Overseas Markets
Overview
As GTJA Macau's client, you may enjoy the overseas stock trading service:
Australia, Canada, USA, United Kingdom, France, Germany, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Switzerland, Vietnam and other overseas markets.
As GTJA Macau's client, you may enjoy
1. One account can be used to trade the stocks listed in overseas and Hong Kong markets, with currencies exchanged automatically.
2. Analysis on global economy and markets is provided to help you master the investment opportunities.
Market Rules
|
Stock Market |
Trading Session (HK/Macau Time) |
|---|---|
| US |
(Summer) 21:30-04:00 ; (Winter) 22:30-05:00 |
|
Canada |
(Summer) 21:30-04:00 ; (Winter) 22:30-05:00 |
| United Kingdom |
(Summer)15:00-23:30 ; (Winter)16:00-00:30 * Closing Auction Session: (Summer) 23:30-23:40 * Closing Auction Session: (Winter) 00:30-00:40 |
| Japan |
08:00-10:30, 11:30-14:30 |
| Korea |
08:00-14:30 * Closing Auction Session: 14:20-14:30 |
| Taiwan |
09:00-13:25 * Closing Auction Session: 13:25-13:30 |
Singapore | 09:00-12:00, 13:00-17:00 * Closing Auction Session: 17:00-17:16 |
Australia | (Summer)07:00-13:00 ; (Winter)08:00-14:00 * Closing Auction Session: (Summer) 13:00-13:15 * Closing Auction Session: (Winter) 14:00-14:15
|
Malaysia | 09:00-12:30，14:30-16:45 * Closing Auction Session: 16:45-17:00 |
Germany | (Summer)15:00-23:30 ; (Winter)16:00-00:30 * Closing Auction Session: (Summer) 23:30-23:35 * Closing Auction Session: (Winter) 00:30-00:35 |
| France | (Summer)15:00-23:30 ; (Winter)16:00-00:30 * Closing Auction Session: (Summer) 23:30-23:35 * Closing Auction Session: (Winter) 00:30-00:35 |
| Switzerland | (Summer)15:00-23:20 ; (Winter)16:00-00:20 * Closing Auction Session: (Summer) 23:20-23:30 * Closing Auction Session: (Winter) 00:20-00:30 |
| Vietnam |
10:00-12:30，14:00-15:30 * Closing Auction Session: 15:30-16:00 |
1. How to open an account to trade US stocks?
In order to comply with the requirements of the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), if clients need to trade US stock, they need to declare whether they are US citizens:
(Mobile app part will update once it goes online)
Clients can also fill out the Update of Client's Information form and a W-8BEN (Non-US Citizenship Disclosure) or W-9 (US Citizenship Disclosure) form. Once completed and signed, please send the forms to our Customer Service email: customer.service@gtjas.com.mo
2. How to trade US stocks?
Clients may contact the relevant Relationship Manager(RM) for enquiries or call (853) 8293 1881 to place an order.
Reject Reason:
*Please note that our company do not provide trading services for US microcap stocks. Please click to view the stock list.
*Please note that our company do not provide buy/deposit services for US Publicly Traded Partnerships (PTP) stocks. Please click to view the stock list.
| Order type | Reject Reason |
| Sell |
Order price cannot be higher than 80% of the previous closing price of the stock
Order price cannot be lower than 40% of the previous closing price of the stock |
| Buy/Sell | It is not allowed to buy and sell orders for the same stock at the same time. |
3. What are the trading hours for US stocks? Is there a time limit for pre-opening orders?
The trading hours for the U.S. stock market are as follows:
Summer Time:
Pre-market session (HKT): 16:00 - 21:30
Official Trading Session (HKT): 21:30 - 04:00
Winter Time:
Pre-market session (HKT): 17:00 - 22:30
Official Trading Session (HKT): 22:30 - 05:00
Pre-opening Order:
4. Can a US stock be bought and then sold on the same trading day?
There is no board lot size for US Stocks. In each transaction, clients shall trade one share at least. Clients may place a selling order immediately after the buying order is executed.。
5. What is the US stocks trading limit of each order?
The minimum number is 1 share and the maximum number is 500,000 shares for each order. The amount of each order shall not be more than USD 10,000,000.
If the order price widely deviate from the "Prevalent best buying or selling price" and beyond the range, it shall be rejected. In this case, the client shall change the order price and place an order again.。
6. Can I trade US stocks when I have other currencies like HKD instead of sufficient USD in my account?
Yes. The Company shall convert other currencies to US dollar for settlement at the settlement day (T+1). The exchange rate is subject to prevalent rate that provided by the bank at the time of conversion.
7. What is Pre-Market trading?
Pre-market trading in U.S. stocks means that stocks can be bought and sold in additional trading sessions before the official trading sessions on major stock exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ.
Please refer to the Risk Disclosures of US Pre-market for more information on US Pre-Market risks.
8. Who can trade Pre-Market?
Pre-Market trading is available to all clients who have opened the US stock market.
9. How to place Pre-Market orders?
Clients may call (853) 8293 1881 to place an order.
10. Related information and websites about US stock market
New York Stock Exchange https://www.nyse.com
NASDAQ https://www.nasdaq.com
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission https://www.sec.gov
Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com
1. How to enable Japanese Stock market?
Clients can fill out the Update of Client's Information form. Once completed and signed, please send the forms to our Customer Service email: customer.service@gtjas.com.mo.
2. How to trade?
Clients may contact the relevant Relationship Manager(RM) for enquiries or call (853) 8293 1881 to place an order.
3. What are the trading hours for Japanese stocks?
Hong Kong time: 08:00 to 10:30; 11:30 to 14:30
(Japanese time: 09:00 to 11:30; 12:30 to 15:30)
4. Can Japanese stocks be bought and then sold on the same trading day?
Japanese stocks can be bought and then sold on the same trading day. Clients are able to place a selling order after the buying order is executed.
5. What is the stock quantity limit of each order? What is the stock quantity unit for each lot?
Each order shall be not less than 1 lot and not more than 10,000 lots. The stock quantity unit for each lot is 100 or 1,000 share etc.
6. What is the limit of price increase and decrease?
Stock price (yen) | Limit of increase / decrease (yen) |
| Less than 100 100 to 200 200 to 500 500 to 700 700 to 1,000 1,000 to 1,500 1,500 to 2,000 2,000 to 3,000 3,000 to 5,000 5,000 to 7,000 7,000 to 10,000 10,000 to 15,000 15,000 to 20,000 20,000 to 30,000 30,000 to 50,000 50,000 to 70,000 70,000 to 100,000 100,000 to 150,000 150,000 to 200,000 200,000 to 300,000 300,000 to 500,000 500,000 to 700,000 700,000 to 1,000,000 1,000,000 to 1,500,000 1,500,000 to 2,000,000 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 3,000,000 to 5,000,000 5,000,000 to 7,000,000 7,000,000 to 10,000000 10,000,000 to 15,000,000 15,000,000 to 20,000,000 20,000,000 to 30,000,000 30,000,000 to 50,000,000 More than 50,000,000 | ±30 ±50 ±80 ±100 ±150 ±300 ±400 ±500 ±700 ±1,000 ±1,500 ±3,000 ±4,000 ±5,000 ±7,000 ±10,000 ±15,000 ±30,000 ±40,000 ±50,000 ±70,000 ±100,000 ±150,000 ±300,000 ±400,000 ±500,000 ±700,000 ±1,000,000 ±1,500,000 ±3,000,000 ±4,000,000 ±5,000,000 ±7,000,000 ±10,000,000 |
Source of data: Tokyo Stock Exchange
7. What is the unit of difference between buying price and selling price of Japanese stocks?
Stock price (yen) | Price difference unit (yen) |
| Less than 3,000 3,001 to 5,000 5,001 to 30,000 30,001 to 50,000 50,001 to 300,000 300,001 to 500,000 500,001 to 3,000,000 3,000,001 to 5,000,000 5,000,001 to 30,000,000 30,000,000 to 50,000,000 More than 50,000,000 | 1 5 10 50 100 500 1,000 5,000 10,000 50,000 100,000 |
Source of data: Tokyo Stock Exchange
8. Related information and websites about Japanese stock market
1. How to enable Taiwan Stock market?
Clients can fill out the Update of Client's Information form. Once completed and signed, please send the forms to our Customer Service email: customer.service@gtjas.com.mo.
2. How to trade?
Clients can fill out the Update of Client's Information form. Once completed and signed, please send the forms to our Customer Service email: customer.service@gtjas.com.mo.
2. How to trade?
Clients may contact the relevant Relationship Manager(RM) for enquiries or call (853) 8293 1881 to place an order.
3. What are the trading hours for Taiwan stocks?
Hong Kong time: 09:00 to 13:30
Holiday Schedule of Taiwan Stock Exchange
https://www.twse.com.tw/en/holidaySchedule/holidaySchedule
4. How many shares are included in one lot for trading Taiwan stocks?
Except for specified stocks, one lot includes 1,000 shares. Trading order quantity shall be a multiple of 1,000.
5. Can a stock be bought and then sold on the same trading day?
Stocks cannot be bought and then sold on the same trading day. Clients can only place a selling order on the next trading day (T+1) or subsequent trading days after the buying order is executed.
6. What is the stock quantity limit of each order? Is there an order price limit for trading Taiwan stocks?
Each order shall be not less than 1 lot and not more than 499 lots.
Daily price fluctuation shall not exceed ±10% of the last closing price
7. What is the unit of difference between buying price and selling price of Taiwan stocks?
| Minimum stock price(new Taiwan dollar) | Maximum stock price (new Taiwan dollar) | Shares, Certificates of entitlement to new shares from convertible bonds, Beneficiary certificates, Depository receipts, Foreign stocks, Certificates of entitlement to new shares, Certificates of payment of shares, Preferred shares with warrants | Call (put) warrants, | Convertible bonds, | Beneficiary certificates of exchange traded fund (ETF), | Corporate bonds | Foreign bonds | Book-entry central government bonds |
| 0.01 NTD | 5 NTD | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.01 Currency Unit | 0.01 |
| 5 NTD | 10 NTD | 0.05 | ||||||
| 10 NTD | 50 NTD | 0.05 | 0.1 | |||||
| 50 NTD | 100 NTD | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.05 | ||||
| 100 NTD | 150 NTD | 0.5 | 1 | |||||
| 150 NTD | 500 NTD | 1 | ||||||
| 500 NTD | 1000 NTD | 1 | 5 | |||||
| 1000 NTD | More than 1000 NTD | 5 | 5 |
8. Related information and websites about Taiwan stock market
Taiwan Stock Exchange
https://www.twse.com.tw/en/
TSE Market Observation Post System (MOPS)
https://emops.twse.com.tw/server-java/t58query
Taiwan Securities and Futures Bureau
https://www.sfb.gov.tw/en/index.jsp
Taiwan market information system
https://mis.twse.com.tw/
1. How to enable UK Stock market?
Clients can also fill out the Update of Client's Information form. Once completed and signed, please send the forms to our Customer Service email: customer.service@gtjas.com.mo.
2. How to trade?Clients may contact the relevant Relationship Manager(RM) for enquiries or call (853) 8293 1881 to place an order.
3. What are the trading hours for UK stocks? When to place an order?
The trading hours for the UK stock market are as follows:
Summer Time: Hong Kong Time: 15:00 - 23:30
Winter Time: Hong Kong Time: 16:00 - 00:30
4. Which currency is used to trade UK stocks? Is there any trading limit? Can a stock be bought and then sold on the same trading day?
Clients trade UK stocks via Guotai Junan Securities (Hong Kong) at an order price and a settlement price generally in [Pounds # ] and some UK stocks are also traded in [USD] or [EUR].
The basic unit for trading is one share instead of one lot. The order price shall not be widely deviate from the market's prevailing prices, otherwise it will be rejected.
Stocks can be bought and then sold on the same trading day. Clients may place a selling order immediately after the buying order is executed.
# As UK stocks are quoted in [Pence] (1 Pound = 100 Pence), clients need to convert stock prices to [Pounds] when placing an order. For example: The market price of HSBA, a UK stock, is 509.5 pence, which shall be converted to pounds by the client as follows: 509.5 / 100 =5.095 pounds, which is the order price.
1. How to open Vietnam Stocks trading service?
Clients can fill out the Update of Client's Information form. Once completed and signed, please send the forms to our Customer Service Department via email: customer.service@gtjas.com.mo.
Please read carefully and understand the Additional Risk Disclosures on Investing in Vietnamese Securities Market regarding the risks of trading in Vietnamese Securities.
2. How to trade?
Clients may contact the relevant Relationship Manager(RM) for enquiries or call (853) 8293 1881 to place an order.
3. What is the trading hour of Vietnam Stocks? Hong Kong time: 10:00 to 12:30; 14:00 to 15:30
4. What is the settlement date of Vietnam Stocks? The settlement date of Vietnam Stocks is T+3.
5. Can a stock be bought and then sold on the same trading day?
Since Vietnam Stocks do not allow day trading, clients are not allowed to sell stocks that are bought on the same trading day, the stocks can be sold 3 trading days after they were bought (T+3).
For example, clients buy a stock on Monday, the stock can be sold on Thursday. For stocks selling, the fund is also available to use on T+3.
6. Which currency is used to trade Vietnam Stocks? Vietnamese Dong (VND).
7. Can clients trade Vietnam Stocks when they have other currencies like HKD instead of sufficient VND in their account? No. Clients must have sufficient VND in their account before trading Vietnam Stocks. Clients can contact Relationship Manager to place currency conversion instruction, and trade Vietnam Stocks after the currency conversion instruction has been completed.
8. How the VND will be handled after clients sell the stocks?
The fund from stocks selling will be kept as VND on clients' account and available for trading. If clients need to convert the VND to HKD or USD, please contact Relationship Manager to place currency conversion instruction.
Dealing Hotline
Clients may call (853) 8293 1881 at business hour 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. to place orders.
