To pay for a trade using points, simply go to the Order Entry page and tick the Pay trade commission using RBC Rewards ® Points box. Continue to the next page, where you’ll see the estimated commission in dollars, along with an estimated equivalent number of points for the commission.
RBC Rewards points earned on your personal RBC credit cards can easily be converted to cash for deposits or contributions into your RBC Direct Investing accounts. A few things to keep in mind:
Go to Transfer RBC Rewards Points under My Portfolio to get started.
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The RBC Rewards program is offered by the Royal Bank of Canada. The use of RBC Rewards points is subject to the RBC Rewards Terms & Conditions. You cannot earn RBC Rewards points through RBC Direct Investing (RBC DI). You may only use your points through RBC DI to: (1) pay for trade commissions on your eligible RBC DI accounts; or (2) transfer points to cash contributions to your eligible RBC DI accounts. It is your responsibility to make sure you have sufficient contribution room within your registered plan when transferring points to cash contributions to your registered accounts. The Canada Revenue Agency may apply tax penalties for over-contributions. RBC Direct Investing is not responsible for any such penalties.