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Rakuten Securities Australia (RSA) is a forex, indices and metals broker backed by the global expertise of Rakuten Securities, Inc. With its head office in Tokyo, Rakuten Securities, Inc. is one of the major online brokers in Japan and across Asia servicing over 2.6 million clients since 1999. We aim to focus on the fundamentals of being a good broker — highly competitive spreads, excellent local customer support, and the enduring strong principles of Rakuten Group, Inc. by which to run our business.
Rakuten Group, Inc. is one of the world’s leading internet services companies with businesses in e-commerce, eBooks, travel, banking, securities, credit card, e-money, on-demand entertainment, online marketing and professional sports. Rakuten Group is expanding globally and currently has operations throughout Asia, Europe, the Americas and Oceania with over 7 billion in capital.
The Securities division of Rakuten Group, Inc. our financial services launched in 1999 and we have grown into one of the largest online brokerages today with a comprehensive range of asset products including domestic and international cash equities, derivatives commodities, bonds, investment trusts, ETF and FX with foundations in the Japanese market, we are branching out into Hong Kong and Australia.
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Why Choose Rakuten
Fixed Tight Spreads. No Commission. Rakuten Securities Australia (RSA) uses pricing technology directly from our Tokyo platform as this allows us to leverage on the large order flow we see from our Japanese Head Office. This lets us offer our unique pricing model to the global markets. We do not charge any commission on our spreads. Spreads are fixed on currency pairs only, and may vary depending on account type
Professional Account Details
- Margin Rates. As a Professional Trader, you can trade with a minimum of 0.25% margin. Rakuten Securities Australia is required to limit leverage on different products offered to retail accounts to comply with the ASIC requirements. These restrictions do not apply to Professional Accounts.
- No Negative Balance Protection. Professional Traders are responsible for ensuring that their account does not fall into a negative balance. If it does, you will need to make additional payments to bring your balance back above zero, meaning that your losses can exceed your deposits.
- Best Execution. You can keep trading with tight spreads and our best execution model. The Professional Account has market leading instant execution from the largest retail FX market in the world, Japan.
- Product Disclosure Statement & Financial Services Guide. Currently, Professional Accounts will not be entitled to some of the protections afforded to retail clients under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). Rakuten Securities Australia is not required to give you a Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) or Financial Services Guide (FSG).
- Client Money Segregation. Money you hold with us will remain in a segregated client bank account.
- Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). Rakuten Securities Australia is not required to provide access to internal and external dispute resolutions through the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA)
