In the process of opening up a RBC Direct Investing account, taking longer than first told and missing out while stock continues to rise.

My first post on this subreddit and I'm new to stock investments. If this is the wrong subreddit to post this in then I will delete it.

The website says the account will be active within 24 business hours, however I spoke to a representative on the phone and he's telling me it's now 5-7 business days. Each day that passes the stock I'm trying to purchase goes up $2-3 making it potentially less profitable to purchase in to. Is there anything I can do or am I out of luck and just need to wait for my account to open?

Submitted January 09, 2018 at 11:23AM by SergeantSeymourbutts http://ift.tt/2CMXoO0