Margin Trading

Why Us

Up to 71% Financing Across 11 International Markets
Competitive Commission Rates at 0.18% for SG, US and HK M arket
Multi-currency facility:
SGD, USD, HKD, JPY, MYR, AUD, GBP, CAD, EUR & CNY
Financing available:
SGD, USD, HKD, JPY, AUD, GBP, CAD, EUR & CNY

Why trade with Margin

Make Larger Investments with the Same Amount of Capital

With leverage, you will have access to a larger amount of investment capital which can potentially lead to higher returns.

Scenario 1 | Trade with Cash

Assume you have S$10,000 cash and purchased 10,000 “71% Financing” shares at S$1.00. You sold S$10,000 “71% Financing” shares at S$1.20.

Your gross gain is S$2,000^

Percentage Gain: 20%

Scenario 2 | Trade with Margin

Assume you have S$10,000 cash (up to 3.5 times leverage) and purchase 35,000 “71% Financing” shares at S$1.00. You sold 35,000 “71% Financing” shares at S$1.20.

Your gross gain is S$7,000^

Percentage Gain: 70%

At the same time, with leverage, you may experience higher loss.

Scenario 1 | Trade with Cash

Assume you have S$10,000 cash and purchased 10,000 “71% Financing” shares at S$1.00. You sold 10,000 “71% Financing” shares at S$0.80.

Your gross loss is S$2,000^

Percentage Loss: 20%

Scenario 2 | Trade with Margin

Assume you have S$10,000 cash (up to 3.5 times leverage) and purchase 35,000 “71% Financing” shares at S$1.00. You sold 10,000 “71% Financing” shares at S$0.80.

Your gross loss is S$7,000^

Percentage Loss: 70%

^Returns shown here are for illustration purposes only. Returns may vary and do not take into consideration any transaction and financing costs.

Positive Carry

Based on the dividend yield of 6% p.a. and 3.28%* financing charge, Initial Investment: S$50,000,

Total purchased based on margin multiplier:
S$50,000 x 3.5
=S$175,000

Capital
Outlay
3.5 x
Financing

Estimated annual yield: S$175,000 x 6% = S$10,500
Estimated cost: (S$175,000-S$50,000) x 3.28% = S$4,100
Net annual yield: S$10,500 – S$4,100 = S$6,400

Return On Equity (ROE)#: S$6,400/ S$50,000 = 12.8%

Disclaimer:
#ROE calculation above does not take into account potential capital gain or loss.
#ROE shown here is for illustration purpose only. All calculations have been rounded to one decimal place. Dividends may vary; computations do not take into consideration any transaction costs, dividend handling fee, time value of money & such other costs customers may incur. Financing charges shown here are for illustration purpose only, actual charges may vary based on the compounding of financing charges. Phillip Securities Pte Ltd accepts no liability whatsoever from customers relying on any calculations provided here. Customers may incur capital losses which may be magnified as a result of leverage.

Short-term Borrowing

The image above shows the price of a stock example for illustration

With margin facility, you have the option to hold the shares until the end of the uptrend.

For example, if 1,000 shares were bought at S$22.00, the financing cost is just S$1.80 per day (1,000 shares at S$22 x 2.99%/365).

Traded Currency Financing

Margin (M) Account offers financing in 9 Different Currencies namely SGD, USD, HKD, JPY, AUD, GBP, CAD, EUR & CNY.

Customers can pledge their local Singapore shares & take financing in the traded currency of foreign markets where applicable.

By taking financing in traded currency, customers can potentially minimize their forex risk.

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Bond Financing

Why Margin Account

Key Information

New Infosheet (Effective from 28 January 2022)
Margin Account
Financing Quantum As low as 28.57% owner’s equity (71.43% financing)
Margin Call Period 3 Market Days
Collateral Deposit Before trading
Currencies Financing Available In SGD, USD, HKD, JPY, AUD, GBP, EUR, CAD, CNY
Markets Available Singapore (SGX)
United States (NASDAQ / NYSE / AMEX)
Hong Kong (HKEX)
China A Shares (SH-HK)
Malaysia (BURSA)
Canada (TSX)
Germany (FWB)
Japan (TSE)
United Kingdom (LSE)
Australia (ASX)
Thailand (SET)

More facilities available with Margin (M) Account

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Trading Mode

Trade with POEMS online, POEMS Pro, POEMS Mobile and/ or broker assisted

Excess Funds Facility

Excess Funds Facility

Earn on your idle funds.
1 Year Rolling Return:
SGD 0.8380% p.a.* | USD 1.0168% p.a.*
Return (1 month) Annualised:
SGD 0.8380% p.a.# | USD 1.0168% p.a.#

Rates updated as of
*Based on 1-year rolling return, NAV/NAV prices.
#Based on the average rate of annualised returns over the last rolling one month.
Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. View disclaimer

Multi Currency Facility

Multi Currency Facility

SGD, USD, HKD, AUD, MYR, JPY, GBP, EUR, CNY, CAD

Securities Lending(SBL)

Securities Lending(SBL)

Custodise your shares and earn up to 4% p.a.

Leverage

Leverage

Up to 20 times leverage with Contracts for Difference (CFD) and Margin Financing

Ready to let your assets work harder for you?

Steps to open Margin (M) Account for existing account holder



1 Login to your POEMS Account


2 Click on ‘Acct Mgmt’ tab


3 On the left panel, select ‘Online Forms’


4 Click on ‘Margin Account Opening’ sub-tab


5 Fill up the form accordingly and click ‘Submit’

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