Tiger Brokers

Safety with Tiger Brokers

• How secure is the Tiger Trade app

• Are the funds safe with Tiger Brokers

Start investing with Tiger Trade

• How to open an account

  • Requirements to open an account
  • Step by step guide to open an account
  • How do I certify my documents

• How to fund an account

• How to place an order

• How to withdraw from an account

• How to verify a bank account

Transferring my stock

• How to transfer shares

• Share transfer-in

• Share transfer-out

• How to transfer shares from Hatch

Currency exchange

• What is currency exchange

• How to exchange currency before investing

• How to exchange currency

• How to exchange NZD to USD

• Do you automatically exchange NZD to USD

Trading

• Orders

  • Types of orders available on Tiger Trade app
  • Day order vs Good-Til-Cancelled (GTC) order
  • How do I know if my order has been filled
  • Why was my order cancelled

• Trading rules across different markets

  • US Stocks & ETFs
  • Australian (ASX) Stocks
  • Hong Kong (HKEX) Stocks & ETFs
  • Singapore (SGX) Stocks, ETFs, REITs
  • China A-Shares

• Auto-Invest FAQ​

• Market data vs market depth

• Products available for trading

• Explanation of Cost Methods

Investing with margin account

• Margin trading

  • What is margin trading
  • What is the difference between a cash account and a margin account
  • Pros and Cons of using a margin account
  • Important tips before using a margin account
  • What happens if I invest without exchanging the currency on a margin account
  • Can I trade on margin, or do I need to trade in cash
  • How do I downgrade from a margin account to a cash account
  • How do I upgrade from a cash to a margin account
  • Where on the Tiger Trade app can I view my risk level
  • Where on the Tiger Trade app can I see the margin required for an order
  • Where can I see the margin rate of a stock

• Short selling

  • What is short selling
  • How can I do short-selling in the Tiger Trade app
  • Where on the Tiger Trade app can I see which stocks support short selling
  • Why am I not able to short-sell

Investing in shares

• What exchanges can I invest in

• Do I own the shares with Tiger Brokers

• What are my voting rights

• What does T+2 trade settlement mean

• What happens to my stock if it gets delisted

• Can I place two sell orders for the same shares

• How do dividends get paid out

• How do I track my historical dividends

• Participating in IPO for HK & US stock

• What is T price, C price, MTM P/L

• Fractional shares

Investing in options

• What is option trading?

• Types of options

• Important terms for option trading

• Types of call options available on the Tiger Trade app

• Different strategies available to trade options

• Types of put options available on Tiger Trade app

• What are the requirements to trade options

• What are the risks of trading options

• Other FAQs for investing in options

Tax & Fees

• A flowchart to determine if you are affected by FIF rules

• General Questions

  • 2.1 How to check if you are a New Zealand tax resident
  • 2.2 How to check if your profit from the share sale will be taxable
  • 2.3 Tax due day and the tax year in New Zealand
  • 2.4 What is a foreign investment fund (FIF)
  • 2.5 Are you entitled to a 4-year temporary tax exemption
  • 2.6 What does “the direct income interest of less than 10%” mean?

• ASX Australian Listed Companies

  • 3.1 How to check if you are required to file FIF income in New Zealand
  • 3.2 How to check if your profit from the ASX share sale will be taxable in New Zealand
  • 3.3 Tax on dividends received from ASX-listed Australian companies

• U.S. shares

  • 4.1 How to check if you are required to file FIF income in New Zealand
  • 4.2 How to check if your profit from the U.S. share sale will be taxable in New Zealand
  • 4.3 How to check if you need to pay tax in the US
  • 4.4 Tax on dividends received from U.S. shares

• Asian shares

  • 5.1 How to check if you are required to file FIF income in New Zealand
  • 5.2 How to check if your profit from the Asian share sale will be taxable in New Zealand
  • 5.3 How to check if you need to pay tax in China

• Futures and options markets out of New Zealand

• What about tax

• Financing interest rate

• What are the fees for currency exchange

• Do you charge deposit/ withdrawal/ maintenance fee

• When do I pay minimum commission fees for stocks

My Account

• How do I update my personal details

• How to change my Trading/Login Password

• How do I close my Tiger account

• Where can I see my rewards

• How to claim my rewards/stock voucher

• Can I reopen my closed Tiger Brokers account

Reward Instruction

• Cash Voucher

• Discount Coupon

• Physical Reward

• Tiger Coin

• Commission-free Trades Card

• Commission-free Limit Card

• Cash

• Free Share

• Quotations