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How to open a BPITrade account

Those interested to trade stocks in the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) can choose to employ a live broker or an online stock brokerage firm. Either method has its own advantages and disadvantages and will be the subject of a separate article in the future.

For now, we’ll focus on online stock trading platforms. A list of available online stockbrokers in the Philippines can be found in this link.

Two of the most popular online stock trading platform providers are CitisecOnline (COL) and BPITrade. We have previously explained how to open a Citisec stock trading account. In this article, we will discuss how to open a BPITrade account.

Lepanto, Philex, Manila Mining shares resume trading

After a voluntary trading suspension request yesterday, the shares of Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company (LC / LCB), Philex Mining Corporation (PX), and Manila Mining Corporation (MA / MAB) will resume trading today, following a disclosure announcement that PX is entering into a joint venture with Manila Mining in the exploration and development of the Kalayaan Project in Placer, Surigao del Norte.

Best Performing Stock Markets in the World – 2010

Top Stock Exchanges in the World In 2009, we reported the Top Performing Stock Markets in the world. In that list, Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange led the pack, locking in a 125% overall return in just one year. Yup, 125% — which means if you invested in the Sri Lankan stock market, you would have earned more than double your money within one year.

In 2010, Sri Lanka’s astounding performance continued. It again ranked number 1 in the list of the best performing stocks in the world. It registered a 96.0% full-year return, again almost doubling investments in one year.

If for example, you invested $100,000 in the Colombo Stock Exchange at the start of 2009, this amount is now worth $441,000 at the end of 2010. That’s a lot of money earned in just two years.

PSE stock performance in 2010

Philippine stocks rallied again in 2010, with the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) closing at 4,201.14 during the last trading day on December 30, 2010 — up 37.6% from the closing index in 2009.

This means that a P100,000 stock investment at the start of 2010 is already worth P137,600 by the end of the year.

2009 Best Stock Markets in the World

The year 2009 ended profitably for stock traders around the world. Although Philippine investors were already jubilant with the Philippine Stock Exchange‘s 63% gain in 2009, this was still just an “average” performance compared to the best-performing stock markets in the world.

(PDF Download) Guide to invest in the Philippine stock market

The Philippine Stock Exhange (PSE) and online broker CitisecOnline.com have released a basic guide on how to invest in the Philippine stock market. This is good reading especially for those planning to join the stock market.

How to trade stocks in the Philippines

The Philippine stock market seems to be in a bullish trend again.

As of August 2010, the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) is up 20% year-to-date, that is, from January to August 2010. It may not be as high as the 2009 PSE performance of 63% full-year return, but it is a strong sign that things are looking up.

How to open a CitisecOnline stock trading account

If you’re already done with our Stock Trading Tutorial, you’re probably now ready to take that first step towards investing in the stock market. First, you need to choose your broker. Here’s our list of online stockbrokers in the Philippines.

A popular online trading platform in the country is CitisecOnline. The company is a 99.9% Filipino-owned domestic corporation which started commercial operations in 2001.

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