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Why SmartStocks?

What sets our proprietary equity trading platform apart

Trade and invest smarter

Navigate global equity markets confidently, backed by in-depth market analyses and expert insights with StockReport+ on our award-winning online platform.

Secure

Sleep soundly by securing your money with Malaysia’s first bank.

Invest in global stocks

Global trading has never been easier, with all-in-one pricing for seamless transactions. Unlock opportunities across 12 exchanges in 7 markets today.

Convenience, at your fingertips

All your trading, banking and foreign exchange needs are conveniently met in one place to enable you to trade in foreign markets faster.

Why SmartStocks?

What sets our proprietary equity trading platform apart

Trade and invest smarter

Navigate global equity markets confidently, backed by in-depth market analyses and expert insights with StockReport+ on our award-winning online platform.

Secure

Sleep soundly by securing your money with Malaysia’s first bank.

Invest in global stocks

Global trading has never been easier, with all-in-one pricing for seamless transactions. Unlock opportunities across 12 exchanges in 7 markets today.

Convenience, at your fingertips

All your trading, banking and foreign exchange needs are conveniently met in one place to enable you to trade in foreign markets faster.

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SmartStocks

Start trading, investing and converting on SmartStocks today!

Getting started with SmartStocks

If you don’t have a CASA Account yet, please visit the nearest Standard Chartered Bank branch to open one. Once your account is opened and funded, log in to the SC Mobile app and follow the steps below to begin your SmartStocks journey.

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Step 1

Log in to the SC Mobile app.

Step 2

Tap on “SmartStocks” in the menu.

Step 3

Complete your SmartStocks account set-up journey.

Step 4

You’ll receive an acknowledgement of your application. A confirmation email will be sent if it’s successful.

Step 5

Once your account is opened, fund it via LiveFX or Transfer & Payment. Tap “SmartStocks” in the menu to begin trading.

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Learn about SmartStocks with our video tutorials

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SmartStocks Basics

My learn price alerts and watchlists

Price Alerts and Watchlists

My livefx conversion for foreign share opportunities

LiveFX Help

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Trading Smarter with StockReport+

My share transfer made easy

Share Transfer Guide

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Corporate Action Portal Guide

Other Wealth Solutions

Real time fx

LiveFX

  • Instant FX conversion for your foreign shares purchase via LiveFX.
  • Gain exclusive access to real-time foreign exchange rates, economic indicator updates, as well as the latest news and market insights from the forex market, customised to your preference.
  • Automatically convert your funds at your target exchange rate using Limit Orders.
  • Send money to multiple countries, including the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Singapore, using SC Remit.
Online Unit Trust

Online Unit Trust

  • Achieve diversification across asset classes and geographies with over 250 mutual fund offerings from as low as RM100 via Online Unit Trust.
  • The Interactive Fund Library provides you with research, fund comparisons, and fund-fact sheets at a touch.
  • Complete your transactions and track your portfolio’s performance conveniently via the SC Mobile app.
Wealth Solutions Tailored For You

Wealth solutions tailored to you

  • Grow your wealth and diversify your portfolio with Bond Investments, and enjoy regular cash payouts through coupon payments annually, semi-annually or quarterly.
  • Short-term investment solutions to capitalise on equity market opportunities while earning regular income with Fixed Coupon Notes (FCN).
  • Explore the potential of Wealth Financing, which provides you with greater liquidity by securing money against multiple financial assets held with the Bank.
  • Available in 11 currencies against acceptable collaterals.
Dedicated Relationship Team and Market Views

Dedicated relationship team and Market Views

  • Entrust your dedicated Relationship Manager and our Wealth Specialists to personalise your investment portfolio to suit your needs.
  • Tap into our global network resources and expert insights and analysis from our Chief Investment Office (CIO) to uncover investment opportunities.

Malaysian/Permanent Residents

  • Identification Document:
    • NRIC
  • Age Requirement
    • Individuals who are 18 years old and above

Foreigners

  • Identification document
  • Passport with at least 6 months’ validity
  • Proof of employment/study (Any ONE of the following documents)
    • Employment Pass/Work permit
    • Student Pass
  • Proof of residential address (Any ONE of the following documents)
    • Latest utility/mobile/internet subscription bill
    • Driving License
    • Latest bank/credit card statement
    • Rental agreement showing your address
    • Letter from employer stating current address
    • Government-issued document stating current address

SmartStocks is available for users to access via both – SC Online Banking on laptops/desktops, as well as the SC Mobile app.

Opening a SmartStocks account is easy! All you need to do is ensure you have an existing Savings account with the bank. Once done, go to your Standard Chartered Mobile app and click on it. After you sign in, on the menu to the left there should be an option that says ‘SmartStocks.’ Click on it to set up your account!

It’s easy! Go to your StandardChartered Mobile app and click on it. After you sign in, on the menu to the left there should be a SmartStocks option, click it to start your account creation.

Only one SmartStocks account can be opened per person.

We will notify you with an email once your account has successfully been opened, if it has failed we will notify you with an an email.

No, sign up to SmartStocks and all accounts opened for you are completely free! For account fees please refer to our Fees and Charges Booklet.

You can access SmartStocks in both SCMobile and iBanking. For your first user, please go to iBanking to accept our terms and conditions.

Go to your StandardChartered app and sign in. On the menu to the left there should be a SmartStocks option, click it to start your account creation.

A new user would have to go to our branch to open a Standard Chartered account first. After a creation of an account, staff can help you open one or you can proceed to your Standard Chartered app, sign in and on the menu to the left there should be a SmartStocks option, click on it to start your account creation.

No. Standard Chartered Bank charges no fees for investors to open a SmartStocks account.

For share transfers, watch our tutorial video or follow our digital share transfer process step-by-step:

  • Sign up for SmartStocks via SC Mobile app.
  • Access the web version of SmartStocks.
  • Go to account settings and select ‘Share Transfer.’
  • Go through the ‘Share Transfer’ online journey.
  • Once completed, you’ll receive a Share Transfer reference number.
  • Let your broker/counterparty know of your share transfer along with the details provided in the share transfer success email.

And you’re done!

You’d need to open a SmartStocks account and have the corresponding currency settlement account before transfering in your shares.

The share transfer will take up to 4 weeks, as we’ll need to process a pending application sent from your broker.

No change of beneficiary is allowed.

We do not allow the transfer in of warrants, OTC, sanctioned stocks and shares not listed in out exchange.

We have no transfer in fees however for transfer out fees please refer to our fee schedule: https://av.sc.com/my/content/docs/SmartStocks-fee-schedule.pdf

No, we do not allow the buy/sell/transfer-in of warrants in our SmartStocks system.

In case you’re unable to access SmartStocks or perform transactions on the platform, reload your page, or clear your cache if required. If there are still issues, contact us via:

Phone: (+60) 3 7718 9898

Email: SmartStocks@sc.com

For more help:

• Account Opening FAQ
• Trading Services FAQ
• Trading Help FAQ
• Corporate Action FAQ

A W8-BEN form is a requirement from the US to make sure you’re not a US Person, just proceed and check that your details are correct in the form to proceed. This form is compulsory if you’ve selected the US Market. This form is only valid for 3 years and we’ll remind you to renew it close to the date.
*W-8BEN form is an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) form that certifies the Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting. Submission of this form is compulsory if you intend to invest in US securities.
*W-8BEN form is valid for 3 years starting from the date of declaration to the last day of the third succeeding calendar year. E.g. W-8BEN form submitted on 31st Oct 2019, remains valid through 31st Dec 2021.
If there is a change in circumstances that marks any information on the form incorrect, you must re-submit a new form to certify your tax status. This should not be construed as tax advice and we recommend you to consult a professional tax adviser for tax-related questions.

Purchasing Power is what you currently have available to buy your shares with.

You’ll receive a snapshot of the real-time pricing and data with the share you’re currently on.

Price Alerts are alerts for your shares you can set to trigger when it hits the price you have set the alert for. You can access it by clicking on the More tab and clicking on Price Alerts. Click on Add New Alert, select your share and price parameter to create your alert.

Market Orders lets you buy and sell a share at the market’s best available price.

Limit Orders lets you buy and sell a share at the price of your choosing.

A Good Till Date order is an option for you to set the time limit for your order. For Bursa The maximum allowed time you can keep your order open is 14 days.

A Day Trade order is an order that cancels at the end of the trading day if the order has not been completed yet.

In the SmartStocks app, click on More, Market Info and in the third tab would be Active Movers for you to read. Active Movers are the most active shares for the day

Reload your page, or clear your cache if required. If there are still issues, contact us at (+60) 3 7718 9898 and our live agent will help you as best we can.

Yes, note that when purchasing shares there is a 15% indicative buffer between the cost of your shares and your purchasing power.

In the SmartStocks app, click on More, Market Info and in the second tab would be Market News for you to read. Market News are the key news reading for you for the day.

Your dividends will be credited into your settlement account.

To fund your foreign market account you’ll have to convert your funds with LiveFX. Click on LiveFX on the menu to the left in the Standard Chartered app to convert into the foreign currency settlement account of your choosing.

In SmartStocks, click on the Watchlist tab. By clicking on edit on the top right you can add or remove shares you want to keep track of.

Please refer to our share trading tutorial video in our product page.

Following the guide to learn how to add more markets:
1. Log into your iBanking account.
2. Click Apply and apply for a foreign currency account.
3. Download the Equity Maintainence form from the form list.
4. Fill it in and send it to SmartStocks@sc.com, alternatively you can walk into your nearest branch to submit
5. If there are no enquiries, it’ll take up to 5 business days for your market to be added.

No but you can buy the share once it has been listed into the exchange.

No, you’ll not be able to trade shares from other Brokers. However if you transfer in with us you’ll be able to get full access to all our features and other benefits! Click here (link to Share transfer button/link if possible) to start now.

No, you’ll not be able to buy OTC shares but you can sell them.

As long as your orders are still valid, you can amend or cancel your orders in the Order tab. Click on the share you want to amend and click Modify or delete to change your order.

Yes, if you have real time snapshot enabled your price should be real time. You can do this by clicking on the real time snapshot button in the stock page.

Yes, every month we will send you a physical monthly statement of all your trades with us.

Do call us at (+60) 3 7718 9898 and our live agent will help you the best way we can.

You will receive a Push Notification from us asking you on what to do with your corporate action, for more complex ones our live agent will contact you for your response.

We have Shares, REITs and ETF on our platform.

Do call us at (+60) 3 7718 9898 and our live agent can help you top up your real time quotes.

We will open an account for you in the market’s currency and once you fund it with said currency, you can start trading in that market.

When you click on your order that you have searched for, the top right will tell you if the Market is Mkt Open or Mkt Closed

Do let us know by calling (+60) 3 7718 9898 , we will try our best to assist you the best way we can.

Our service hours are currently 9am – 5am during normal business days excluding Public Holidays.

Refer to https://av.sc.com/my/content/docs/SmartStocks-fee-schedule.pdf for our list of fees

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