US Stock Knowledge
  • Basic Information of US Stock Quote Service
    • 1.1. Which are the exchanges provided in US Stock Quote?

      It includes the stock/companies listed in NASDAQ, NYSE, NYSE MKT and NYSE ARCA.

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    • 1.2. What are the trading hours for US stocks?

      Trading hour Foreign Time
      (Eastern Standard time)
      Hong Kong Time *
      Pre-Opening Session 04:00AM - 09:30AM Summer Time: 04:00PM - 09:30PM
      Winter Time: 05:00PM - 10:30PM
      Core Trading Session
      (No lunch break)
      09:30AM - 04:00PM Summer Time: 09:30PM - 04:00AM
      Winter Time: 10:30PM - 05:00AM
      After Market Session 04:00PM - 08:00PM Summer Time: 04:00AM - 08:00AM
      Winter Time: 05:00AM - 09:00AM

      *Summer Time: 2nd Sunday of March to 1st Sunday of November

      Winter Time: 1st Sunday of November to 2nd Sunday of March

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    • 1.3. What is the board lot size for US stocks?

      There is no board lot size for US Stocks. Investor can trade a minimum of 1 share per order.

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  • Frequently Asked Questions
    • 2.1. How to apply for real-time US stock quote service?

      According to the licensing rules of Stock Exchange, users must need to declare themselves as “Non-Professional Investors” in the corresponding Market Data Agreement if they wish to enjoy real-time US stock quote service.

      The real-time US stock quote information is provided by ET Net. Customers can declare themselves as “Non-Professional Investor” via a ET Net web URL (Please log into e-banking account first). ET Net will determine whether the customers fulfill the requirements of being a “Non-Professional Investor” based on customers’ answer of the Market Data Agreement.

      If customers are classified as “Non-Professional Investor” successfully, together with an active BOCHK US securities' account, they can enjoy the real-time quote service in next login.

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    • 2.2. If I have been classified as “Professional Investor”, is there any way I can be re-classified?

      Yes, customers can fill in the corresponding Market Data Agreement form again (No limit in the number of form submission), the last result will override all previous classification records.

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