Rakuten Securities to Add 200 US and HK stocks to Its Offering

Fazzaco learned that Rakuten Securities, a Japanese FX, CFD and stock broker, plans to add nearly 200 stocks of US-listed and Hong Kong-listed companies to its offering. The new additions will be made available to trade from September 21, 2021.

Rakuten will start handling about 100 new US stocks, including the most recently listed stocks and the most requested stocks, such as the exploration company Oasis Petroleum (OAS).

Regarding the new Hong Kong stocks, these include additions such as XPeng, an electric vehicle manufacturer that designs, develops, manufactures, and sells smart EVs for the middle- and high-end car market, and pharmaceuticals mainly for the treatment of tumors, autoimmunity, and infectious diseases.

Rakuten Securities will start handling about 100 new brands that have been requested, such as the biopharmaceutical company Zai Lab.

​Earlier this month, Fazzaco reported that Rakuten Securities has reduced the spreads on nine currency pairs​, effective September 1, 2021. Additionally, the broker has added 20 ETFs managed by US company First Trust​. These new instruments include AIRR, CIBR, FBT, FCVT, FDM, FDNI, FGD, FIW, FIXD, FPE, FPXI, FTLS, FTSL, FTXL, FXH, FXL, GRID, NXTG, RDVY and SKYY.