Just to add more explanation.

elea88, I assume you need HKD for HKEX. IB does not have the pair SGD.HKD. So you need to convert twice, SGD -> USD -> HKD. You can follow the suggestion by rjb123 for SGD -> USD (meaning to BUY the pair USD.SGD).
Then you need to SELL the pair USD.HKD to get your HKD.

Some basic concept about forex trading. For a currency pair, i.e USD.SGD, the first currency (USD) is the base currency, the second currency (SGD) is the quote currency. 
Assumed 1 USD = 1.3514 SGD.
When you :

1) buy 10,000 USD.SGD, you will get 10,000 USD. For this BUY, 13,514 SGD will be deducted from your IB account. The commission charged is 2 USD. Buying a currency pair will give you the base/first currency.

2) sell 10,000 USD.SGD, you will get 13,514 SGD. For this SELL, 10,000 USD will be deducted from your IB account. The commission charged is 2 USD. Selling a currency pair will give you the quote/second currency.

IB has a youtube channel with tutorials, i.e. Forex with WebTrader 

Hope this helps.

You're right. I was only thinking in general term, most of the listed companies are denominated in HKD. But HK is truly an international hub, even the local bank transfer can be made in USD or EUR, besides the default HKD.

Anyone here can confirm this?

Just wondering, can we buy etf on tradegate via captrader?
there r plenty of etfs listed there.such as SXR8
https://www.tradegate.de/orderbuch.php?isin=IE00B5BMR087
https://www.tradegate.de/index.php?art=etp

the fees for each transaction for tradegate is only 2 euro. seems to be gooding.
https://www.captrader.
com/en/account/conditions/

can any sifu check via captrader? i tried to seach via IB demo acc.But cant seems to find tradegate listed etf.

Is it possible if after I funded IB, I withdraw 100% of it? Say few days later and leave zero inside?

Nice   
Cause got nothing to buy so not going to buy for the sake of buying.
You dump USD100k with IB/trasnfer USD100k worth of shares to IB? Cause if don't do that got monthly fee of USD10.  

You can start with a white label, use it as a stepping stone until you reach 100k. There's a learning curve when switching to IB as it's platform is geared towards professional traders. It takes some time to really master it.

Make the same mistake myself. Once I also shorted an option by accident and have to buy it back.
The FXCOV option was created after some customers complained that IDEALPRO option will create a virtual position by default. I was one of those who complained
This virtual position can be set to 0 in TWS and thus making it disappear.

Yes, the virtual position is closed but your account is not affected in anyway. Your currency exchange will not be reversed.

Unfortunately the white labels have slightly higher margin rate. The difference in margin rate between IB and the white label's is profit for the white label.

IB is nice that negative rate only applies when you have more 100K of a currency with negative rate, i.e. > 100K CHF/EUR.
I also exchange currency when the rate is in my favor.

Wait so even if you are withdrawing SGD to SG bank account, they don't EPS or FAST transfer?

not yet withdraw... busy converting SGD to USD to HKD.. then buy some stuff. not enough $ hv to transfer in some more..

then left right all my kawan's.. questioning me.. SAFE OR not? u go put $ inside this ONLINE THING?

erm... i also dunno.

IB webpage. When I login.

so as long as you got holding power and can hold for long term, definitely no problem??

since S&P500 are the top companies, they will surely recover (or be replaced) in bull market, no?

if like that, then everyone (including PNB) can just invest in S&P500 and problem solved?

can someone help?

how to key in STOPLOSS from the TWS

i key in the amount. it says " KEY IN VALID PRICE"

what is the terms of pricing?

Lets say current share price is $35.
i key stoploss 30.. but its shows not valid? why?

can key in both? TAKE PROFIT part and Stop loss part together ?

Can I add a GTD order?

Is it a must to transact with  min USD25k via Ideal pro ?Can I use transect using SGD 8k?

I tested withdrawal from IB recently. For all the options below, no fee was charged by the receiving bank but the transfer itself can be very slow, except EUR/SEPA.

1) SGD to SG bank account via GIRO/ACH.
The fund was credited to my account 3 days later (T + 3).

2) HKD to HK bank account via GIRO/ACH.
The fund was credited to my account 3 days later (T + 3).

3) GBP to TransferWise GBP account via BACS.
The fund was credited to my account 2 days later (T + 2).

4) EUR to TransferWise EUR account via SEPA.
The fund was credited to my account on the same day the withdrawal was submitted (T + 0).

TransferWise borderless account does not support WIRE, unless I am wrong.

What do u mean by hsbc “closed down everything”?...r u referring to heir accounts in HK or ?...

Did they close both your personal and company accounts? Or closed just the company account let you keep the personal account?