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In addition to paying standard commissions on your trades, you may at times be charged an Electronic Communication Networks (ECNs) or Alternative Trading Systems (ATSs) fee. ECNs and ATSs charge a service fee for matching buyers and sellers who trade on their exchange and networks. Rather than splitting standard trade commissions, ECN, and ATS fees into different categories, we combine and show them all as ‘commissions’. As shown in the table below, these fees apply on a per-share basis and typically carry a very small charge. For example, on an order of 460 shares of a Canadian listed security (trading above $1.00), the fee will only be $1.61 [$0.0035 (Fee) x 460 (# of shares) = $1.61]. The good news is that ECN/ATS fees don’t necessarily apply on every trade. Let’s learn when they apply and how these fees can be avoided. ECN fees are charged when placing a buy or sell orders that are considered to be “removing liquidity” or in other words when placing orders that will likely to be executed right away. This includes market orders, where the trader accepts the current best available price in the market when buying or selling shares or when placing marketable limit orders where investors specify a limit price that is either above the ask (when buying) or below the bid (when selling) typically causing the order to fill immediately. On the other hand, when placing non-marketable limit orders where the limit price is lower than the Ask (when buying) or higher than the Bid (when selling), your order is likely to be longer in the queue waiting for somebody to agree to the price being offered. By doing that, you’re considered to be “adding liquidity” to the market, and therefore ECN/ATS will not apply in that scenario.Securities traded Adding liquidity Removing liquidity Canadian securities $1.00 and above TSX, TSX Venture, and all ATSs Free $0.0035/share Canadian securities $0.99 and below TSX, TSX Venture, and all ATSs Free $0.0008/share CSE Free $0.0012/share All U.S. Securities MNGD, LAMP Free FREE INET (NSDQ) Free $0.003/share ARCA, NYSE, EDGX Free $0.004/share EDGA $0.004/share Free
Action Potential result Stu places a market order to buy 460 shares The order will fill immediately as he’s using a market order. Stu is considered to be ‘removing liquidity’, and will likely be charged ECN/ATS fees [$0.0035 (Fee) x 460 (# of shares) = $1.61] Jimmy places a marketable limit order to buy 460 shares at $17.54, three cents above the ask The order will fill immediately as he’s using a marketable limit order. Jimmy is considered to be removing liquidity as he’s willing to buy shares of ABC.TO for $17.54 per share when the market is offering to sell those shares for less at $17.51. Jimmy is considered Jimmy to be removing liquidity, and will likely be charged ECN/ATS fees [$0.0035 (Fee) x 460 (# of shares) = $1.61] Bob places a non-marketable limit orders to buy 460 shares at 17.36, while the Ask price is $17.51 (He’s willing to pay $15 cents less per share than the market is currently offering) Order will be pending in the queue until the Ask price drops to $17.36, therefore Bob is adding liquidity and will not typically be charged ECN/ATS fees
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) collects a fee on some U.S. listed trades. Most U.S. trades are not affected by SEC fees. If you’re charged, the fee is calculated at $0.000013 x (Value of the trade). For example, if you’re selling 100 shares of a U.S. stock at $25 (100 x $25 = $2,500 - value of the trade) will incur an SEC fee of $0.0325 USD (0.000013 X $2,500). You can view these fees on your IQ trading platform by editing the columns under the executions tab to display SEC fees. What else can be considered to be removing liquidity?
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