Rakuten Trade Is Malaysia’s First Completely Online Equities Broker
First in market online account opening on iSPEED.my
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 May 2017: – Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd1 (“Rakuten Trade”), a joint venture company between Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad (“Kenanga Investment Bank”) and Japan-based Rakuten Securities, Inc.(“Rakuten Securities”) was officially launched today. Officiating the launch was Yang Berhormat Dato’ Lee Chee Leong, Deputy Minister of Finance Malaysia.
As Malaysia’s first completely online equities broker, Rakuten Trade is set to revolutionize online stock trading with its platform, iSPEED.my, which runs on cutting edge Japanese smartphone technology. The iSPEED.my platform not only facilitates trading but for the first time, Malaysians are able to open an equity trading account completely online for trading on the local bourse. The localized version of the leading Japanese app, iSPEED.my offers traders:
- First in market online account opening
- One of the lowest brokerage rates in Malaysia
- A financial portal to access simplified research materials and real time market information easily
- Fast and seamless cash transfers
- Educational programs including webinars, on-site seminars, and
- An extensive first of its kind reward programme, which brings together three leading loyalty providers - AirAsia BIG, BInfinite by Berjaya Group and BonusLink - under one robust ecosystem.
