Frequently Asked Questions about trading in U.S. Market

1. What kind of securities can be traded after opening U.S. market? Will pre-market and after-market trading be supported?

Currently, only US-listed stocks and ETFs are supported. The pre-market and after-hours trading sessions are already live.

2. I have a Cash account. Can I trade US stocks with margin or short stocks?

After opening the US stock market, your cash account supports trade U.S. stocks on cash basis. Short selling and margin financing are not supported at this moment. Margin financing and short selling are only available in margin accounts. If the client has a cash account, the client can apply within the app to change the account type to margin account for US stock margin financing or short selling.

3. What kind of order types are available for U.S. market?

Webull currently provides order types including limit order, market order, stop order, advanced order and more in the US stock market. For more details, please click the link.

4. What currency is used for cross-market transactions?

Currently, we do not provide cross-market trading. Therefore, you have to maintain sufficient purchasing power in the currency of the underlying securities/derivatives.

Types of products tradable in different currencies with Webull HK account:

Note: Webull may adjust the list of tradable products at any time without prior notice.

You may convert currencies using Webull App or deposit specific currency if needed.

5. What’s the fee schedule for trading US stocks/ETFs through Webull HK securities account?

Trading Fee of US stocks and ETFs.

6. If I have debit balance after allotment of IPO applied through financing, will you liquidate my US stocks in my account?

If there is a debit balance after liquidating all IPO and other HK securities, we may force sell your securities in U.S. market until the proceeds can cover the debit balance in HKD. The proceeds will be converted into HKD automatically.