First Metro Securities starts on-line trading

MANILA, Philippines - First Metro Securities Brokerage Corp. (FMSBC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC), has unveiled its enhanced on-line trading facility last week.

The platform is accessible through www.firstmetrosec.com.ph and has been optimized to connect seamlessly with the Philippine Stock Exchange’s new trading system. The facility carries with it real time stock market data, price movements, and economic information to facilitate stock investment decisions.

FMSBC senior vice president and COO Gonzalo Ordoñez said that the Philippines is in the midst of a bull market as good economic fundamentals continue. “The Metrobank Group thru FMSBC’s on-line stock trading platform allows investors to participate in this period of wealth creation,” explained Ordoñez. This new service offering from FMSBC is open to all interested investors. Existing clients of the Metrobank Group who use this on-line trading can enjoy the added benefit of seamless T+3 day settlement of buy transactions through their Metrobankdirect-accounts.