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
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
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
Warrants are a special type of security listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) that enable you to create a long or short position on an underlying Thai share. Before you commence trading a Thai warrant it is important that you first assess its true value. You then have a reference point upon which … Read more
Short selling is a way that you can make money when prices on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) are falling. In this article I review two different strategies that you can use to short sell specific Thai shares. I also explain why I prefer one of these strategies over the other. Strategy One: Short … Read more
The trading environment within the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is very different from the NYSE and other western markets. This article provides an overview of the SET bid-offer spread, floor and ceiling limits, and circuit breaker function. It is important that you are familiar with the details of these regulations prior to commencing trading. … Read more