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Who offers the cheapest U.S. stock trading?

Rob Carrick

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This chart is part of The Globe and Mail's 2010 online broker rankings.

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Forex comparison: As part of this year's online brokerage ranking, 13 firms were asked how much they would have charged a client to buy 100 shares of Microsoft Inc. at a price of $25 (U.S.) per share. Here's the price quote by each broker, including foreign exchange charges. Stock-trading commissions are not included here.

  Firm Total Transaction Cost ($)
BMO InvestorLine 2,610
CIBC Investor's Edge 2,575
Credential Direct 2,623
Disnat 2,629
HSBC InvestDirect 2,610
National Bank Direct Brokerage 2,620
Qtrade 2,599
Questrade 2,584
RBC Direct Investing 2,610
Scotia iTrade 2,625
ScotiaMcleod Direct Investing 2,625
TD Waterhouse 2,541
Virtual Brokers 2,589

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