Finder Stock Trading Platform Awards 2022
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The Finder Stock Trading Platform Awards 2022 recognizes the best platforms in Canada for investing in stocks depending on your personal needs.
Finder’s data team crunched 630 data points across 18 brokers to see who came out on top.
The platform with the highest scores across nine different categories was declared the winner. The second and third places received a “highly commended” award. You can see the full methodology here.
Here is the list of the 2022 Finder Stock Trading Awards:
Finder Investment Awards 2022 Winners
Best for Canadian stocks: WealthSimple Trade
Highly commended:
- Interactive Brokers
- Desjardins Online Brokerage
Best day trading platform: Interactive Brokers
Highly commended:
- CI Direct Trading
- Desjardins Online Brokerage
Best for long-term investors: Interactive Brokers
Highly commended:
- CI Direct Trading
- Desjardins Online Brokerage
Awards criteria
Here’s how Finder’s expert analysts chose the best Canadian stock trading platforms for 2022.
Selection criteria
We conducted an extensive market review of what we deemed to be the 20 best brokers. For each broker, we collected 35 data points and brokers were then weighted to align with the category. You can view the complete breakdown on the methodology page and a summary of the weightings below.
Stock trading platform – Best overall
- Markets available: 11%
- Securities & orders: 27.5%
- Fees: 37.5%
- Features: 24%
Stock trading platform – CA stocks
- Markets available: 0%
- Securities & orders: 4%
- Fees: 77%
- Features: 19%
Stock trading platform – International stock trading
- Markets available: 20%
- Securities & orders: 8.5%
- Fees: 51.5%
- Features: 20%
Stock trading platform – Active traders
- Markets available: 7%
- Securities & orders: 16.5%
- Fees: 43%
- Features: 33.5%
Stock trading platform – Long term investors
- Markets available: 5%
- Securities & orders: 18%
- Fees: 55%
- Features: 22%
Stock trading platform – Beginners
- Markets available: 0%
- Securities & orders: 14%
- Fees: 21%
- Features: 65%
Stock trading platform – Features
- Markets available: 0%
- Securities & orders: 14%
- Fees: 15%
- Features: 71%
Stock trading platform – Low cost broker
- Markets available: 0%
- Securities & orders: 2%
- Fees: 83%
- Features: 15%
Stock trading platform – US stocks
- Markets available: 0%
- Securities & orders:12.5%
- Fees: 66.5%
- Features: 21%
Stock trading platform – Stock trading app
- Markets available: 0%
- Securities & orders: 5%
- Fees: 30%
- Features: 65%
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