A Thai derivative warrant gives its owner the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell ordinary shares on, or before, a specific date in the future. There are two types: call and put. In simple terms a call warrant is a bet that the price of the underlying ordinary share will go up. … Read more
On 8 February 2017, Kasikorn Bank officially opened its first branch in Phnom Penh. The contact details listed for the branch are as follows: T: (+855) 23 214 998 E: KH_PhnomPenh@kasikornbank.com A: 45 Sihanouk Boulevard, Chaktomuk Sub-District, Daun Penh District, Phnom Penh. Their website is located here. Their Facebook page is located here. Compared to … Read more
The other day I was in our live chat room talking with a member of the Thai Shares community who has been with us almost from the start. I was surprised to learn that he was unaware of an online resource that is available via our Links tab (located on the top right of your … Read more
Thailand has a lot of events and festivals each year. You can refer to the list below to clarify which of these result in a public holiday and on what day it will be taken. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will close on fourteen days throughout 2017 to observe the following national public holidays: … Read more
Five or six years ago I was out surfing with a friend of mine who works as a coder. It was a lovely clear day and we had a good chat as we floated on our surfboards behind the break. The essence of most of our conversation was plagiarized from Chomsky. We rabbited on about … Read more
An exchange traded fund (ETF) is a pooled investment vehicle that holds a basket of securities with the goal of tracking an index or asset class. Although I published it only a couple of weeks ago, my guide to ETFs in Thailand has already received a good deal of attention. One reader emailed me to … Read more
The Question My very first article for 2017 was called Thai ETFs – A Guide to Exchange Traded Funds in Thailand. Soon after it was published, a member of the Thai Shares community asked the following question: So how does foreign share ownership fit into the picture? If I buy into an ETF does the … Read more
An exchange traded fund (ETF) is a pooled investment vehicle that holds a basket of securities and tracks an index or asset class. The shares in an ETF are traded in real time on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) in the same manner as other listed securities. An ETF is first created, and then … Read more
If you are day trading on the Thai market, and buy a share or warrant, the value of that security should start to increase immediately. If it doesn’t, then the best case scenario is that you were early, and the worst case is that you are wrong. To maintain success as a trader it is … Read more
Investors are often perplexed when it comes to the strategy of short selling. But it is not complex or difficult. Short selling is simply taking action to capitalize on falling market prices. A couple of months ago I wrote a long and detailed articled called How to Short Sell Thai Shares. I reviewed two different … Read more