AutoShare Invest Account
Expand and maximise your investment potential in the stock market with our low-cost and easy-to-use AutoShare Invest Account.
Some of the benefits
Affordable
Diversification
Easy to Access
Rewards
- Low-cost share trading platform that can be accessed through our Standard Bank App or Internet Banking
- Access to more than 250 JSE listed Shares and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
- Diverse exposure to offshore equity markets, and commodities through ETFs
- Ability to automate your investing by setting up recurring purchases
- Reinvest proceeds from your investments as part of your next scheduled order
- Ability to buy and sell shares and EFTs at anytime during market hours
On the Internet Banking, your account will appear as a tile in the “Saving and Investing” section of the Account Summary Page and in the Invest tab . In the Banking App, your account will display as a new tile on your default dashboard.
Purchases
- Place a purchase order from your trading account with a minimum trade size of R250.
- If you have insufficient funds, you can use the “top up my account” feature to transfer money from your bank account to your trading account.
- If the market is closed at the time that your order is received, it will automatically be sent when the market opens.
- Option to automate your investing by setting up recurring purchases on a date that suits you.
Sales
- You can place a sales order anytime and state the number of units you wish to sell.
- Choose whether to have the proceeds of the sale remain in your investment account (so they may be used for a later purchase) or to have them automatically paid out to your bank account (this will happen 3 business days after the sale). Any unused funds in the account earn interest.
Brokerage is charged at 0.15% of the value invested with no minimums. A 0.12% annual safe custody fee will be levied at 0.01% per month.
- Securities Transfer Tax (STT) - 0.25% of trade value, only applicable to the purchase of shares (EFTs exempt).
- STRATE fees are 0.005787% on the value of the share transaction.
- The minimum of R 10.19 for trades with a value of up to R176 000.
- The maximum is R 73.49 for trades with a value over R1 270 00.
- Investor Protection Levy (IPL) 0.0002% of trade value
- VAT on Brokerage, STATE and IPL.
- Withdrawals are chareged at R4.56 per single withdrawal to your nominated bank account.
- If Early Settlement requested, it is charged additionally at 0.25% with a minimum of R39.90 (including VAT).
What you will need
You will need an existing rand-denominated transactional account with Standard Bank.*
*If you’re a minor, you’ll need the consent of your parent or guardian.
How to apply?
- Securities Transfer Tax (STT) - 0.25% of trade value, only applicable to the purchase of shares (EFTs exempt).
- You can easily open an AutoShare Invest Account on our Internet Banking platform under the Savings and Investment section, or under Share Trading Investment on our Banking App.
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What you get
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How it works
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What it cost
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How to get it
- Low-cost share trading platform that can be accessed through our Standard Bank App or Internet Banking
- Access to more than 250 JSE listed Shares and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
- Diverse exposure to offshore equity markets, and commodities through ETFs
- Ability to automate your investing by setting up recurring purchases
- Reinvest proceeds from your investments as part of your next scheduled order
- Ability to buy and sell shares and EFTs at anytime during market hours
On the Internet Banking, your account will appear as a tile in the “Saving and Investing” section of the Account Summary Page and in the Invest tab . In the Banking App, your account will display as a new tile on your default dashboard.
Purchases
- Place a purchase order from your trading account with a minimum trade size of R250.
- If you have insufficient funds, you can use the “top up my account” feature to transfer money from your bank account to your trading account.
- If the market is closed at the time that your order is received, it will automatically be sent when the market opens.
- Option to automate your investing by setting up recurring purchases on a date that suits you.
Sales
- You can place a sales order anytime and state the number of units you wish to sell.
- Choose whether to have the proceeds of the sale remain in your investment account (so they may be used for a later purchase) or to have them automatically paid out to your bank account (this will happen 3 business days after the sale). Any unused funds in the account earn interest.
Brokerage is charged at 0.15% of the value invested with no minimums. A 0.12% annual safe custody fee will be levied at 0.01% per month.
Statutory fees comprise:
- Securities Transfer Tax (STT) - 0.25% of trade value, only applicable to the purchase of shares (EFTs exempt).
- STRATE fees are 0.005787% on the value of the share transaction.
- The minimum of R 10.19 for trades with a value of up to R176 000.
- The maximum is R 73.49 for trades with a value over R1 270 00.
- Investor Protection Levy (IPL) 0.0002% of trade value
- VAT on Brokerage, STATE and IPL.
- Withdrawals are chareged at R4.56 per single withdrawal to your nominated bank account.
- If Early Settlement requested, it is charged additionally at 0.25% with a minimum of R39.90 (including VAT).
What you will need
You will need an existing rand-denominated transactional account with Standard Bank.*
*If you’re a minor, you’ll need the consent of your parent or guardian.
How to apply?
- Securities Transfer Tax (STT) - 0.25% of trade value, only applicable to the purchase of shares (EFTs exempt).
- You can easily open an AutoShare Invest Account on our Internet Banking platform under the Savings and Investment section, or under Share Trading Investment on our Banking App.