FAQ Section

Account Opening

CDP Account

What is CDP account and why is it useful?

Account Opening Document

What are the documents required for opening a trading account?


Referral Program

Is there a referral program and how can I benefit from it?


Common Questions For New Trading Account

How long does it take for the following payment mode to be approved and linked to the trading account?

GIRO

EPS (Electronic Payment for Shares)


After purchasing a particular share, how long before it will reflect in CDP account?

How do I go about requesting for permanent increase of trading limit?

How do I request for temporary increase of trading limit and how long does it takes?


User Guide

I have opened a Lim & Tan Securities online trading account, how do I go about start trading?


Trading Platform Question

How do I find out the transaction fees when I buy or sell a particular share?


Mobile Trading Channel

What are the mobile phone models that I could use to trade via Lim & Tan's Mobile Trading Channel?

==> As a matter of fact, Lim and Tan has come out with mTrade (which is usable on all smart phone & iPad) as well as Lim&Tan apps for iPhone - to download the UserGuides of these applications, simply go to the following links to download:

mTrade:

mTrade is suitable for clients using smart phones (including the iPhone and iPad) and mobile devices with Internet access. To access to mTrade, simply enter http://www.limtan.com.sg/mtrade on the web browser of your mobile phone device. 
 
To download mTrade User Guide, go to: http://www.invstock.com/mtrade/mtrade-user-guide.pdf

iPhone App:

If you are using iPhone, you could now enjoy great accessibility and instant connection for all your trading activities via iPhone. To install, simply visit iTune Application store and search for “limtan”.

To download Lim&Tan iPhone User Guide, go to: http://www.invstock.com/iphone/iphone-user-guide.pdf
 


Brokerage

Can you please tell me more about your brokerage rates?

I understand that there is a minimum brokerage of $25/contract - at what point is the 'breakeven' level?


CPF Investment

I would like to use my CPF money to invest in shares. How do I go about doing it?



Dividend

How is dividend of the stock I own paid?

How do I go about checking the ex-dividend date, amount and the payout date of the stock I own?


IPO

How do I know if my subscription for IPO is allotted?


CFD Trading

I would like to find out more about CFD (contract for difference) trading, where can I find more information?

Go here to read about CFD.


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What is CDP account and why is it useful? 

A CDP account is an account that you open and maintain with the The Central Depository Pte Ltd (a subsidiary of SGX - Singapore Exchange Pte Ltd). The CDP account basically track your shareholdings - i.e. your purchase of Singapore shares will be credited into this account and similarly, your sales of shares is debited from the account. You will also receive your bi-annual and annual statements from CDP to keep you updated on your shares holdings.

 

 

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What are the documents required for opening a trading account?

 
Nationality Documents Required
Singaporean Identity Card (Pink)
-CPF Contribution History + most recent Computerised Payslip or IR8A or CDP Statement
Permanent Resident (PR) Identity Card (Blue)
-CPF Contribution History + most recent Computerised Payslip or IR8A or CDP Statement
Malaysian Malaysian Identity Card
-Necessary Income Document
Foreigners Passport
-Necessary Income Document

 

 

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How long does it take for GIRO account to be approved and linked to the trading account? 

The average time taken to link a GIRO account to the trading account after the submission is about 3 - 4 weeks.

 

 

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How long does it take for EPS (Electronic Payment for Shares) account to be approved and linked to the trading account? 

The average time taken to link a EPS bank account to the trading account after the submission is about 1 week.

 

 

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After purchasing a particular share, how long before it will reflect in CDP account? 

After a purchase is made, it usually takes about 1 day for the share to be reflected in the CDP account. Only fully paid stocks will be reflected as Free / Available.

 

 

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How do I go about requesting for increase of trading limit?  

To request for increase of trading limit, you would have to provide the followings:

*   Latest computerized payslip and 12 month CPF contributions, IR8A and

*   Latest CDP statement, and

*   Latest Bank Statement.

In general, the more information that you are able to provide, the more helpful it is for us to make the decision to suit your investment / trading need.

 

 

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How do I request for temporary increase of trading limit and how long does it takes?

To request for temporary limit, you just need to call in. Unusually, the increase of the temporary limit should not be more than 50% of your existing permanent limit. If approved, the temporary increase of trading limit can be effected within half a day, usually less.
 

 

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Estimated Transaction Fees

When you place a buy or sell order at the "Place Order" page, after providing your password, and by clicking on 'Submit' button, you would get to the "Confirm Order" page. At the last row (after Trade Value), you will see a link that says "View estimated fees" (see picture below):

Click on "View estimated fees", and a pop-up box will show the total estimated fees.

 

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Handphone versions compatible for Lim & Tan Mobile Channel Trading Platform 

Appended below is the list of handphone brand / models suitable for Lim & Tan mobile phone trading platform:
 
HTC
D810, Diamond
 
Nokia
3230, 6280, 6300, N82, N91, N97, N51, E61, E65, E72, E75
 
Palm
Treo 650
 
Sony Ericsson
K700i, K750i, K800i, G502, G900, W890i, W980
 
Motorola
E398, L6, RAZR V3
 
Blackberry
8700, 8310, 8820

==> Do note that Lim & Tan now provide mTrade (for smart phone / iPad) and Lim&Tan apps for iPhone (can be found in iPhone app store)

 

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Brokerage Rates

With its reward program, Lim and Tan Securities Pte Ltd provides one of the lowest brokerage in Singapore, as appended below:

Brokerage Rate For Cash Account (both Online Trading and Advisory): 

For Online Trading Rates

Contract Size Rates Effective Rates
(Less 5% Mileage
Minimum $25   $23.75
Up to SGD50K 0.28% 0.266%
50K to 100K 0.22% 0.209%
Above 100K 0.18% 0.171%

Note: The above rates are accurate at the time of posting and may subject to change from time to time.

For Advisory Rate

Contract Size Rates
Minimum $40  
Up to SGD50K 0.5%
50K to 100K 0.4%
Above 100K 0.25%

Note: The above rates are accurate at the time of posting and may subject to change from time to time.

Additional charges:
SGX Trading Fees (Contract Value x 0.0075%)
CDP Clearing Fees (Contract Value x 0.04%)
GST ((Brokerage + Trading Fees + Clearing Fees) x prevailing GST rate)

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Breakeven Level For Brokerage

$8930 * 0.28% = $25, i.e. At approximately $8930, you get your 'breakeven' brokerage level.

 

 

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CPF Investment

I would like to use my CPF money to invest in shares. How do I go about doing it?

To purchase shares using CPF money, one need to first open a CPF Investment Account with one of the following agent banks: DBS, OCBC or UOB. Do note that you can only maintain one CPF Investment Account with any one of the agent bank at any point in time.

Once you have opened a CPF Investment Account, the account number need to be updated with the brokerage company to link your trading account with your CPF Investment Account. Linkage will take about 1 – 2 days but do check to ensure that the linkage is in place before placing your first stock purchase order using CPF money.

Do take note that CPF Board do impose certain limits on the % of CPF money one could use to invest in share. Do refer to CPF website from time to time for latest updates.

 

 

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Dividend

How is dividend paid?

If you have provided CDP with your bank account number, it will be direct crediting, else, a cheque will be sent to your registered address with CDP.

 

How do I go about checking the ex-dividend date, amount and the payout date of the stock I own?

To check your dividend information, go to:

http://www.sgx.com

==> Left Column "Listed Companies"

==> Choose Corporate Action

==> Company Name, choose the name of the stock you own

==> Category, choose "Dividend"

==> Click "GO"

And you would have obtained the information about the dividend information of the stock that you own.

 

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IPO

How do I know if my subscription for IPO is allotted?

There are 3 ways to find out about your IPO allotment

1.   Register an online account with CDP so that you have a CDP online access. And, with your CDP number / NRIC along with your I-Pin (i.e. password), you could access your CDP account here and find out if your account has the new IPO shares and what quantity. Do note that at times the IPO counter could be shown in your CDP account only hours before the actual listing of the counter.

2.   Call CDP (6535 7511) on the day of listing. Note that due to potential high volume of calls on the 1st day of IPO, this method may not be very efficient and you could potentially experience some delays.

3.   Check the amount of money that is being refunded into your bank account. Make sure that you check the source of fund that is refunded into your account so that you know that it is excess fund returned from the IPO. By knowing the difference that you have put up versus the amount that you received, you could tell how many lots (in 1,000) of shares that you are being allotted. 

Of the 3 options, the recommended approach would be the 1st (i.e. having your own CDP internet access) which is most efficient.

 

 

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I have opened a Lim & Tan Securities online trading account, how do I go about start trading? 

To commence your first trade and to familiarize with Lim & Tan Securities trading platform, you could download the use guide here.

How to download

Internet Explorer:   If you are using internet explorer, right click on the link and choose 'Save Target As', then select a folder of your choice to download the document.

Mozilla Firefox:   If you are using Firefox, right click on the link and choose 'Save Link As' to download to a folder of your choice.   

 

 

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Is there a referral program and how can I benefit from it? 

Yes, if you are a existing Lim & Tan Securities customer, you could introduce a friend and be rewarded with a total of S$60 worth of rewards: S$30 limtan voucher and S$30 NTUC voucher. What's more, your friend will also be rewarded with his choice of NTUC LinkPoints (6000 points) + S$30 NTUC voucher  (if he/she is a Linkpoints member) OR $60 limtan vouchers + S$30 NTUC voucher (for non-Linkpoints member) - On condition of completion of three online trades within three months of account opening (terms and conditions applies).

Information is updated as of Mar 2011, for more details and updated promotion, please visit: Lim & Tan Securities Site, go to ==> Introduce a Friend Program.

You can download the referral form here.

Your Reward
(After 1st Online trade* Completed by Your Friend)
Your Friend's Reward

 
S$30 limtan vouchers &

S$30 NTUC FairPrice voucher
 

If your friend is a NTUC Linkcard holder, he/she will receive 6000 Linkpoints + S$30 NTUC FairPrice voucher upon completion of 3 Online trades.

If your friend is not a NTUC Linkcard holder, he/she will receive $60 limtan vouchers + S$30 NTUC FairPrice upon the completion of 3 Online trades

 

Note: The above reward is only applicable to Cash Online Trading

Procedure:   Filled the referral form along with your friend's complete set of application (with photocopy of IC / Passport - if foreignerr) and send to:

Attn: William Yeo Yew Yong (TR Code: H5)
Lim & Tan Securities Pte Ltd
20 Cecil Street
#09-00, Equity Plaza
Singapore 049705

 

Notes:

1.   This promotion is valid at the point of posting, i.e. Jan 2010, and may subject to change from time to time.
2.   We welcome you to
or visit http://www.limtan.com.sg/ to check the latest promotion andto email , to inquire about latest promotions.

 

 

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I would like to find out more about CFD (contract for difference) trading, where can I find more information?

Certainly, you could get comprehensive information on CFD by going to the link here:   Notes And Guidelines On CFD

 

 

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