Bangkok--Nov 9--SET
The CEO of SETTRADE.Com, Mrs. Chanisa Chutipat, revealed SETTRADE’s activities for the ‘SET in the City 2004’ investment fair, jointly hosted by the SET and Money & Banking Magazine. The fair will be held over Nov. 11-14, 2004 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center. SETTRADE’s activities will follow the theme “SETTRADE’s E-Investment: Investing Professionally…Using Superior Technology”. The fair’s visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy SETTRADE’s superior products and services. The Meeting Room 2 area will be divided into 3 zones:
Zone 1: Investment Info Zone will provide investment information and a demonstration of the Analyst Consensus facility on www.settrade.com, which gathers 243 securities analyses from 17 brokerage houses. There are about 100 securities in the Consensus, representing over 80% of the total Thai market capitalization. Visitors can try using SETSMART’s services. The SETSMART packages will be sold at a 15% discount during the fair, with Package 1’s usual cost of THB390 dropping to THB330 and Package 2’s usual cost of THB590 gong down to THB499.
“Visitors will have a chance to consult with Mr. Sathit Wannasilapin from the Securities Analysts’ Association, Mr. Pichai Lertsupongkij from KGI Securities, and Mr. Thanadej Mahaphokhai from the Thai Investors Association. These experts will all be in Meeting Room 2 to help guide visitors on how to use SETSMART to obtain securities analyses. Moreover, there will be staff from the Association of Investment Companies to assist visitors in using SETTRADE’s information service which provides convenient mutual fund information via the Internet and your mobile phone.”
Zone 2: Internet Trading Zone. In this zone there will be an introduction and a demonstration of the Streaming System, an Internet trading system that automatically detects and analyzes the user’s computer to determine whether to use the ‘push’ or ‘pull’ technology to help optimize the speed of the order transmission. Apart from this feature, the Streaming System is also designed to have a user-friendly screen presentation. Visitors to this zone can try out this new SETTRADE service.
There will also be a demonstration of the add-on service for Internet trading accounts. People who already have Internet trading accounts can utilize the mobile trading service for trading via mobile phones, Smartphone or the PDA. Trading is then possible anytime and anywhere.
People who wish to open Internet trading accounts should bring with them the necessary documents and sign up for the accounts here in Zone 2. Brokers will be on site to provide services. The customer who opens a new Internet account will receive an Internet trading handbook plus a special gift from SETTRADE.
The last region is SETTRADE’s Mobile Services Zone. For mobile phone lovers, SETTRADE provides SETTRADE WAP Service for receiving information about stocks, mutual funds, and bonds through your mobile phones. The service is made available via the WAP/GPRS facility. Mobile phone users can purchase the SETTRADE WAP Card, another of SETTRADE’s new products, at a 15% discount, down from its usual THB390 to only THB330 during the duration of the fair.
People who like to use SMS can now opt to easily check stock or fund prices by just sending the stock/fund code to 4 800 900. Users will immediately receive a short message showing their requested information. In this zone, visitors will receive a “Bookmark” service so as to make using their mobile information truly easy. End.