TradeFreedom | Canadian Online Discount Broker Direct Access Trading Canada

Account	Requirement
Equities	Cash and Margin Accounts CAD $1,000 (Note: For Margin accounts less than $3,000 see additional information under Margin Requirements below).
Options	CAD $3,000 Uncovered strategies – please contact a TradeFreedom Representative
FOREX	CAD $1,000

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Account	Requirement
Equities Long	Canadian Securities, eligible for reduced margin, and US Equities >$2.00 with listed options require 30% margin. >$2.00, not eligible for reduced margin, require 50% margin. $1.75 to $1.99 require 60% margin. $1.50 to $1.74 require 80% margin. * Note: For accounts less than $3,000, Buying Power will be limited to 2X Margin Excess. Accounts greater than $3,000 will have full Buying Power.
Equities Short	CDN Stocks, eligible for reduced margin, require 130% margin US Stocks >$2.00 with listed options require 130% margin. CDN & US Stocks equal to $2.00 or greater, not eligible for reduced margin, require 150% margin. Stocks $1.50 to $1.99 require $3.00 per share. Stocks $0.25 to $1.50 require 200% margin.
Options	Options require 100% margin.
FOREX	Trade Spot Forex on margin and leverage your investments for greater market effect. Our margin rates are some of the lowest available - your investment collateral can be used to command Forex positions, gearing your investment up to 50 times.