u/negval

I’m trying to figure out whether this is normal broker behavior or a sign that I’m using the wrong platform for active trading.

I’m in Canada and currently using Questrade. I placed a Day order with attached take-profit and stop-loss. What I’ve learned is that the parent order's duration is Day, but the attached bracket child orders are created as GTC orders. After the regular session closes, they don’t expire automatically. If I try to cancel them in post-market, they get stuck in Cancel Pending until the next market open unless the trade desk manually fixes it.

My questions for active traders:

1. Is this kind of bracket/OCO behavior normal across brokers?
2. Do Day bracket orders usually create GTC child orders, or is this broker-specific?
3. How do serious platforms handle attached orders at the end of regular hours?
4. For active day trading, should I avoid brackets near the close and manage exits manually?
5. Which platforms available to Canadian traders have reliable hotkeys, one-click trading, cancel-all, flatten, and better extended-hours order handling?

I’m trying to understand whether this is normal broker behavior or a Questrade-specific limitation.

I placed a Day order with attached take-profit and stop-loss in Questrade. My understanding now is that the parent order is Day, but the attached bracket/OCO child orders may be created as GTC, so they do not automatically expire at the end of the regular session.

This has caused issues for me multiple times. After regular market close, the bracket/child orders can get stuck in Cancel Pending, and support told me the Trade Desk may need to manually adjust it. One support reply said that when cancelling an order valid during regular hours after the market has closed, the request can be queued until the next day at 9:30am ET.

That feels risky for active trading. I expected a “Day bracket order” to fully expire or be cancellable cleanly after the session, not leave child orders hanging around as GTC or stuck pending.

A few questions:

1. Is this expected behavior for Questrade bracket orders?
2. Do other platforms behave the same way with Day bracket/OCO orders?
3. Is this safer/better handled on IBKR, Moomoo, Webull, Thinkorswim, etc.?
4. For active trading, is Questrade just the wrong platform?
5. Are there brokers available to Canadians with better order control, shortcuts, one-click trading, and a reliable “cancel all orders” function?

I’m finding it hard to actively trade when basic risk-management actions like cancelling all orders or quickly flattening/adjusting a position are not smooth, especially near close or in post-market.

Not looking to complain blindly — I’m trying to understand whether I’m using the platform wrong, whether this is standard broker behavior, or whether I should seriously consider switching platforms.