Adam Rosen - Lead financial writer
A Canada international broker is a brokerage firm that permits foreign investors to buy and sell financial instruments like stocks, cryptocurrency, Forex, commodities, ETFs, CFDs, Indices and other financial instruments. To be deemed a Canada international broker, a brokerage firm must be regulated to offer financial trading services to Canada residents.
Individual Canadian investors may choose to participate in foreign investments for a variety of reasons, including diversification and the potential for growth, particularly in investments that offer international exposure is rising markets.
Any Canada international broker that accepts clients from several countries and provides Canadian traders with trading access to worldwide financial markets is referred to as a Canada international broker.
🤴 FP Markets is Used By: 10,000
⚡ FP Markets is Regulated by: Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), Financial Services Authority (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)
💵 What You Can Trade with FP Markets: Forex, Minors, Majors, Exotics, Indices, Metals,
💵 Instruments Available with FP Markets: 100
📈 FP Markets Inactivity Fees: No
💰 FP Markets Withdrawal Fees: No
💰 FP Markets Payment Methods: Credit cards, VISA, MasterCard, Debit cards, Bank Transfer, Electronic wallets (eWallets), Neteller, BPAY, POLi, PayPal, Neteller, Skrill, PayTrust, NganLuong VN, Fasapay, Broker to Broker, OnlinePay China, Directa24, Klarna, PayTrust88, Payoneer,
FP Markets Risk warning : Losses can exceed deposits
🤴 XTB is Used By: 250,000
⚡ XTB is Regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), FCA number FRN 522157, Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), CySEC Licence Number: 169/12, Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores, Komisja Nadzoru Finansowego, Belize International Financial Services Commission (IFSC) under license number IFSC/60/413/TS/19, Polish Securities and Exchange Commission (KPWiG), Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC),Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), XTB AFRICA (PTY) LTD licensed to operate in South Africa
💵 What You Can Trade with XTB: Forex, Minors, Cryptocurrencies, Majors, Exotics, Indices, UK Stocks, US Stocks, Pennystocks, Energies, Metals, Agriculturals, ETFs,
💵 Instruments Available with XTB: 4000
📈 XTB Inactivity Fees: Yes
💰 XTB Withdrawal Fees: No
💰 XTB Payment Methods: Credit cards, MasterCard, Maestro, Visa, Debit cards, Bank Transfer, Electronic wallets (eWallets), PayPal, Neteller, Skrill, Poli, Paysafe, Payoneer,
XTB Risk warning : 74% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
🤴 Pepperstone is Used By: 89,000
⚡ Pepperstone is Regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), Capital Markets Authority of Kenya (CMA), Pepperstone Markets Limited is incorporated in The Bahamas (number 177174 B), Licensed by the Securities Commission of the Bahamas (SCB) number SIA-F217
💵 What You Can Trade with Pepperstone: Forex, Minors, Cryptocurrencies, Majors, Exotics, Indices, Energies, Metals,
💵 Instruments Available with Pepperstone: 100
📈 Pepperstone Inactivity Fees: Yes
💰 Pepperstone Withdrawal Fees: No
💰 Pepperstone Payment Methods: Credit cards, VISA, MasterCard, Debit cards, Bank Transfer, Electronic wallets (eWallets), PayPal, Neteller, BPAY, POLi, UnionPay, FasaPay, QIWI, Payoneer,
Pepperstone Risk warning : CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. Between 74-89 % of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money
🤴 FXPrimus is Used By: 10,000
⚡ FXPrimus is Regulated by: Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), Markets In Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), Vanuatu Financial Services Commission (VFSC)
💵 What You Can Trade with FXPrimus: Forex, Minors, Majors, Exotics, Indices, UK Stocks, US Stocks, Energies, Metals,
💵 Instruments Available with FXPrimus: 130
📈 FXPrimus Inactivity Fees: No
💰 FXPrimus Withdrawal Fees: Varies
💰 FXPrimus Payment Methods: Credit cards, VISA, MasterCard, Debit cards, Bank Transfer, Electronic wallets (eWallets), Neteller, Skrill, Payoneer, SafeCharge, TrustPay, EmerchantPay, Bitcoin, UnionPay, FasaPay, Giropay,
FXPrimus Risk warning : Losses can exceed deposits
🤴 easyMarkets is Used By: 142,500
⚡ easyMarkets is Regulated by: Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), Financial Services Authority (FSA), British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (BVI)
💵 What You Can Trade with easyMarkets: Forex, Minors, Cryptocurrencies, Majors, Exotics, Indices, Energies, Metals, Agriculturals, Options,
💵 Instruments Available with easyMarkets: 200
📈 easyMarkets Inactivity Fees: No
💰 easyMarkets Withdrawal Fees: No
💰 easyMarkets Payment Methods: Credit cards, MasterCard, Maestro, American Express, JCB, Astropay, Debit cards, Bank Transfer, SOFORT, GiroPay, iDeal, Bpay, Electronic wallets (eWallets), Skrill, Neteller, WebMoney, UnionPay, WeChatPay, FasaPay, STICPAY,
easyMarkets Risk warning : Your capital is at risk
🤴 SpreadEx is Used By: 10,000
⚡ SpreadEx is Regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
💵 What You Can Trade with SpreadEx: Forex, Minors, Cryptocurrencies, Majors, Exotics, Indices, UK Stocks, US Stocks, Pennystocks, Energies, Metals, Agriculturals, ETFs, IPO, Bonds, Options, Treasuries,
💵 Instruments Available with SpreadEx: 15000
📈 SpreadEx Inactivity Fees: No
💰 SpreadEx Withdrawal Fees: 0, minimum £50
💰 SpreadEx Payment Methods: Credit cards, VISA, Switch, Maestro, Debit cards, Bank Transfer, Payoneer,
SpreadEx Risk warning : Losses can exceed deposits
🤴 HYCM is Used By: 10,000
⚡ HYCM is Regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), FCA reference number 186171, Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), CySEC license number 259/14, Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA), CIMA reference number 1442313, Dubai financial services authority (DFSA), DFSA license number 000048
💵 What You Can Trade with HYCM: Forex, Minors, Cryptocurrencies, Majors, Exotics, Indices, UK Stocks, Energies, Metals, Agriculturals,
💵 Instruments Available with HYCM: 100
📈 HYCM Inactivity Fees: Yes
💰 HYCM Withdrawal Fees: No
💰 HYCM Payment Methods: Credit cards, Debit cards, Bank Transfer, PayPal, WebMoney, Payoneer,
HYCM Risk warning : Losses can exceed deposits
🤴 Swissquote is Used By: 300,000
⚡ Swissquote is Regulated by: Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), Financial Conduct Authority, Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
💵 What You Can Trade with Swissquote: Forex, Minors, Majors, Exotics, Indices, UK Stocks, US Stocks, Pennystocks, Energies, Metals, Bonds,
💵 Instruments Available with Swissquote: 100
📈 Swissquote Inactivity Fees: No
💰 Swissquote Withdrawal Fees: $10
💰 Swissquote Payment Methods: Credit cards, Debit cards, Bank Transfer, Payoneer,
Swissquote Risk warning : Losses can exceed deposits
🤴 Axi is Used By: 10,000
⚡ Axi is Regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), Financial Service Authority of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (FSA)
💵 What You Can Trade with Axi: Forex, Minors, Cryptocurrencies, Majors, Exotics,
💵 Instruments Available with Axi: 100
📈 Axi Inactivity Fees: No
💰 Axi Withdrawal Fees: No
💰 Axi Payment Methods: Credit cards, Debit cards, Bank Transfer, Neteller, BPAY, UnionPay, Payoneer,
Axi Risk warning : Losses can exceed deposits
🤴 Eightcap is Used By: 10,000
⚡ Eightcap is Regulated by: Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), Vanuatu Financial Services Commission (VFSC)
💵 What You Can Trade with Eightcap: Forex, Minors, Majors, Exotics, Indices, Energies, Metals,
💵 Instruments Available with Eightcap: 100
📈 Eightcap Inactivity Fees: No
💰 Eightcap Withdrawal Fees: Yes
💰 Eightcap Payment Methods: Credit cards, Debit cards, Bank Transfer, POLi, UnionPay, Payoneer,
Eightcap Risk warning : Losses can exceed deposits
🤴 ForexMart is Used By: 10,000
⚡ ForexMart is Regulated by: Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC)
💵 What You Can Trade with ForexMart: Forex, Minors, Cryptocurrencies, Majors, Exotics, Indices, UK Stocks, US Stocks, Energies, Metals, ETFs, Bonds,
💵 Instruments Available with ForexMart: 111
📈 ForexMart Inactivity Fees: No
💰 ForexMart Withdrawal Fees: 5
💰 ForexMart Payment Methods: Bank Transfer, Visa, MasterCard, Skrill, Neteller, PayCo, fasaPay, Qiwi, Union Pay, AliPay,
ForexMart Risk warning : Your capital is at risk
🤴 ForTrade is Used By: 1,000,000
⚡ ForTrade is Regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC), National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB)
💵 What You Can Trade with ForTrade: Forex, Minors, Cryptocurrencies, Majors, Exotics, Bonds,
💵 Instruments Available with ForTrade: 100
📈 ForTrade Inactivity Fees:
💰 ForTrade Withdrawal Fees: No
💰 ForTrade Payment Methods: Credit cards, Debit cards, Bank Transfer, PayPal, Neteller, Payoneer,
ForTrade Risk warning : Your capital is at risk
🤴 ETFinance is Used By: 10,000
⚡ ETFinance is Regulated by: Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC)
💵 What You Can Trade with ETFinance: Forex, Minors, Cryptocurrencies, Majors, Exotics, Indices, UK Stocks, US Stocks, Energies, Metals, ETFs, Bonds,
💵 Instruments Available with ETFinance: 150
📈 ETFinance Inactivity Fees:
💰 ETFinance Withdrawal Fees: $100/10000JPY
💰 ETFinance Payment Methods: Bank Bank Wire transfer, Electronic wallets (eWallets), Skrill account, Neteller,
ETFinance Risk warning : Trading leverage products may not be suitable for all traders. 71% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
🤴 Interactive Brokers is Used By: 10,000
⚡ Interactive Brokers is Regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
💵 What You Can Trade with Interactive Brokers: Forex, Majors, Indices, UK Stocks, UK Stocks, Energies, Metals, Agriculturals, ETFs,
💵 Instruments Available with Interactive Brokers: 100
📈 Interactive Brokers Inactivity Fees: Yes
💰 Interactive Brokers Withdrawal Fees: 10 USD
💰 Interactive Brokers Payment Methods: Bank Transfer, American Express, Cheque or Check,
Interactive Brokers Risk warning : Losses can exceed deposits
🤴 IG is Used By: 239,000
⚡ IG is Regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), Swiss Financial Markets Supervisory Authority (FINMA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), National Futures Association (NFA), Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC), Financial Markets Authority (FMA), Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Japanese Financial Services Authority (FSA), Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA)
💵 What You Can Trade with IG: Forex, Minors, Cryptocurrencies, Majors, Exotics, Indices, UK Stocks, US Stocks, Energies, Metals, Agriculturals, ETFs, IPO, Bonds, Options,
💵 Instruments Available with IG: 17000
📈 IG Inactivity Fees: Yes
💰 IG Withdrawal Fees: No
💰 IG Payment Methods: Credit cards, VISA, MasterCard, Debit cards, Bank Transfer, Electronic wallets (eWallets), PayPal, BPAY, Payoneer,
IG Risk warning : 70% of retail CFD accounts lose money
🤴 GKFX is Used By: 10,000
⚡ GKFX is Regulated by: Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA)
💵 What You Can Trade with GKFX: Forex, Minors, Cryptocurrencies, Majors, Exotics, Indices, US Stocks, UK Stocks, Energies, Metals, Agriculturals,
💵 Instruments Available with GKFX: 100
📈 GKFX Inactivity Fees: No
💰 GKFX Withdrawal Fees: No
💰 GKFX Payment Methods: Credit cards, Debit cards, Bank Transfer, SOFORT, Payoneer,
GKFX Risk warning : Losses can exceed deposits
🤴 FXCM is Used By: 10,000
⚡ FXCM is Regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
💵 What You Can Trade with FXCM: Forex, Minors, Majors, Exotics, Indices, Energies, Metals, Bonds,
💵 Instruments Available with FXCM: 100
📈 FXCM Inactivity Fees: Yes
💰 FXCM Withdrawal Fees: No
💰 FXCM Payment Methods: Bank Transfer, Cheque or Check, Debit cards, Payoneer,
FXCM Risk warning : Losses can exceed deposits
🤴 Core Spreads is Used By: 10,000
⚡ Core Spreads is Regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
💵 What You Can Trade with Core Spreads: Forex, Minors, Majors, Exotics, Indices, UK Stocks, UK Stocks, Energies, Metals,
💵 Instruments Available with Core Spreads: 1605
📈 Core Spreads Inactivity Fees: No
💰 Core Spreads Withdrawal Fees: No
💰 Core Spreads Payment Methods: Credit cards, Bank Transfer, Skrill, Payoneer,
Core Spreads Risk warning : Losses can exceed deposits
🤴 UFX is Used By: 10,000
⚡ UFX is Regulated by: Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC)
💵 What You Can Trade with UFX: Forex, Minors, Cryptocurrencies, Majors, Exotics, Indices, UK Stocks, US Stocks, Energies, Metals, Agriculturals, ETFs,
💵 Instruments Available with UFX: 100
📈 UFX Inactivity Fees: Yes
💰 UFX Withdrawal Fees: No
💰 UFX Payment Methods: Credit cards, Bank Transfer, American Express, Neteller, Bitcoin, WebMoney, POLi, UnionPay, CashU, QIWI, SOFORT, Giropay, Payoneer,
UFX Risk warning : Your capital is at risk
🤴 Oanda is Used By: 10,000
⚡ Oanda is Regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
💵 What You Can Trade with Oanda: Forex, Minors, Majors, Exotics, Indices, Energies, Metals, Agriculturals, Bonds,
💵 Instruments Available with Oanda: 100
📈 Oanda Inactivity Fees: No
💰 Oanda Withdrawal Fees: No
💰 Oanda Payment Methods: Bank Transfer, Cheque or Check, Debit cards, Payoneer,
Oanda Risk warning : 74-89% of retail CFD accounts lose money
Stock trading platforms are trading platforms that allow you to trade stocks. They include stock exchanges, most of which are designed for large-volume investors and big businesses, but they also include online brokerages. The latter let you buy or sell stocks online and usually have lower fees than traditional stock exchanges.
The main international stock trading platforms are the London Stock Exchange (LSE), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the NASDAQ, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Deutsche Börse AG in Germany. Most of these have developed into huge global businesses that handle billions of dollars every day.
Many non-U.S., European and Asian companies will list on these other markets in order to gain access to Canada international investors.
Many modern Canada international trading platforms make global financial markets available for direct investment by foreign Canadian investors wanting to invest overseas as well as domestic Canada financial securities.
If you trade crypto assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, check your Canada international brokers are able to offer the cryptocurrency assets you require and that they have liquidity. Canada international cryptocurrency brokers are entities that buy, sell and exchange cryptocurrencies on behalf of their Canada clients. They can also be referred to as Canada international crypto exchanges.
A Canada international Forex broker is a trading platform that works as a go-between for Canada traders and the global currency markets. The primary function of Canada international brokers is to provide liquidity for trade transactions. Canada international brokers normally charge traders a commission for this service, which is usually in the form of a spread, which is the difference between the buy and sell prices. Check your Canada international Forex broker offers the currencies pairs you require and that they have liquidity.
A Canada international commodities broker is a Canada trading platform that for a fee facilites buy and sell commodity trades. Futures, options, and other financial derivatives are examples of commodity contracts available with Canada internationality commodity brokers.
A Canada international commodity broker platform facilitates Canadian traders to buy and sell real commodities like agricultural products, minerals, natural gas, and oil, as well as precious metals.
Canada Indices brokers, help Canada investors to buy and sell a wide range of stock indices like the S&P 500, NASDAQ, Dow Jones, FTSE amd Nikkei 225. If you trade various global stock index markets around the world check that your Canada international broker offers trading in your required indices.
An index uses a standardised metric and methodology to quantify the price performance of a basket of assets. Technical analysis of indices should be available on your Canada international brokers trading platform.
A bundle of assets that you buy or sell through your Canada international broker is known as an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), and Nasdaq 100 are all examples of ETFs that track a specific index. If you wish to trade ETFs check your Canada internatinal broker offers these ETFs. Your Canada international ETF Broker should have ETF feature ticker symbols and intraday price data.
Copy trading and social trading has grown tremendiously in the last 3 years. Canada international brokers allow Canada traders to use copy trading to automatically copy positions established and maintained by other more experienced Canada and international traders. copy trading transfers a portion of the copying trader's money to the copied investor's account. for Canada traders who wish to intergrate copy trading into their trading strategy check to see if your Canada international broker offers copy trading to Canadian traders.
When looking for the best Canada international broker there are a few things you must check. The most important being that the Canada international brokers you shortlist are well regulated, liensed to operate in Canada and protect Canada traders. We list some important things to check when selecting the best Canada international broker.
Financial regulation plays a major role in trading, especially if you are using a Canada international broker. Canada Financial regulation protects Canadian traders when trading on Canada international brokers.
Canada international brokers and financial markets are supervised by regulatory authorities and watchdogs. To safeguard Canada customers, they implement a variety of rules and regulations.
When buying or selling financial instruments with a Canada international broker make sure they are regulated or financially overseen by British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC), Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF), Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Center of Canada (FINTRAC), Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC), Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), Ombudsman of Banking Services and Investments (OBSI), The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA). You can check your Canada international broker is financial regulated by checking on the regulators website.
The more financial instruments your Canada international broker is able to offer you the greater the availability to you to diversify your investment portfolio.
Many larger more established Canada international brokers offer Canadian traders trading in stocks, indices, Forex, cryptocurrencies, commodities and ETFs among other financial assets. Many Canada traders may wish to trade UK and US stocks.
More experienced Canada traders often focus on a wider range of asset classes to diversify their trading portfolios. Having a diversified investment portfolio with Canada international brokers can help to mitigate risk when investing.
You will need to have a clear understanding of all the commissions and fees your Canada international broker is charging you well before you execute any buy or sell orders with them.
You will have to factor in all costs as part of your investment strategy when trading in the Canada or internationally. Some Canada international brokers offer commission free stock trading and low spreads of a variety of financial instruments. Canada international brokers that have higher fees may offer a wider range of technical analysis tools and educational resources. You will need to decide what it is you need to be most effective from your Canada international broker.
A variety of deposit and withdrawal methods are made available by Canada international brokers to their customers. When trading your Canada international broker deposit and withdrawal methods will need to be convenient to you. You will also need to make sure the base currency of your deposit or funding method to your Canada international brokerage account are the same. If base currencies differ you may be charged currency conversion fees.
Canada international brokers offer a wide range of funding methods including debit cards, credit cards, wire transfers, bank transfers, PayPal, Neteller, Skrill, Rapid Transfer, iDeal, POLI, Klarna, Sofort banking and many more.
Trading tools are used by Canada traders to give them an edge when trading using Canada international brokers. While a Canadian trader can use a lot of methods like fundamental analysis, technical analysis, and news feeds to get information on the Canada and international financial markets, they can also use trading tools to help them make their decisions. Trading tools help Canada traders with understanding trends using technical analysis and charting tools. Trading tools can help in making predictions of what the market moves will be before it actually happens. It also helps in analyzing how well a Canada trader is doing and whether they are making any profit or not.
Check what trading tools your Canada international broker are able to offer you and whether these tools aid your trading goals and trading strategies.
Having a very good understanding of financial markets and using technical analysis tools when trading on a Canada international trading platform is essential. While you should not rely on educational resources you find on Canada international broker platforms, the more knowledge and experience you are able to gain the greater you understanding of how to react to volatile financial market movements.
Canada international brokers offer multiple types of educational resources including video explainers, trading articles, webinairs, trading academies, podcasts, Canada international demo accounts among their offerings.
If you have any issues with your Canada international broker, you will need your issues resolved as quickly as possible.
When using a Canada international broker check they are able to offer you support in a language you are comfortable with. Well established reputable Canada international brokers should be able to offer Canadian traders customer support using livechat, phone support and email support.
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