Do you impose a minimum volume per trade?

Feb 13, 2015

DO YOU IMPOSE A MINIMUM VOLUME PER TRADE?

Stock trading on the Philippine Stock Exchange is done by board lot or round lot system.  The minimum number of shares you can buy or sell depends on the market price of the stock at the time you place your order.

The board lots and fluctuations for the different price ranges are shown below.
 

Board Lots and Price Fluctuations
Price Range Fluctuation Board Lot
0.0001 to 0.0099 0.0001 1,000,000
0.010 to 0.049 0.001 100,000
0.050 to 0.249 0.001 10,000
0.250 to 0.495 0.005 10,000
0.50 to 4.99 0.01 1,000
5.00 to 9.99 0.01 100
10.00 to 19.98 0.02 100
20.00 to 49.95 0.05 100
50.00 to 99.95 0.05 10
100.00 to 199.90 0.10 10
200.00 to 499.80 0.20 10
500.00 to 999.50 0.50 10
1,000 to 1,999 1.00 5
2,000 to 4,998 2.00 5
5,000 to UP 5.00 5