Before you start your application, make sure you have the following ready:

One Valid Philippine Government ID (Any of the following IDs: Driver’s License, SSS, PRC. Other IDs submitted will undergo a Zoom interview)
A working camera on your computer or device is recommended for your ID verification, but it is not required. If you do not have a camera, your ID verification will be done via Zoom call, and you can use your mobile phone or tablet for this.
Your Philippine Mobile Number (For OTP verification)
A Valid Email Address (For Account verification)

1. Log on to www.rcbcsec.com

2. Click on "Open an Account"

3. Read and Agree to the RCBC ezTrade Agreement and choose either option A.) register (standard registration) or B.) register using existing RCBC account. For option B, nominate an existing RCBC settlement account. Please note that the information to be collected for option B will be limited to valid RCBC account numbers tagged as Individual.

4. For option A, select the type of account you wish to open and provide your contact details

5. Enter the OTP sent to your registered mobile number. (You may also opt to have the OTP via Email.)

6. Create your own unique 8-15 digit alphanumeric Username and Password (do not use any special characters).

7. Fill out the online forms.

8. Once you’ve reached the Liveness and ID Verification section, click the “Start” button to capture a live photo of yourself.
Tips on capturing your selfie:

Framing – Position face in the middle of the frame
Lighting – Make sure there is enough lighting
Image quality – Make sure your selfie is not blurred

If you do not have a working camera, you may click “Upload an Image” instead and you will be scheduled for an online interview via zoom.

9. Upload a picture of the front of your valid ID

10. Upload a picture of the back of your valid ID

11. Upload your specimen signatures by writing your full name and affixing 3 specimen signatures on a clean piece of paper.

12. Once you click on submit, you will receive an email to verify your account and email address. Click on the link provided. This will serve as your account verification.

13. Processing of your account may take 2-3 business days. You will be notified via email once your account is approved.

14. You may now access your account. For funding options, please click here.

NOTE: Additional online verification via Zoom may be required to confirm additional information. Our account opening officer will contact you if applicable.

For further inquiries, you may contact:
Noelyn A. Taglucop
(632) 8878 3479
rcbceztrade@rcbc.com

1. Log on to www.rcbcsec.com

2. Click on "Open an Account"

3. Create your own unique 8-15 digit alphanumeric Username and Password

4. Fill out, save, download, and affix your eSignature* on the following forms: RCBC Securities, Inc. Online Trading Account Application Form, RCBC Securities EZ Trade Agreement, Signature Card, Supplemental Terms and Condition, Account Maintenance Form and required ID/s, together with the FATCA Forms:

For US Person / Dual Citizen, kindly fill out W9.
For Persons with US Indicia, kindly fill out W-8BEN.
For Renounced / Rescinded / Lost US Citizenship or Residency kindly fill-out DS-4083.

*eSignature is a scanned image of your signature.

5. Email the required downloaded forms as indicated above, to rcbceztrade@rcbc.com

6. RCBC Securities will send a verification email to your nominated email address indicated on your account opening information within 24 hours after submission of documents

7. RCBC Securities, Inc. will schedule an online interview via one of the online video conferencing applications, to verify your identity, and for any other required information, prior to account opening.

8. There is no minimum deposit required to open an account. For account funding options, .

9. RCBC Securities, Inc. will send an account activation email notification within 48 hours after receipt of complete requirements, personal interview, and duly validated deposit slip, if applicable.

For further inquiries, you may contact:
Noelyn A. Taglucop
(632) 8878 3479
rcbceztrade@rcbc.com

The requirements needed are as follows:

RCBC Securities, Inc. Online Trading Account Application Form, RCBC Securities EZ Trade Agreement, Signature Card, Supplemental Terms and Condition, Account Maintenance Form, and required ID/s, together with the FATCA Forms:
Tax Identification Number (TIN)
The following types of ID are acceptable for opening Trading Accounts:

For Filipinos:

Type of ID (Primary)

Driver's License
Passport
National ID Card or the Philippine Identification System
Philippines’ Unified Multi-Purpose ID
Social Security System (SSS) Card
Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) e-Card
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) ID
Senior Citizen Card
ID issued from the National Council on Disabled Affairs (NCDA)

Type of ID (Secondary) (At least 2 required)

Tax Identification Number (non-paper/cardboard ID)
Postal ID
Voter’s ID
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Clearance
Police Clearance
Barangay Certification
School ID

If the applicant is a minor, PSA Birth Certificate is required

PhilHealth Insurance Card ng Bayan
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) ID
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) ID
Seaman’s Book
Certification from the National Council of the Welfare of Disabled Persons (NCWDP) Government Office, Government Political Subdivisions/Instrumentalities, and Government-owned and/or Controlled Corporations (GOCCs) issued IDs [e.g., Armed Forces of the Philippines and Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) ID]
Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD) Certification
Company ID issued by covered persons registered and supervised or regulated by the BSP, SEC, or Insurance Commission

For Foreigners:

Original Current Passport and Alien Certificate of Registration (ACR)

There is no minimum deposit required to open an account. For account funding options, .
NOTE: Additional online interview via Zoom may be required to confirm additional information. Our account opening officer will contact you if applicable.

To monitor the status of your order, click on "View Order" under the Trading tab.

You can trade any stock listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) as long as the shares are not suspended.

You can start using your account once you receive an account activation email notification. Kindly note that the activation of your online trading account takes 2-3 business days from receipt of complete requirements.

Log on to the RCBC Securities, Inc. website and log in to your online account using your username and password. Click on "Trading". Choose what type of order you wish to input (Buy or Sell). Input the stock code, quantity, and price, term (Day Order, Good Till Week, and Good Till Month). Check Total Cost. Click "Preview Order".

You will be directed to the confirmation page. Verify that all your order details are correct: Type of Order (Buy or Sell), Quantity, Price and Value. Then, input your log in password for confirmation. Click "Send Order".

The following are the charges for buy transaction:

Commission:	.25% of the gross value or a minimum of P20.00
VAT:	12% of commission
SCCP Fee:	.01% of the gross value
Transaction Fee:	.005% of the gross value

The following are the charges for sell transaction:

Commission:	.25% of the gross value or a minimum of P20.00
Sales Tax:	.1% of the gross value
VAT:	12% of commission
SCCP Fee:	.01% of the gross value
Transaction Fee:	.005% of the gross value

There is no minimum amount per trade. However, stock trading is based on a board lot system. A Board Lot is a unit defined by the Philippine Stock Exchange to be the minimum number of shares that can be traded. The minimum number of shares you can buy or sell depends on the market price of the stock at the time order is placed. Please see the Board Lots and Price Fluctuations Table below.

Board Lots and Price Fluctuations

Minimum Price	Maximum Price	Fluctuation	Board Lot
0.0001	0.0099	0.0001	1,000,000
0.0100	0.0490	0.0010	100,000
0.0500	0.2490	0.0010	10,000
0.2500	0.4950	0.0050	10,000
0.5000	4.9900	0.0100	1,000
5.0000	9.9900	0.0100	100
10.00	19.98	0.02	100
20.00	49.95	0.05	100
50.00	99.95	0.05	10
100.00	199.9	0.1	10
200.00	499.8	0.2	10
500.00	999.5	0.5	10
1,000.00	1,999.00	1	5
2,000.00	4,998.00	2	5
5,000.00	UP	5	5

You may input orders anytime throughout the day. However, please be advised that off-hours orders will only be sent to the PSE upon Market Pre-Open period (9:00 AM) the following trading day.

Market Phase	Time
Pre-Open	9:00 AM
Pre-Open/No Cancel	9:15 AM
Market Open	9:30 AM
Market Recess	12:00 PM
Market Resumption	1:00 PM
Pre-Close	2:45 PM
Pre-Close / No Cancel	02:48 PM
Run-off / Trading At Last	2:50 PM
Market Close	3:00 PM

Kindly note that orders posted from 9:15AM to 9:30 AM (market pre-open) and 12:48PM-12:50 PM (market pre-close) cannot be cancelled or modified. During run-off which is from 2:50PM to 3:00PM, you may only input orders at closing price.

Meanwhile, odd lots can only be placed from 9:30AM - 3:00PM.

Any posted orders may be cancelled or edited at any time for as long as they have not yet been matched. If an order has been partially filled, you may only cancel the remaining unfilled portion of your order.

Posted Orders - current orders sent to the Exchange that are not yet filled or have been partially filled.

Matched Orders - orders that are wholly filled.

Partially Filled Orders - uncompleted orders where only a portion of the posted order has been matched.

RCBC ezTrade accepts Limit Day Order, Good-Till-Week (GTW) and Good-Till-Month (GTM) orders only. Short Selling and Margin Trading are not available.

Limit Day Order - a Day order remains valid until the end of the Trading Day.

Good Till Week (GTW) - order remains valid for seven (7) calendar days from the time it is posted.

Good Till Month (GTM) - order remains valid for thirty (30) calendar days from the time it is posted.

The proceeds of selling transaction are credited immediately upon completion of the transaction, and can be used immediately as well. However, if you wish to make a withdrawal of the funds, the funds can be withdrawn on T + 2 in compliance with the SRC rules.

All day orders automatically expire upon market close.

An Order with volume or quantity less than the defined Board Lot is an Odd Lot. You can place odd lot orders during Market Open period only (9:30AM - 1:00PM).

Shown below is the screen shot on posting an odd lot order:

Yes. Confirmed buy transactions will be posted/reflected in your stock position and once they are in your stock position, they are immediately available for sale.

You may choose to fund your account via the following options:

RCBC Online – Log on to www.rcbconlinebanking.com and log into your account using your username and password. Click on “Transfer Funds”. Fill in the Transfer Details, indicating the RCBC Securities, Inc. Account No. 1000802669. Input the amount, then click “Submit”.
RCBC Branch - Go to any RCBC Branch and make an over-the-counter deposit to RCBC Securities, Inc. Account No. 1000802669. Deposits can be in cash or check. If you are an RCBC Depositor, you may request for a fund transfer.
RCBC Telemoney - For clients who are abroad, you may visit the nearest RCBC Telemoney Brach or Center (Provide link to branches/centers abroad) and apply for a money transfer to make a deposit.

To facilitate immediate crediting of your deposit, kindly send through fax (Fax No. 632- 8897643), or email rseccollection@rcbc.com a copy of the validated RCBC deposit slip or screen shot of your online deposit, RCBC fund transfer form, RCBC Access email confirmation, or RCBC Telemoney transfer form.
Please note that you need to have cleared funds before we can credit your RCBC Securities, Inc. Trading Account.
RCBC Securities, Inc. Bank Account details for Over-the-Counter transactions:

Account name: RCBC Securities, Inc. FTAO (Client Name)
Account number: 1000-802-669

For further inquiries, you may contact:

Maricris Quevedo
(632) 8894 9000 loc. 1673
rseccollection@rcbc.com

Go to the RCBC Securities, Inc. website and log in using your username and password. From the Main page, go to "Main" menu then select Account Info -> Withdrawal.

Cut-off time to request for withdrawal of funds is 11am. All withdrawal request received within the cut-off time will be processed and released on the day of the request.

Meanwhile, withdrawal request received after the cut-off time will released on the next working day.

For further inquiries, you may contact:

Alvin L. Piol
(632) 8894-9000 loc. 1672
rsecdisbursement@rcbc.com

In the log-in section of the home page to www.rcbcsec.com, click "Forgot Username". You will be directed to the Username Retrieval page. Fill out all the necessary details, answer the security question, then click "Submit". A system-generated Account Username Retreival email will be sent to your nominated email address, with a new temporary password that you can use to log in to your account. For added security, change your password once you have logged in.

In the log-in section of the home page to www.rcbcsec.com, click "Forgot Password". Fill out all the necessary details, answer the security question, then click "Submit". A system-generated Password Change Notification email will be sent to your nominated email address, with a new temporary password that you can use to log in to your account. For added security, change your password once you have logged in.

Log on to www.rcbcsec.com. From the Main page, click on "Main" menu then select Account Info -> Profile. Enter your current password in the 'Old Password' field, then provide a 'New Password'. Confirm your new password, and click on the 'Update Password' button to save your new password. A system-generated Password Change Notification email will be sent to your nominated email address. This is to inform you that you have changed your account password.

Lodgement is the process of converting shares that are in Certificate form into Scripless form. For lodgement of shares, kindly bring the stock certificate to our office along with two (2) valid IDs.

Please be advised that the following Lodgement fees shall apply:

Bank Owned Transfer Office – P25.00/certificate, plus a processing fee of P115.00.

Non-Bank Owned Transfer Office - P25.00/certificate, plus a processing fee of P115.00, plus 12% VAT.

For further inquiries, you may contact:

Karen G. Movilla
(632) 8894 9000 loc. 1676/1671
rsecsettlement@rcbc.com

Yes, the transfer can be done electronically via EQ Trade. You have to submit a signed letter of instruction to both your Broker and to RCBC Securities, Inc. Kindly be advised that an EQ Trade fee per issue of P75.00 shall apply.

For further inquiries, you may contact:

Karen G. Movilla
(632) 8894 9000 loc. 1676/1671
rsecsettlement@rcbc.com

Upliftment of shares is the process of converting scripless shares into certificate form. For upliftment of shares, you will need to fill out and sign a Request for Upliftment Form which can be emailed or sent to you. Please be advised that a Upliftment fee of 200.00 per certificate shall apply.

For further inquiries, you may contact:

Karen G. Movilla
(632) 8894 9000 loc. 1676/1671
rsecsettlement@rcbc.com

If you have any complaint or wish to give feedback regarding our services, please contact the following:

Contact Person:	Ronnie M. Hipolito	David M. Perez
Phone No:	(632) 8878-3474	8894-9000 ext. 1321
Mobile No:	0918 990 3031
Email:	rcbceztrade@rcbc.com

Our team will acknowledge your complaint within 24 Business hours and conduct an investigation and respond to you with our findings within three working days.