Company Overview:Founded in 2000 by Canada’s credit union system, Credential Direct serves credit union partners and a fast-growing number of non member credit union members across the country.
Headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Credential Direct is a division of Credential Securities Inc., and a member of the Credential family of companies. Credential Securities® is a member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF), so Credential Direct clients enjoy the benefits offered by the CIPF, which protects up to $1,000,000 of holdings per qualifying account. Credential Securities is also a member of the Investment Dealers Association.
Credential Direct provides resources for all types of self-directed investors. Whether you’re trading actively, investing for retirement, saving for a child’s education or prefer to buy-and-hold. Credential Direct offers: very competitive commissions, exception service, outstanding trading tools and research, and sophisticated easy-to-use, reliable technology.
What's New:Premium trading tools – all FREE, “Since inception” transaction history, Security Guarantee on Trades and state of the art protection from phishers and key loggers.
Recent Surviscor Awards:- #1 OVERALL Firm - Fall 2008, #1 INVESTOR Firm - Fall 2008
- #1 OVERALL Firm - Winter 2008, #1 INVESTOR Firm - Winter 2008
Recent Surviscor Top Honours:- Q1-2013 scorCard
- 2 - Sub-category honours
- Q3-2012 scorCard
- 2 - Sub-category honours
Surviscor Commentary:Credential Direct continues to be one of the leaders in online brokerage in Canada. Credential Direct climbed into a tie for 4th place with the expansion of the number of account applications available online. Credential Direct offers both investors and traders equal access to robust market information, planning tools and 'model portfolios' which allow investors to choose and re-balance portfolios when and if needed.