Canadian investors fund an account, make a deposit, then place trades through a web or desktop platform, manage a watch list, and conduct research, just as US investors do. We are committed to researching, testing, and recommending the best products. Stockpile lets you buy and sell stocks like most other stock trading apps, but it also allows you to gift single shares of stock or buy fractional shares with a very low cent trade fee. Deposit checks, transfer funds and manage your investments in one place. By Eric Rosenberg. This is true of multiple brokers on this list.