Investing | FAQs

What will happen to my Chinese shares if they are delisted?

Lawmakers in the US are currently considering a law that could mean some foreign companies are barred from trading on the US share markets.

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Do you have watchlists?

With Hatch, you can easily watch your favourite shares until you are ready to buy.

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Can I request a company or ETF be added to Hatch?

The short answer: Please do!

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Can I short shares through Hatch?

Shorting enables investors to bet against the share markets

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Why do the US share markets halt trading?

Circuit breakers temporarily halt trading when share prices hit predefined levels.

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Can I place two sell orders for the same shares?

You aren't allowed to have two pending orders to sell the same shares

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Types of orders

What is a market order?

Buy and sell shares as soon as possible at the best available price

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What's a limit order?

Limit orders allow you to set the price you want to buy or sell shares for

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What's the difference between a market order and a limit order?

Market orders are the fastest and easiest way to buy and sell, limit orders let you control the price

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What are stop-buy orders?

How to buy shares if you're anticipating an increase in price

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Why use stop-buy orders?

Stop-buy orders help you buy shares are prices rise

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What are stop-loss orders?

How to sell shares if you're anticipating a drop in price

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Why use stop-loss orders?

Stop-losses can help you protect your profits and reduce your losses

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What's the difference between limit orders and stop-loss/stop-buy orders?

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Why was my order cancelled or rejected?

Orders can be automatically cancelled or rejected if it looks like they were placed by accident

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What is auto-investing?

Auto-investing takes the time and effort out of building your portfolio.

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Auto-investing

What are the fees for auto-investing?

You control the fees you pay with auto-invest

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How often do auto-investments get placed?

You can choose for it to repeat weekly, fortnightly, 4 weekly, monthly, or quarterly

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Is my available balance set aside to ensure my auto-investment goes through?

You need to keep enough in your account to cover any orders you have scheduled.

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What happens if my balance is less than what I need for my next auto-investment?

If there isn't enough money in your Hatch account for an auto-investment, it will be skipped.

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Is there a restriction on how many auto-investments I can have at once?

Nope! You can set up as many auto-investments as you like.

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What happens if I have an auto-investment scheduled to be placed on a day the share markets are closed?

It’ll get placed when the markets next open, at the opening share price

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Fractional shares/dollar based investing

What is dollar-based investing?

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Do I receive dividends on fractional shares?

Yes. You receive a dividend payment based on the fraction of the share that you own.

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What’s a fractional share?

Fractional shares are portions of a whole share of a company or ETF

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Do I get voting rights with fractional shares?

No. Fractional shares do not have voting rights, but your full shares do.

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Why is my fractional order total different to what I expected?

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Investing jargon explained

What is an ETF (Exchange Traded Fund)?

ETFs allow investors to buy a basket of shares in a single trade.

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What is an American Depositary Receipt (ADR), and why are they different?

American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) were introduced in 1927 as an easier way to invest in foreign companies through the US share markets.

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What does "liquid" mean?

Basically, liquidity refers to how frequently shares in a company or ETF are traded

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What is dollar-cost averaging?

How to get the best deal when you can't see the future

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What’s the difference between Berkshire Hathaway Class A and Class B shares?

If you are trying to decide which one to choose

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Dividends

What’s a dividend?

A dividend is the distribution of a company’s earnings - not all companies pay dividends

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How do dividends get paid out?

Companies can choose to pay dividends every quarter or annually

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