Intraday Short Selling (IDSS): Introduction & How to apply?

Quick Answer: Intraday Short Selling (IDSS) lets you sell eligible Bursa Malaysia shares you do not own and buy them back on the same trading day to close the position; for example, selling at RM1.70 and buying back at RM1.60 earns 10 sen per share. Only stocks on Bursa’s approved IDSS list (reviewed every six months) qualify, and IDSS on a stock is suspended if it falls 15% in a day.

Updated 2026: The M+ Online app was discontinued on 31 October 2025. Malacca Securities clients now trade Bursa Malaysia, US and Hong Kong stocks in the M+ Global app, so some screens and steps below refer to the old app. For the current process, see How to Open a CDS and Trading Account in Malaysia (2026) and the M+ Global Review 2026.

Intraday short selling (IDSS) on Bursa Malaysia is available to all eligible customers of M+ Online.

IDSS is available on KLSE Stock Exchange Malaysia Market.

1. What is Intraday Short Selling (IDSS)?
IDSS allows investors to sell securities that they don’t own, and then buy the same later to square off. All sell positions must be closed off with buy positions within the same trading day before 4pm.

2. What are the lists of companies that allowed to IDSS?
IDSS can only be applied to selected securities in the list determined by Bursa Malaysia. This list will be reviewed and updated every six months by Bursa Malaysia.

3. Who can apply for IDSS?
This facility is open to all clients.

4. Can I perform IDSS via online trading channels?
Yes. You can IDSS using our M+ Online App/Website.

Choose IDSS Order Entry. It applies to IDSS Sell and IDSS Buy.

5. How to know the counters are IDSS enabled?

Stocks that with a symbol ^ are allowed to IDSS.

6. How to make profit through IDSS?

Eg. Stock A
IDSS Sell at 1.70
IDSS Buy at 1.60

You will earn 0.10 from this trade.

7. Will IDSS Suspended?
Yes. If a stock drop 15% in one day, IDSS will be suspended.

How to sign up for IDSS?
1. If you’re M+ Online existing customer, please contact your Remisier. He should help you from this. If not, you may consider to switch remisier to me.

(new client)
2. Download M+ Global APP
3. Sign Up and Choose Malaysia Market
4. Fill up my Invitation Code: UBZQ
5. After your account is ready, I will send you the forms to fill up.

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