Unlike trading in the underlying securities, where profits can only be made from the appreciation in stock prices, derivative securities trading allows investors to profit even when the market declines. When anticipating a market downturn, you can take short positions in derivative contracts. If the market moves in the predicted downward direction, you can lock in profits by closing the position at a price lower than the initial entry price.

When participating in derivative securities trading, you will pay the following costs:

• Transaction fees from the securities company are fees that you must pay to the securities company where they open an account and execute trades. The fees are applied to both buy and sell positions.
• Transaction fees from the stock exchanges are based on the tariff set by the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX).
• Position management fees (overnight) and margin asset management fees from Viet Nam Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation (VSDC): are based on the regulations of VSDC.
• Taxes are applied according to regulations of derivative services.
• Other service fees.

Please refer to detailed Tariff here.

According to FPTS’s current regulations, the initial margin rate is 17.85% of the contract value. To maintain a safe account level of 80%, you need to deposit a total margin of 22.3125% of the contract value to participate in buying/selling.

Example: If you wish to buy/sell a futures contract on December 2024 (VN30F2412) with a current price of 1,293 points:

The required margin is: 1,293 * VND100,000 * 22.3125% = VND28,850,063 to buy/sell one contract.

However, to minimize the risk of automatic position closure, you should deposit more than the required margin.

To open a derivatives trading account, you must first have a standard securities trading account. There are two methods to register for derivatives trading at FPTS: Register in person at FPTS transaction offices or Register online and send your signed contract to FPTS. For detailed instructions on registering for derivatives trading, please refer here.

Conditional orders cannot cancel or modify.

The Up order is applied during an upward market trend.

Currently, the order template feature is only applied to the VN30 index futures contracts.

No, paired orders cannot be placed using market orders (ATO, ATC, MTL, MOK, MAK).

Yes, after selecting the chart template saving mode, you can customize and save drawing tools, patterns and indicators they have used.

Yes, you can select international time zones for tracking. The time will adjust according to the chosen time zone.