GROWTH IN TRADING PLATFORMS IS ATTRACTING NEW RETAIL INVESTORS
Posted:- One in four who currently don’t invest in the stock market will consider doing so, GraniteShares research shows
Growing numbers of UK trading platforms are making it easier to invest and are attracting a new breed of retail investors, new research* from GraniteShares, a global issuer of Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) with more than $7 billion under management, shows.
Its study found 26% of those who currently do not invest in the stock market say they are considering doing so with the growth in the number of platforms a key factor in turning them into traders. Revenues from UK online trading platforms are predicted to grow by around 8% a year** until 2028.
Around 46% of those who are considering starting investing say the availability of online platforms making it easier to trade is the biggest influence on their plans to start trading. Around 42% who are considering starting trading say it is because they have more money available.
The research for GraniteShares, which offers a range of exchange traded products (ETPs) listed in London, found 23% said publicity around people making money from trading and advertising about trading is influencing them.
Around half of the 26% who currently do not invest considering starting to invest say they will do so within two years, the research shows. .
Will Rhind, Founder and CEO of GraniteShares, said:“The launch of online platforms and growth in the fintech sector has made trading and investing much easier with the result that more people are becoming interested.
“With the US stock market at all-time highs and all-time highs being taken out in gold and Bitcoin, you can understand why interest in trading is more popular than ever.”
GraniteShares ETPs are listed on national exchanges in the UK, France, Italy, and Germany. They consist of a suite of index ETPs tracking FAANG stocks and a suite of Short and Leveraged Single Stock Daily ETPs tracking some of the most popular companies in UK US and European markets.
Its FAANG, GAFAM and FATANG product suite, offers long, short and 3X leveraged ETFs on FAANG, GAFAM and FATANG indices and can be traded in a single ticker symbol via ordinary brokerage accounts. ETPs offer a pure way to gain exposure to top tech companies in the U.S. market. Indices are equally weighted and rebalanced quarterly.
GraniteShares suite of ETPs on FAANG stocks
Product Name | Ticker |
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GraniteShares FAANG ETP |
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GraniteShares GAFAM ETP |
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GraniteShares FATANG ETP |
Leveraged ETPs on FAANG indices
Underlying Index | +3x Long | -3x Short | -1x Short |
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FAANG |
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GAFAM |
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FATANG |
UK Leveraged Single Stock ETPs
Underlying stock | +3x Long | -3x Short |
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AstraZeneca |
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BAE Systems |
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Barclays |
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BP |
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Diageo |
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Glencore |
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Lloyds Banking Group |
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Rio Tinto |
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Royal Dutch Shell |
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Rolls-Royce |
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Vodafone |
US Leveraged Single Stock ETPs
Underlying stock | Leveraged Long | Leveraged Short |
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Alibaba |
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Alphabet |
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Amazon |
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Apple |
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Block |
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Coinbase |
N.A. |
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Microsoft |
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MicroStrategy |
N.A. |
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Moderna |
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Netflix |
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NIO |
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NVIDIA |
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Palantir |
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PayPal |
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Spotify |
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Tesla |
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Uber |
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Zoom |
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GraniteShares ETP’s are only suitable for professional investors.
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Notes to editors:
* Study conducted by independent research company Viewsbank among 1,035 UK adults aged 18-plus including 264 regular stock market investors and 145 digital asset traders between February 9th and 12th 2024 using an online methodology
** UK Online Trading Platform Market Size, Market Research Report, Industry Share (kenresearch.com)
For further information please call Phil Anderson or Taylor Marriott at Perception A on 07767 491 519 / 07983 335 021.
GraniteShares: A brief history
GraniteShares is an entrepreneurial ETP provider focused on providing professional investors with innovative, cutting-edge investment solutions. We believe the future of investing lies at the nexus of alternative thinking, low fees, and disruptive product structures—the core of our high conviction philosophy. Backed by Bain Capital Ventures, we launched our first product in 2017 and are now among the fastest growing ETP issuers with over $7 Billion in assets under management, as of 28th June 2024 spanning a full array of investment strategies.
This press release is issued by GraniteShares Limited. Graniteshares Limited is an appointed representative of Messels Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
ETPs are issued by GraniteShares Financial PLC, a company incorporated in Ireland.
Investing in GraniteShares ETPs on U.S. listed stocks
Those trading GraniteShares new US leverage and inverse ETPs will not need to complete a W-8BEN form (US Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting).
The ETPs can be held in self-select ISAs and SIPPs.
There is no margin requirement and losses cannot exceed the amount invested.
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