Plus: IPOs and our favourite prediction markets app in Canada ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ From the Trade Desk Market commentary & feature releases August 13, 2026 Market update The world's most liquid markets, now for $1 USD a contract Hi there, I’m Mark Wilkinson, the Head of Capital Markets here at Wealthsimple, and I’m going to tell you about what I think is the best place to trade futures. (Hint: it’s with us.) Futures have a bit of a reputation. That’s especially true here in Canada, where trading something as straightforward as the S&P 500, oil, or gold futures meant dealing with clunky, institutional-grade platforms built for professionals, and pricing you’d need a spreadsheet to decode. For most people, it was a hard pass. As traders you deserve better. So we built futures trading the way we think it should work. We made it transparent, integrated, and simply priced. You can now trade some of the world's most liquid markets — equity index and commodity futures — for $1 USD per contract, and get real-time market data for $0, no subscription required. No other Canadian brokerage offers that pricing for market data. Plus, your futures contracts sit in the same account as your stocks, options, and ETFs, giving you one cash balance and one view of your buying power. Before you go making your first (or 500th) trade, there are a few points worth reviewing. Futures let you take a position with less capital up front, and you can short and trade nearly around the clock. But that leverage amplifies losses just as much as it does gains. Which is why it’s important to only trade with money you can afford to lose. It’s also important to know what you’re doing. If you’re just starting in futures trading, we have a bunch of resources to help you learn — from guides on contract mechanics and position sizing, to the explainer that covers the difference between futures and options. Start learning about futures here. And that’s not the only new product we’ve launched to help you take the positions you want to take. We’ll get into those below. As always, we'd love to hear what you want to see more of. Thanks for trading with us. All the best, Mark Wilkinson Head of Capital Markets WHAT’S LAUNCHED LATELY Trade futures for $1 USD a contract The world's most liquid markets — S&P 500, oil, gold, and more — are now yours to trade for $1 USD per contract, with $0 platform fees and $0 market-data fees. Trade futures in standard, mini, and micro contract sizes, right from your margin account, nearly around the clock. One request before you trade? Make sure you know what you’re doing. You can lose more than just the money you invested. Get trading Get access to IPO shares before they’re public We’ve already been able to offer Wealthsimple clients early shares for IPOs from Apotex, SpaceX, and Cadillac Mines. And there are more on the way. Like every underwriter, we get a limited number of shares to sell. Unlike most underwriters, however, we don’t offer shares only to the ultra wealthy. Tell us how many you want, and on IPO morning, you’ll find out how many you got. It’s a little like Christmas! Learn more Trade on what happens next Wealthsimple Predict is our new standalone app for prediction markets. The largest selection of prediction markets in Canada lets you take positions on real-world events tied to the economy, financial markets, and weather. Most contracts are a simple yes or no decision on whether or not an event will occur. And they’re all priced between $0.01 and $0.99. Will you enjoy it? We’re gonna predict yes. Try Wealthsimple Predict Get wider-market exposure with index options Now you can take a market view in one contract instead of picking individual stocks. Index options let you position on the whole market without managing single-stock risk. No assignment at expiration. You can hold, adjust, and close trades on tight spreads right through the close. Same account as your stocks and futures, same cash balance. Trade Index options EVEN MORE TO LOVE Active traders deserve Trade Plus Every trader gets a pro-grade web experience with advanced charts and dark mode by default. But if you trade more than 50 times in a 30-day period, you’ll earn Active Trader status, which comes with benefits like a 3% match on eligible transfers (before September 1), free phone-in trades through the Trade Desk, lower crypto fees, early beta access, and priority support. Build the exact portfolio you want. We'll help keep it on track With Automated Investing, you set your target allocations exactly where you want them — and we make sure you stay there. We’ll automatically put your deposits toward underweighted positions, and when your portfolio drifts, we calculate the rebalance with you before anything moves. And if you do any direct indexing, we’ll handle the tax-loss harvesting for you. That can boost your after-tax returns up to 0.5%. Explore more. Institutional diversification, without the institutional minimum Our new Private Markets fund gives you access to private equity, private credit, and private infrastructure, all in one place. These investments, which target 10% returns, used to be restricted to institutional investors and the ultra wealthy, typically with million-dollar minimums. But you can invest in our fund with as little as $10,000. Note: these assets are different from stocks and bonds. They have longer time horizons and monthly redemption windows that you’ll want to understand before investing. Learn more. Beta: Add (or be added as) a trusted family member to trade Are you the financial genius in your family? Or does your genius come from knowing you’re not the genius? (Because that itself is a kind of genius.) Either way, you can now authorize a spouse, parent, child, parent-in-law, or sibling to trade on your behalf — or they can authorize you to trade on theirs. It’s simple to set up, and the authorized trader can buy, sell, and manage trades instantly. And don’t worry: they can never move money in or out, and you can pause or remove their access any time. Get started. Thinking of trading more actively? Reach out to our team to see how we can support your needs. Get in touch Did you like this newsletter? Your feedback (even if it’s just to complain) helps us get better. 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For more info on our products and fee schedules, see Trade Fee Schedule and Pricings and Benefit for details. Active Trader: "Active Trader" status is available to Wealthsimple Trade and Crypto clients. A client qualifies as an Active Trader by completing 50 or more Eligible Trades within a single calendar month. "Eligible Trades" are manually initiated buy or sell orders placed by the client (or by Wealthsimple operations on the client's behalf) for equities, exchange-traded funds, options, precious metals, cryptocurrency, or futures contracts in a Wealthsimple Trade or Crypto account where the client is the primary account holder. Automated or recurring orders are not Eligible Trades and do not qualify for Active Trader status. Active Trader status is granted for the calendar month in which the threshold is met and the immediately following calendar month. 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