Bangkok--25 Jun--SET
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) joins 23 leading securities companies in holding “SET-TFEX Online Investor Fair 2013” under the theme “An Easy Step into Stock Investment with Online Trade,” in the Central World shopping complex, Bangkok, during June 27-30, promoting investment through the use of technology, highlighting seminars, workshops, and the presentation of cutting-edge applications and programs developed by securities companies to speed up and facilitate investment. More than 6,000 are expected to visit the fair.
Kesara Manchusree, SET Executive Vice President and Head of Markets Division, said that online trading has constantly gained more popularity, with more than THB 4 trillion (approx. USD133.33 billion) worth of online trade by retail investors registered at the end of May 2013. This represents 54.13 percent of total trading value by retail investors. There have been 90,316 new online trading accounts opened since the beginning of this year, well ahead of the target of 120,000 new accounts expected for the whole of 2013. As a result, there are currently 537,186 online stock trading accounts, or 61 percent of total stock trading accounts on the Thai bourse. With such an increase in its popularity, SET has continued to develop new tools to further facilitate online trading and lower transaction costs, against a backdrop of ever-changing technological advancement.
“Investors have opted for online channels to make their lives more convenient. Thus, SET has developed tools and services, such as a streaming online trading program and various websites of the SET group, to cater to investor demand for education, information and trading. We facilitate their access to information, particularly for newcomers, who can learn basic investment from the Your 1st Stock landing page or the Click2Win stock trading simulation, which has both exercises for practice and contests for prizes. Moreover, the Thai bourse has also joined many securities companies in organizing the Click2Win Campus League, which is expected to attract students from over 10 educational institutions.”
“During June 27-30, SET and its allied securities companies will hold the second “SET-TFEX Online Investor Fair 2013”, under the theme “An Easy Step into Stock Investment with Online Trade”, after the event was well-received by investors past year. This time, the fair will be more special than before, with a complete and in-depth presentation of online investment, with as many as 18 intensive seminars, the TFEX Technical Corner manned by experts from various brokerage firms, and availability of advanced technology and new applications related to investment from all 23 participating securities firms. Investors are invited to bring their devices to download preferred applications and discuss their uses for free,” Kesara added.
The 2nd SET-TFEX Online Investor Fair 2013 is scheduled during June 27 - 30, from 10:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Eden Zone, 1/fl., Central World shopping complex, Bangkok. The general public and investors are cordially invited to learn about investment opportunities in both securities and derivatives through the latest online trading innovations, while taking part in various investment-related activities during the four-day event, when leading securities companies will stand ready to offer advice to all and special promotions for those opening trading accounts at the fair. For more information, please visit www.set.or.th/onlineinvestor or contact S-E-T Call Center at 0 2229 2222.
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