CIROCanadaTier 1Licence number
Unreleased
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- Held by Questrade
- Licence type and regime
- Market Making(MM)
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At a glance
Regulation on record for Questrade
Counts of what is on record, not a rating. Each figure describes the register entries Wikilix holds and the checks it has run against them.
- Licences on record
- 1
- Issuing authorities
- 1
- From tier-1 or tier-2 authorities
- 1
- Found on an official register
- 0
Questrade has one licence on record with Wikilix, issued by one authority across one jurisdiction. One of them was issued by a tier-1 or tier-2 authority — the regimes with the strictest capital, reporting and client-money rules. None has yet been located on an issuing authority’s own register, so every entry here should be read as claimed rather than confirmed.
Issuing authorities
Jurisdictions
Licence record
Licences on record
Every licence on record for Questrade, strongest authority first.
1 record
- CIROCanadaTier 1
Protection
What this licence protects
CIRO's own rules for the firms it authorises.
- Compensation schemeUp to CAD 1000000 (CIPF)
- Client money kept separate
- Negative balance protection
- Complaints routeOBSI
- Maximum leverage1:49
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions about the licences held by Questrade
Answered from the register entries on this page.
Most Popular Questions
Questrade offers trading in regulated financial instruments including bonds and stocks.
Questrade offers customer support primarily in English with live chat available during business hours. They also provide contact options via phone, email, and social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok.
Questrade offers a maximum leverage of 20:1 according to the provided data. This leverage level applies to their trading accounts and is regulated under Canadian financial rules.
Questrade supports various funding methods including Interac e-Transfer, online bill payment, PAD (Pre-Authorized Debit), bank wire transfers, Wise (formerly TransferWise), brokerage transfers, and EFT. Processing times and limits vary by method, with most deposits starting at 10 CAD and some methods available only in Canada or select regions.
The minimum deposit amount for Questrade accounts is 10 CAD. Questrade does not charge deposit or withdrawal fees for most funding methods, including Interac e-Transfer, online bill payment, and bank wire transfers. Some withdrawal methods, like precious metals withdrawal, have specific fees.
Questrade, Inc. is regulated by the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), an onshore regulator in Canada. It holds an Investment Dealer Registration license and provides client fund insurance up to CAD 1,000,000 through CIPF. According to WIKILIX, Questrade operates with high transparency and a tier 1 global regulator rating.
Questrade has one licence record with Wikilix, issued by one authority across one jurisdiction. A licence on record means an authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement, and Wikilix does not issue authorisations.
Questrade holds licence records issued by CIRO. Each authority’s own record — its tier, jurisdiction and client-protection rules — is linked from this page.
One of the licence records held by Questrade comes from tier-1 or tier-2 authorities (1 tier-1, 0 tier-2). Those regimes set the strictest capital, reporting and client-money requirements.
Not yet. None of the one licence record held by Questrade has been located on an issuing authority’s register, so each should be read as claimed rather than confirmed. Every record links to the official register so you can check it yourself.
Questrade has licence records in Canada. A licence applies in the jurisdiction that issued it; it does not by itself cover clients elsewhere.