Fidelity Spreads, leverage, minimum deposit Revealed

　　General Information & Regulation

　　Fidelity International, one of the world's leading asset management groups, has a 50-year history in Japan and has not been publicly listed since its inception due to the importance of management independence. Fidelity Securities is authorized and regulated by the Japanese Financial Services Agency.

　　Services

　　Fidelity Securities has been selling investment trusts to retail investors in Japan since 1998. Although the company does not have a retail branch, they have a team of customer service representatives at their headquarters in Minato-ku, Tokyo, who can assist clients with any questions they may have.

　　Products

　　When introducing funds, Fidelity Securities evaluates not only their performance in a comprehensive manner, but also their ability to meet clients' medium- to long-term investment needs and support their portfolios. The firm also handles equities (cash trading), ETFs and ETNs.

　　Fees and Commissions

　　Fidelity Securities does not charge account opening or management fees, so some clients choose to open an account up front to be prepared to react quickly when the market moves. Clients can also use the firm's weekly sales rankings to see which funds other clients are buying in the current market (they also have data for the past 1 month and 3 months).

　　Featured Services

　　“0% Online Plan” is a unique program offered by Fidelity Securities that allows clients to purchase mutual funds via the Internet at 0% commission for as long as they wish, simply by completing a paperless trading process.

　　Service Hours

　　Fidelity Securities' customer service team will help clients find a specific product from the 600+ mutual funds (and 40+ management companies) offered by the firm. The customer service hotline is 0120-140-460 and is available from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. weekdays.