Tag Archives: brokerage

Rakuten Trade Fee Revision

Rakuten Trade has revised its brokerage fee in this year. What are the changes? Rakuten Trade fee revision For trades between RM 1,000.00 to RM 9,999.99, the brokerage fee is now increased to RM 9.00. It represents an increase of RM 1.00 compared to the previous amount. Range of brokerage fees The brokerage fees still …

ToledoTrade

[Notice: Please be advised that there are some US brokers who offer zero-commission trading now.] (Updated: 4 September 2019) I have received an email from this platform which has clarified some points in this article. Thus, I am going to share the information with this update. ToledoTrade (Link) is an online broker that I came …

Disadvantages of Rakuten Trade

(Updated: 23 August 2019) After using Rakuten Trade for some time, I have discovered some of its disadvantages. As it is using nominee account exclusively, Rakuten Trade is different from the main brokerage houses in Malaysia. (I have talked about its benefits in another article.)   What is a nominee account? It is a securities account …

Brokerage Firms

To invest in Bursa Malaysia, we need the service of brokerage firms. What exactly is a brokerage firm? Quoting Investopedia: “A brokerage company’s main duty is to be a middleman that connects buyers and sellers to facilitate a transaction. Brokerage companies receive compensation by means of commission once the transaction has successfully completed. For example, when a trade order …