Activate Foreign Markets Trading

Start trading in Foreign Markets online by activating the access via your DBS Vickers trading platform.

Complete the Form W-8BEN^* and email it to [email protected]. Alternatively, you may mail it to us using the Business Reply Envelope (BRE).

Upon successful submission and processing of your Form W-8BEN, follow the below steps to activate foreign markets trading.

^*Indicate your DBS Vickers Online Trading Account Number on the top right corner of the form.

Form W-8BEN is a requirement of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to document that an account holder is the beneficial owner of the income and is not a U.S. person. This form has to be completed before placing any trade in the U.S. Markets.
Re-submission of W-8BEN may be required if you are exempted as a US person and there are changes to your US Indicia (eg US address, contact numbers etc).
Submission of W-9 is required if you are not exempted as a US Person and there are any changes to your US Indicia. (eg US address, contact numbers etc). W-9 is required if you wish to liquidate your US shares.
Form W-8BEN E for Corporate accounts is valid for 3 years, starting from the date which the form is signed and submitted till the last day of the third subsequent calendar year.
Instructions for Form W-8BEN by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

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