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Offshore Investment

Foreign securities are securities with a foreign denominated currency which are traded overseas. Such foreign securities are exchange listed securities in the global market.

The SCBS Advantage

Direct investments into the foreign securities market for retail, corporate and institutional investors around the world
Competitive brokerage fees with dedicated service from SCBS International Securities Department
Experienced team with multinational exposure
Integrated global execution and clearing with global standard
Global custodian with global standard
Strong partnership with the well-known leading global company
Full range of service to complement and support

Why offshore investment?

Opportunities to invest in leading global companies around the world, coveringover 10,000 listed companies
Opportunities to invest in outperformed markets
Opportunities to invest in new industries that are not available in Thailand
Diversify your portfolio - spread the risk by allocating your assets in other markets
Invest more closely like a local investor

SCB Securities currently offers access to foreign equities in the following countries.

North America

United States

Canada

Europe

England

France

Germany

Italy

Belgium

Portugal

Sweden

Denmark

Netherlands

Finland

Asia Pacific

Australia

Hong Kong

Japan

South Korea

Indonesia

Singapore

Malaysia

Philippines

Vietnam

China

Taiwan

*Currently, SCBS does not provide trading services for foreign clients to trade in their domicile country, country of citizenship / residence.
**Please contact International Securities Dept if you are interested in markets outside the scope above.

Trading Hours

Country	Exchange	Abbr.	Trading Hours (Local)	Trading Hours (Thai)*	CCY	Settlement
U.S.*	New York Stock Exchange	NYSE	09.30 - 16.00	20.30 - 03.00*	USD	T+2
	American Stock Exchange	AMEX	09.30 - 16.00	20.30 - 03.00*	USD	T+2
	NASDAQ	NASDAQ	09.30 - 16.00	20.30 - 03.00*	USD	T+2
Canada*	Toronto Stock Exchange	TSX	09.30 - 16.00	20.30 - 03.00*	CAD	T+2
U.K.*	London Stock Exchange	LSE	08.00 - 16.30	14.00 - 22.30*	GBP	T+2
France*	Euronext Paris	PAR	09.00 - 17.30	14.00 - 22.30*	EUR	T+2
Germany*	Frankfurt/ Xetra Stock Exchange	FSE	09.00 - 17.30	14.00 - 22.30*	EUR	T+2
Italy*	Milan Stock Exchange	MIL	09.00 - 17.30	14.00 - 22.30*	EUR	T+2
Belgium*	Euronext Brussels	BRU	09.00 – 17.30	14.00 - 22.30*	EUR	T+2
Portugal*	Euronext Lisbon	LISB	09.00 – 17.30	15.00 – 23.30*	EUR	T+2
Spain*	Sistema De Interconexion Burstail Espanol	SIBE	09.00 - 17.30	14.00 - 22.30*	EUR	T+2
Netherlands*	Euronext Amsterdam	AMS	09.00 - 17.30	14.00 - 22.30*	EUR	T+2
Finland*	Helsinki Stock Exchange	HEL	09.00 - 17.30	14.00 - 22.30*	EUR	T+2
Sweden*	Stockholm Stock Exchange	STO	09.00 - 17.30	14.00 - 22.30*	SEK	T+2
Denmark*	Copenhagen Stock Exchange	CSE	09.00 - 17.00	14.00 - 22.00*	DKK	T+2
Hong Kong	Hong Kong Stock Exchange	HKEX	09.30 - 16.00	08.30 - 15.00	HKD	T+2
Japan	Tokyo Stock Exchange	TSE	09.00 - 15.00	07.00 - 13.00	JPY	T+2
Australia*	Australian Stock Exchange	ASX	10.00 - 16.00	06.00 - 12.00*	AUD	T+2
China (A-Share)	Shanghai Stock Exchange	SSE	09.30 - 15.00	08.30 - 14.00	CNY,SGD	T+1
China (A-Share)	Shenzhen Stock Exchange	SZSE	09.30 - 15.00	08.30 - 14.00	CNY,SGD	T+1
Taiwan	Taiwan Stock Exchange	TWSE	09.00 - 13.30	08.00 - 12.30	SGD	T+2
Korea	Korea Exchange	KRX	09.00 - 15.00	07.00 - 13.00	SGD	T+2
Indonesia	Indonesia Stock Exchange	IDX	09.00 - 16.00	09.00 - 16.00	IDR	T+3
Philippines	Philippines Stock Exchange	PSE	09.30 - 15.30	08.30 - 14.30	SGD	T+3
Malaysia	Bursa Malaysia or Malaysia Exchange	MYX	09.00 - 17.00	08.00 - 16.00	MYR	T+2
Singapore	Singapore Exchange Securities Trading	SGX	09.00 - 17.00	08.00 - 16.00	SGD	T+3
Vietnam	Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange	HOSE/HSX	09.00 - 15.00	09.00 - 15.00	VND	T+2
Vietnam	Hanoi Stock Exchange	HNX	09.00 - 15.00	09.00 - 15.00	VND	T+2

Minimum computer qualification requirement

Device Type	Operating Systems	Browsers
PC	Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 10	IE10+ Firefox 25 Chrome
MAC	OSX 10.6+	Safari (newest) Chrome (newest)
ChromeBook	Chrome OS version 44+	Chrome
Linux PC	Linux	Chromium Firefox Not support
Tablet	iPhone - iOS 7+ Android 4.1+ Windows 8/10*	Safari Chrome IE11
SmartPhone	iPhone - iOS 7+ Android 4.1+ BlackBerry10 Windows 8/10*	Safari Chrome BB Browser IE11

Offshore Bond Trading
with SCBS

Account Opening

Individual Investor: must be at least 20 years old

New Investor

Application forms

Required Documents

1. Account Opening Documents
2. Suitability Documents
3. Risk Disclosure Agreement for Foreign Securities Investment
4. Form for Declaration of Status as U.S. Person or Non-U.S. Person
5. Exchange related documents (e.g. W-8BEN)
6. Cash Balance Account Agreement

1. Two copies of Identification Card / Passport
2. Two copies of SCB Bank Account
3. A copy of financial evidence
4. Payroll slip (If any)
5. Power of Attorney documents and stamp duty at 30 THB (If any)

Current Investor

Application forms

Required Documents

1. Cash Balance Account Agreement
2. Suitability Documents
3. Risk Disclosure Agreement for Foreign Securities Investment
4. Exchange related documents (e.g. W-8BEN )
5. Form for Declaration of Status as U.S. Person or Non- U.S. Person

All required documents must be certified by customers with their signature similar to that given to the company.

Juristic Person

Application forms

Required Documents

1. Account Opening Documents
2. Foreign Securities Trading Side Agreement with Risk Disclosure Agreement for Foreign Securities Investment
3. Suitability Documents
4. Exchange related documents (e.g. W8BEN-E)
5. Form for Declaration of Status as U.S. Juristic or Non- U.S. Juristic

1. A copy of the corporation certificate with the establishment objective
2. Signature of authorized director (s) withthe company seal
3. Power of attorney in case of authorization on the company's behalf
4. A copy of the identification card of authorized director (s)
5. A copy Financial statements for theprevious 2 years
6. A copy of a list of shareholders
7. Minutes of a meeting held for opening asecurities trading account
8. Power of Attorney documents and stamp duty at 30 THB (If any)

All documents must be certified by authorized director (s) with their signatures similar to that provided to the company.

Account Type : The account type for foreign investment will be a Cash Balance account. A Cash Balance account is fully funded, i.e. the investor credit line is equal to the amount deposited with SCB Securities

Account Approval Process

Permissible Allocation for Foreign Securities Investment

Investor Type

Credit Line Allocation per Tranche (USD)

Individual
Juristic Person:THB 1 Bio > Assets
Juristic Person:THB 1 Bio < Assets

Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited

For more information
please contact SCB Securities International Securities Department at

Phone: +66 2 949 1225
Fax: +66 2 949 1185
Email: Offshore@scb.co.th

Rules, regulations, and guidelines

Permissible Foreign Securities Investment

Listed foreign securities, rights and benefits arising from corporate action events offered by listed foreign companies.
T-Bills and corporate bonds with investment grade
IPOs and POs
Investment unit of mutual fund which policy investment is under SEC regulation
Listed foreign derivatives under SEC regulation

Other Rules and Regulations

Funds for foreign securities investment cannot be from a loan or borrow.
The investor can engage in foreign exchange (FX) hedging to mitigate the FX risk through a financial institution, but must inform SCB Securities accordingly.
Joint accounts and Juristic bodies cannot invest in foreign securities.
Client who receives any amount of withholding tax income has an obligation to file U.S. withholding tax information to the Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service Center ("IRS").

Commission & Fees

Commission Charges

Overseas Exchange	Commission Rate / Minimum Commission per Transaction
Trade via online system and via marketing officer
US***	8 cps / 30 USD
UK***	0.25% / 30 GBP
France***	0.25% / 35 EUR
Germany***	0.25% / 35 EUR
Italy***	0.25% / 35 EUR
Belgium***	0.25% / 35 EUR
Portugal***	0.25% / 35 EUR
Spain	0.25% / 35 EUR
Netherlands	0.25% / 35 EUR
Finland	0.25% / 35 EUR
Sweden	0.25% / 250 SEK
Denmark	0.25 % / 250 DKK
Hong Kong***	0.20% / 200 HKD
Trade via marketing officer only
Canada	0.25% / 50 CAD
Australia	0.25% / 45 AUD
Singapore	0.25% / 25 SGD
Japan	0.30% / 2,000 JPY
Malaysia	0.30% / 65 MYR
Philippines	0.50% / 2,000 PHP
Indonesia	0.50% / 45 SGD
Korea	0.60% / 60,000 KRW
Vietnam*	0.30% / 650,000 VND**
China (A-Share)*	0.30% / 200 RMB
Taiwan	0.50% / 1,500 TWD

Note that commission charges on above table do not include VAT and foreign exchange fees.
Free cash transfer-out charges (THB to foreign currency). Minimum transfer-out amount 10,000 baht per transaction.
Cash transfer-in charge (Foreign currency to THB) is 500 Baht per time per currency and The intermediary bank fee will be charged base on a case-by-case basis.
*Cash transfer-in charges for Vietnamese Dong currency (VND) and Chinese Yuan currency (CNY) is 1,500 Baht per time and The intermediary bank fee will be charged base on a case-by-case basis.
**Vietnam Minimum commission charge is per day with additional conditions 1. Trade under same security 2. Segregate accumulated buy side from accumulated sell side.
***Offline Commission rates may be higher than the above rate.
Commission and fees are subject to change.

Fees

Markets	Type of Charges	Applicable to	Charge Rates (Included VAT)
Vietnam	Tax Regulation Fee	Sell	0.107% on sell-transaction trading value
Singapore	Clearing Fee	Buy & Sell	0.034775% (0.0535% for structured warrants, max S$214)
	Trading Fee	Buy & Sell	0.008025%
	Settlement Instruction fee	Buy & Sell	0.3745 SGD
Malaysia	Clearing Fee	Buy & Sell	0.034026% max MYR1,134.2 per contract
	Stamp Duty	Buy & Sel	MYR 1.07 for every 1,000 (max MYR214 per contract)
	SST Fee	Buy & Sell	0.01284%
US	ADR Fee	-	varies on a case-by-case basis
US	SEC Fee	Sell	0.0023647% (effective from 14 February 2020 onwards)
Hong Kong	Levy Fee	Buy & Sell	0.002889%
	Trading Fee	Buy & Sell	0.00535%
	Stamp Duty	Buy & Sell	0.107%(Round up to the nearest HKD)
	Clearing Fee	Buy & Sell	0.0107%(min HKD 3.21)
France	Financial Transaction Tax	Buy	0.321%
Italy	Financial Transaction Tax	Buy	0.107%
UK	PTM Levy (Panel of Takeovers and Mergers)	Buy & Sell	GBP1.07(trade above GBP10,000)
	Stamp Duty	Buy	Additional0.535% on gross proceeds of UK and Irish stocks
			ForEUR-denominated stock, the UK stamp duty (buy only) will be 1.07%
Korea	Sales Tax	Sell only	0.321%
Indonesia	Stamp Duty	Sell	0.107%
	Exchange Fee	Buy & Sell	0.0321%
	Levy Fee	Buy & Sell	0.00535%
	Value Added Tax (VAT)	Buy & Sell	0.01391%
Philippines	Value Added Tax (VAT)	Buy & Sell	0.0428%
	BSRD Fee (Bangko Sentral Registration Document)	Buy & Sell	1,070 PHP
	Sales Tax	Sell	0.642%
China (A-Share)	Handling fee	Buy & sell	0.005211%
	Securities Management fee	Buy & sell	0.00214%
	Transfer fee	Buy & sell	0.00428% on gross value or consideration
	Stamp Duty	sell	0.107%
Taiwan	Trading fee	Buy & Sell	267.5 TWD
Taiwan	Sales Tax	Sell	0.321%

For Corporate Action Charges, please click HERE to see the detail.
Assets Transfer Fees: The assets transfer fees (if any) will be charged base on a case-by-case basis
All related fees and commission subject to change and other non-standard service fees may apply.
“Negative interest rate charges on cash deposit might be applied to some currency according to foreign countries interest rate policy effective date on 01 March 2017 onwards.”

For more information, please contact SCB Securities International Securities Department at: Phone: +66 2 949 1225 Fax: +66 2 949 1185 Email: Offshore@scb.co.th

Products & Services

Offshore Investment

The SCBS Advantage

Offshore Bond Trading with SCBS

Account Opening

Individual Investor: must be at least 20 years old

Rules, regulations, and guidelines

Commission & Fees

Offshore Bond Trading
with SCBS