NAGA Group becomes the first global broker to offer direct access to Bucharest Stock Exchange for retail investors.
The move expands NAGA's product portfolio and provides customers with opportunities to invest in Romania's growing economy.
The publicly-listed
NAGA Group (XETRA: N4G) has integrated
the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BSE) into its investment platform, becoming the
first international broker to provide retail investors with direct access to
Romanian shares.
This
development expands NAGA's product portfolio and introduces new investment
options in Eastern Europe at a time when the company's shares have lost 20%
since the beginning of 2025 and are just a step away from historical lows.
German Fintech NAGA Offers
Retail Access to Romanian Stock Market
The
Hamburg-based fintech company announced the integration today (Tuesday). The
move allows NAGA's customers to invest in Romania's economy, which has seen
significant growth in recent years but has remained relatively inaccessible to
international retail investors.
Octavian Patrascu, CEO of The NAGA Group AG; Source: LinkedIn
“In
recent years, the Romanian economy has experienced strong growth; however,
access to its capital market has remained limited for international retail
investors. It is time to change that,” said Octavian Patrascu, the CEO of The
NAGA Group AG.
The
Romanian stock market features companies from traditional industrial production
and the energy sector. Firms such as Dacia, OMV Petrom, Romgaz, and
Nuclearelectrica are now available to NAGA's customers. These companies are
known for their dividend payments and trading liquidity.
“We are
starting this year by allowing NAGA customers to trade shares listed on the
Bucharest Stock Exchange with zero commission,” added the CEO. “And this is
just the beginning—our goal is to maintain the lowest trading fees in the
local market, making investing smarter, more efficient, and aligned with the
long-term success of retail investors.”
NAGA is
offering commission-free trading on BSE-listed shares until the end of 2025 for
customers who register before May 15, 2025.
5,000 Instruments in NAGA’s
Offering
With this
addition, NAGA's platform now offers over 5,000 financial instruments,
including listed companies and ETFs from more than 10 international markets.
The company's services encompass social trading, stock and crypto investing,
and neo-banking features.
This is
another addition to NAGA's offering after the company boosted its digital
assets trading at
the end of January by introducing the CryptoX platform, which eliminates
overnight fees—a major pain point for cryptocurrency CFD contracts.
As of 2023,
there were 85 companies listed on the BSE, with a market capitalization of
$64.9 billion, marking a 52.7% increase from the previous year. Although the
growth is significant, the volumes remain rather modest; for comparison,
Deutsche Börse trades over 2 trillion euros.
NAGA is
listed on this exchange under the ticker N4G. On Tuesday, the company's shares
are down more than 2%, having fallen over 20% since the beginning of the year,
continuing a negative trend from recent years. As a result, the stock is
trading around €0.55, just a step away from its all-time lows.
Source: Tradingview.com
NAGA
operates in over 100 countries with nine local offices. The company's expansion
into the Romanian market could potentially influence other fintech firms and
brokers to explore similar opportunities in Eastern Europe.
The publicly-listed
NAGA Group (XETRA: N4G) has integrated
the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BSE) into its investment platform, becoming the
first international broker to provide retail investors with direct access to
Romanian shares.
This
development expands NAGA's product portfolio and introduces new investment
options in Eastern Europe at a time when the company's shares have lost 20%
since the beginning of 2025 and are just a step away from historical lows.
German Fintech NAGA Offers
Retail Access to Romanian Stock Market
The
Hamburg-based fintech company announced the integration today (Tuesday). The
move allows NAGA's customers to invest in Romania's economy, which has seen
significant growth in recent years but has remained relatively inaccessible to
international retail investors.
Octavian Patrascu, CEO of The NAGA Group AG; Source: LinkedIn
“In
recent years, the Romanian economy has experienced strong growth; however,
access to its capital market has remained limited for international retail
investors. It is time to change that,” said Octavian Patrascu, the CEO of The
NAGA Group AG.
The
Romanian stock market features companies from traditional industrial production
and the energy sector. Firms such as Dacia, OMV Petrom, Romgaz, and
Nuclearelectrica are now available to NAGA's customers. These companies are
known for their dividend payments and trading liquidity.
“We are
starting this year by allowing NAGA customers to trade shares listed on the
Bucharest Stock Exchange with zero commission,” added the CEO. “And this is
just the beginning—our goal is to maintain the lowest trading fees in the
local market, making investing smarter, more efficient, and aligned with the
long-term success of retail investors.”
NAGA is
offering commission-free trading on BSE-listed shares until the end of 2025 for
customers who register before May 15, 2025.
5,000 Instruments in NAGA’s
Offering
With this
addition, NAGA's platform now offers over 5,000 financial instruments,
including listed companies and ETFs from more than 10 international markets.
The company's services encompass social trading, stock and crypto investing,
and neo-banking features.
This is
another addition to NAGA's offering after the company boosted its digital
assets trading at
the end of January by introducing the CryptoX platform, which eliminates
overnight fees—a major pain point for cryptocurrency CFD contracts.
As of 2023,
there were 85 companies listed on the BSE, with a market capitalization of
$64.9 billion, marking a 52.7% increase from the previous year. Although the
growth is significant, the volumes remain rather modest; for comparison,
Deutsche Börse trades over 2 trillion euros.
NAGA is
listed on this exchange under the ticker N4G. On Tuesday, the company's shares
are down more than 2%, having fallen over 20% since the beginning of the year,
continuing a negative trend from recent years. As a result, the stock is
trading around €0.55, just a step away from its all-time lows.
Source: Tradingview.com
NAGA
operates in over 100 countries with nine local offices. The company's expansion
into the Romanian market could potentially influence other fintech firms and
brokers to explore similar opportunities in Eastern Europe.
Damian's adventure with financial markets began at the Cracow University of Economics, where he obtained his MA in finance and accounting. Starting from the retail trader perspective, he collaborated with brokerage houses and financial portals in Poland as an independent editor and content manager. His adventure with Finance Magnates began in 2016, where he is working as a business intelligence analyst.
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Attendees of this session will walk away with:
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Join seasoned marketing executives and specialists as they discuss the main challenges they identify in financial services in 2026 and how they address them.
Attendees of this session will walk away with:
- A nuts-and-bolts account of acquisition costs across platforms and geos
- Analysis of today’s multi-layered audience segments and differences in behaviour
- First-hand account of how global brokers balance consistency and local flavour
- Notes from the field about intelligently using AI and automation in marketing
Speakers:
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-Itai Levitan, Head of Strategy at investingLive
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Attendees will hear:
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Much like their traders in the market, brokers must diversify to manage risk and stay resilient. But that can get costly, clunky, and lengthy.
This candid panel brings together builders across the trading infrastructure space to uncover the shifting dynamics behind tools, interfaces, and full-stack ambitions.
Attendees will hear:
-Why platform dependency has become one of the most overlooked risks in the trading business?
-Buy vs. build: What do hybrid models look like, and why are industry graveyards filled with failed ‘killer apps’?
-How AI is already changing execution, risk, and reporting—and what’s next?
-Which features, assets, and tools gain the most traction, and where brokers should look for tech-driven retention?
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Speakers:
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When acquisition costs rise and AI generated reviews are exactly as useful as they sound, performing and fair partners can make or break brokers.
This session looks at how these players are shaping access, trust and user engagement, and what the most effective partnership models look like in 2025.
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- Building trader communities through education and local expertise
- Aligning broker incentives with long-term regional strategies
- Regional regulation and the realities of compliant acquisition
- What’s next for performance-driven partnerships in online trading
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Mind The Gap: Can Retail Investors Save the UK Stock Market?
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As the dire state of listing and investment in the UK goes from a financial services problem to a national challenge, the retail investing industry is taken to task.
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-Are they happy with the Leeds Reform, in principle and in practice?
-Is it the government’s job to affect the ‘saver’ mentality? Is it doing well?
-What can brokers and fintechs do to spur UK investment?
-How can the FCA balance greater flexibility with consumer protection?
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