# Fee

### U.S. Stocks Market Fees

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To provide transparent and reliable access to real U.S. securities, each trade on StableStock involves a set of clearly defined fees. These fees are not arbitrary markups — they come from different layers of the traditional brokerage and settlement infrastructure that StableStock connects to.

<table><thead><tr><th>Type</th><th width="194.38671875">Description</th><th>Charged By</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Upstream Broker Platform Fee</td><td>$0.005 per share (minimum $1 per order); Fractional shares billed as 1 share. </td><td>Upstream brokerage</td></tr><tr><td>Trading Activity Fee</td><td>$0.000166 per share (minimum $0.01; capped at ~$8.30 per order), applies only on sales. Fractional shares billed as 1 share. </td><td>FINRA</td></tr><tr><td>Settlement Fee</td><td>$0.003 per share for whole shares (minimum $0.01 per order); 1% of trade amount for fractional shares (minimum $0.20 per order). </td><td>Settlement Agency, etc.</td></tr><tr><td>Consolidated Audit Trail Fee</td><td>$0.000035 per share (minimum $0.01 per order). Fractional shares billed as 1 share. </td><td>FINRA</td></tr><tr><td>Service Fee</td><td>0.1% of transaction amount. </td><td>StableStock</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Hong Kong Stocks Market Fees

Hong Kong stock trading on StableStock follows the standard fee structure required by the Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX).

All trades correspond to real Hong Kong listed shares and are executed through licensed broker infrastructure.

| Type                         |                                                                                  | Charged By           |
| ---------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- |
| Trading Commission           | 0.02% of transaction amount, minimum HKD $15 per trade                           | Upstream brokerage   |
| Upstream Broker Platform Fee | HKD $2 per order                                                                 | Upstream brokerage   |
| Stamp Duty                   | 0.1% of transaction amount, any fraction of HKD $1 shall be calculated as HKD $1 | Hong Kong Government |
| Trading Fee                  | 0.00565% of transaction amount.                                                  | HKEX                 |
| Transaction Levy             | 0.0027% of transaction amount.                                                   | SFC                  |
| Account Transaction Fees     | 0.00015% of transaction amount.                                                  | AFRC                 |
| Clearing and Settlement Fee  | 0.0042% of transaction amount.                                                   | HKEX / CCASS         |
| Service Fee                  | 0.1% of transaction amount.                                                      | StableStock          |

Minimum charge of HKD 0.01 per fee item.


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