Grand Capital Information

Grand Capital Holdings Limited is a financial services company headquartered in Hong Kong. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, Grand Capital Securities Limited, provides execution and consulting services for individuals, enterprises, and institutions through its brokerage, wealth management, asset management, and institutional business departments. Investors can conveniently access 23 trading markets around the world through its desktop, mobile, and web-based trading platforms.

Pros and Cons

Is Grand Capital Legit?

Grand Capital's legitimacy is in question. Although it claims to be regulated by the Hong Kong Regulatory Authority and asserts that it holds relevant licenses issued by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), it is suspected of being a cloned firm, and there is no actual proof to support its claims of having legitimate licenses.

What Can I Trade on Grand Capital?

Grand Capital offers securities products, allowing trading of listed stocks in more than 20 countries around the world. It also covers products such as ETFs (Exchange-Traded Funds), REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts), derivative warrants, and CBBCs (Callable Bull-Bear Contracts). Trading services for fixed-income products, such as various government and corporate bonds, investment-grade and high-yield bonds, as well as multi-currency bonds, can also be realized.

Account Type

Classified by the account holder entity, Grand Capital offers individual accounts, joint accounts, and corporate accounts. Classified by business type, Grand Capital's securities accounts are divided into cash accounts and margin accounts. In cash accounts, transactions are conducted using the account holder's funds. Margin accounts, on the other hand, allow for trading with borrowed funds, which increases the investment leverage but also comes with higher risks.

In addition, there are asset management accounts that focus on professional asset management, as well as private banking accounts that provide customized financial services for high-net-worth clients.

Leverage

Grand Capital offers margin trading, which means that investors can trade with leverage. Leverage can magnify investment returns, but at the same time, it will also amplify risks. However, Grand Capital has not specified the details of the leverage.

Trading Platform

The company provides multiple types of trading platforms, including desktop versions, mobile versions (which can be obtained from the Play Store and the App Store), as well as web-based versions. These platforms are equipped with functions such as checking account balances and position information, enabling investors to keep track of their investment status at any time.

au Kabucom Securities is an online brokerage company and is the core company of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG Group) 's online financial services. The business is involved in securities trading, brokerage, offering, and selling. Along with other financial services, it offers bank agency and foreign exchange margin trading.

Pros and Cons

Is au Kabucom Securities Legit?

Yes, Au Kabucom is currently regulated by the Financial Services Agency (FSA), holding a retail forex license (No.61).

Regulated Country	Regulated Authority	Current Status	Regulated Entity	License Type	License Number
	Financial Services Agency (FSA)	Regulated	auカブコム証券株式会社	Retail Forex License	関東財務局長(金商)第61号

Products and Services

Fees

au Kabucom Securities offers commission-free forex trading, where the trading cost is incorporated into the spreads.

Au Kabucom charges for transactions involving other products, nevertheless. Here is the stock trading commission, for instance.

Stock trading commission (excluding Petit (Kabu®) and Premium Accumulation (Petit (Kabu® )))

Note:

• The above fees will be applied regardless of the execution conditions (market order, limit order, automated trading, etc.).
• If a calculation (fee calculation or consumption tax calculation) results in a fractional part, it will be rounded down.
• For transactions over the phone, an operator fee of 2,200 yen (tax included) will be added separately.
• The fees for buying and selling stock acquisition rights are the same as the fees for buying and selling physical shares mentioned above.
• There are no fees for transactions within a NISA (tax-free small-scale investment) account.
• If the upper limit of the price range (stop high) changes due to a period-specified order and the available amount falls short, the order will be forcibly canceled.

Trading Platform

Au Kabucom Securities offers an au Kabucom app which is available both on the PC and mobile platform.