We’ve at all times believed in breaking down obstacles to investing and redefining monetary entry for our shoppers. Now we’re taking the following step in our evolution by getting into a brand new asset class: Equities. 

At this time, we’re excited to announce the preliminary rollout of commission-free buying and selling for over 11,000 U.S.-listed shares and ETFs, bringing equities and digital belongings collectively in a single accessible buying and selling platform. 

Beginning at this time, U.S.-based shoppers in New Jersey, Connecticut, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Idaho, Iowa, Rhode Island, Kentucky, Alabama and the District of Columbia can commerce shares and ETFs straight inside their Kraken account. This marks the start of a phased nationwide rollout, with plans to repeatedly broaden entry to shoppers in extra U.S. states within the close to future. 

A brand new period of investing on Kraken

With this milestone, Kraken shoppers can now seamlessly handle shares, crypto, money and stablecoins – multi functional place. Whether or not you’re utilizing the Kraken cellular app, the Kraken Professional cellular app, or Kraken Professional net expertise, you may effortlessly rotate between digital and conventional asset courses. 

Key options of our new equities providing embrace:

✅ Reinvest seamlessly: Instantly reinvest in different shares or crypto after you promote.

✅ Fractional buying and selling: Personal a share of high-priced shares utilizing fractional shares – accessible throughout hundreds of listed belongings.

✅ A streamlined expertise: Handle shares and crypto collectively, eliminating the necessity for a number of platforms.

This new equities providing is powered by Kraken Securities, a FINRA-regulated division at Kraken devoted to delivering best-in-class fairness buying and selling providers.

Bridging the hole between conventional and digital finance

“Crypto isn’t simply evolving, it’s changing into the spine for buying and selling throughout asset courses, similar to equities, commodities and currencies. As demand for twenty-four/7 world entry grows, shoppers desire a seamless, all-in-one buying and selling expertise,” stated Arjun Sethi, Kraken’s Co-CEO.

“Increasing into equities is a pure step for us, and paves the way in which for the tokenization of belongings. The way forward for buying and selling is borderless, at all times on and constructed on crypto rails — and Kraken will proceed to guide this shift.”

What’s subsequent?

That is just the start, and we plan to swiftly prolong inventory buying and selling to shoppers in additional U.S. states shortly, adopted by key worldwide markets, such because the U.Okay., Europe and Australia. 

For extra data on Kraken’s U.S. inventory and ETF funding providing, please go to our U.S. equities homepage. Not a Kraken shopper but? Create your account and get verified to Intermediate or Professional now.