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REIT Investing

by BDO Securities | Oct 01, 2023 | 5 min. read

So you’re interested in investing in Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Stocks. You’ve come to the right place!

But before you invest, you must have a Name-on-Central-Depository (NoCD) account, which is required to trade in REITs. Read this article to find out how.

There are two types of REITs that are available in the market:

Primary Market or via an Initial Public Offering (IPO) – the offer before it starts trading on the stock market.
Secondary Market - REITs that are currently being traded in the stock market like AREIT and DDMPR.

Investing in REITs through BDO Securities

Primary Market (IPO)

1. For Online Clients--login to your BDO Securities accout

2. Click "Buy IPO"

3. Select the REIT code

4. Click Reserve

Please ensure that your settlement account is funded. Shares applied for may be fully or partially allocated or rejected. Any refund resulting from partial allocation of shares or rejection of reservation will be credited, without interest, directly to client's BDO Securities Settlement Account within 3 business days upon receipt of cleared funds from the issuer.

5. Wait for confirmation

You will receive an email from our Customer Support team confirming your order.

For Broker-Assisted Clients, reserve by calling the respective Trader or Relationship Manager handling your account.

Secondary Market

1. For Online Clients--login to your BDO Securities accout

2. Click "Buy IPO"

3. Buy/Sell shares of your preferred REIT

Desktop

Mobile

For Broker-Assisted Clients, you may trade REITs by calling the respective Trader or Relationship Manager handling your account.

Reminders:

Please take note of the deadlines indicated for the issuances to ensure participation.
For those with auto-debit arrangement with BDO Securities, please ensure that your settlement account is funded. Shares applied for may be fully or partially allocated or rejected. Any refund resulting from partial allocation of shares or rejection of reservation will be credited, without interest, directly to client's BDO Securities Settlement Account within 3 business days upon receipt of cleared funds from the issuer.