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Questrade Just Went "Agentic" — What It Means For Your Trading Account

Published July 30, 2026 If you have money sitting in a Questrade account, the platform you log into is about to change more than it has in years. On July 30, Questrade unveiled its biggest product push since it eliminated stock trading commissions in 2019 — and this time, the headline feature isn't a lower fee. It's letting an AI assistant place trades for you. Questrade now manages roughly $100 billion in client assets, up from about $9 billion in 2019, and it's using that scale to go after Canada's increasingly crowded self-directed investing market. Here's what actually launched, and what it means before you touch any of it. What's actually new AI assistants can now trade on your behalf. Questrade is the first Canadian financial institution to officially connect client accounts directly to AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT through something it calls Questrade MCP. In practice, that means you can ask an AI to pull up your account information, research a s...

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Escalating Tensions: Israel’s Direct Strike Warning to Iran


Amidst rising tensions in the Middle East, Israel has issued a stark warning to Iran, threatening direct military action if Tehran were to launch an attack from its own soil. This development follows the recent killings of Iranian generals at their consulate in Syria, an event that has significantly heightened the long-standing animosity between the two nations.

Israel’s Foreign Minister, in a statement released Wednesday, made it clear that any aggression from Iran would be met with a swift response. "If Iran attacks from its territory, Israel will respond and attack in Iran,” he declared, signaling a potential shift towards more direct confrontation.

The Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has vowed retaliation against Israel for the consulate attack, which he equated to an assault on Iranian territory. "The evil regime must be punished, and it will be punished,” he affirmed during a sermon marking the end of Ramadan.

The international community watches with concern as both nations refrain from detailing their potential strategies, leaving the world to ponder the implications of such a conflict. As the situation unfolds, the hope for de-escalation remains, but the path forward is fraught with uncertainty.

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