We’ve all the time believed in breaking down boundaries to investing and redefining monetary entry for our purchasers. Now we’re taking the following step in our evolution by coming into a brand new asset class: Equities. 

Immediately, 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 property collectively in a single accessible buying and selling platform. 

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

A brand new period of investing on Kraken

With this milestone, Kraken purchasers can now seamlessly handle shares, crypto, money and stablecoins – multi function place. Whether or not you’re utilizing the Kraken cellular app, the Kraken Professional cellular app, or Kraken Professional internet expertise, you possibly can 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 proportion of high-priced shares utilizing fractional shares – accessible throughout 1000’s of listed property.

✅ 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, equivalent to equities, commodities and currencies. As demand for twenty-four/7 international entry grows, purchasers desire a seamless, all-in-one buying and selling expertise,” mentioned Arjun Sethi, Kraken’s Co-CEO.

“Increasing into equities is a pure step for us, and paves the best way for the tokenization of property. The way forward for buying and selling is borderless, all the time on and constructed on crypto rails — and Kraken will proceed to steer this shift.”

What’s subsequent?

That is just the start, and we plan to swiftly prolong inventory buying and selling to purchasers 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 consumer but? Create your account and get verified to Intermediate or Professional now.