Launch of Japan CFDs
We are pleased to announce that we have launched Japan Equities CFDs. This will provide you with the opportunity to explore other overseas contracts. Although the Japanese equities surged in the first two quarters of 2015, the products reversed all its gains towards the end of the year and is now trading at the same level of October 2014. Traders and investors are beginning to look at the land of ‘Rising Sun’ again.
Pokémon-Chasing Investors Send Nintendo Shares Soaring
Pokémon Go, new smartphone game, is a free-to-play, GPS based augmented reality mobile game developed for iOS and Android. The game allows players to capture, battle, and train virtual Pokémon who appear throughout the real world. It has boosted Nintendo Co. market capitalization past $30 billion, as of Tuesday, 12th July 2016.
Nintendo has a 33 percent stake in the Pokemon Company, which jointly developed the game with Niantic, a venture spun out of Google late last year. Both Nintendo and Pokemon Company also hold undisclosed stakes in Niantic. The technology is the main feature behind a coming headset from Microsoft Corp. called HoloLens.
You can trade Google, Microsoft Corp and Nintendo using your Phillip CFD account.
How to look up more information about Japanese Companies?
To get more information about a Japanese Company, right-click on the desired company’s contract and select <Stock Analytics> to view its basic stock information and financial summary.
Contract specifications for Japan:
227 Contracts
From 1 share. Minimum number of share vary for different contracts.
Japanese Yen
From 30%
08:00am – 10:30am
11:30am – 2:00pm
2:00pm – 2:15pm
5:00am – 7:00am
Only Limit Order
Both Long & Short
- CFDTrader 2
- POEMS Mobile
- POEMS 2.0
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