Capital.com Launches Zero-Fee Stock Trading Services

Capital.com has become the latest to jump into the commission-free bandwagon by launching a dedicated stock dealing account, called Capital.com Invest, for clients in the UK and Europe.

The press release shared with Finance Magnates revealed that the broker will not charge any commission on trades made from these accounts and stock prices will be quoted directly from the Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term to ensure there are no spreads or mark-ups.

“Our data clearly demonstrates that retail investors are taking advantage of the global rally in equity markets,” said Jonathan Squires, Chief Executive Officer at Capital.com.

“To enable our clients to diversify beyond derivatives trading and to allow them to take a more long-term investment view, we enabled commission-free stock dealing on Capital.com. With no hidden costs or mark-ups and with no fees to pay on deposits or withdrawals, we offer investors a truly commission-free stock dealing experience.”

The new services will be first available to clients in the UK, France and Germany. But, the broker has plans to gradually roll out the services in other European markets.

Shift to Zero-Fee Model

Demand for commission-free stock trading services has skyrocketed over the past few years. American platform Robinhood disrupted the industry with such no-fee services and forced established industry players to change their business model to retail to their clients.

Furthermore, Europe is seeing such a disruption in the Retail Trading Retail Trading In finance, retail trading refers to individual traders, trading through a broker, or on a platform. This can include novice traders and experienced traders. Trading and investing are divided into two categories, retail and institutional. Institutions include investment banks like JP Morgan or Citibank and global central banks like the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank. When we talk about retail trading however, we usually are referring to forex trading, but there are retail trade In finance, retail trading refers to individual traders, trading through a broker, or on a platform. This can include novice traders and experienced traders. Trading and investing are divided into two categories, retail and institutional. Institutions include investment banks like JP Morgan or Citibank and global central banks like the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank. When we talk about retail trading however, we usually are referring to forex trading, but there are retail trade Read this Term market with the emergence of platforms, like Freetrade and BUX.

Capital.com highlighted that demand for its stock offerings soared in recent months, which boosted the company to sweeten its offerings more. Finance Magnates earlier reported that the trading volume on Capital.com increased by 78 percent in Q1 of 2021.

“Capital.com’s commission-free stock dealing capabilities will strengthen the company’s position as one of Europe’s fastest-growing investment trading platforms,” Viktor Prokopenya, a founding investor at Capital.com.