Friday January 23 2026

News Source: Global Exchanges

Focus: General - Global Exchanges

Type: General

Country: Singapore

Link: https://tinyurl.com/3khecev2




On 23rd January 2026, Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) proposed changes to reduce the standard board lot size of certain instruments traded on SGX’s stock market.

This reduction was supported by the Equities Market Review Group as part of its recommendations to strengthen the development of Singapore’s stock market.

The proposed changes are:

  1. reduction in the standard board lot size from 100 units to 10 units for instruments priced above $10 and up to $100; and
  2. reduction in the standard board lot size from 100 units to 1 unit for instruments priced above $100.

A smaller standard board lot size will lower the minimum outlay required for investments. This makes higher-priced stocks more affordable and accessible to investors, which could in turn broaden investor participation and increase trading activity.

Separately, arising from a regular review of the stock market structure, SGX RegCo is also proposing to remove the requirement to align the minimum bid sizes of securities and futures contracts traded in Hong Kong Dollar, Renminbi or Japanese Yen to those in their home markets.

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