Questrade releases mobile trading app

IQ Mobile now available in the App Store for iPhone and Google Play for Android

TORONTO, Aug. 21, 2012 /CNW/ - Today, Questrade officially launches IQ Mobile in the App Store for iPhones and in Google Play for Android. The mobile app joins the growing IQ product suite which includes IQ Web and IQ Edge, the web and desktop trading platforms, launched in June, 2012.

Edward Kholodenko, President and CEO of Questrade says: "With IQ Web and IQ Edge, we raised the bar for trading software. Now, with IQ Mobile, we are delivering our most exciting mobile trading solution yet: the perfect union of speed, security, and swipe-tap-trade simplicity."

Questrade gave its clients a sneak peek of IQ Mobile through social media, pre-announcing the app in the Exchange, Questrade's trading community, on Twitter, and YouTube. The response was enthusiastic. On Twitter, a client wrote "Just downloaded the new @Questrade IQ app, and I love it!!!". In the App Store, a client raved "Rapidité et convivialité sont au rendez-vous! (speed and convenience come together)". On YouTube, one client commented: "Great tool, looks like it will be a amazing one for us mobile users! Thanks Questrade!"

The new app syncs seamlessly with all IQ trading platforms and includes these great features:

• Trade stocks and options on Android or iPhone devices
• Real-time snap quotes from exchanges like the TSX, TSX-Venture, NYSE, NASDAQ, and more
• Customizable order entry settings
• Quick display of account positions, current balances, and start of day balances in Canadian or U.S. dollars
• Watch list editing, which are automatically synced with IQ Web (online platform) and IQ Edge (desktop platform)
• Swipe and click to modify accepted orders, manage open positions, and view order details for executed orders
• Premium research tools Market Intelligence and Bull's Eye.

The next releases from Questrade, IQ Mobile for BlackBerry and IQ Essential (a version for tablets, netbooks, and other "small footprint" devices), is expected to be available by early autumn, 2012.

Questrade Inc. is a member firm of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and the Canadian Investor Protection Fund.

About Questrade:
Questrade Inc., headquartered in Toronto, provides Canadians with high-speed, direct access trading in the U.S. and Canadian stock and options markets through its IQ trading platforms, as well as forex trading. Since 1999, the company has led the industry in delivering outstanding service, exclusive products and services, and competitive pricing. This commitment to innovation has appealed to independent investors, and for the past two years, the company has ranked as Canada's fastest growing online brokerage. In February, 2012, Questrade also earned the designation as one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies.

Video with caption: "Introducing Questrade IQ Mobile, a trading app for iPhone and Android. Smart, powerful, everything you need to trade right in the palm of your hand. Get quick quotes for all the symbols in your watch list, trade stocks and options quickly, view all open and executed orders, manage positions and track your trades.". Video available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgiWFNTphG8&list=PLB105636FBD933B80&index=1&feature=plpp_video> &list=PLB105636FBD933B80&index=1&feature=plpp_video

Image with caption: "Questrade IQ Mobile for Android, with secure account login and easy swipe, tap, and trade technology. Part of the Questrade IQ suite of trading platforms. (CNW Group/Questrade Inc.)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20120821_C7965_PHOTO_EN_16966.jpg

Image with caption: "Questrade IQ Mobile for iPhone, with secure account login and easy swipe, tap, and trade technology. Part of the Questrade IQ suite of trading platforms. (CNW Group/Questrade Inc.)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20120821_C7965_PHOTO_EN_16967.jpg

SOURCE: Questrade Inc.