1) there r quite a number of brokerage house here: Poems, OCBC, DBS Vickers, UOB KayHiang, GK Goh etc. u can go to their website to have a look, just search in yahoo.com.sg

2) u also need to open an CDP account with SGX. i think most brokerage house will do it for u. (correct me if wrong becoz long time ago liao)

3) i open account with OCBC becoz after comparison, i found its commision charge is the lowest in town (correct me if wrong). u can just go to their investment center and open an account, very fast. u need fill in some forms there and bring ur IC.

4) it takes 3-5 days to activate ur (online) account, they will mail u ur uid/passwd in seperate mails. after that u can start trading.

5) they also will tell u who is ur broker/remiser, u can feel free to call/ broker to clarify anything.

any other points?

如果是工作的话(PR)，不需要押金。

POEMS 接受任何银行的账号。

我在OCBC的contra period is T+5, i just open the account, he say OCBC usually give client T+5 days for contra, u can check with ur broker.

for the trading limit, u also can negotiate with ur broker, show that u r active with ur monthly account summary. they usually give u S$30K limit, but can increase gradually.

大家多多指点。互相交流。