OKASAN SECURITIES

General Information & Regulation

Okasan Securities Co., Ltd (“Okasan Securities”) is the core company of Japan Okasan Securities Group Co., Ltd., providing multiple trading channels and a range of financial products and services to investors. Okasan Securities holds about 60 branch offices throughout Japan, promoting community based consulting sales, and it has opened representative offices in New York and Shanghai. Okasan Securities currently holds a retail foreign exchange license authorized by the Financial Services Agency of Japan, with license number: 5010001082560.

Market Instruments

Okasan Securities offers investors financial products such as stocks, bonds, investment credit, exchange-traded funds, real estate investment trusts, insurance, and Okasan Navi Hybrid. Investors have the flexibility to choose according to their investment needs and risk tolerance machine.

Minimum Deposit

The minimum Deposit part is not fully disclosed on Okasan Securities webiste, so it is unknown the precise amount to start trading with this stockbroker.

Leverage

Trading leverage related information does not show up on the Okasan Securities website.

Account Types

Okasan Securities offers two different types of accounts for investors, branch accounts and correspondence trading accounts. A branch account is a transaction that Okasan Securities conducts at its nationwide sales offices. Investors in this account have access to the full range of services exclusive to Okasan Securities. The correspondence trading account is recommended for customers who do not have a nearby office or who want to collect information and conduct transactions on their own.

Spreads of Okasan Securities

Okasan Securities website lists some currency pairs spreads in Exchange, for example, the spread on USD/JPY around 50 pips, spreads on GBP/JPY around 2 yen, spreads on EUR/JPY around 1 yen, spreads on AUD/JPY around 1 yen.

Fees of Okasan Securities

Okasan Securities' official website shows a clear list of fees, such as those for domestic stocks (shares, ETFs J-REIT): 1.26500% of the contract price for branch accounts, 0.88550% of the transaction price for newsletter trading accounts, and 0.63250% of the transaction price for brokerage fees via online trading for transactions of less than 1 million yen. 0.63250% of the transaction price. Other fees include custodian account management fees, stock certificate transfer fees, margin trading management sessions, foreign securities trading account management fees, name transfer fees, and margin trading rights processing fees.

Trading Platforms

Okasan Securities' online trading allows traders to trade on computers, tablet telegrams, and smartphones. Traders can apply for Okazan Securities online trading via the Internet or using the application form.

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