{"id":2458,"date":"2017-04-17T13:29:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-17T05:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/press-release\/rakuten-securities-ranked-a-top-global-performer\/"},"modified":"2023-06-13T21:43:06","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T13:43:06","slug":"rakuten-securities-ranked-a-top-global-performer","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.sec.rakuten.com.hk\/en\/press-release\/rakuten-securities-ranked-a-top-global-performer","title":{"rendered":"Rakuten Securities Ranked a Top Global Performer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2458\" class=\"elementor elementor-2458 elementor-2430\" data-elementor-post-type=\"press-release\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a466d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"55a466d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f8358a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f8358a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">Named as world\u2019s third largest retail Forex broker in the latest Quarterly Intelligence Report by Finance Magnates<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>TOKYO, April 17, 2017<\/strong> \u2013 Rakuten Securities, Inc. (\u201cRakuten Securities\u201d), a wholly owned subsidiary of Rakuten, Inc., a leader in global innovation headquartered in Japan. In the period between October and December 2016, the company achieved a trading volume of US$269.4 billion in Forex distinguished itself among other counterparts in Japan, ranked as the world\u2019s third largest retail broker in the Q4 2016 Quarterly Intelligence Report by Finance Magnates published on March 6, 2017.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Since beginning forex trading under the name \u201cRakuten FX\u201d in June 2008, Rakuten Securities has worked to improve its service by expanding the range of available currency pairs, drastically minimizing the spread on trades and developing forex-specific trading tools such as \u201cMARKETSPEED FX.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Rakuten Securities has further driven growth in trading volume through such initiatives as the acquisition of FXCM Japan Securities in 2015 and establishing subsidiaries in Hong Kong and Australia. Rakuten Securities\u2019 increased popularity and subsequent rise to become the world\u2019s third biggest forex trading broker, according to the Q4 2016 Report of Finance Magnates, is a result of these actions.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Rakuten Securities will continue to strive for the further expansion of its client base and the improvement of customer satisfaction with retail forex trading as one of its core businesses.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">About Finance Magnates<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Finance Magnates (formerly: Forex Magnates) is the world\u2019s only multi-asset online\/electronic trading knowledge hub. Using a powerful triangle of news, research and events, Finance Magnates literally caters for the needs of the entire global trading industry. Founded in 2009 by Michael Greenberg, and initially focused on the Forex B2B sphere, Finance Magnates has grown to offer a one-of-a-kind knowledge opportunity for industry professionals and trading savvies alike.<br \/><a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.financemagnates.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.financemagnates.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">About Rakuten Securities<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Rakuten Securities, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rakuten, Inc. Launched in June 1999 the company has grown to one of the largest online brokerage houses. Rakuten Securities provides comprehensive financial brokerage services with wide range of asset products; including domestic and international cash equities, forex, derivatives commodities, bonds, investment trusts and ETF\u2019s.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Japan Headquarter:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rakuten-sec.co.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.rakuten-sec.co.jp\/<\/a><br \/><strong>Rakuten Securities Hong Kong:<\/strong> <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.rakuten.com.hk\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.sec.rakuten.com.hk\/<\/a><br \/><strong>Rakuten Securities Australia:<\/strong> <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/sec.rakuten.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/sec.rakuten.com.au\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"note\">(Prss Release by Rakuten Securities, Inc.)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Named as world\u2019s third largest retail Forex broker in the latest Quarterly Intelligence Report by Finance Magnates TOKYO, April 17, 2017 \u2013 Rakuten Securities, Inc. 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