Hong Kong & US trading fees

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#	Fee item	Rate	Notes
Commission
01	Offline Trading	0.25% of transaction amount; min $100	—
02	Place Order by Mobile Phone	0.06% of transaction amount; min $4	—
Charges
03	Stamp duty	0.1% of transaction amount, rounded up to nearest dollar	Collected for HKSAR Government Notes Collected for HKSAR Government
04	SFC Transaction levy	0.0027% of transaction amount	Collected for SFC of Hong Kong Notes Collected for SFC of Hong Kong
05	AFRC Transaction Levy	0.00015% of transaction amount	Collected for AFRC Notes Collected for AFRC
06	HKEx trading fee	0.00565% of transaction amount	Collected for HKEX Notes Collected for HKEX
07	CCASS Stock Settlement Fee	0.0042%; min $2, max HKD100	—
08	Platform Fee	$5 per order	—
09	Stock receipt and delivery instruction	ISI: Free. SI: HKD200 per stock; free for settlement purposes	We pay CCASS for our customers: ISI - $1 each time; SI - $1 each time, plus 0.002% of settlement fee of the transacted value (Min $2 per order, Max $100 per order). Notes We pay CCASS for our customers: ISI - $1 each time; SI - $1 each time, plus 0.002% of settlement fee of the transacted value (Min $2 per order, Max $100 per order).
10	Scrip Custody Fee	Free	CCASS: $0.012 per lot/month, max $100,000/month; odd lot counted as 1 lot. Notes CCASS: $0.012 per lot/month, max $100,000/month; odd lot counted as 1 lot.
11	Collection of preferred shares / Options / Rights / stocks issues substituting dividends	Free	—
12	Scrip Deposit Fee	Free	—
13	Physical Scrip Withdrawal Charge	$5 per lot; odd lot counted as 1 lot	CCASS charges $3.5 per lot; odd lot counted as 1 lot. Notes CCASS charges $3.5 per lot; odd lot counted as 1 lot.
14	Transfer Stamp duty	$5 per each new transfer	Collected for HKSAR Government Notes Collected for HKSAR Government
15	Collection Fee of dividends	$500/order + 0.5% dividend; handling fee min $20, max $10,000	Includes CCASS $200 + 0.12% dividend handling fee (min $20, max $10,000). Notes Includes CCASS $200 + 0.12% dividend handling fee (min $20, max $10,000).
16	Fee for Rights Exercise / Options Exercise	$100/order + $0.80/lot for CCASS; max $10,000	Includes the charge from CCASS $200, plus 0.12% dividend handling fee. Min of handling fee is $20 and max is $10,000. Notes Includes the charge from CCASS $200, plus 0.12% dividend handling fee. Min of handling fee is $20 and max is $10,000.
17	IPO Application charge	Cash application: $20 each time Margin application: $100 each time	—
18	Handling fee for collection of dividend / bonus	0.5% of dividend; min $20, max $10,000	CCASS charges 0.12% (max $10,000). Notes CCASS charges 0.12% (max $10,000).
19	Scrip Fee	HKD1.5 per board lot, rounded up	Charged by CCASS Notes Charged by CCASS
20	Nominee Service & Corporate Actions Fee	HKD100 per stock/request + CCASS HKD0.80 per board lot, rounded up	Subscription of Rights/Warrants, Privatization, Open Offer, etc. Notes Subscription of Rights/Warrants, Privatization, Open Offer, etc.
21	Returned cheque	$100 / transaction	—
22	Cheque terminated payment order	$100 / transaction	Termination after deposit; penalty received on behalf of bank. Notes Termination after deposit; penalty received on behalf of bank.
23	Retrieving Monthly Statement handling fee	$20 per month / per account	Statements 3 months ago or over; within 3 months free. Notes Statements 3 months ago or over; within 3 months free.

Fee notes

Charges are subject to change without prior notice. Individual US charges are rounded to two decimal places, half up.

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