Income Builder GIC, Non-Redeemable GIC, One-Year Cashable GIC, Prime-Linked Cashable GIC, RateAdvantage GIC, RBC Canadian Banking MarketSmart GIC, RBC Canadian Utilities MarketSmart GIC, RBC ESG Market-Linked GIC, RBC North American MarketSmart GIC, RBC US MarketSmart GIC, Redeemable GIC, US Dollar Term Deposit, where the personal RBC investment product is not the client’s sole Avion Rewards eligible product.
- Government Sponsored Student Loan, Personal Instalment Loans, RBC Employee Student Loan, RBC Energy Saver Loan, RSP Loan, Royal Credit Line, Royal Credit Line for General Program, Royal Credit line for Professional in Medical & Dental Studies, Royal Credit Line for Professional Studies (i.e. MBA/EMA, Law, Masters of Accounting, Master of Finance, Master of Science in Business Mgmt), Royal Credit Line for Special Programs, Royal Credit Line for Students – Students Studying Abroad, Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM), Construction Mortgage, Fixed Rate Mortgage, Investment Properties Mortgage, Low Down Payment Mortgage, Manufactured Home Construction Mortgages, Ratecapper Mortgage, RBC Homeline Plan, Reverse Mortgage, Variable Rate Mortgage, products that are not tied to a business banking profile.
RBC installment loans, lines of credit and home equity financing