http://www.bursamalaysia.com/website/bm/pr...erivatives.html

Trading procedure:
http://www.bursamalaysia.com/website/bm/trading/derivatives/

Feel free to ask, I'll try my best 

jus saw newspaper got anounce new two funds from amanah raya berhad (who manages asw2020 etc)...so where can i buy it?

Anybody knows about the forex investments seminar happening in Legend Hotel? The price is RM389 inclusive of lunch. But I'm jus wondering is it worth the money meaning to say, is it really good or what? 

     
Fund vs Fund By Fund Type From 01 July 2003 To 06 October 2006

(Fund-1) - PUBLIC ITTIKAL- PUBLIC MUTUAL  Return 56.08%
(Fund-2) - MAA MUTUAL ALFAID- MAA KL Return 40.71%
(Fund-3) - SBB DANA AL-IHSAN - SBB  Return 14.65%
(Fund-4) - MAYBAN DANA IKHLAS -MAYBANK Return -15.03%
(Fund-5) - AMITTIKAL - ARAB MALAYSIAN Return  -16.65%

Malaysia is now the least attractive bourse among Asian countries, even JCY (one of the biggest hdd manufacturer based in JB) has postponed the listing in KLSE and consider to be listed in Singapore or HK as The Edge reported. KLSE really lack of quality company to be invested, also liquidity is quite low which make some listing meaningless.

Unless there is major restructuring of GLCs company, and policy revamp, it is difficult to attract really serious foreign interest and fund coming. We don't need hedge fund that 'goreng' Iris like mad which won't do any good to the market.

Ah Long is illegal in Malaysia, you might be sued if doing this...
It's not an investment if we do something illegal...

I think it's legal as long you do not charge interest. That's all... License means u can charge interest. 

David83,

Let me play devil advocate here and ask why?? Why I cannot buy an investment that pays me immediately and pay me every year?? It is my choice and if it is NOT a good deal, I do not have to buy!!!  I can keep my money in the FD until I find a good deal.  This is my strategy for my money in Malaysia.

In 2005, I buy the best managed Malaysian Bank stock at RM6.80 (including commission).  It pays $0.55 commission last year.  This give me yield of 8%.  This year I get dividend of $0.40.  This gives me yield of 5.9%.  Looks like this will be the yield going forward.  I am NOT even looking at appreciation.

What is the risk?? Yes, it is higher than FD.  But, this bank survived the last recession and if this bank goes to hell, you can forget about the whole KLSE too.  It is about the same risk as the KLSE index.  Until foreign bank can come in, all local banks enjoy a margin of 3% to 4% ( difference between loan and FD rate).  The banks will make a lot of money.

So, please tell me why am I buying unit trust?? Where I lose a few percents when I buy and a few percents every year??  For foreign exposure, why not buying mutual fund from US companies like Vanguard??  There is no load and annual maintenance of less than one percent??

ASB may make sense if I am a bumi.  But, other than that why??

Dreamer

P.S.:

1)  The lot size is 1,000 shares.  I can save my money in FD until I have enough money.  Since the dividend is around $0.40, I can wait until the share price is low enough and yield is attractive to me.  I make money when I buy.

2) This is part of my portfolio of FD, real estate, and banking stock.  I have enough cash for 2 years of expenses in FD.  So, I have enough money for a normal recession.

<<it's dividends only while if there are capital appreciation you get more>>

Darkmage12,

You only get capital appreciation if you SELL the stock.  The goal/strategy here is to buy stock that pay you good dividend every year.  You make money every year without selling the stock.  So, your statement of 30% per annum is ONLY REAL when you sell the stock.  I only bought PB at 2005.

For some people that bought PB at RM3, their dividend yield is around 13%.  Why should they ever sell the stock??

Dreamer

i thought all stocks in malaysia trade in 100 shares a lot? but then u said PB = 1000 shares a lot?

where to check those stuff? i've been thru Malaysia investor and bursa malaysia website, no such info.

As far as I know only a few stocks are in 100 shares lot.  Majority is in 1,000 shares lot.  I might be wrong.

Dreamer

I guess you must be one of the old-timer
It has been changed since couple of years ago
http://www.bursamalaysia.com/website/bm/tr.../board_lot.html

So, if the economic crisis comes again, it's the time for us to invest in some stable and well-managed companies. Buy the share when price low, getting high dividend every year, then sell it when the market is high...you can maximize your investment returns.

Leekk8,

Let me repeat one more time, if you get high dividend every year, why would you ever sell the stock?? In the case of buying PB at $0.68, it pays $0.40 every year.  Why would you want to sell??

You only sell a stock if and only if you get better ROI by investing it on something else.
<< if it does drop not many are willing to go into it>>

Darkmage,

That is why you get a low price aka on-sale.

You make money by NOT following the herd.  People are cows and they follow the herd.  So, they buy high and sell low.

For high dividend yielding stock, when the price drop and you get a high yield, you do not have to sell the stock to make money.  So, you could collect dividend forever while waiting for the price to go up.  You are making money every year.

To be separated from cows/herd, you need to KNOW how to calculate.  You need  to know when something is a good deal. 

Let's take an extreme example, let's say stock A pay $0.40 per year of dividend and the the stock drop to $4.  And, I buy the stock.  The dividend yield is 10%.  But, the stock drop to $2.  So, what??  Did I lose money??  No, I still have a stock that yield 10% per year for me.  In fact, I can hold on the stock and collect dividend until I can find a even better deal.  I had made my money when I buy the stock.

Dreamer

People doesnt sell odd lot for fun 
Odd lots are usually given out as bonus issue, share split or reverse split.
For example, Stock A declares a bonus issue 1 for 10
So if you are holding 100 units it your holding will eventually becomes 110 units.
However, as the normal market is traded in board lot of 100 units, you can only dispose it in odd lot market. And yes there is such a market but usually the commission rate will be higher.

omg is the market really that good ?
i just called my broker wanted to place an order for the new call warrant on MPLANT which is only open for sale today, and heck, it was over-subscribed by lunch time

what is Mesdaq?

hmm.. I read about some economist commend about infavourable tax structure after budget 2007.