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  Direct Market Access to Hong Kong Exchange

Maximise your trading opportunities in Hong Kong Exchange via iOCBC today!

Take advantage of your speed trading electronically any time of the day. You can experience faster, secured and direct market access (straight-though processing) for trading in Hong Kong Exchange via iOCBC online trading portal.

 

What's more ....

iOCBC allows clients to select their preferred order types  now in Hong Kong Exchange

 

Want to know more?

Please refer to the following for more details or call us at 1800 338 8688.

a) Frequently Ask Questions : Direct Market Access to Hong Kong Exchange

b) Appendix 1 : Summary of Trading Sessions for Hong Kong Exchange

c) Appendix 2 : Explanatory Notes on Different Order Types

d) iOCBC User Guide : Hong Kong Exchange

  Trading hours

Trading is conducted on Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) at the following hours:

Auction Session

 

Pre-opening Session

09:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Continuous Trading Session

 

Morning Session

10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Market Break*

12:30 p.m. to 02:30 p.m. 

Afternoon Session

02:30 p.m. to 04:00 p.m.

 

Note :

There is no Afternoon Session on the eves of Christmas (24 Dec), New Year (31 Dec) and Lunar New Year. There will be no  

trading on public holidays and upon typhoon and black storm warnings. Refer to Hong Kong Exchange website for more  

details.

*Order submission / amendment / cancellation are not allowed during Market Break.

 

For more details on trading hours, click on http://www.hkex.com.hk/tradinfo/tradcal/tradcal_1.htm

 

For more details on the pre-opening session, click on to

1) http://www.hkex.com.hk/infra/tradmech/preopen.ppt

2) http://www.hkex.com.hk/infra/tradmech/pfaq.doc

3) http://www.hkex.com.hk/invedu/faq/ipo_sec_eto.htm

 

  Commissions for trading in Hong Kong Market

Online commission rate is 0.25%, subject to minimum of HK$150. For offline commission rate, please consult your Trading Representative.

 

In addition to commission payable, other fees include:

Transaction Levy                : 0.004% on Gross Amount (Rounded to the nearest cent)

Trading Fees                       : 0.005% on Gross Amount (Rounded to the nearest cent)

Stamp Duty                          : 0.100% on Gross Amount (Rounded up to the nearest dollar)

CCASS Fees                       : 0.002% on Gross Amount (subject to minimum of HK$2 and maximum of HK$100)

                                                                                                  (Rounded to the nearest cent)

 

More Information on Custodian Fees for Foreign Securities held with OCBC Securities

Click here for more details

  Minimum Bid Size for Hong Kong Market

Share Price (HK$)

Minimum Bid Size (HK$)

$0.01 to $0.25

$0.001

> $0.25 to $0.50

$0.005

> $0.50 to $10.00

$0.010

> $10.00 to $20.00

$0.020

> $20.00 to $100.00

$0.050

> $100.00 to $200.00

$0.100

> $200.00 to $500.00

$0.200

> $500.00 to $1000.00

$0.500

> $1000.00 to $2000.00

$1.000

> $2000.00 to $5000.00

$2.000

> $5000.00 to $9995.00

$5.000

 

Note:

Limit & At-Auction Limit Order will be rejected if the price entered is more than 24 spreads away from the Bid / Ask,  or last traded price.

Enhanced Limit Order & Special Limit Order will be rejected if the price entered is more than 5 spreads away from the Bid / Ask, or last traded price.

  Delayed price quotes for Hong Kong Market

We are sorry that the prices for Hong Kong market are delayed for 15 minutes. If you wish to view the last traded price, you may click on the stock name and the last traded price will be appended on the buy/sell ticket for your easy reference.

  Due date for trading in Hong Kong Market

Trade Date + 2 market days

For more details on Hong Kong Market, please click on to :http://www.hkex.com.hk/index.htm

  Payment for shares purchased in Hong Kong Market

Payment for all trades must be made by the due date.

 

If your trading account is linked to GIRO, kindly ensure that you have selected "SGD" as the settlement currency in order for us to deduct by GIRO from your OCBC bank account.

 

If your trading account is linked to EPS  ("Electronic Payment for Shares"), kindly ensure that you have selected "SGD" as the settlement currency in order for you to effect the correct amount of payment to us by EPS.

  Placing of orders for Hong Kong Market

You may place your orders for Hong Kong Market through iOCBC or your Trading Representative.

 

Note: CPF is not allowed for all foreign markets.

  2009 Public Holidays

Month

Date

Day

Remarks

January

1-Jan-2009

Thursday

The first day of January

 

26-Jan-2009

Monday

Lunar New Year's day

 

27-Jan-2009

Tuesday

The second day of Lunar New Year

 

28-Jan-2009

Wednesday

The third day of Lunar New Year

April

4-Apr-2009

Saturday

Ching Ming Festival

 

10-Apr-2009

Friday

Good Friday

 

11-Apr-2009

Saturday

The day following Good Friday

 

13-Apr-2009

Monday

Easter Monday

May

1-May-2009

Friday

Labour Day

 

2-May-2009

Saturday

The Buddha's Birthday

 

28-May-2009

Thursday

Tuen Ng Festival

July

1-Jul-2009

Wednesday

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day

October

1-Oct-2009

Thursday

National Day

 

7-Oct-2009

Tuesday

Chung Yeung Festival

December

25-Dec-2009

Thursday

Christmas Day

 

26-Dec-2009

Friday

The first weekday after Christmas Day

* No Extended Morning and Afternoon sessions:

Eve of Christmas (24 Dec 2009)
Eve of New Year (31 Dec 2009)

 

There will be no Extended Morning Session if there is no Morning Session.

 

Note:

All dates given here are correct at the time of posting. Some Holidays may differ slightly and are subject to the local official announcement.

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