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When Will My Transfer be Complete?
Written by The Inspired Investor Team | Published on March 17, 2021
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When you transfer cash or investments to your RBC Direct Investing account, the transfer is generally completed within the timelines below.
- Cash-only transfers from an RBC Royal Bank account to an RBC Direct Investing account are generally processed in real-time.
- Online transfers of North American securities are processed within 10 minutes. Online transfers of Hong Kong securities are processed the next business day at 4:16 a.m. ET. Stocks, ETFs, REITs, rights and warrants are eligible for transfers online. Please call an Investment Services Representative to transfer other types of securities.
- Transfers of assets from outside RBC Financial Group, which can be completed electronically, are completed within 10 business days of receiving of your transfer request.
- Transfers from mutual fund companies, credit unions and institutions without electronic processing may take up to 2-6 weeks, once we receive your request.
Note that an account transfer request may be rejected or delayed by the delivering institution for a number of reasons, including:
- Insufficient funds are available to cover fees at the delivering institution
- The delivering account is not in good standing (for example, in a margin call or short position)
- An incomplete transfer form
- The name and/or SIN of the delivering account does not match that of the receiving account
- The delivering and receiving account types do not match, for example you attempt to transfer from a locked-in account to non-locked-in account; a non-registered account to registered account or a corporate account to a personal account.
To view your transfer history, log in to your account online and select "Transfers" from the Trade & Transfer menu.
To review your holdings, sign in to your online account and visit the Holdings page found under the Monitor menu. Your holdings are updated as transfers are completed.
Find out more about transferring in How to Fund Your Account.
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Fund transfers in CAD or USD from an RBC Royal Bank account to your RBC Direct Investing account using RBC Online Banking, Direct Investing Online Investing, or the RBC Mobile app are processed in real time between the hours of 4:30 a.m. and 7:54 p.m. ET, seven days a week. Transfers into an RBC Direct Investing account made outside of these hours will be processed the following day. Transfers out of your RBC Direct Investing account (Locked-in, Registered Retirement Income Fund, and Registered Education Savings Plan accounts excluded) to an RBC Royal Bank account are processed in real-time between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET, Monday to Friday (excluding Canadian holidays). Transfers out of your RBC Direct Investing account made outside of these hours will be processed the next business day.
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