SPY (100% tied to S&P500) is the largest ETF in the world, listed in many other stock exchanges besides NYSE.

what u see in SGX now is the price traded in singapore and other open exchanges.

it is what is commonly called "futures":
http://www.investing.com/indices/indices-futures

currently, the futures are all up, but who knows what happens when NYSE opens tonight?

u can buy/sell in any exchange but u cannot buy in one exchange and sell in the other.

noted boss.

currenly I m still browsing which brokerage acc to sign up.

IB is good but I don't trade US stocks / etf so regular due to lack of bullets. most of time I buy Sg reits.

Ramjade has suggested a website with comments.

I prefer a reliable one, an easy to cash out.

any suggestion ? OptionXpress ?

noted boss.

currenly I m still browsing which brokerage acc to sign up.

IB is good but I don't trade US stocks / etf so regular due to lack of bullets. most of time I buy Sg reits.

Ramjade has suggested a website with comments.

I prefer a reliable one, an easy to cash out.

any suggestion ? OptionXpress ?

sorry, but i have no experience with any foreign broker except IB.

larger, more reputable brokers tend to pose less problems with funds in/out, i would think.

for IB, min initial amount is usd10k. after that, can I cash out then ? or must maintain average daily balance of usd10k at all time ?

min 10k at all times.

if below, u will be asked to top up, failing which account will be closed.

Just checked with TD Ameritrade Asia, inital amt is usd3500 but no need maintain this amt at all time.

They don't have ireland based ETF which means you will kena the 30% tax.

its okay. I keep them as growth stocks.

what other option do I have ?

Look for one which give you access to London Stock Exchange

Ramjade,

TD Ameritrade Asia doesn't not have access to LSE ?

TDAM only has access to US exchanges I believe.

boss,

what brokerage are u using ?

boss,

what brokerage are u using ?

Currently I only trade on IB.

I used TDAM before (US) for the commission free ETFs then had those holdings moved to TDAM Asia when they were migrating accounts.

Any recommendation for commission free ETFs platform ?

The asian version apparently was stripped down compare to the US version. Not sure about the Luxembourg version.