Q: I need clarification on Norbert's Gambit which my brokerage appears to dislike.
I would like to convert a quantity of $US in my $US Account to my $C Brokerage Account without paying the brokerage spread. Would you please correct any errors in my thinking and answer my questions as I try to use Norbert’s Gambit. I asked the brokerage for assistance and I was told that the agent was not permitted to provide assistance for the Gambit. All he could do was to follow my instructions.
Do I:
1. Buy Horizon’s DLR.U in the Canadian side. How do I do this when my $US are located on the US side? Can I journal the $US into my $C Account and retain them as US currency?
2. Sell DLR, not DLR.U in $C on the Canadian side. What do I have to do, if anything, to change DLR.U to DLR?
With great appreciation,
Ed
I would like to convert a quantity of $US in my $US Account to my $C Brokerage Account without paying the brokerage spread. Would you please correct any errors in my thinking and answer my questions as I try to use Norbert’s Gambit. I asked the brokerage for assistance and I was told that the agent was not permitted to provide assistance for the Gambit. All he could do was to follow my instructions.
Do I:
1. Buy Horizon’s DLR.U in the Canadian side. How do I do this when my $US are located on the US side? Can I journal the $US into my $C Account and retain them as US currency?
2. Sell DLR, not DLR.U in $C on the Canadian side. What do I have to do, if anything, to change DLR.U to DLR?
With great appreciation,
Ed