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Procedures to Open a Securities Trading Account with FUNDERSTONE 

A single brokerage account with FUNDERSTONE allows you to trade Hong Kong, United States, China B Shares, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and other major stock markets in the world.

  1. A single brokerage account with FUNDERSTONE allows you to trade Hong Kong, United States, China B Shares, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and other major stock markets in the world.
  2. Complete the relevant sections of the Account Opening Form.
  3. To open either (i) a Securities Margin Account or (ii) a Stock Options Account and Securities Margin Account, please complete the Standing Authority – Client Securities and Securities Collateral.
4. Obtain copies of the following supporting documents:
    i. Individual/ Joint Account
    • ID card(s) or passport(s) of all account holders; and
    • Proof of home address such as a recent utility bill or credit card statement with your name and address.
    • Copy of a bank account statement within the last 3 months if your designated bank account is outside of Hong Kong
  1. ii. Corporate Account
      • Certified copy of the Certificate of Incorporation (or Business Registration Certificate or other evidence of due incorporation), Memorandum and Articles of Association (or other constitutional documents) of the Client;
      • Certified copies of the audited accounts of the Client for the last two years and a balance sheet at a date not more than two months before the date of the Account Opening Form, or such other financial information as FUNDERSTONE may from time to time agree to accept;
      • Details of the ownership and structure of the company (e.g. an ownership chart for companies with multiple layers, which should include company name, place of incorporation, shareholdings and nature of business with director’s declaration);
      • If shareholder of the company is a corporate shareholder, organization chart and register of shareholder of such corporate shareholder until it reaches individual(s) level.
      • A certified true copy of a company search certified by a company registry or professional third party^ issued within the last 6 months (If client cannot provide a certified true copy of Company Search Report, FUNDERSTONE will perform a company search on behalf of the client and the client will be charged for a company search fee* of HKD200.);
      • A certificate of incumbency** or equivalent issued by the company’s registered agent in the place of incorporation. A certified true copy certified by a professional third party^ issued within 6 months is also acceptable; and
      • Proof of identity such as Hong Kong ID card(s) or passport(s) of all Authorised Persons, Beneficial Owner and Directors.

    ^A Justice of Peace, or a professional person such as a branch manager of a bank, certified public accountant, lawyer or notary public.
    *For corporate client incorporated or registered in HK.
    **corporate client incorporated or registered overseas.

5. Submit the Account Opening Form and supporting documents to us. You may:

    • ring the Account Opening Form, complete the relevant sections of the Client Agreement and copies of all supporting documents for certification (signing and sighting) by a professional third party^. Send the certified Account Opening Form and copies of all supporting documents and a cheque of HKD 10,000# bearing your signature(s) and with your account name(s) pre-printed on it, made payable to「Funderstone Securities Limited」:

         Funderstone Securities Limited
              Room 1802, Capital Centre,
              No. 151 Gloucester Road,
             Wanchai, Hong Kong

OR

    • Bring the Account Opening Form and copies of all supporting documents to one of FUNDERSTONE’s offices in Hong Kong for certification (signing and sighting) by a FUNDERSTONE employee.

Bring the Account Opening Form and copies of all supporting documents to one of FUNDERSTONE’s offices in Hong Kong for certification (signing and sighting) by a FUNDERSTONE employee.an account number and login user name will be assigned to you. After a few days, you will receive a separate mail containing your e-Trade Login Password e-Trade Login Password FUNDERSTONE e-Trade

Note: It will normally take three business days (HKT) to process an account opening application and you may not be able to trade immediately unless sufficient funds or stocks are deposited into your trading account.

If you have any enquiries, please call us now at 2845 7711.