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    How to Trade Japan Stocks?

    Step 1: Open a day stock trading account

    Select a Japan stock, click on the trade button at the bottom of the stock quote page to enter the application to open the ability to trade the Japan stocks market.

    Select a Japan Stock Account, confirm the risk disclosure and complete the identity verification to submit successfully.

    Step 2: Make money transfers or currency exchange

    After opening an account, you can use the Fund Transfer feature to transfer funds to the Securities Integrated Account for trading stocks.

    You can also use the currency exchange feature to convert funds in Hong Kong stocks or US equities accounts into yen and directly deposit into your comprehensive account to trade Japanese stocks.

    Step 3: Start trading Japan stocks

    After completing the above steps, go back to the Japan stocks page and click [Trade] to start trading.

    Fees:

    Commission: 0.08%, minimum 80 yen per item.

    Platform usage fee: 180 yen/pen

    Delivery fee: 40 yen/item

    Time:

    Morning Market 9:00-11:30 JST (8:00-10:30 HKT)

    Midday 12:30-15:00 JST (11:30-14:00 HKT)

    At morning market opening and closing time, an open market/close collection auction will be generated, respectively.

    Order Type:

    Support limit order, market price order, condition order (stop loss order, stop loss market price, hit limit order, touch market price, track stop loss order, track stop loss market price)

    Minimum Trading Units:

    Normally 100 shares per hand, fractional trading is not supported at this time.

    Order Term:

    Supports day valid orders (DAY orders) and valid orders before revocation (GTC orders).

    When trading stocks, you will need to pay attention to more daily stock quotes. Current Futu supports to see live stock quotes & TOPIX series indices, live daily 225 index futures and futures quotes.

    On the Markets > Japan page, you can also see more quotes for the Japan stock market, as well as features such as stock options, heat charts, feature lists, and more to help you make better investment decisions.

    Hurry up Futu and start your day trading journey!

    Disclaimer: The above content does not constitute any act of financial product marketing, investment offer, or financial advice. Before making any investment decision, investors should consider the risk factors related to investment products based on their own circumstances and consult professional investment advisors where necessary.

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