HONG KONG, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- 8 Securities, Asia's most advanced online stock trading service, announced today it will offer free Facebook shares worth $200USD for all new customers. Mathias Helleu, the Executive Chairman of 8 Securities, said "Until now, access to the US stock market has not been widely accessible to individual investors across Asia. Old technology, high pricing and poor local customer service has made US trading difficult for investors. 8 Securities is proud to offer our customers over 15,000 US and HK stocks from a single account and what we believe is the best online trading experience in Asia. We charge only $8.88USD flat fee per US trade to all of our customers with no account or custody fees."
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8 Securities latest customer promotion of $200USD worth of Facebook shares for all new accounts launches today in coordination with Facebook, the much anticipated IPO. "Facebook is a very important company in Hong Kong and across Asia. It is one of the biggest IPOs in history and why should customers in Asia have such high barriers to trade the company going forward? We aim to tear down the wall. Our customers simply want fast and affordable access to new markets and companies and we are committed to serving them. To date, our three most actively traded stocks have been Apple, Google and Sina," says Mathias Helleu.
Mikaal Abdulla, CEO of 8 Securities, says "The brokerage industry in Hong Kong has experienced very little innovation in the past decade. We know customers want and expect more. We take pride in doing things differently. While our competitors choose to spend expensive advertising on television and on the side of buses, we prefer to pass that value directly to our customers. This philosophy motivates us to always stay one step ahead for the benefit of our customers."
In order to qualify for the free Facebook shares, customers must simply open an 8 Securities account online with minimum deposit of HKD$10,000. 8 Securities claims the online application can be completed in 8 minutes. Visit www.8securities.com for full promotion details.
About 8 Securities
8 Securities was born from a mission to empower individual investors and reinvent the way people trade. Through a personalized Trading Portal, customers can access global trading, market data & research and a private social network on a single dashboard. Our customers can track the community’s most active buy & sells, follow trending traders, stocks & topics, view community sentiment and communicate with the network as a whole or in private circles. A totally transparent and real-time peer to peer exchange of ideas and trading are on one screen. 8 Securities service is available in English, Cantonese and Putonghua. Watch the 8 Securities product demo here.
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