Ma Urges Caution On Stock Investment
Writing on Tuesday, Hong Kong's Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury,
Frederick Ma suggested that only those who keep a clear head and do their homework
will profit from stock investment, adding that this basic rule is often forgotten
amid bullish stock market sentiment. In an article published this week, Mr Ma revealed that the daily turnover of
Hong Kong's stock market has soared to over $40 billion, a massive rise on the
$6 billion recorded in 2002. "Developing an understanding of your potential investment is like peeling
an onion - you work your way down from one layer to the next," he observed. With the recent wave of initial public offerings, the Financial Services Secretary
suggested that many new stocks have accumulated a significant increase in prices
within a short period of time, providing investors with an incentive to subscribe
to shares by means of 'margin lending'. He concluded that: "However, it should be borne in mind that the profitability of an enterprise
should be the prime consideration in new stock investment. If you subscribe
to shares beyond your means on the belief that there will be a substantial increase
in the prices of new stocks, your investment risk will undoubtedly be much higher." .
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