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.

Yuanta Futures Information

Yuanta Futures (Hong Kong) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yuanta Futures Co., Ltd. (stock code: 6023), a leading enterprise in Taiwan's futures industry. It is a legitimate and compliant futures brokerage platform. The platform offers a rich and diverse range of products, covering indices, commodities, currencies, and various global futures contracts, meeting the diverse trading needs of different investors. The trading channels are convenient, supporting trading through applications such as the “YUANTA EPOLESTAR” on the PC side and the “Yuanta Hong Kong GO” on the mobile side.

Pros and Cons

Is Yuanta Futures Legit?

Yuanta Futures is a legitimate futures brokerage firm. It is regulated by the Taipei Exchange with the regulatory number being Unreleased, which proves that its businesses, including dealing in futures contracts and leveraged foreign exchange trading, are protected by the regulatory authority.

What Can I Trade in Yuanta Futures?

Yuanta Futures offers various trading instruments, including indices, commodities, currencies, and global futures.

Indices: We provide numerous index-related futures contracts, such as those related to the MSCI indices.

Commodities: We offer futures contracts for commodities like crude oil, gold, and agricultural products.

Currencies: Currency futures including USD-CNY (Hong Kong) Futures.

Global Futures: It encompasses a wide range of products, such as US Treasury bond futures, European stock index futures, as well as Singaporean currency and equity futures.

Yuanta Futures Fees

Yuanta Futures charges commissions for the trading of different futures contracts. For example, in Hong Kong futures trading, the commission for Hong Kong index futures and options is HK$50, while the commission for the mini-contracts of some US futures is as low as US$15.

In addition, other fees also need to be paid. For instance, the information service fee (for example, the real-time quotation fee for HKEX futures is HK$75 per month), the bank transfer fee (HK$75), and the service fees for account audit confirmation, and so on (HK$300). Moreover, a currency exchange fee is also payable, and a service charge of 10 percent needs to be added to the exchange rate provided by the bank or the agent.

Trading Platform

Yuanta Futures provides a computer trading platform named “YUANTA EPOLESTAR”, and also supports mobile trading, such as applications like “Yuanta Hong Kong GO”, which are suitable for Android and iOS devices.

Deposit and Withdrawal

Customers can deposit funds through bank transfers, including local and overseas remittances. For local deposits, customers can choose methods such as ATM, cheque machine, telephone banking, counter service, or online banking. For overseas remittance, customers can make the remittance, and please indicate their account name and account number with Yuanta Futures (Hong Kong) on the remittance slip.

Regarding withdrawals, customers can contact their business representatives or fill out withdrawal instructions and submit the withdrawal requests via fax or email. Local transfers are usually credited to the account on the same day, while overseas remittances take 1 to 2 working days.