Daiwa Spreads, leverage, minimum deposit Revealed

　　General Information & Regulation of Daiwa Securities

　　Daiwa Securities is a leading provider of securities and derivatives services in Japan, established in 1994 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Daiwa Securities focuses on providing investors with a range of financial instruments business, such as securities trading, agency, securities underwriting, etc. Daiwa Securities currently holds a retail foreign exchange license from the Japan Financial Services Agency (license no. 9010001063235).

　　Market Instruments of Daiwa Securities

　　Daiwa Securities offers investors a range of financial instruments such as stocks, investment trusts, bonds, foreign currency deposits, money wrappers, yen deposits, foreign exchange, pension/insurance, securities mortgages, etc.

　　Minimum Deposit of Daiwa Securities

　　Daiwa Securities requires no minimum deposit, which means traders can fund their account any amount to start trading. Daiwa Securities offers investors a Daiwa Twin Account, which allows investors to manage their assets more efficiently by opening both a general trading account with Daiwa Securities and a yen savings account with Daiwa Next Bank, and by linking the two accounts to automatically manage investment funds at the same rate as yen deposits. Daiwa Securities does not charge an account opening fee and offers free investment management to its customers.

　　Leverage of Daiwa Securities

　　Trading leverage part does not show up in the Daiwa Securities website. Traders may contact their support staff to get it clear.

　　Fees of Daiwa Securities

　　Investors are required to pay a prescribed brokerage fee for each product they invest in. The maximum domestic stock brokerage fee is 1.26500% (including tax) of the contract price (at least 2,750 yen).

　　Trading Platform of Daiwa Securities

　　Daiwa Securities offers investors several trading tools, including Auto Update Board, Stock Browsing Smartphone App, Trevo High-Performance Trading Tool, 365FX Trevo, ActiveChart Pro (smartphone/tablet). Trevo is a new high-performance trading system from QUICK Corp. that integrates information and trading functions. From the stock registration list screen, where up to 2,000 stocks can be registered, traders can link directly to the trading, order/contract inquiry screens and, in principle, can efficiently complete operations with just a mouse.

　　Deposit and Withdrawal of Daiwa Securities

　　Client subscribing to Daiwa Securities Integrated Services can make deposits and withdrawals free of charge, and customers are responsible for paying the commission for foreign currency transfers. Deposit and withdrawal fees for direct customers of Daiwa Securities are covered by clients. Withdrawals are free of charge only for customers who have applied for electronic membership.