Thanks for support of some you here. First, nbates you made a decision based on transparent information. I, on the other hand, was supposedly mischarged over a 44 day period. My situation is the inverse of having an accidental deposit in my account: the broker's account got an accidental credit from me. You see, in Canada we have a law that whenever there is ambiguity in price, the customer gets the benefit of the doubt. For example, if there are two price tags on a product, the consumer has the right to demand the lower price on the tags. Additionaly, here is a section from Canada's Securties Act: Confirmation of trade 36. (1) Every registered dealer who has acted as principal or agent in connection with any trade in a security shall promptly send by prepaid mail or deliver to the customer a written confirmation of the transaction, setting forth, (a) the quantity and description of the security; (b) the consideration; (c) whether or not the registered dealer is acting as principal or agent; (d) if acting as agent in a trade, the name of the person or company from or to or through whom the security was bought or sold; (e) the date and the name of the stock exchange, if any, upon which the transaction took place; (f) the commission, if any, charged in respect of the trade; and (g) the name of the salesperson, if any, in the transaction. R.S.O. 1990, c. S.5, s. 36 (1).
Which, unfortunately, doesn't say anything about whether such confirmation is binding in case of error. Like I said, pay a lawyer to tell you. Not only can he find the appropriate law, but an experienced securities attorney has enough cases under his belt to know how the courts/arbitrators generally rule on a similar case.
Just an update. I sent my complaint to the IDA, and two months later I received its reply. Its reply repeated that of the broker's almost word-for-word. Surprise, surprise... the IDA completely ignored the issues I had asked them to address. My feeling is that they gave it to the broker, and said, "Here! Handle it!" I doubt the IDA spent more than ten minutes on my case. Those are just my opinions, and I have a right to them, and I have right to voice them. The IDA.... Pffffffft!!! A self-governing association of dealers. That is both laughable and outrageous.