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Handles among the most IPOs of any Japanese broker, and every loss earns a point toward a future win.
Open an account (free)52/100
Fine once you understand the conditions
This score is this site's own. It measures how accessible the lottery is without a large balance — not the chance that you will win. The same calculation is used on the Japanese pages.
💰Upfront deposit
The cash must be in your account by 18:00 on the day the offer price is set. It is not needed when you apply.
🎯How the lottery works
Of the online allocation, 60% is drawn in proportion to the number of shares you applied for, 30% goes to whoever spends the most points, and 10% is at the broker's discretion.
🎁Its own scheme
IPO Challenge Points. You earn one point every time you lose a lottery.
🆓Fees
None, either to enter the lottery or to buy the shares.
Confirm you have viewed the prospectus and apply online within the application period. No money is needed at this point.
You need buying power of at least the offer price multiplied by the number of shares you applied for. Fall short and you are excluded from the draw.
The draw runs after 18:00. If you lose, you earn one IPO Challenge Point.
If you win, or are placed in reserve, you must complete the purchase step before the deadline.
Once the purchase is settled, there is nothing more to do until trading opens.
It handles among the highest number of IPOs in the industry, so you can apply for most of the companies listing in a given year. It is unusual to find a listing this broker is not underwriting, which maximises the number of draws you are in.
Every time you lose a lottery you earn one IPO Challenge Point. Spending those points enters you into a separate pool covering 30% of the online allocation, where shares go to whoever spent the most points. Lose consistently and you build toward a listing you actually want. If you lose again, the points come back and you earn another one on top.
No money is required at the moment you apply. What matters is the deadline: the offer price multiplied by your application must be in the account by 18:00 on the pricing day, or the application is void.
The core securities business of the SBI group and the largest online broker in Japan. A single account covers Japanese shares, investment trusts, the NISA tax-free scheme and US stocks, and it is among the leaders in both account numbers and product range.
Commission on Japanese share trading is zero if you meet conditions such as opting into electronic delivery of documents. So the account you open for IPOs is also inexpensive to use for ordinary trading afterwards.
Start applying for IPOs at SBI証券
Opening an account is free. You need to be resident in Japan — what that requires is on the account opening page.
Open an account (free)Conditions are those published by SBI証券and can change. Confirm the current terms on the broker's own site before applying. Nothing here is investment advice.
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