E*TRADE Canada’s new bond centre is now available to retail investors. The bond centre enables customer orders to be executed at the best available price by aggregating quotes from multiple dealers.

The centre’s educational tools cater to every level of experience and understanding, from the novice to the active trader. The site features daily market commentary from the dealers’ institutional bond desks explaining to investors how the economy, politics, news events, and the strength of the Canadian dollar may affect bond market activity.

Site visitors will also have the opportunity to learn bond trading strategies through interactive online demonstrations and through an extensive primer section written by bond market expert Richard Croft, president of Croft Financial Group.

“E*TRADE Canada is well positioned to become the leader in the fixed-income retail market by using best-of-breed technology to provide innovative services, superior research tools, and above all, choice” said Bruce Seago, COO of E*TRADE Canada.

Canadian federal, provincial, municipal, and corporate bonds, strip bonds and t-bills are available for purchase. The initial participating suppliers of fixed income inventory include J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Laurentian Bank Securities. E*TRADE says the centre’s offerings will be expanded to include other suppliers.