Posted by
spaceren
16 yrs ago
HSBC's share sites are not my cup of tea (including new site, which I like a lot less than the original one, which is saying something, I refuse to use it even to save money with their recent promotion).
Has anyone used E*Trade for HK shares and can share experiences (so to speak).
For US shares E*Trade is great so far, everything I expect and need (though finding the volume of buy/sell is not clear), but I am a buy and hold person. Not sure if the HK site replicates the US site functionalities.
Thanks
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pls check this thread "problem with the bank" and you will know the answer....
I have the same question with you before and I used this "BANK" thinking maybe more safe to use bank than other broker...BUT...im wrong...
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E*Trade is cheaper, only 0.1% fee, HSBC is 0.25%
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Thanks. I will open an E*Trade HK account and test it out.
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Todge
15 yrs ago
Having used both, E*Trade is by far the most intuitive and substantial in terms of their online trading options. I've also got and OZ E*trade account so I may be a little biased as, between the two, I get to do the lion's share of my trading. I've used E*Trade for years and am used to its interface as well, which may skew my opinion.
Hassles? Well, moving money into and out of E*trade is a little more difficult - but just think bank transfer in terms of hassle factor - so not too much of a pain.
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I've had a few occasions where I've really needed to speak to someone quickly at E*Trade here in HK and I've always been impressed with how fast I can speak to a fellow human. I Can't say the same for HSBC.
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Thanks Todge. I have been slack and did not open a local E*Trade account (despite free money/rebate they offered). I forget what exactly put me off, one of the charges compared to HSBC bothered me (thought could be worse off), as well as the potential delays in getting money in and out (plus shifting current money presumably has a buy + sell charge, which doesn't make sense - though new money (ever the optimist!!) would be better put in an etrade account (the rates are so much lower), so still might do it).
Current whine is how to stop these ridiculous charges on dividends - why should I pay a broker for being paid dividends by my companies - can I contact my companies direct to get paid direct? Anyone tried? E.g. HK Tracker says paid direct to your account, but HSBC steps in and takes a cut; etrade also says takes 0.5% of the dividend (think HSBC is the same %).
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does e trade support phone text notifications like HSBC? when buying or selling blocks of shares at limit price or market price, hsbc will notify me how many shares and at what prices as text messages.
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