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Why Invest In Stocks?

Investing is making your money work for you by getting your money to generate more money. Investing in stocks has consistently proven to be one of the most profitable forms of investment available.

The benefits include:

Immediate Buy/Sell so you can sell part of your investment any time. Very low transaction cost.
The freedom to work at your own place, at your pace in your own time.
Easy monitoring - log in to the market from anywhere in the world.
Being able to maximise returns whilst spreading your risk.
A predictable form of investment if you know what you're doing.
Putting you in control and freeing you of fund management fees.
Considerable tax advantages.

Things to watch out for:

The market can be a volatile place.
You must acquire knowledge of what you are doing.
You must monitor your investments.
You must learn the discipline to enter and exit the market on entry and exit signals.


Buying and Selling Stocks

The thought of buying and selling stocks can seem daunting for a beginner but it is quite simple and will grow on you quite quickly once you have some practice. One essential thing to know is that you must go through a broker to buy and sell stocks, only a licensed broker can deal directly with the stock market.


Investing Basics

Contra Trading

Contra is the buying or selling of stocks without having to pay for the cost of the stocks. Once you buy the stocks on contra, you will have to sell the stocks within T+3. At the end of that period, you will have to pay for the difference between your initial buying price and selling price.

If you accidentally hold your shares to T+4, but you do not have $$$ to settle the total value in the shares bought, the broker will force sell your holding at any price, and you will be liable for the difference (Bad case, the losses).

This post has been edited by nexona88: May 19 2015, 12:23 PM

Can enlighten me, basically how company/bursa set share price and how it fluctuate?

For eg company abc price 0.10 have 100 volume. Is it mean that price represent of company total asset mean 100x1000x0.1=rm10k

May I know the dividends will be banked into where? I am cds account holder for symlife, and the entitlement date has already passed.however I don't see any changes in my trust account. Can someone enlighten me?

Dividends will be banked into your bank account.

"eDividend is a service which allows an issuer to electronically pay your cash dividend entitlements directly into your bank account instead of making payment via bank cheques." Source from Bursa website at http://www.bursamalaysia.com/market/produc...-cds/edividend/

I assume that you have penned a signature on the eDividend form and also pass a copy of bank statement when you open a cds account with your broker.
For SYMLIFE, the entitlement date falls on 25/09/2014 (Last Thursday to be exact). Go check your bank account. If you still haven't receive it by Monday, best thing to do is to call your broker.

if u reg for e-dividend, then it would be credited into the bank account u provided. If not reg e-dividend, then u wait for cheque

Thank you all for the replies!

Hi,

I have put some money into saving plan and unit trust early this year. Now i manage to save another sum of $$, planning to invest in stock market (learning as well). 1 of my friend use2 told me that's some stock which actually generate profit steadily, but low return, i think it's, or something like blue chip in unit trust? I would like to start learning with this steady stocks but he went to US so i cant really get guide from him anymore. So where could i actually start doing this? i mean with proper guide instead of playing nonsense around myself.

This post has been edited by ragk: Sep 29 2014, 03:27 PM

Hi guys, sorry if I asked an inrelevant question.

I'm interested to buy some shares and currently a student. Therefore I have not much capital.
Where can I open my trading account( hlb,cimb and etc)? How much do I require to open the account thank you.

when you buy stock you need capital.
Open account depend the which Investment bank/Broker is rm10 per csd acc; or is free

you may check REITS or BLUE CHIP stock.
Keep reading lowyat subforum; you find someting is suitable your appetite.

This post has been edited by felixmask: Sep 30 2014, 10:11 AM

Hi guys, I just started to invest through RHB Invest as my broker. I have opened an current account with them and I was told that I would have to deposit money into the account to buy stocks.

Is there anyway for me to check balance in the current account without going through my remiscer? I find it troublesome to call them each time I transfer fund into the account to check for the balance.

Do you hv online ? possible check there.

I have not create an online ID for this account so I don't think it's possible. My remiscer told me that this is sorta like a dummy account so I couldn't check the balance through online banking. Is it true?

i believe due to OSK and RHB merging. their are mid of intergrating.

if trade using phone the remiser; then you remiser must be earning heaft comission from your trade.

Try to trade online- which is more cheaper- click ownself to buy. But you can't hv a remiser service asking tips.

I suggest you open other CDS acc at other bank which can trade online. Seen you can online lowyat rather depent remiser to do for you.

Using online shld be easy job for your age and IT tech compare to grandpa.

Seems like you misunderstood me. I'm trading online using RHB Invest Online. I'm only having problem checking my balance in Current Account.How do you pay for the stock that you buy anyway?

sorry i didnt use RHB online. Im using maybank online

Bank in a sum of money in RHB Investment Bank Account. You can even do it in Maybank and few others. You need your client code as the bank receiving the money as to key it in to complete the transaction. Then phone the officer in charge in RHB Investment Bank. You can start using the money to buy starting the following day.
You can check yr balance of money in the trust account when you click "account", then click "trust balance". I hope I have answered yr question.

where to check which counters gain and lose on bursa Malaysia?

http://www.bursamalaysia.com/market/securi.../#/?filter=BS02

hi.

what happen to our money invested if we die? need to think if i intend to invest for long term.

anybody here invest in tenaga stock? is it good?

tq