What is stamp duty?Stamp Duty
A government tax on share trades. A-shares charge 0.05% on sales only; in Hong Kong buyer and seller each pay 0.1%.
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- China A-Share Rules100-Share Lots and Trading Costs
A-share purchases must be in multiples of 100 shares; every trade pays commission and a transfer fee, sells also pay stamp duty, and minimum commissions make small trades expensive.
- Hong Kong Stock RulesStamp Duty and Trading Costs
Buyers and sellers of Hong Kong stocks each pay 0.1% stamp duty, with anything under a dollar counted as a dollar; add trading fees, levies and broker commission and you have the cost of each trade.
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