âAt present, a third of Nextmarketsâ customers are trading based on recommendations within the appâ
Sounds quite different, like a mix of a Nutmeg/Wealthify type platform. Is it even legal here? Canât imagine it would be nice if their recommendations turned sour.
Viktor Nebehaj: âIn addition to France, we plan to launch Freetrade in Germany, the Netherlands and Ireland this yearâ
A UK commission-free trading app, Freetrade has raised more than £ 30million (roughly ⏠35million) to date. In 2021, fintech plans to launch in several European countries, including France, and to carry out a round of crowdequity financing. Meeting with Viktor Nebehaj, co-founder and CMO of Freetrade.
By Caroline Soutarson. Posted March 10, 2021 at 3:30 p.m. - Updated March 15, 2021 at 11:21 a.m.
Viktor Nebehaj
Where is Freetrade located?
We have 600,000 users in the UK, our historic base. We also have 1,000 users in the Netherlands and Ireland where we have launched beta test products to learn more about users outside of our home market. The experience in the Netherlands, for example, allowed us to think about KYC before any launch in Europe. Now we plan to open a European headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, as part of our pan-European expansion. In addition to France, we plan to roll out the Freetrade application in Germany, the Netherlands and Ireland this year.
What is the schedule for launching Freetrade in France?
This should be done in the coming months. At the moment, it is possible for French customers to register on a waiting list. But undeniably, the launch will take place in the first half of 2021.
eToro IPO-ed via a SPAC this week @ $10B valuation. They do have 14M users.
One thing which I think its kind of cringe, is how they are marketing themselves as âthe social investment platformâ, just because you can subscribe to see other peopleâs portfolios. By the time, you invest in other peopleâs hyped stocks, youâre overpaying and end up being the bag holder.
I have heard this 1m funded accounts a few times now but donât know what that means. Surely they donât have 13-1 empty accounts and if they do then isnât it just 1m accounts?
I made an account with etoro years ago to look around. They probably included that in the 15m theyâre shopping around. Although they do have a CFD side of the business which are almost always high churn, IG has less than 1m customers and managed 200m+ revenue in the latest quarter.