Rakuten Securities adds CFD products with US stocks (including ETFs) as underlying assets to “Rakuten CFD”
*Rakuten Securities*
Press release: August 19, 2024
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Rakuten Securities adds CFD products with US stocks (including ETFs) as underlying assets to “Rakuten CFD”
*- Only in the industry, you can choose from three types of US stock trading: spot trading, margin trading, and CFD trading! -*
Rakuten Securities Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President and Representative Director: Yuji Kusunoki, hereinafter referred to as “Rakuten Securities”) will be established in August 2024.
From 10:30 p.m. on Monday, April 26th, Rakuten Securities’ CFD trading service “Rakuten CFD” will include stock CFDs with U.S. stocks as underlying assets and index CFDs with U.S. stock exchange-listed ETFs as underlying assets. We would like to inform you that we will be adding. As a result, Rakuten Securities will be the only company in the industry (*1) to be able to trade U.S. stocks by selecting from three types of stocks, spot, credit, and CFD, depending on the customer’s investment intentions.
“Rakuten CFD” is a cash-for-difference transaction and CFD transaction that uses stock indexes and commodities from around the world as underlying assets, and uses leverage in the same way as FX trading, allowing you to trade at several times the margin. Securities trading app “iSPEED(R)” for smartphones and trading tool “MARKET*” for PC SPEED*
II(R)” is a service that allows you to trade. Rakuten Securities will now offer Rakuten CFD, in addition to stock indexes from around the world, commodities, and stocks that refer to the VIX index as underlying assets, as well as U.S. stocks and ETFs listed on the U.S. stock market. Add a symbol that references as the underlying asset. When trading starts on Monday, August 26, 2024, there will be stock CFDs that refer to a total of 29 US stocks, mainly from US technology companies such as Apple and Nvidia, and iShares.
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We will add an index CFD that references a total of 7 ETFs listed on the US stock market, such as ETFs, that allow diversified investment in growth fields. You can invest with up to 5x leverage in stocks and 10x in US ETFs. We plan to continue expanding this service in response to customer requests and the market environment.
Rakuten Securities is the only company in the industry (*1) that allows you to buy and sell US stocks not only through spot trading and margin trading, but also through CFD trading. Customers will now be able to select trading methods for U.S. stocks that suit the characteristics of the stocks and the convenience of their investment funds, and use them for a wide range of purposes, from long-term investments to flexible, capital-efficient trading. Masu. For details on the stocks that will be added to Rakuten CFD this time, please visit the Rakuten Securities website.
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Rakuten Securities started offering “Rakuten CFD” in January 2023. This service allows you to trade CFDs for both domestic stocks and US stocks on a single screen not only from your computer but also from your smartphone, and is highly convenient as you can trade at any time or place. It is used by customers. In addition, among the wide range of stocks we handle, there are many stocks with required margins in the 100 yen range, so you can invest from a small amount. We handle a large number of stocks, especially commodity CFDs with 18 stocks, the largest number in the industry (*1).
Rakuten Securities serves as a “wealth-building accompaniment” to help our customers with their financial needs.
In order to maximize Well-Being, by providing attractive products and services that meet the needs of all customers, we aim to further expand our customer base and contribute to our customers’ investment activities and asset formation. Masu.
– * 5 features of Rakuten Securities “Rakuten CFD” *
1. Intuitive and speedy trading is now possible with “iSPEED(R)” and “MARKETSPEED II(R)” trading!
2. We handle 78 brands. There are several stocks with required margins in the 100 yen range, so you can trade with small amounts! 3． With the introduction of the “CFD Master Account” with automatic transfer function, margin management is easy!
4. Transaction fees are 0 yen (*2) for all stocks, allowing you to optimize your capital efficiency!
5. Maximum leverage: 10x Index CFD, 20x Commodity CFD, 5x Variety CFD, 5x Stock CFD. Efficient trading is now possible!
– *Comparison of US stocks and tradable services*
– * “Rakuten CFD” US stocks/US ETFs handling stocks*
us stocks
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Microsoft
albemarle netflix
Alibaba Group Holding Nio
Alphabet Class A NVIDIA
Amazon.com Palantir Technologies
Apple PDD Holdings
ASML Holding Rivian Automotive
baidu salesforce
Bilibili Snowflake
C3 AI Symbolic
Coinbase Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
coupang tesla
JD.COM (Kyoto City) Ui Pass
JPMorgan Chase Upstart Holdings
meta platforms
US ETF
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF iShares MSCI Türkiye ETF
iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF VanEck Indonesia Index ETF
iShares MSCI Philippines ETF VanEck Vietnam ETF
iShares MSCI Korea ETF
*1: Major online securities companies (top 5 companies by number of accounts: au Kabucom Securities, SBI Securities, Matsui Securities, Monex Securities, Rakuten Securities (in alphabetical order)) and major online securities companies that provide CFD trading services (au Kabucom Securities , SBI Securities, GMO Click Securities, DMM.com Securities, Rakuten Securities (in alphabetical order)) (August 19, 2024, Rakuten Securities research)
*2: During trading, there is a difference (spread) between the purchase price and sale price of each stock. Spreads vary by brand
That’s all
[About fees, etc. and explanation of risks]
When investing in Rakuten Securities products, etc., you may be required to pay certain fees and expenses for each product. In addition, there is a risk of losses for each product due to price fluctuations, etc. Regarding fees, etc. and risks associated with investing in each product, etc., please carefully read the contents listed on the “Investment Fees, etc. and Risks” page on the Rakuten Securities website and the documents provided before signing the contract. Please fully understand the contents.
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