Rakuten Securities Expands Offering with 200 HK and US Stocks

Rakuten Securities, a Japanese Forex, CFD and stock broker, announced on Wednesday that it will add the stocks of 100 companies listed on US exchanges and the stocks of 100 companies listed on the Hong Kong exchange to expand its offering of trading instruments.

According to the official press release, these new stocks will be available on February 22, 2022.

The newly added stocks include the shares of KLX Energy Services Holdings (KLXE), which provides oilfield services to oil and gas exploration and production companies, and Vigil Neuroscience (VIGL), a US-based biotechnology company. The broker will also add the stocks of JLMAG, a producer of rare earth permanent magnets.

The broker has been regularly expanding its offering of trading instruments. Last month, the company added 170 stocks listed on US, Chinese and Hong Kong stock exchanges, including the multinational electronics and semiconductors manufacturer STMicroelectronics and the multi-crop and middle-market agricultural company S&W Seed Company.