A stockbroker account and a separate securities record
Sections ↑Crested Capital is the trading name of Crested Stocks and Securities Limited. The CMA’s published list dated 26 June 2026 identifies the legal company as a stockbroker, dealer and transaction adviser. This is a Uganda-focused securities intermediary, not a global leveraged-FX account. Its inclusion in the exchange’s SCD participant list independently connects the brand to the local custody infrastructure.[2][6]
Account setup
| Route | Published requirements |
|---|---|
| Individual | Identification, bank account, four passport photographs and SCD Form 1(a).Source 3 |
| Outside Kampala or Uganda | Remote forms are available; Crested asks applicants to confirm the additional completion requirements.Source 3 |
| Company, club or other institution | At least two directors/signatories with ID and four colour photographs each, certified entity documents and board resolution, and signed/stamped SCD Form 1(b).Source 4 |
| Digital opening | USE Easy Portal or an eligible MTN Mobile Money route. The mobile-money identity must match.Source 3 |
The SCD account records shares, not the money used to buy them. Crested says that this record has no minimum balance or monthly account charge at the time described. That statement does not mean every trade, bank transfer or special depository service is free.[3]
Ugandan shares, bills and bonds
Sections ↑Investment versus infrastructure
| Item | Relevant distinction |
|---|---|
| Shares | Crested’s retail guidance describes buying and holding exchange shares through an SCD account.Source 3 |
| Bonds and Treasury bills | The company directs customers to its fixed-income dealing team; prices, maturities and dealing terms require a specific quote.Source 1 |
| Paper certificates | Legacy certificates can be immobilised into SCD using the prescribed deposit form, rather than treated as immediately saleable electronic stock.Source 3 |
A security’s coupon, nominal amount and purchase consideration answer different questions. A fixed-income quotation needs the precise issue, price, accrued interest where applicable and transaction charges; a share quotation instead needs the executable quantity and price. The account-opening material is not a substitute for either quotation.
Trading and depository charges
Sections ↑Issuer-published secondary-market commission bands
On that reference schedule, a UGX 1,000,000 purchase has UGX 21,000 commission and UGX 1,021,000 consideration including that charge. A later sale of the same value would add another UGX 21,000. Bank charges and any separately applicable items are excluded. These figures illustrate the published bands, not an executed Crested transaction.[10]
The depository separately publishes UGX 3,000 for an on-request statement. Its normal statement distribution and the online portal should not be confused with a compulsory monthly broker subscription.[7]
Dealing and portfolio monitoring
Sections ↑USE Easy Portal supplies holdings performance, balances and downloadable statements. Use it to reconcile the portfolio with the broker’s trade confirmations; agree order-entry and amendment instructions with Crested separately.[9]
The exchange publishes a 09:00–13:00 East Africa Time session. Its SCD service uses T+3 settlement: the trading day and the settlement day are different. A price seen after the session does not establish that a matching counterparty is available.[6]
Buying cash, sale settlement and bank withdrawals
Sections ↑The exchange’s clearing process brings matched trades into SCD and settles securities against cash through delivery versus payment. Participant obligations are settled through the designated banking process. This supports a trade-settlement mechanism; it does not set Crested’s deadline for paying a particular customer’s bank account after a sale.[8]
A current broker-specific withdrawal fee, cash cut-off and guaranteed bank-credit time were not established from the inspected materials. Before committing cash, obtain the registered funding instructions and the treatment of money left after an unfilled or partly filled purchase. An SCD share balance cannot answer those cash questions.
Direct records, portability and settlement safeguards
Sections ↑Depository functions
| Function | Published treatment |
|---|---|
| Client and proprietary accounts | Kept separately within the depository system.Source 7 |
| Moving between agents | The depository supports transfers between participant accounts under its prescribed process.Source 7 |
| Statements | Semi-annual statements for active and inactive accounts; monthly statements for active accounts on request. Keep the registered email current.Source 7Source 9 |
| Certificate deposits | Registry verification precedes electronic credit.Source 7 |
Transfers and pledged shares
| Action | Depository process |
|---|---|
| Move holdings between agents | Request the transfer through the relevant depository agents.Source 7 |
| Pledge shares for a loan | Client, agent and lender complete the pledge process using SCD5; the shares are frozen.Source 7 |
| Release pledged shares | The lender and agent submit SCD6 after the facility is cleared.Source 7 |
| Uganda–Kenya movement | An inter-depository mechanism supports eligible cross-market transfers.Source 7 |
The settlement guarantee arrangements described by the exchange support participant delivery/payment obligations. They are not insurance against a share-price decline. Neither the broker’s licence nor an SCD entry establishes a universal cash compensation ceiling for all investments.[8]
Service contacts and office addresses
Sections ↑Official routes
| Recipient | Purpose | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Broker assistance | Company site | +256 393 230 900; WhatsApp +256 758 230 900; [email protected].Source 1 |
| Physical office | Conflicting public addresses | The company site gives Impala House, Kimathi Avenue; the June 2026 CMA list gives RUMEE Tower, Lumumba Avenue. Confirm before visiting or posting documents.Source 1Source 2 |
| Supervisory contact | CMA | [email protected]; toll-free 0800 100 031.Source 2 |
Keep the requested instruction, execution confirmation and depository statement together when raising a dealing dispute. These records distinguish an order-entry problem from a settlement or custody issue.
Local brokerage with additional regulated roles
Sections ↑Crested states that it was founded in 2004 and became an exchange member in 2008. The CMA’s more recent list also identifies a commodities-broker permission. That permission is a legal category, not evidence that the retail securities account supplies an international commodity-CFD menu.[1][2]
- Headquarters
- Kampala, Uganda
Legal entities & licences
These are source-dated records, not a blanket assessment of the broker. Read each issuer, identifier, status and scope together.
Crested Stocks and Securities Limited
UgandaSource 2
No separate licence entry is recorded in this panel.
Sources & further reading
- Crested Capital: corporate identity and contact Crested Capital · Accessed 29 Oct 2026
- Licensed and approved persons, as at 26 June 2026 Capital Markets Authority Uganda · Accessed 29 Oct 2026
- Individual clients: SCD account and certificate conversion Crested Capital · Accessed 29 Oct 2026
- Institutional account-opening documents Crested Capital · Accessed 29 Oct 2026
- Investor education and digital account-opening channels Crested Capital · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
- SCD structure, participants and settlement cycle Uganda Securities Exchange · Accessed 29 Oct 2026
- Depository accounts, statements and securities transfers Uganda Securities Exchange · Accessed 29 Oct 2026
- Clearing and settlement: delivery versus payment Uganda Securities Exchange · Accessed 29 Oct 2026
- Easy Portal: account monitoring and statements Uganda Securities Exchange · Accessed 29 Oct 2026
- MTN Uganda general investor information: secondary-market commission bands MTN Uganda · Accessed 29 Oct 2026
This profile reports dated public information, including broker-published services and terms. It does not independently test or guarantee execution, pricing or withdrawals. Inclusion is not an endorsement. Permissions and protections apply only to the named legal entity, service and client category; check the current official records and your contract.