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 What is the minimum bid size (MBS) for trading?

With effect from 13 November 2017, the MBS for the $1.00 to $1.99 price range will be widened from the current $0.005 to $0.01 for all securities (excluding preference shares, structured warrants, exchange traded funds, exchange traded notes, debentures, bonds and loan stocks).

Bid Size

Product Price Range ($) Minimum Bid Size ($) Forced Order/Bid Size Range
Stocks (excluding preference shares), Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS), business trusts, company warrants and any other class of securities or Futures Contracts not specified in Rule 8.3.3 Below 0.20 0.001 +/- 30 bids
0.20 - 0.995 0.005
1.00 and above 0.01
Structured warrants and daily leverage certificates Below 0.20 0.001 +/- 30 bids
0.20 - 1.995 0.005
2.00 and above 0.01
Exchange traded funds and exchange traded notes All 0.01 or 0.001 as SGX-ST determines +/- 10%
Debentures, bonds, loan stocks and preference shares quoted in the $1 price convention All 0.001 +/- 30 bids
Debentures, bonds, loan stocks and preference shares quoted in the $100 price convention All 0.001 +/- 1,000 bids
Product Price Range (HK$) Minimum Bid Size (HK$)
Securities denominated in Hong Kong Dollar Below 0.25 0.001
0.25 - 0.495 0.005
0.50 - 9.99 0.01
10.00 - 19.98 0.02
20.00 - 99.95 0.05
100 - 199.90 0.1
200 - 499.80 0.2
500 and above 0.5
Product Price Range (¥) Minimum Bid Size (¥)
Securities denominated in Japanese Yen Below 2,000 1
2,000 - 2,995 5
3,000 - 29,990 10
30,000 - 49,950 50
50,000 - 99,900 100
100,000 and above 1,000
For more details on minimum bid size, you may refer to the SGX website.

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