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VPS Account and Investor Services

To buy and own securities you must have a VPS account (Norwegian Central Securities Depository account)

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  • We open VPS accounts automatically for new trading customers*

  • Gives a good overview of your securities

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*It’s free to become an equity trading customer in DNB 

VPS account and trading account

There is a lot of confusion around the different account types and abbreviations used in equity trading. In simple terms, everyone who wants to buy or own securities must have two types of accounts:

  1. A trading account (for money)
  2. A VPS account (for securities)

When you become a DNB customer, you automatically get a trading account connected to Euronext Securities (previously Verdipapirsentralen) and we will be formally assigned as your account manager. Read more about VPS accounts here.

Share savings account

If you are trading as a retail customer, you may prefer to trade equity-based products with a Share Savings Account (ASK). However, you must be aware that you cannot buy unlisted shares (NOTCs), shares on Euronext Growth or shares outside the EU with a share savings account. To do this you must use a normal trading account and a VPS account. Read about share savings accounts here.

LEI number (for businesses)

Businesses and professional investors who want to trade securities must have a LEI number. LEI (Legal Entity Identifier) is a type of international organization number. Find LEI agents and read more here!

Investor account services – helps you keep track

As a retail customer you get a VPS account when you register as an equity trading customer. Investor account services can be found in the online bank under “Savings and investments” in the menu. Under Investor account services you’ll find:

  • overview of holdings and transactions
  • dividend payments
  • return and value
  • securities information
  • subscriptions to share issues (non-professionals)
  • registrations for AGMs
  • year-end statements
  • amendment notifications.

Do you want to transfer securities between your own accounts? Or would you like to take part in an ongoing share issue? Log in and go to Investor account services.

NOTE! Corporate customers must order access for each individual user. And private individuals who are not DNB customers must do so. See below.

Demo videos

We have recorded five short demo videos where we show click-by-click where you will find Investor Services, how you log in and how you perform different services. (The videos are in Norwegian, with English subtitles).

To the demo videos

Investor Services - Retail customer

As a private customer of DNB, you already have access to Investor Services in the menu logged in to the online bank. If you are not already an online banking customer, order access below.

  • Order private access

Investor account services - Corporate customer

Corporate customers must order access for each individual user regardless of whether they have online banking or not. Access will be available under the «Other Services» menu option.

Forms and agreements

Mona has all its shares in a VPS account

What you should know about VPS accounts

A securities account, also called a VPS account, stores your shares. When you buy shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange, these shares are registered with the Euronext Securities Oslo (VPS).

For example, if you have invested in a startup, this limited company can decide whether they want to be registered in Euronext Securities Oslo or not. If the company is registered there, or plans to be, you must have a VPS account. If you have a VPS account in DNB, we are your account manager. The account is thus provided by Euronext Securities Oslo but managed by us. As a DNB customer you only need to liaise with us.

With a Euronext Securities Oslo-connected account, you can also trade unlisted shares, and shares on approved exchanges outside of the EU. All securities you trade with your VPS account are registered with Euronext Securities Oslo (VPS). If you make a trade, you will receive an amendment notification from Euronext Securities Oslo which shows what your new portfolio looks like. Euronext Securities Oslo also keeps track of dividends etc.

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VPS accounts and Investor account services FAQ

Prices, terms and agreements

Opening a VPS account is free of charge. If the value of the account exceeds NOK 100,000 as of December 31, an annual fee will apply. See full price list, terms and agreements by clicking below.

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