Rakuten Securities, Inc. said it will expand its US stock trading to include pre-market and after-hours sessions. The change allows Japanese investors to trade US equities outside the regular US market session, increasing “flexibility” and enabling quicker responses to news, economic data, and corporate earnings.

The expansion follows Rakuten Securities Holdings’ investment in 24X US Holdings, a Delaware-based fintech developing the first 24-hour stock exchange Stock Exchange A stock exchange, also known as a securities exchange or bourse represents is a facility where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.This includes shares of stock, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), or other financial instruments. By extension, stock exchanges can also provide facilities for the issue and redemption of such securities and instruments and capital events including the payment of income and dividendsStock exchanges have developed into a permanent fixture in the fin A stock exchange, also known as a securities exchange or bourse represents is a facility where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.This includes shares of stock, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), or other financial instruments. By extension, stock exchanges can also provide facilities for the issue and redemption of such securities and instruments and capital events including the payment of income and dividendsStock exchanges have developed into a permanent fixture in the fin Read this Term in the United States. The investment allows Rakuten Securities to offer extended trading hours to Japanese and other international investors. 24X’s subsidiary, 24X National Exchange, received SEC approval to operate 23-hour trading on weekdays.

Raku-Raku Shinbin Enables Beginner Margin Trading

The broker will also launch “Raku-Raku Shinbin”, enabling customers with no prior stock experience to engage in risk-reduced margin trading. Leverage Leverage In financial trading, leverage is a loan supplied by a broker, which facilitates a trader in being able to control a relatively large amount of money with a significantly lesser initial investment. Leverage therefore allows traders to make a much greater return on investment compared to trading without any leverage. Traders seek to make a profit from movements in financial markets, such as stocks and currencies.Trading without any leverage would greatly diminish the potential rewards, so traders In financial trading, leverage is a loan supplied by a broker, which facilitates a trader in being able to control a relatively large amount of money with a significantly lesser initial investment. Leverage therefore allows traders to make a much greater return on investment compared to trading without any leverage. Traders seek to make a profit from movements in financial markets, such as stocks and currencies.Trading without any leverage would greatly diminish the potential rewards, so traders Read this Term is limited to 1x of their own funds, with a maximum tradeable amount of 5 million yen.

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The service supports short selling, repeated trades with the same funds, and a gradual transition to regular margin accounts for beginners.

Dividends Automatically Reinvested

Rakuten Securities is introducing a service to automatically reinvest dividends and proceeds from US stocks into US dollar-denominated money market funds. The broker said this eliminates the usual delay between receiving funds and making new investments, allowing for more efficient management of assets in US dollars.

The company is also enhancing its investment information offering. It plans to provide AI-driven research on thousands of Japanese and US stocks to give customers access to insights from diverse perspectives.

Retail Investors Engage with Automated Insights

In addition to trading and investment services, Rakuten Securities has expanded its AI-driven research offerings. Within 24 hours of accessing the new tools, customers generated over 3 million investment reports, showing strong engagement with automated stock insights.

The platform, provided through BridgeWise’s StockWise system, covers more than 7,100 Japanese and U.S. stocks and is integrated across web, desktop, and mobile interfaces. It processes company filings and earnings reports to produce fundamental ratings, target prices, industry comparisons, and post-earnings metrics.

The early uptake highlights demand for AI-based research and reflects Rakuten Securities’ ongoing efforts to enhance technology-driven services for retail investors.