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Philippine Stock Symbol Demystified

jhesqi — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:26:22 +0000

So do you know what a stock symbol is? It’s basically a unique identifier assigned to stocks being traded on the stock market. The stock symbol (and not the company name) is usually being referred to when you hear stock market news or read articles. Read on if you want to lookup a stock symbol or company for the Philippine Stock Market.

Here is a quick list of stock symbols where you can lookup a stock symbol or a company name. This is actually a big list (in case you didn’t notice hehe) so make your browser work and use the “Find” command (mine’s Ctrl-F).

Stock Symbol	Company Name	Stock Symbol	Company Name
AAA	Asia Amalgamated Holdings Corporation	MBC	Manila Broadcasting Company
AAI	Active Alliance, Incorporated	MBT	Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company
AB	Atok-Big Wedge Co., Inc.	MC	Marsteel Consolidated, Inc.
ABA	Abacus Consolidated Resources and Holdings, Inc.	MCB	Marsteel Consolidated, Inc.
ABB	Atok-Big Wedge Co., Inc.	MED	MEDCO Holdings, Inc.
ABC	Allied Banking Corporation	MEG	Megaworld Corporation
ABS	ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation	MER	Manila Electric Company
ABSP	ABS-CBN Holdings Corporation	MET	MIC Holdings Corporation
AC	Ayala Corporation	MFC	Manulife Financial Corporation
ACPA	Ayala Corporation	MFIN	Makati Finance Corporation
ACPR	Ayala Corporation	MHC	Mabuhay Holdings Corporation
ACR	Alsons Consolidated Resources, Inc.	MIC	Minerales Industrias Corporation
AEV	Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc.	MIH	Manchester International Holdings Unlimited Corporation
AGI	Alliance Global Group, Inc.	MIHB	Manchester International Holdings Unlimited Corporation
AGP	AGP Industrial Corporation	MII	MJCI Investments, Inc.
AGPB	AGP Industrial Corporation	MJC	Manila Jockey Club, Inc.
AJO	AJO.net Holdings, Inc.	MK	UEM Development Phils., Inc.
ALCO	Arthaland Corporation	MMI	Mariwasa SIAM Holdings, Inc.
ALHI	Anchor Land Holdings, Inc.	MON	Mondragon International Philippines, Incorporated
ALI	Ayala Land, Inc.	MPI	Metro Pacific Investments Corporation
AMC	Alaska Milk Corporation	MRAY	Macondray Plastics, Inc.
ANS	A. Soriano Corporation	MRC	MRC Allied Industries, Inc.
AP	Aboitiz Power Corporation	MUSX	MUSX Corporation
APC	APC Group, Inc.	MVC	Mabuhay Vinyl Corporation
APM	Alcorn Gold Resources Corporation	MWC	Manila Water Company, Inc.
APO	Anglo Philippine Holdings Corporation	NI	NiHao Mineral Resources International, Inc.
APX	Apex Mining Co., Inc.	NRCP	National Reinsurance Corporation of the Philippines
APXB	Apex Mining Co., Inc.	NXT	NextStage, Inc.
AR	Abra Mining and Industrial Corporation	OM	Omico Corporation
ARA	Araneta Properties, Inc.	OMW2	Omico Corporation
ASIA	AsiaTrust Development Bank, Inc.	OPM	Oriental Petroleum and Minerals Corporation
AT	Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Corporation	OPMB	Oriental Petroleum and Minerals Corporation
ATI	Asian Terminals, Inc.	ORE	Oriental Peninsula Resources Group, Inc.
ATN	ATN Holdings, Inc.	OV	The Philodrill Corporation
ATNB	ATN Holdings, Inc.	PA	Pacifica, Inc.
ATRK	ATR KimEng Financial Corporation	PAL	PAL Holdings, Inc.
ATS	Aboitiz Transport System (ATSC) Corporation	PAX	Paxys, Inc.
ATSP	Aboitiz Transport System (ATSC) Corporation	PBC	Philippine Bank of Communications
BC	Benguet Corporation	PBCP	Philippine Bank of Communications
BCB	Benguet Corporation	PCKH	Pancake House, Inc.
BCI	Bacnotan Consolidated Industries, Inc.	PCOR	Petron Corporation
BCP	Benguet Corporation	PCP	PICOP Resources, Inc.
BDO	Banco de Oro Unibank, Inc.	PEC	PNOC Exploration Corporation
BEL	Belle Corporation	PECB	PNOC Exploration Corporation
BF	Banco Filipino Savings & Mortgage Bank	PEP	Premiere Entertainment Philippines, Inc.
BFC	Banco Filipino Savings & Mortgage Bank	PERC	PetroEnergy Resources Corporation
BFNC	Banco Filipino Savings & Mortgage Bank	PF	San Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc.
BH	BHI Holdings, Inc.	PFB	San Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc.
BHI	Boulevard Holdings, Inc.	PGPI	Prime Gaming Philippines, Inc.
BKD	Bankard, Inc.	PHC	Philcomsat Holdings Corporation
BLFI	BDO Leasing and Finance	PHES	Philippine Estates Corporation
BMM	Bogo-Medellin Milling Company, Inc.	PIP	Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc.
BPC	Benpres Holdings Corporation	PLTL	Pilipino Telephone Corporation
BPI	Bank of the Philippine Islands	PMPC	Panasonic Manufacturing Philippines Corporation
BRN	A Brown Company, Inc.	PMT	Primetown Property Group, Inc.
BSC	Basic Energy Corporation	PNB	Philippine National Bank
CA	Concrete Aggregates Corporation	PNC	Philippine National Construction Corporation
CAB	Concrete Aggregates Corporation	PNX	Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.
CAC	CADP Group Corporation	PO	Polar Property Holdings Corporation
CAT	Central Azucarera de Tarlac, Inc.	POPI	Prime Orion Philippines, Inc.
CBC	Cosmos Bottling Corporation	PPC	Pryce Corporation
CDC	Cityland Development Corporation	PRC	Philippine Racing Club, Inc.
CEI	Crown Equities, Inc.	PRIM	Prime Media Holdings, Inc.
CEU	Centro Escolar University	PRMX	Primex Corporation
CHI	Cebu Holdings, Incorporated	PSB	Philippine Savings Bank
CHIB	China Banking Corporation	PSE	The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc.
CHTR	Chinatrust (Phils.) Commercial Bank Corporation	PTC	Philippine Trust Company
CIP	Chemical Industries of the Philippines, Inc.	PTT	Philippine Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
CMT	Southeast Asia Cement Holdings, Inc.	PWR	East Asia Power Resources Corporation
COAT	Chemrez Technologies, Inc.	PX	Philex Mining Corporation
COL	Citiseconline.com, Inc.	RCB	Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation
CPV	Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corporation	RCM	Republic Cement Corporation
CPVB	Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corporation	REG	Republic Glass Holdings Corporation
CRC	First Philippine Infrastructure, Inc.	RFM	RFM Corporation
CSB	Citystate Savings Bank, Inc.	RLC	Robinsons Land Corporation
CYBR	Cyber Bay Corporation	RLT	Philippine Realty and Holdings Corporation
DFNN	Diversified Financial Network, Inc.	ROX	Roxas Holdings, Inc.
DGTL	Digital Telecommunications Phils., Inc.	SCC	Semirara Mining Corporation
DHC	Acesite (Phils.) Hotel Corporation	SECB	Security Bank Corporation
DIZ	Dizon Copper-Silver Mines, Inc.	SEVN	Philippine Seven Corporation
DMC	DMCI Holdings, Inc.	SFI	Swift Foods, Inc.
DMCP	DMCI Holdings, Inc.	SFIP	Swift Foods, Inc.
DTEL	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company	SGI	Solid Group, Inc.
ECP	EasyCall Communications Philippines, Inc.	SHNG	Shang Properties, Inc.
EDC	Energy Development (EDC) Corporation	SINO	Sinophil Corporation
EEI	EEI Corporation	SLF	Sun Life Financial Inc.
EIBA	Export and Industry Bank, Inc.	SLI	Sta. Lucia Land, Inc.
EIBB	Export and Industry Bank, Inc.	SM	SM Investments Corporation
ELI	Empire East Land Holdings, Inc.	SMB	San Miguel Brewery, Inc.
ETEL	eTelecare Global Solutions, Inc	SMC	San Miguel Corporation
ETON	Eton Properties Philippines, Inc.(”ETON”)	SMCB	San Miguel Corporation
EURO	Euro-Med Laboratories Phil., Inc.	SMDC	SM Development Corporation
EVER	Ever-Gotesco Resources and Holdings, Inc.	SMP	San Miguel Properties, Inc.
FAF	First Abacus Financial Holdings Corporation	SMPH	SM Prime Holdings, Inc.
FC	Fil-Estate Corporation	SOC	South China Resources, Inc.
FDC	Filinvest Development Corporation	SPC	SPC Power Corporation
FED	Federal Resources Investment Group, Inc.	SPH	Splash Corporation
FEU	Far Eastern University, Incorporated	SPM	Seafront Resources Corporation
FFI	Filipino Fund, Inc.	SRDC	Supercity Realty Development Corporation
FGEN	First Gen Corporation	STN	Steniel Manufacturing Corporation
FJP	F & J Prince Holdings Corporation	SUN	Suntrust Home Developers, Inc.
FJPB	F & J Prince Holdings Corporation	SWM	Sanitary Wares Manufacturing Corporation
FLI	Filinvest Land, Inc.	T	TKC Steel Corporation
FMIC	First Metro Investment Corporation	TA	Trans-Asia Oil and Energy Development Corporation
FPH	First Philippine Holdings Corporation	TBGI	Transpacific Broadband Group Int`l. Inc.
FPHP	First Philippine Holdings Corporation	TDY	Tanduay Holdings, Inc.
FPI	Forum Pacific, Inc.	TEL	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
FYN	Filsyn Corporation	TELA	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
FYNB	Filsyn Corporation	TELB	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
GEO	GEOGRACE Resources Philippines, Inc	TELC	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
GLO	Globe Telecom, Inc.	TELD	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
GLO-PA	Globe Telecom, Inc.	TELE	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
GMA7	GMA Network, Inc.	TELF	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
GMAP	GMA Holdings, Inc.	TELG	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
GO	Gotesco Land, Inc.	TELH	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
GOB	Gotesco Land, Inc.	TELI	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
GPH	Grand Plaza Hotel Corporation	TELJ	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
GSMI	Ginebra San Miguel, Inc.	TELK	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
HI	House of Investments, Inc.	TELL	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
HLCM	Holcim Philippines, Inc.	TELM	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
HP	Highlands Prime, Inc.	TELN	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
I	I-Remit, Inc.	TELO	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
ICT	International Container Terminal Services, Inc.	TELP	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
ICTV	Information Capital Technology Ventures, Inc.	TELQ	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
IMP	Imperial Resources, Inc.	TELR	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
IMPB	Imperial Resources, Inc.	TELS	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
ION	Ionics, Inc.	TELT	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
IP	IPVG Corporation	TELU	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
IPO	iPeople, inc.	TELV	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
IRC	Interport Resources Corporation	TELW	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
IRCB	Interport Resources Corporation	TELX	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
IS	Island Information & Technology, Inc.	TELY	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
ISM	ISM Communications Corporation	TELZ	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
JFC	Jollibee Foods Corporation	TFC	Philippine Tobacco Flue-Curing & Redrying Corporation
JGS	JG Summit Holdings, Inc.	TLAA	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
JOH	Jolliville Holdings Corporation	TLBB	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
JTH	JTH Davies Holdings, Inc.	TLCC	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
KEP	Keppel Philippines Properties, Inc.	TLDD	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
KPH	Keppel Philippines Holdings, Inc.	TLEE	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
KPHB	Keppel Philippines Holdings, Inc.	TUNA	Alliance Tuna International, Inc.
KPM	Keppel Philippines Marine, Inc.	UBP	Union Bank of the Philippines, Inc.
LAND	City & Land Developers, Incorporated	UNI	Unioil Resources & Holdings Company, Inc.
LC	Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company	UP	Universal Rightfield Property Holdings, Inc.
LCB	Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company	UPM	United Paragon Mining Corporation
LFM	Liberty Flour Mills, Inc.	URC	Universal Robina Corporation
LIB	Liberty Telecoms Holdings, Inc.	UW	Uniwide Holdings, Inc.
LIHC	Lodestar Investment Holdings Corporation	V	Vantage Equities, Inc.
LMG	LMG Chemicals Corp.	VITA	Vitarich Corporation
LND	Fil-Estate Land, Inc.	VLL	Vista Land & Lifescapes, Inc.
LOTO	Pacific Online Systems Corporation	VMC	Victorias Milling Company, Inc.
LR	Leisure & Resorts World Corporation	VUL	Vulcan Industrial & Mining Corporation
LSC	Lorenzo Shipping Corporation	VVT	Vivant Corporation
MA	Manila Mining Corporation	WEB	PhilWeb Corporation
MAB	Manila Mining Corporation	WHI	Wise Holdings, Inc.
MAC	MacroAsia Corporation	WHIB	Wise Holdings, Inc.
MAH	Metro Alliance Holdings & Equities Corp.	WIN	Wellex Industries, Incorporated
MAHB	Metro Alliance Holdings & Equities Corp.	WPI	Waterfront Philippines, Incorporated
MB	Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation	ZHI	Zeus Holdings, Inc.

Symbol Lookup reference:
Philippine Stock Symbol Lookup

Also, I have placed this in Google Docs for your reference. Just follow the link above to access it. Enjoy ^_^

Special thanks to the Philippine Stock Exchange website for this information. Check their site for any updates.

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jhesqi — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:29:22 +0000

Every stock investor needs a stock broker (stockbroker) to trade in the stock market. There are actually various stock broker company to choose from. Going on this further, each stockbroker trades only on a specific stock exchange. For Filipino investors trading in the Philippine Stock Exchange, we have lots to choose from. Find a broker that suits your needs. Check out this huge list and take your pick.

Here is a list of Philippine stock broker and their corresponding broker codes.

Broker Number	Broker Name
101	A & A Securities, Inc.
104	A.T. De Castro Securities Corporation
237	Aaa Southeast Equities, Inc.
112	Ab Capital Securities, Inc.
102	Abacus Securities Corporation
103	Accord Capital Equities Corporation
369	Active Earnings, Inc.
232	Alakor Securities Corporation
105	All Asiasecurities Management Corporation
106	Alpha Securities Corporation
110	Angping & Associates Securities, Inc.
111	Ansaldo, Godinez & Company, Inc.
255	Apex Phils. Equities Corporation
388	Armstrong Securities, Inc.
116	Asia Pacific Capital Equities & Securities Corp.
117	Asiamerit Securities, Inc.
118	Asiasec Equities, Inc.
119	Astra Securities Corporation
120	Atc Securities, Inc.
220	Atr Kimeng Securities, Inc.
167	Aurora Securities, Inc.
124	B. H. Chua Securities Corporation
109	Ba Securities, Inc.
279	Bdo Securities, Inc.
122	Belson Securities, Inc.
123	Benjamin Co Ca & Company, Inc.
272	Bernad Securities, Inc.
221	Bnp Paribas Investment (Phils.), Inc.
207	Bnp Paribas Peregrine Securities, Inc.
126	Bpi Securities Corporation
128	Campos, Lanuza & Company, Inc.
186	Cdib Venture Investment (Asia) Limited
130	Century Securities Corporation
226	Chilip, Christopher
173	Christfund Securities (Phils.), Inc.
134	Citicorp Securities International (Rp), Inc.
203	Citiseconline.Com., Inc.
133	Citisecurities, Inc.
323	Clsa Philippines, Inc.
387	Coherco Securities, Inc.
141	Cualoping Securities Corporation
204	Da Market Securities, Inc.
143	David Go Securities Corporation
142	Dbp-Daiwa Securities Smbc Philippines., Inc.
184	Dbs Vickers Securities (Phils.), Inc.
209	Deutsche Regis Partners, Inc.
145	Diversified Securities, Inc.
328	Dw Capital, Inc.
212	E*Trade Securities Corporation
147	E. Chua Chiaco Securities, Inc.
283	Eagle Equities, Inc.
150	Eastern Securities Development Corp.
149	Eastwest Capital Corporation
151	Ebc Securities Corporation
261	Eib Securities, Inc.
153	Equitiworld Securities, Inc.
154	Evergreen Stock Brokerage & Securities, Inc.
162	F. Yap Securities, Inc.
155	Feb Stock Brokers, Inc.
243	Fidelity Securities, Inc.
156	Finvest Securities Company, Inc
159	First Integrated Capital Sec., Inc.
267	First Metro Securities Brokerage Corporation
157	First Orient Securities, Inc.
108	Five Karats Property Holdings, Inc.
160	Fortune Securities, Inc.
161	Francisco Ortigas Securities, Inc.
288	G. D. Tan & Company, Inc.
165	G. K. Goh Securities (Phils.), Inc.
168	Globalinks Securities & Stocks, Inc.
191	Go, Ma. Angelica V.
285	Golden Tower Sec. & Holdings, Inc.
170	Goldstar Securities, Inc.
289	Grand Asia Secuirites, Inc.
172	Guild Securities, Inc.
171	Guoco Securities (Phils.), Inc.
175	H.E. Bennett Securities, Inc.
174	Hdi Securities, Inc.
177	Highland Securities Phils., Inc.
178	Hk Securities, Inc.
268	Hsbc Securities(Philippines), Inc.
179	I. Ackerman & Company, Inc.
180	I. B. Gimenez Securities, Inc.
140	Igc Securities, Inc.
182	Imperial De Guzman, Abalos & Co., Inc.
183	Intra-Invest Securities, Inc.
181	Investors Securities, Inc.
188	J. M. Barcelon & Company, Inc.
185	J. P. Morgan Securities Philippines, Inc.
125	Jaka Securities Corporation
265	Jocrison Securities, Inc.
234	John Dy Hianto
169	Jsg Securities, Inc.
271	Kgi Securities (Phils.), Inc.
389	King`S Power Securities, Inc.
193	Larrgo Securities Company, Inc.
187	Lee Hiong T. Wee
195	Litonjua Securities, Inc.
197	Lopez, Locsin, Ledesma & Company, Inc.
198	Lucky Securities, Inc.
199	Luy`S Securities Company, Inc.
121	Macquarie Capital Securities (Philippines), Inc.
139	Magnum International Securities, Inc.
200	Mandarin Securities Corporation
201	Marian Securities, Inc.
202	Marino Olondriz Y Cia
208	Mdr Securities, Inc.
205	Mercantile Securities Corp.
206	Meridian Securities, Inc.
210	Mount Peak Securities, Inc.
211	New World Securities, Inc.
213	Nieves Sanchez, Inc.
214	Nomura Securities Phils., Inc.
228	Norman Vincent L. Wee
227	Ocbc Securities Phils., Inc.
215	Optimum Securities Corporation
245	Orion-Squire Capital, Inc.
218	Pan Asia Securities Corporation
219	Papa Securities Corporation
287	Paragon Strategic Holdings, Inc.
282	Pcci Securities Brokers Corp.
131	Pcib Securities, Inc.
250	Pearlbank Securities, Inc.
276	Phil-Progress Securities Corp.
138	Phileoallied Securities (Philippines), Inc.
338	Philippine Equity Partners, Inc.
132	Philippine Ta Securities, Inc.
222	Pierce Interlink Securities, Inc.
223	Platinum Securities, Inc.
224	Pnb Securities, Inc.
225	Premium Securities, Inc.
229	Public Securities Corporation
230	Quality Investment & Securities Corp.
231	R & L Investments, Inc.
233	R. Coyiuto Securities, Inc.
236	R. Nubla Securities, Inc.
238	R.S. Lim & Company, Inc.
152	Rashid Hussain Securities (Phils.), Inc.
176	Rbs Asia Securities Inc.
217	Rcbc Securities, Inc.
235	Regina Capital Development Corp.
239	Rtg & Company, Inc.
240	S.J. Roxas & Company, Inc.
241	Sapphire Securities, Inc.
113	Sarangani Securities, Inc.
115	Sb Equities, Inc.
368	Securities 2000, Inc.
148	Securities Plus, Inc.
242	Securities Specialists, Inc.
258	Sg Securities (Hk) Limited
129	Sincere Securities Corporation
286	Solar Securities, Inc.
247	Standard Securities Corporation
192	Strategic Equities Corporation
246	Summit Securities, Inc
248	Sun Hung Kai Securities (Phils.), Inc.
249	Supreme Stockbroker, Inc.
251	Tansengco & Company, Inc.
252	The First Resources Management & Securities Corporation
280	Topwin Securities, Inc.
253	Tower Securities, Inc.
254	Trans-Asia Securities, Inc.
256	Trendline Securities Corporation
257	Tri-State Securities, Inc.
136	Triton Securities Corporation
333	Ubs Securities Philippines Inc.
259	Ucpb Securities, Inc.
345	Unicapital Securities, Inc.
260	Uob-Kay Hian Securities (Philippines), Inc.
100	Upcc Securities Corporation
190	Value Quest Securities Corporation
158	Velasco, Geronimo Jr. F.
263	Venture Securities, Inc.
266	Vicsal Securities & Stock Brokerage, Inc.
135	Vsec.Com Inc.
269	Wealth Securities, Inc.
270	Westlink Global Equities, Inc.
146	Wise Securities Phils., Inc.
273	Wong Securities Corporation
274	Worldsec International Sec. (Phils.) Inc.
275	Yao & Zialcita, Inc.
277	Yaptinchay Securities Corporation
278	Yu & Company, Inc.

Reference material:
Philippine Stock Broker Codes Listing

If you are more of a document person, be sure to check out the link above to get this broker code listing in a document format.

Thanks to the official website of the Philippine Stock Exchange for this information.

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jhesqi — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:46:29 +0000

If you want to do online stock trading yourself, you should get an online stock broker now. There are several advantages including low stock broker fees, tools available for research, and the DIY (Do It Yourself) approach in investing (much like BYOB thinking hehe - Be Your Own Boss). All you need to know is the list of stockbrokers (for online trading) that is registered and licensed by the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) and check out their features. This article will compare online stock brokers in the Philippines so you can best decide which one to get.

Before we get our feet wet, be sure to read first the articles regarding the introduction and stock basics of Philippine Stock Trading. Finish yet?! Good. Now let’s get started.

Online stock trading primarily relies on the ability of the individual (yeah that’s you) to perform your own analysis on when to buy and sell stocks. There will be no actual brokers to talk to (and annoy hehe). So you actually need to look at financial news, live quotes on stock prices, stock charts, and various research data to use in fundamental analysis or technical analysis (or you can pick your favorite stock — just kidding).

Factors to consider in picking an online stock broker are the online website’s ease of use and security, stock broker commission, and customer service assistance. One thing to point out is that stock trading is all about timing the market. So the online website must be always available and fully functional so you don’t missed out on your trades. Also, fast loading of pages are critical (believe me).

Ok enough of the intro hehe, here you go. Below is a list of three online Philippine stock brokers. You decide which is the best online stockbroker for you.

	CitisecOnline	BPITrade	Philstocks
Brokerage Firm	Citisecurities, Inc.	BPI Securities Corp.	Accord Capital Equities Corp.
Website	https://www.citiseconline.com/	http://www.bpitrade.com/	http://www.philstocks.ph/
Address	2401-B East Tower Philippine Stock Exchange Center Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City 1605 Philippines	8/F BPI Bldg., Ayala Avenue cor. Paseo de Roxas, Makati City 1226	G/ F Unit EC-05B East Tower Philippine Stock Exchange Center Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City Philippines 1605
Contact Number	(632) 6-333-777	Metro Manila - (632) 89-100 Domestic - 1-800-188-89100 International - (632) 891-0000	Online form
Email Address	helpdesk@citiseconline.com	bpitrade@bpi.com.ph	Online form
Minimum Investment	Php 25,000	Php 0 (Php 5,000 maintaining)	Php 5,000
Commission Fee	0.25% of gross value of trade or Php 20, whichever is higher	0.25% of gross value of trade or Php 20, whichever is higher	0.25% of gross value of trade or Php 20, whichever is higher
Monthly Fee	None	- PDTC Depositary Maintenance Fee of Php 0.000008333 will be charged per month based on market value of holdings as of month-end - If your BPITrade Bank Account falls below the monthly average daily balance requirement, you will be charged a service fee of Php 100 per month.	None
How to Open Account	1. Download form 2. Mail completed and signed forms: Individual CAIF, Trading Agreement, Signature Cards 3. Photocopy of two ID’s 4. Latest copy of Public Utility Bill, Credit Card Statement, Bank Statement	1. Fill up online registration form 2. Print and sign the form 3. Bring form with two IDs (photocopies included) to BPI branch, BPI Family Savings Bank branch, or BPI Express Remittance Center 4. Required that you have a savings or current account with the Bank of the Philippine Islands, BPI Family Savings Bank, or BPI Direct Savings Bank	1. Fill up online registration form 2. Print and sign the form 3. Bring form to office with two IDs
Funding	- Security Bank - HSBC - BPI - www.bpiexpressonline.com - BDO	- BPI branch - BPI expressphone or ATM - www.bpiexpressonline.com	- any BDO Bank branch
Security	- SSL encryption - Before every order, login information needs to be re-entered - Automatic log-off if idle for 15 minutes - Upon login to the site, the last time logged in will be shown	- SSL encryption - Information sent to website passes through a firewall - Required change of password every 120 days - View all sign-ins and sign-offs times	-SSL encryption - Information sent to website passes through a firewall - View all your online activities chronologically
Portfolio Management	Yes	Yes	Yes
Research and News	Yes	Yes	Yes
Live Quotes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Extras	- Margin Account available - Free Seminars (for Customers and Public) - WAP	- BPI Trade bank account earns interest - Can also be used for Fixed Income and Mutual Fund trading.	- Member of Securities Investor Protection Fund (SIPF), protecting client accounts in the unlikely event of financial failure - Text Messaging Service - Free seminars

Watch out for the list of other online stockbrokers in succeeding articles. Please subscribe to us to get updates on our articles ^_^

Note that the information presented here may have changed a bit when you read this so better check their websites or contact them for complete up-to-date information. We will not be held liable for any misinformation and the data presented here are only based on our research and knowledge.

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jhesqi — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:40:37 +0000

Want to know more about the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE)? Here’s a short video from YouTube for your viewing pleasure. This is great for people just starting out the Philippine Stock Market as it provides a quick overview on history and how the stock trading works.

The video is in two parts hosted by Ms. Cheri Mercado. Original music score and sound design by Reev Robledo. It is about 10 minutes long and below are some topics of interest. Need I say more hehe. Enjoy ^_^.

Part 1: History and Growth

Get to know the stock market
History of the PSE
PSE trading floors

Part 2: Investing Wisely

Understanding stock trading
Getting started in the stock market
Choosing a stock broker

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jhesqi — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:53:59 +0000

Did you happen to notice that if DJIA goes up or down tremendously, the PSEi follows with it? Is this assumption correct? Is this a stock indicator we can base for PSEi? A study was made on the day by day trend of DJIA and PSEi to answer these questions.

Why did we compare PSEi to DJIA you say? Ummm… maybe because DJIA is one of the most recognized and major stock index in the US stock market. Concurrently, PSEi (or previously known as Phisix) is also the major stock index in the Philippine stock market. Well it seemed like a good idea to us actually hehe.

Let’s start on stating our criteria used for this study.

Closing prices of both DJIA and PSEi were used.

The trend is up if the current trading day’s price is higher than the previous day’s price.

The trend is down if the current trading day’s price is lower than the previous day’s price.

Previous day is the trading day before the current trading day. This does not consider weekends or holidays.

When there is a holiday on a trading day in the US (DJIA) or Philippines (PSEi), there is no trend identified and so it is not included in the study.

Since the US’s (DJIA) trading day goes first than Philippines’s (PSEi) trading day, the trend being compared is a day apart for these two indices (e.g. DJIA’s trend on 10/07/08 will be compared to PSEi’s trend on 10/08/08).

And now, without further ado, the results of the study (see explanation below).

07/03/1997 to 10/08/2008

Change in DJIA	Total Count	Follow PSEi	Follow % PSEi	Avg Change PSEi	Not Follow PSEi	Not Follow % PSEi	Avg Change PSEi
0	2681	1617	60%	24	1064	40%	18
50	1635	1027	66%	271	528	34%	16
100	816	582	71%	31	234	29%	14
150	412	303	74%	35	109	26%	13
200	216	171	79%	41	45	21%	11
250	105	87	83%	49	18	17%	12
300	59	49	83%	61	10	17%	12
350	37	32	86%	64	5	14%	18
400	17	15	88%	73	2	12%	18

01/01/2004 - 10/08/2008

Change in DJIA	Total Count	Follow PSEi	Follow % PSEi	Avg Change PSEi	Not Follow PSEi	Not Follow % PSEi	Avg Change PSEi
0	1134	716	63%	28	418	37%	18
50	582	424	73%	35	158	27%	16
100	275	224	81%	44	51	19%	16
150	132	113	86%	56	19	14%	17
200	76	70	92%	65	6	8%	12
250	42	41	98%	73	1	2%	7
300	27	27	100%	83	0	0%	0
350	17	17	100%	90	0	0%	0
400	8	8	100%	104	0	0%	0

As you can see, the percentage that the trend was followed (from the DJIA to the PSEi) goes higher when the change in DJIA is also higher. The Change in DJIA column seen in the tables shows the minimum points change from the current trading day to the previous day. This can be trending up or trending down. The Follow column shows the number of trading days that PSEi followed the trend of DJIA and the Not column vice versa. Also shown is the Average Change PSEi (either positive or negative) when change is followed or not. Got it?!

Now, here is the exciting part. Two tables were presented (starting on 07/03/1997 and 01/01/2004) but I will focus on the latter one which is based on the last 5 years. If you look at a change in DJIA of 200 points, you can almost expect the PSEi to follow the trend (about 9 out of 10 times) where the change averaged about 65 points. Whoa!! That means if I see that DJIA closed at 210 points up before the Philippine stock market opens, I can expect the PSEi to go up also at a target of 65 points up. Nice!! Well that’s about 92% correct in the last 5 years. Remember the higher the change in DJIA, the more likely the PSEi will follow the trend. Also, you can see that the effect of DJIA in PSEi is even more significant in the last 5 years than since 1997. Even if we consider any change in DJIA (look at the 0 row in the Change column), the trend is leaning more to PSEi following DJIA at about 60% (more than half of the time).

Verdict: It can be pointed that DJIA is a good stock indicator for the PSEi.

This means that we have to watch out for any big spike up or down in DJIA before the Philippine stock trading day begins. This will help us make informed and calculated decisions on our trading whether it is a good time to buy or sell stocks (well that’s on another article we will be posting). Hope this helps.

Interesting facts:

On the 01/01/2004 results, there was 1 trading day where the DJIA was changed more than 250 points but the PSEi did not follow. This happened just recently on 09/09/2008 where PSEi was -7.01 points down and the DJIA on 09/08/2008 was 289.78 points up.

On the 07/03/1997 results, there were 2 trading days where there was more than 400 points of change on DJIA where PSEi did not follow the trend. The first is on 09/17/2001 which DJIA posted -684.81 points down. This is because of the tragic 09/11 bombings on 2001 (where there were no trading days from 09/11 to 09/16. PSEi was actually up 28.27 points on 09/18/2001. The other is on 0724/2008 where DJIA is up 488.95 points but PSEi was down 7.72 points.

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jhesqi — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:25:43 +0000

Interestingly enough, the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) is the oldest operating major stock exchange in South East Asia. The PSE lets you buy or sell Philippine stocks. It has two trading floors in Pasig City (main) and another in Makati City. However, you don’t necessarily have to be present at the trading floors just to buy or sell stocks. That’s the job of brokers. So what are stocks?

A stock is actually a form of ownership on a company. It’s like getting a slice of a pizza where the slice is the stock and the pizza is the company (hope the analogy makes sense hehe). Imagine telling your friends that you’re a part owner of PLDT (stock symbol TEL). Cool huh. However, that’s not really why you buy or sell stocks. So why get involved with it?

Stocks have been known as a good vehicle of investment. Better than most investments even. It has lots of historical data proving that it is very profitable (once you get the hang of it). Buy at a low price and sell at a high price is the common strategy of traders.

Let’s compare it to the usual investments Filipinos make and their interest rate:

Savings Account – about 1% per annum
Time Deposit – about 3% per annum
Stock Trading – can be 3% on a day, 10% on a week, or even 100% in a year (it varies)

Isn’t that great! However before you celebrate, keep in mind that higher gains always mean higher risk. The difference between Savings Accounts / Time Deposits and Stock Trading is that the latter can lose you money. That is why you have to calculate your risk, and diversify your investments. Stock trading can be fun at the same time profitable (if you just keep on reading).

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Investing in the Philippine Stock Market

jhesqi — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:46:11 +0000

The Survey

In a survey (released 2008) conducted by the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) showed that less than half of 1% of Filipinos is investing in Philippine stock market. According to the survey, there were 430,681 accounts being maintained for Filipino investors by PSE trading participants in 2007. These accounts represented not even 1/2 of 1 percent of our 89 million population. What is happening here?

Of the total, only 103,412 or just a little over 1/10 of 1 percent of Filipinos were considered active or involved in at least one trade in a year. In contrast, other Asian nations have high involvement in their respective stock markets.

Putting things in perspective, below are some estimated numbers:

Singapore - 33%
Japan - 25%
Australia - 25%
Malaysia - 18%
Hong Kong - 17%
Korea - 10%
Philippines - 0.1%

The Effort

The PSE website already contains much information that Filipino investors can use to aid them in making wise decisions in the buying and selling of stocks. Many others are also offering stock-related classroom training, newsletters, or websites.

Also in an effort to boost participation in the stock market, PSE has partnered with the Global News Network (GNN) to provide a stock market show that aims to educate Filipinos through live television and internet broadcast.

The GOAL

These has sparked our interest to help in “spreading the word” about the Philippine Stock Market. We believe that awareness and education of Filipinos are key components to increase participation in stock trading. The [dot] NEWBie website is another step in trying to achieve this. We want participation of 1%, 5%, 10%, or even higher. We will be happy even if we can just convert a few Filipinos to be stock market investors.

At [dot] NEWBie, we actually aim a considerable amount of change. But we need participation of fellow Filipinos who are already investors. Please contact through our contact form with any of the following.

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You can actually send us anything (even a simple hi or hello) so we know this website is being read by someone. We encourage comments (send a reply below) and participation so please bookmark this website and point your friends who you want to learn more about Philippine stocks. Enjoy investing.

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