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Here’s one for the “you don’t see this from a financial institution every day”.  We reported a recent announcement from Questrade in which they stated that they would be implementing a minimum activity threshold of one trade a month starting in July 2012 for those account holders with less than $5000 in

Update on Questrade Pricing Change

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Site: http://www.optionseducation.org/en.html Technical Analysis Tools: no Fundamental Analysis Tools: yes Markets Covered: US, Canada Notes: The Options Industry Council has recently redesigned their website and has done an amazing job, providing excellent user experience and quality, reliable information.  With tools and resources including an Options Calculator, Virtual Trading System and Position

Options Industry Council – www.optionseducation.org

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Questrade just made the following announcement via email: Inactivity fee As of July 10th, 2012, an inactivity fee of $9.95 per month is charged to clients with under $5,000 in combined equity for any month in which the client does not complete one commissionable trade. Clients are exempt from this fee if

Questrade to charge minimum activity fee starting July 10

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Here are the latest deals and promotions offered by Canada’s online discount brokerages. This month Disnat Direct still holds the front of the pack with their monster  ”Active 5″ deal.  Scotia iTrade also has an interesting commission rebate of up to 100 trades (with a max value of $999) with a transfer

Discount Broker Deals & Promotions – As of May 1st 2012

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SparxTrading.com attended the Small-Cap Conference Series held in Vancouver on April 10th. We went for a status update on the small-cap (short for small market capitalization – check out Investopedia’s definition here) companies but what we got was so much more. Guest speakers Ryan Irvine of KeyStone Financial Publishing Corp., Theodor

Event Review – Small-Cap Conference Vancouver 2012

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Patrick Ceresna of Learn to Trade Global & Optionsource.net talks to us at the Vancouver stop of Montreal Exchange Options Education Day about ETFs, their benefits and managing their risks.

Trader’s Lens: Season 1 Episode 8 – ETF Review with Patrick Ceresna

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SparxTrading.com talks to Jason Ayres of  Learn to Trade Global & Optionsource.net at the Montreal Exchange Options Education Day about options trading and risk management. Check it out!

Trader’s Lens: Season 1 Episode 7 – Risk Management with Jason Ayres

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Options Education Day is an annual series of events organized and hosted by the Montreal Exchange (part of the TMX Group) as part of their goal to better educate retail investors about options and derivatives products.  While options and derivative products are more complex than your average stock, there has been an

Event Review – Options Education Day – Vancouver 2012

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We stopped by the Stockscores Canadian Active Trader Expo (SCATE) this past week and had a chance to sit through a presentation by veteran trader and founder of stockscores.com Tyler Bollhorn. This event was also sponsored by Disnat which has launched one of their best deals/promotions alongside the SCATE tour.  You can

Event Review – Stockscores Canadian Active Trader Expo (SCATE)

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We met with Joseph Burgoyne of the Options Industry Council (OIC) at the Montreal Exchange Options Education Day to discuss how investors can use options as part of their investment portfolio. He highlights information about the OIC,  how investors can approach learning options and tips on how to options responsibly  

Trader’s Lens: Season 1 Episode 6 – Options Basics with Joseph Burgoyne