Value what is it?

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 source: http://www.makemoneyonlineafast.com

I was reading Bo Sanchez's blog post and a line struck me. 

Here’s the equation: Problems create scarcity. And scarcity creates value. And value creates success.

 (to read Bo Sanchez's blog post click here)

Let's put that in logical argument:

Problem created Scarcity

Scarcity creates Value

Value creates Success

Therefore : Problem creates Success

Now there is one truth we can pull out from this logical argument, that is Scarcity creates Value. This line is actually what the Law of Supply and Demand teaches.

If you remember: if supply of a commodity is low demand for it rises, when demand for it rises people are willing to buy it at even higher price thus there is a need to raise its price to control such scarce commodity. It is also applicable to thew stock market.

When a certain stock has started to pick up volume after some favorable report or occurrence  the price will start to go upward as indicated in the MACD graph. Such reports like a higher reported quarterly bottom line than expected, a new investor putting in needed capital to enhance or expand the business, or probably a sudden favorable business opportunity that puts the company in a position to profit big can affect investor and speculator perception alike.

When everyone wanted that stock it starts to be scarce. Those who has it already will hold it until it reaches their target price before releasing. Big players will buy in blocks thus limiting the number of shares available. As this happens price action starts to go north and small players try to ride it leading to price trend upward.

source: http://www.clickjobs.com

When a commodity becomes scarce its value rises that is how many investors pocket big gains. Wise investors starts to accumulate stocks of value when they are not yet scarce meaning they are not yet in demand. They keep on accumulating and they are even happy when the price of the stock they are accumulating still goes down. But remember they don't just buy a stock, they have carefully analyze it and base on some analysis they believed that it will grow in the near future. They accumulate stocks with great potential thus they are unafraid to accumulate such stock.

source: http://radocracy.com

The Philippine stock market is now on the expected correction, this is one of the best time to accumulate fundamentally sound companies. So do your due diligence and don't wait for the time that the stock you want to accumulate becomes scarce. 

SCARCITY CREATES VALUE  

Value then is define as a status when it is in demand and when it is limited. That is why gold is valuable because we have to dig deep to get it. That is why experts charge us hefty fees for their advice and services. Valuable stocks are themselves valuable because everybody wants it and are willing to pay the price.

Zombieland attitude in investing

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Have you ever seen the movie Zombieland? 

Just watched it in my laptop awhile ago and it made me laugh. But along the movie if you were still able to catch it while laughing and freaking out at the same time on the chasing zombies I think you have the investor attitude.

Remember the rules? 

source: http://rasjacobson.wordpress.com/

Yup Ohio has a list of rules. Rule 1 and 2 are always mentioned. Rule 1 is Cardio while rule 2 is Double tap. How are they connected to investing you ask? Cardio means having the stamina to continuously run. In the world of investing you can't stop. You have to be on your toes because everybody is running thus you need a good cardio to last it. 

Double tap means being sure. Don't just check it once, check it twice or even thrice as long as you are sure of your buys or sell decisions.

How about rule 22: When in doubt, know your way out. 

 source: http://artzthings.com

In technical lingo set your cut loss price. Often times we are trapped in our wrong buys  and hard headed as we are we keep on holding that is why one should have an exit plan. A stock's price may be down but according to your analysis it would bounce back but for how long will it stay there? That is where you have to set that line called "cut loss" so that instead of losing you can divert your funds  to a better stock and then go back if the situation is already trending up to your expectations.

source: http://www.polyvore.com

Also in stock investing you must always "Limber up" that is rule number 18. You might need to make some small stretching to tackle the task at hand. Planning when to enter and exit and making necessary other action plans to pursue your target price. You could test it first by buying small shares then jumping into another similar shares before you finally do what you have been cooking up in your brain.

And lastly the best of the rules, rule number 32: Enjoy the little things. 

source: http://stores.ebay.com/tshirtbordello

Investing can be so exciting and sometimes so depressing. To keep you sane celebrate in the most simplest way to give yourself that feel good experience like eating a twinkie.

 

 source: http://iareawesomeness.wordpress.com

As my stock investor friends will say "pa-cheese burger ka naman" (treat as with cheese burger). Be happy and be victorious with the small things like a gallon of Selecta ice cream Ube flavor(Purple Yam my favorite) for  your family, a pizza with your friends, or a movie date with your special someone. 

So keep your eye open and be alert for you don't know when will a zombie in the backseat attacked you, this is rule number 31 which only means be ready for the least expected.

My Personal Analysis: AboitizPower Corporation(AP)

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  source: http://www.aboitizpower.com

AboitizPower is mainly a hydroelectric power generating company. Its subsidiaries comprise mostly of power distributors in the Visayas and Mindanao region and  hydroelectric plants in the Northern Luzon area.

Below is AboitizPower's structure:

The Aboitiz group are the major stakeholder.

AboitizPower's price growth has been phenomenal starting at around 4 pesos in January 2009 and closing at the 30 pesos level to date.

AboitizPower has allotted around 49 billion pesos for 2011 CAPEX(Capital Expenditure) for the Subic and Davao coal fired plants. (to read more on this click here)

Fundamentally AboitizPower , just like other utility corporation,  is banking on CAPEX to be able to generate revenues thus a big portion of funding comes from borrowing. Having a Current ratio of 2.58 which is very ok but with a Debt-to-Equity ratio of around 1.33 due to massive borrowing for expansion and rehabilitation projects of which the benefit will be realize in the next 2-5 years. A notable increase of revenue from power generation was the noted in 2010 as compared to 2009(source AP FY2010 Financial and Operating Performance)

In my opinion AboitizPower(AP) is good stock and a must buy while it is at a low level. Though when one looks at the 10 yr range it seems that its growth slowed down in mid-2010 to 2011 after almost 2 years of growth.

  

On a year range Stochastic indicate a sudden rise and could possibly indicate an overbought level.  Thus a good time to buy since price might go down in the next couple of weeks.

Using Bloomberg.com for your stock charts and info need

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Just discovered this lately. We can use www.bloomberg.com to check on PSE listed stock.

Juts like Reuters.com it has some information a stock investor like you and me need in deciding which stocks to buy. 

Go to www.bloomberg.com and in the search button type in the stock code of the company you are interested in and add a colon followed by pm

 

 source: www.bloomberg.com

You can customized the chart by adding overlays and indicators like MACD, Stochastic, Relative Strength Index(RSI) and compare such stock to other stock of interest or stock of same industry by adding the stock code plus :PM in the add bar in the stock chart section.

Going Fundamental: Common Size Ratio Analysis

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I'm back! Sorry for the long absence. I have just made the greatest investment in my life, finding the one.

So lets go back then where we were. If ever you are in a seminar about stock investing they could probably discuss some accounting stuff like the one above.

Common Size Ratio analysis is basically comparing one company to another by the percentages. The basic comparison will be the FS analysis express in ratios. This analysis primarily focuses on the Profit and Loss statement or also known as Income or Loss Statement.

For example Company A and B using basic data.

Looking at the two company only at the amounts one can say that Company A is better due to its higher sales but looking at percentages we now see the difference of the the two company. Company B is better than Company A in terms mark up and management of expenses thus though Company A and B ended up with the same profit Company B shows a better management of cost and better pricing or market penetration.  

Stock market news: IP CONVERGE DATA CENTER, INC.IPO

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I got this message  again from my COL account 

Offer Price: P4.20/ share

Minimum Subscription: 1000 shares and thereafter, in multiples of 1000 shares

Offer Period: November 25 to November 30, 2010 - 12:00 Noon

 

COL End of Offer and Payment: November 30, 2010 

12:00 Noon

Tentative Listing Date: December 9, 2010 

Payment Terms: 100% due upon subscription not later

than November 30, 2010 12:00 Noon

INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING FOR IP CONVERGE DATA 

CENTER, INC.

Please be informed that the Board of Directors of The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. approved on October 20, 2010, the application of IP CONVERGE DATA CENTER, INC. (CLOUD or the Company) for the initial listing of 181,866,669 common shares, with a par value of P1.00 per share under the Second Board of the Exchange consisting of the following:

a.136,400,002 common shares, representing the issued and outstanding shares of the Company prior to the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the Companys shares; and
b.45,466,667 common shares, representing the common shares to be offered to the public on a primary basis.

THE OFFER

Offer Price : Php4.20 per share

Minimum   : 1000 shares, and thereafter in multiples of 

                     1000 shares

COL Offer Period : November 25 to November 30, 2010 

                 12:00 Noon

COL End of Offer and Payment   : November 30, 2010 

                 12:00 Noon

Tentative Listing Date  : December 9, 2010

Payment Terms  : Full payment on or before November

                 30, 2010

Important:

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to raffle minimum lots. We encourage clients to 

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For interested subscribers, please subscribe online by 

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NOTE: COL shall not process subscription requests for

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Stock market news: NAC(Nickel Asia Corp.) IPO

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Got this message from my COL account regarding the anticipated IPO of Nickel Asia Corp.

NICKEL ASIA CORPORATION IPO

Offer Price: P15.00 / share

Minimum Subscription: 1000 shares and thereafter, in multiples of 100 shares

Offer Period: November 8 to November 11, 2010 12:00 Noon

COL End of Offer and Payment: November 11, 2010 12:00 Noon

Tentative Listing Date: November 22, 2010 

Payment Terms: 100% due upon subscription not later than November 11, 2010 12:00 Noon

INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING FOR NICKEL ASIA CORPORATION

Please be informed that the Board of Directors of The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. approved on October 20, 2010, the application of NICKEL ASIA CORPORATION (NIKL or the Company) for the initial listing of up to 1,339,831,828 common shares, with a par value of P0.50 per share, under the First Board of the Exchange consisting of the following:

a.989,656,828 common shares, representing the total 

number of issued and outstanding shares of the 

Company prior to the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the 

Companys shares;


b.Up to 304,500,000 common shares, representing the 

total number of shares, inclusive of 132,991,828 

common shares held in treasury, to be offered to the 

public on a primary basis; and 


c.Up to 45,675,000 common shares, representing the 

Over-Allotment Option in connection with the

companys IPO.

THE OFFER

Offer Price              : Php15.00 per share
 
Minimum                : 1000 shares, and thereafter in 

                                  multiples of 100 shares
 
COL Offer Period    : November 8 to November 11, 2010

                                 12:00 Noon
 
COL End of Offer and Payment   : November 11, 2010

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2010 12:00 Noon.

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My new segments in my blog: The online stockbrokers that I use

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                                source: http://www.yourbrokerguide.com/
If you remember I introduced you to the online stockbrokers... if you haven't read that yet click here.

Okay so let me make some introductions first. One might ask me why online stockbrokers? What are the benefits?

Here are my reasons why I opted for online stockbrokers:

1. Online stockbrokers are cheap. Most only charge a commission of

    0.25% to 0.50% per all transaction. Most have no maintaining
    fee, and only charge a small fee for call trading assistance.

2. Online stockbroker's platform are easily accessible online and 

    they are secure. That is why they have to be accredited by both

    SEC and PSE.

3. Online stockbroker's web page are full of information and guides 

    to help you make that buy or trade

4. And lately after the PSE upgraded most have brought back the

   off-hours facility. No more early morning waking up for our stock 

   investors abroad to place their stock trades

Those are the benefits to name a few.

Now as promise I will be posting a series on how to navigate and use the two online stockbrokers I am currently using. I am using Citiseconline and First Metro Securities Brokerage Corp. to know more about these two click on them to go to their website.

Here is a story on how I ended up with these two online stockbroker.

                                     source: www.citiseconline.com
Citiseconline was the first online stockbroker I applied to. I learned about them through Bo Sanchez's book 8 Secrets of the Truly Rich. Long before I have always wanted to enter the stock market. I remember the days when my professor and dean in PSBA-QC would tell us about his masteral class challenging them to buy stock in the Philippine Stock Market and their grade in his class will be based on the performance of their stock investment. It scared me to take an MBA class because back then I really have no idea even how to buy a stock. Is it done just like going to the "sari sari" store asking the "tindera" to sell you stocks? I know it wasn't.

But in the end while working abroad and after mustering my courage to dive in an unknown territory I checked out Citiseconline's website and tried there 15 day or so free pass which I didn't even use because I really have no idea how to do the action in the stock market.  After nearly 6 months I inquired via email and a reply from Jenny Senining gave me hope of opening an account. I planned and I inquired like a little child so afraid to bring and placed my tiny money in to a strange place called "online stockbroker" but finally when I had a chance to get a vacation from my overseas work I made sure it is my first order in my list. Went Tektite to looked for the Citiseconline office and luckily Ms. Senining was there to assist me and that afternoon I funded my account and got may access after a day..that was late November last year.

And then ecstatic that I was I went to my account check this and that and place my first order. After the day nothing happened. After a week nothing happened. After a month still nothing happen. So I asked myself what's wrong with my bid? Then a new thread in the forum where I accustomed to share my ideas and advices opened. It was about stock investing. And from there on my knowledge grew leaps and bounds due to friends who share the same passion for stock investing. My humble thanks to our OFW friend who started that thread, "maraming salamat rich dad ninong :) "
 
I made my first buy on March 2010 and from their on I have been buying, then waiting till it profits around 5-10% net of cost before selling and sometimes when times are good I profit up to 40%

    source: www.firstmetrosec.com.ph

The reason why I opened another online stockbroker account is funds accessibility.

Being the online brokerage arm of Metrobank fund transfer from your Metrobank account to your First Metro Securities account is a breeze through Metrodirect. I am in the process of familiarizing myself about FMSB's online platform and will soon share here my experience in navigating and making the most of their platform.

Also the well known stock analyst Gus Cosio is in FMSB and his blog is linked to their website. With the latest announcement that FMSB can now accept off-hours trading I guess more and more Pinoys can benefit from it. Also to open an account you just need a minimum of Php 5,000.00, of which Php 2,00.00 is for your maintaining  balance for your Metrobank account and the Php 3,000.00  cash is available for stock investment.

How did I start in investing?

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source: http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/

I have forgotten that I have been babbling about stock investing and online stock investing for sometime now without sharing how did I start about investing.

Let me share with you a long story of my financial freedom quest and the reason behind it.

My consciousness about the importance of money really started when I was in college. When I was young money was not a problem since it is not my duty to worry about it. Also being and studying in the seminary has taken that away even if I know my mom and dad worry about the tuition(yes some seminaries are not free so if you can donate or sponsor a seminarian please do so). The moment I entered college I learned how money really affects each and every one's life. Studying in Manila is not cheap, living there alone is not cheap.

I enrolled in Philippine School of Business Administration-Q.C. My Alma Mater is primarily focus in the area of Accountancy and Management so I ended up taking B.S. Accountancy. As a newbie in Manila at the same time newbie in accounting I am always fascinated about the course I took. Accountancy is not about how to get rich, it is more of how to analyze the business transaction. If you are also an accounting graduate like me I believe you can do Fundamental Analysis which in our accounting language is Financial Ratio Analysis(the subject you hated besides Accounting 7, Management Accounting, Law, and Tax ). 

I know my story is kinda deviating so here is the reason why I got myself to investing.

source: http://www.shepherdsvoice.com.ph/

I read a book written by Eugenio Sanchez Jr. aka Bo Sanchez. The title of the book was "Simplify and live a Good Life". I have read his magazine, Kerygma, and Thank God, His Boss! but in all his works this one greatly influenced me. With my background as a seminarian and the thoughts Bo wrote in this book it made me think why are so many people are tired everyday. They work and work for no reason. They work hard to pay the house they never really enjoyed because 3/4 of the day they are not in it. Money shouldn't be the problem. One must know how to make money work for them so that one wont go to the trouble waking up even though you really don't want to but because you have a house to pay and expenses to pay you drag yourself out of your bed to go to work. I am not implying that going to work is bad, we need to earn a living but most of us are buried in debt that makes our lives miserable.

At the same time at school, we have this subject Corporate Accounting. My professor and dean of the school, Dr. Raul Addatu, would always tell us to buy stocks of SMC(San Miguel Corp.) and wait till it goes up. Yes I learn about stock, stock rights, stock dividend, and so many things about stocks but never about stock investment and stock trading. Dr. Addatu always tells us that in his MBA class, in order for a candidate to be granted the MBA title one must buy a stock and have a profit at the end of the program. That scared me because I was planning to take my MBA but until now I haven't.

So after all those experience I started looking for answers that bothers my mind. I searched publications about investments. I got a primer from a local paper discussing stock investment and my mind started to swirl when I learned that stock brokers require a minimum of 100,000.00 pesos to open an account. Online stock brokers are not yet around at that time. But it did not stop me from dreaming to own stocks of some famous company the likes of PLDT, SMC, and Ayala.

When I was working in my last employer before working here in Guam I already set my goal to be an investor. I have been setting aside money for it. The very first investment I made was at a mutual fund. I just have to make that first move to keep myself going into that direction. It was just a small and right now I don't know how it is already but hoping to check it after five years to avoid charges of early withdrawal of funds. 

While working here in Guam I always check the websites about stock market like PSE, DOW, Bloomberg, CNBC and TV shows like CNBC watching the World Wide Exchange, Managing Asia hosted by Christine Tan, and other programs. I waited nearly two years until I opened my brokerage account. 

source: http://www.shepherdsvoice.com.ph/

In Bo Sanchez's book 8 Secrets of the Truly Rich he mentioned about Citiseconline. So checked them out and even emailed them on how would I open an account even though I was outside the Philippines. And so last November 2009 while on vacation I opened my account with them placing my initial deposit of 25,000.00 pesos. To tell you the truth I was thinking twice and I was a bit jittery about it. Even though I have read a lot about it and even played the online stock trading game it still makes me think how will I do it.

I have eyed on stock of JFC(Jollibee Food Corp.) and have been placing buy order from January 2010 to early March.  It was only in March that I have my first buy transaction. Then SMPH(SM Prime Holdings). I have been holding this two until it made a profit in around April or May and released it. From their on I started bold buy and sell transactions. It came to the point that I was holding 18 stocks and most of them are at the negative. But it didn't bother me. The years of learning and understanding stock market trading finally sink in to me. 

Also I have joined a forum and started this blog to share what I learned about stock investing. It may be scary because it is your hard earned money that is on the line but knowing how to play it and having knowledge about it makes it easy. And so I will re-iterate my and my friends advice when doing stock trading:

1. Only invest free cash

2. When your portfolio is negative you have not yet loss anything

    unless you sell it

3. Buy low, sell high. Lower your average cost per share and take 

    profits when prices is near your target price 

4. Prepare for market correction. Always have available cash for 

    bargain buying

5. Read, research, and learn. 

6. Don't be afraid to ask, you are an investor

7. Always be humble and share your knowledge to others
8. Trade at your own risk. 

How about you how did you start your stock investment? Share your story here in the comments

investing word of the day: Market Price

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Definition from http://en.mimi.hu/

"The value given to a share in the marketplace. In other words, the current quoted price of a share of stock."

Market value is the value anyone would accept base on a reference that anyone would acknowledge. For the purpose of stock valuation market value is the last traded price in any stock market. 

source: http://www.worldcorrespondents.com/

Investing word of the day : Chart

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If you go to the PSE website and look up a stock it will lead you to the stock information page of that stock. 

To better understand this section let us define what chart means which in investing is called price chart:

(information taken from http://stockcharts.com/)


A price chart is a sequence of prices plotted over a specific time frame. In statistical terms, charts are referred to as time series plots.

On the chart, the y-axis (vertical axis) represents the price scale and the x-axis (horizontal axis) represents the time scale. Prices are plotted from left to right across the x-axis with the most recent plot being the furthest right.

While technical analysts use charts almost exclusively, the use of charts is not limited to just technical analysis. Because charts provide an easy-to-read graphical representation of a security's price movement over a specific period of time, they can also be of great benefit to fundamental analysts. A graphical historical record makes it easy to spot the effect of key events on a security's price, its performance over a period of time and whether it's trading near its highs, near its lows, or in between.  


Layman's explanation: 

A chart is a picture that an investor can see how the price of a certain stock move over a period of time. 

This is important because it is where one can see the trend. Also one can use this as basis on how a stock react to certain events in the company. Knowing this information gives you an idea how will the trend be in the next couple of days , weeks or months and thus help you in your investing decisions whether to hold, sell, or buy.

Investing word of the day: Intrinsic value

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Intrinsic value

(source:http://www.investorwords.com/)

1. The actual value of a security, as opposed to its market price or book value. The intrinsic value includes other variables such as brand name, trademarks, and copyrights that are often difficult to calculate and sometimes not accurately reflected in the market price. One way to look at it is that the market capitalization investors are willing to pay for the company) and intrinsic value is the value (i.e. what the company is really worth). Different investors use different techniques to calculate intrinsic value.

2. The amount by which a call option is in the money, calculated by taking the difference between the strike price and the market price of the underlier. For example, if a call option for 100 shares has a strike price of $35 and the stock is trading at $50 a share than the call option has an intrinsic value of $15 share, or $1500. If the stock price is less than the strike price the call option has no intrinsic value.

3. The amount by which a put option is in the money, calculated by taking the difference between the strike price and the market price of the underlier. For example, if a put option for 100 shares has a strike price of $35 and the stock is trading at $20 a share than the put option has an intrinsic value of $15 per share, or $1500. If the stock price is greater than the strike price the put option has no intrinsic value. 

In simple terms it is the perceived value by the general investing public. Investors wants to buy such stock because they believe that such stock has a higher capability to generate income in the long run. Market price may change from time to time but stocks with intrinsic value will always perform will in spite of any financial crisis.

What is P/E ratio?

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 source: http://www.tradingcritic.com/

Here is another important Fundamental analysis that one can use in gauging a stock.

Price earnings ratio or commonly known as P/E ratio is a valuation ratio. A simple computation is dividing the market price per share by EPS per share or dividing market capitalization by net income. P/E ratio is an indicative of how the market or investors value the stock. A higher P/E ratio means the investing market is willing to pay for such stock that number of times for its earnings. It indicates that the perceived expectation of the market is that the company will perform well thus they are willing to pay more for it.

Knowing the P/E ratio gives you two information when you use it to compare stock buys. Stocks with higher P/E ratio are stocks that are probably believed by the market as profitable in the long run and the second is if comparing stocks with the same level it indicates which stock is overpriced.

For example Company A has a P/E ratio of 18 while Company B has 6, this indicates that Company A is perceived by the market as having more profit generating capability than Company B. But upon looking closely when such two companies have the same EPS it only means that Company A is over priced as compared to company B.

ASEAN stock exchange

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source: http://investphilippines.org/

I got some rumors from my friends in a stock forum regarding a unification of bourses under one board. As I searched the Internet I got this news from The Nation Business posted since last year:

source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2009/02/24/business/business_30096535.php

5 Asean stock markets set up cross-border trading

By The Nation
Published on February 24, 2009

Investors will be able to buy and sell stocks in five Asean countries - Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand - from next year via a common board. 

The Aseanlinkage board will be established for intraAsean crossborder trading. The Vietnamese stock market, which was earlier scheduled to be part of the group, is not ready to join next year.

Yesterday, representatives from the five regional exchanges - Bursa Malaysia, the Indonesia Stock Exchange, the Philippine Stock Exchange, the Singapore Exchange and the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) - signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form an Asean electronictrading link to enhance the competitiveness of their capital markets. 

This etrading link, through a single access point, is expected to attract more international funds into Asean. SET president Patareeya Benjapholchai said the five markets would open for trading in the fourth quarter of 2010 via a "bulletin board".
She added that the Asean-linkage bulletin board would be established within the fourth quarter of this year.
Each country will list its 30 top stocks to trade on the Aseanlinkage board. Thus, there will be a total of about 150 listed companies from the five countries listed, representing 60 per cent of total market capitalisation of the regional stock markets.

From now on, each stock market will jointly set up a network system including IT, revenuesharing system, and interbrokerage transactions among the countries. Patareeya added that Vietnam said it was not ready yet to sign the MoU and expected to join the regional trading board later.

Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij said a stronger, integrated and more competitive Asean was necessary to respond to the changing global landscape. Offering a single platform is a starting point to achieve the 2015 vision of a more integrated Asean capital market with harmonised rules, regulations and practices, he said.
Bursa Malaysia CEO Yusli Mohamed Yusoff said: "Forging closer cooperation among regional exchanges is crucial for us to remain globally relevant. As a progressive exchange, Bursa Malaysia is supportive of this initiative, which will encourage greater intraAsean trading."

Indonesia Stock Exchange president and director Erry Firmansyah said: "Our consideration for the development of this linkage is based on the following principles - maintain liquidity in home markets, gain support from local brokers by avoiding disintermediation, and comply with home regulations." 

Philippine Stock Exchange president and CEO Francisco Edralin Lim said: "Any Filipino investor can now buy Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai and Singaporean securities with the same ease as buying Philippine securities, and vice versa."

Hsieh Fu Hua, CEO of the Singapore Exchange, said: "This linkage paves the way for Asean depositories to customise Asean securities for their account holders. The Asean exchanges will work towards establishing their clearing houses as central counterparties to facilitate clearing and settlement of crossborder trades. Brokers will benefit from building on their relationships with their home clearing houses, and need not take on foreign counterparty risks."

Meanwhile, the Singapore Exchange and the SET yesterday renewed the MoU to continue the cooperation between the two exchanges towards the development of both capital markets.
The MoU aims to foster closer collaboration in securities trading, promotional activities of their market participants as well as information sharing regarding the operations and regulatory framework of their respective securities and derivatives markets. The two exchanges will also seek possible cooperation on crosstrading of securities.

The two exchanges first signed the MoU for general cooperation on August 27, 2003. The memorandum has been renewed for a further five years, until 2013.

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