Rakuten Securities Valuation, Funding & Investors

Webull Corp is a digital investment platform built upon a next-generation globally infrastructure services. It strives to be the platform of choice for a new generation of investors by creating an efficient, low-cost, and easy-to-use investment platform. The company distinguishes itself from other investment service providers by offering a mobile-first user experience, a broad range of investment products, and extensive functionality constructed to help its customers build wealth over time. The company arms each customer with the tools it needs to develop into what it refers to as an informed investor - one who understands the market and has the confidence to succeed as an investor. The Webull platform originally provided users with free access to market data and analytical tools.

Flatexdegiro SE is an independent online broker. The firm operates a proprietary securities trading platform under the brands flatex and DEGIRO and services more than 1 million European retail customers in European countries. The company also offers brokerage services and administration to corporate and institutional clients. The segments of the company are Financial Services and Technologies.

CMC Markets plc operates a technology-led platform business that enables clients and partners to trade and invest across multiple asset classes. The Group's business consists of two segments, Trading and Investing. The Trading segment, which generates maximum revenue, involves online trading, enabling clients to trade contracts for difference (CFDs) and financial spread betting across various assets, such as shares, indices, foreign currencies, commodities and treasuries. The Investing segment provides online stockbroking services in Australia and other investing services in the UK, the USA and Singapore. It operates in the United Kingdom, which generates maximum revenue, Australia, and other countries. The Group operates through three core brands: CMC Markets, CMC Invest and CMC Connect.

Plus500 Ltd is an online provider of Contracts for Difference (CFDs). The company has developed and operates an online trading platform for retail customers to trade CFDs internationally, financial instruments comprising equities, indices, commodities, options, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and foreign exchange. The trading platform is accessible from multiple operating systems including Windows, smartphones: iOS, Android, and Windows Phone, tablets: iOS, Android, and Surface, and web browsers. The group is engaged in three operating sectors: CFD trading; share dealing; and futures and options on futures. Geographically, European Economic Area, United Kingdom, Australia, and Rest of the World, of which it derives maximum revenue from European Economic Area.

Techcom Securities JSC is a securities firm known for its startup culture and WealthTech innovations. The company is focusing on investment and asset management products for middle-class clients, leveraging Techcombank's branch network and building online distribution channel. The company provides provide diverse investment support products and services such as stocks, derivatives, warrants, and managing open-end funds and real estate funds.

Upstox is a Mumbai-based online brokerage platform offering commission-free trading in equities, derivatives, commodities, and currencies on the NSE and BSE exchanges. Launched in 2012, it provides mobile and web apps with advanced charting tools, algo trading capabilities, and margin funding up to 5x leverage. The discount broker serves over 10 million retail investors in India with API access for quantitative strategies.

XTB SA is engaged in brokerage activities. It is a Polish broker from the fintech sector, providing products and services dedicated to active investing, saving, and virtual payment management. The Group conducts its operations through two business segments: the Retail segment includes the provision of trading in financial instruments for individual customers; the Institutional segment includes the provision of trading in financial instruments and offering trade infrastructure to entities (institutions), which in turn provide services of trading in financial instruments for their customers under their brand. It derives maximum revenue from the Retail segment. Geographically, the Group derives its key revenue from Europe, and also has a presence in Latin America and the Middle East.

Etoro Group Ltd is a multi-asset platform supporting trading and investing in equities, cryptoassets, commodities, currencies, and options traded either as an asset or as a derivative related to different underlying asset types. The Group is engaged in one operating segment of trading activity.

IG Group Holdings PLC provides online trading services to its clients. The majority of the company's revenue stems from its derivative products and contracts for difference (CFDs). The company operates through various segments which are The U.K. segment which derives its revenue from financial spread bets, CFDs, binary options, and execution-only stockbroking. The Australian segment derives its revenue from CFDs and binary options. The European segment derives its revenue from CFDs, binary options, and execution-only stockbroking. The Rest of the World segment derives its revenue from the operation of a regulated futures and options exchange as well as CFDs and binary options. The company generates more than half of its revenue from the U.K., followed by Europe and Australia.

Matsui Securities Co Ltd is a Japanese online securities broker that provides services and a trading platform for retail investors. The company's main business is stock brokerage targeting individual investors, and provide online securities trading services. Specifically, it provides services such as commissioned trading of stocks and futures/options, underwriting, offering and selling, sales of investment trusts, and FX (foreign exchange margin trading). Since it has a single segment of online securities trading services, and have omitted the description of each segment. In addition, it has omitted the description of affiliated companies as those are of little importance.

TOP Financial Group Ltd is an online brokerage firm in Hong Kong specializing in trading local and overseas equities, futures, and options products. The Company generates brokerage commission income by enabling its customers to trade on multiple exchanges present globally. The company operates in only one segment which is the futures brokerage service.

Public is a New York-headquartered investing app enabling commission-free trades in stocks, ETFs, options, bonds, and cryptocurrencies for United States retail investors. It incorporates social feeds for stock discussions and Alpha AI for earnings analysis from SEC filings. Public supports Roth IRAs and automated recurring investments linked to Acorns-style roundups.

Swissquote Group Holding SA is engaged in providing online financial and trading services. It provides a comprehensive suite of online financial services to a broad spectrum of customers, ranging from retail investors, affluent investors to professional and institutional customers. The Group operates through Swissquote Bank Ltd and globally under the Swissquote brand. It has two segments namely the Securities trading and the Leveraged forex. The Group’s revenues are mainly generated by a transaction fee for each transaction. Swissquote’s core competencies include stock market trading, trading and custody of crypto assets, Forex trading and the Robo-Advisor solution. In addition, Swissquote is active in the payment card, mortgage and leasing markets.

StoneX Group Inc is a brokerage and financial services firm. Its service offerings are execution, OTC / Market-Making, advisory services, payment solutions, market intelligence, Physical Trading and clearing services. The firm operates in four segments: Commercial, Institutional, Self-Directed/Retail, and Payments. Its customers include governmental and nongovernmental organizations, commercial banks, brokers, institutional investors, and investment banks. The company operates in the United States, South America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and other countries, out of which the majority of revenue is generated from the Middle East and Asia Region.

XP Investimentos is a Brazilian financial services group and investment platform founded in 2001 by Guilherme Benchimol and Marcelo Maisonnave and headquartered in Sao Paulo. It began as an independent brokerage that trained investors and distributed financial products through independent advisers, and it is now listed on the Nasdaq through XP Inc. with Brazilian depositary receipts on B3. The group offers brokerage, fixed income, equities, investment funds, private pension and other products on an open platform, with the Clear and Rico brands. It reported more than 3 million active clients and more than USD 130 billion in custody. From 2021 it bought minority stakes in independent asset managers and research houses and acquired Banco Modal in 2022.

Ajaib is a Jakarta-headquartered financial super app launched in 2019 that enables retail investors in Indonesia to trade stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds via mobile. The platform offers commission-free trading, robo-advisory tools, and educational resources to democratize access for over 3 million users. Ajaib holds licenses from OJK, Indonesia's financial authority, and processes daily transactions exceeding IDR 100 billion.

Midas is a Mumbai-headquartered digital brokerage platform offering commission-free trading in U.S. equities, Indian stocks, mutual funds, and cryptocurrencies. Regulated by SEBI, the app provides access to NYSE, NASDAQ, and NSE exchanges with real-time quotes, zero custody fees, and margin trading facilities. Founded in 2021, it serves Indian investors through a mobile-first interface supporting U.S. options and IPO access alongside demat accounts for domestic markets.

Monex Group Inc is functional in the financial services domain of Japan. Its core business is that of securities trading. Operating in the capital markets industry, the company renders such services as online securities business, the foreign exchange (FX) trading business, as well as the provision of merger and acquisition (M&A) advisory services.