Do we support HK stock physical certificate deposit?
Yes, we support stock physical certificate deposits for stocks trading on HKEX and available to trade here. We do not support physical withdrawals and reserve the right to reject any deposit.
Does Interactive Brokers Hong Kong charge any fees?
| Certificate Size | Processing Fees |
| HKD 500,000 or above | Free |
| Less than HKD 500,000 | HKD 300.00/first stock certificate per request HKD 100.00/each additional certificate per request |
A rejection fee of HKD 1,000 will be charged for any transaction rejected by the share registry. Additional fees may be imposed for submitting large volumes that are time consuming to process. Please contact Client Services via a web ticket for more information.
In addition to the above, there is also a fee of HKD 5 stamp tax per transfer form. Cash cannot be accepted. Please prepare a cheque for HKD 5 per transfer form payable to “The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited”.
If a total of five certificates are to be deposited for stock A and stock B, a breakdown of the fees would be illustrated by example below:
- Stock A (Certificate 1 - Stock Value above 500K HKD) - Free
- Stock A (Certificate 2 - Stock Value less than 500K HKD) - 300 HKD
- Stock A (Certificate 3 - Stock Value less than 500K HKD) - 100 HKD
- Stock B (Certificate 4 - Stock Value less than 500K HKD) - 100 HKD
- Stock B (Certificate 5 - Stock Value less than 500K HKD) - 100 HKD
How do I initiate a request?
Please compose a web ticket from the Client Portal under the category Funds & Banking > Position Transfer with all of the following information:
- Company name/ stock ticker symbol
- Approximate value
- Number of certificates
- Attach the copy of stock certificate(s) on the ticket
- Availability date and time for appointment (at least 2 business days from today to prepare the "Standard Form of Transfer")
On the date of appointment
- Upon attending our Admiralty office, submit the physical certificate(s) to our office staff (Address as follows: Suite 1512, Two Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong SAR)
- Prepare a cheque for HKD 5 payable to The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited per transfer form.
- Standard Form of Transfer completed and signed by the certificate holder, and signed by the witness (our staff).
- Client receives a receipt from IBKR within one business day (via ticket response) after dropping off the certification to Hong Kong office.
When will the shares be credited to my IBKR account?
Once submitted to HKSCC, the shares are typically reflected on client's portfolio within 1-2 business days. However, as share registry has the right to reject deposits, IBKR also applies a 12 business days trading hold on the new position, during which client is not allow to sell or withdraw the shares deposited via physical certificate de-materialization.
What would happen if my stock deposit is rejected by the share registry?
A rejection fee of HKD 1,000 will be charged for any transaction rejected by the share registry.
- Please note that if the stock certificates are rejected for deposit by share registry, clients will need to come in person or arrange an authorized representative to collect the physical certificates at our Admiralty office.
- To prevent rejection due to signature missing/mismatch, please ensure that your signature specimen is on file with the share registry. If you have forgotten or are uncertain about your signature specimen, please contact the share registrar to confirm or update it.