Friday, June 16, 2017

From Healthy Financial State (财务状态) toward Financial Freedom(财务自由)


Examine your financial state.

1.       Current Ratio 流动比率                  saving / monthly expenses > 600%
2.       Saving Ratio  储蓄比率                  saving / income > 30%
3.       Loan Ratio贷款支出比率               monthly loan installment / monthly income < 30%
4.       Debt Ratio 负债比率                       total loan / total asset < 50%


Financial Freedom财务自由度                 passive income / expenses > 100%

How to start trading stock in Malaysia.


1.       Basic of procedures.  See below links which explained quite thoroughly.

2.       Picking a broker. Generally, you should go for low commission and  credit facilities.
See links below for comparison of brokerage firms.

3.       Opening a trading account with a brokerage firm , CDS account & trading fees.

4.       Tick Size for stock quoted On Bursa Malaysia
Below RM1.00 – 0.5sens
RM1.00 up to RM9.99 – 1sen
RM10.00 up to RM99.98 – 2sens
RM100.00 above – 10sens

5.       Trading Transaction Cost
a) Brokerage fee + GST 6%

b) The stamp duty is RM1.00 for every RM1000.00 (or fractional part) of the transaction value of securities (payable by both buyer and seller). No GST.
Maximum of RM 200.

c) Clearing Fees : 0.03% of transaction value (payable by both buyer and seller) + GST 6%.
maximum of RM1000.00