Looking to jump into the stock market? Trading is now easier with the SGX lot size change. Find out what this means for you.

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When the SGX first announced in August 2014 that they would be reducing the standard board lot size of securities listed on the exchange from 1,000 to 100 units, many institutional and retail investors, including us, rubbed our hands in glee. We circled 19 January 2015 on our calendars, marking it as a day of many possible new financial milestones for our country – more and more Singaporeans would hopefully take charge of their retirement, learn the importance of investing to secure their financial future, etc.

President and CEO of Securities Investors Association (Singapore) David Gerald said in a press release that he hopes the move would “encourage retail investors to seriously consider share investing as a way to diversify their portfolio and grow their ...