Webull Enters Italy, Putting Portugal Next in Line as EU Footprint Reaches Four

Tuesday, 10/11/2026 | 19:35 GMT by Tanya Chepkova
  • Webull has launched in Italy, giving eligible clients access to stocks, ETFs and US options in its fourth active EU market.
  • Its Dutch entity secured passporting rights for Italy months before the launch.
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Webull has launched brokerage services in Italy, its fourth active EU market, more than nine months after securing passporting rights for the country.

The company announced the Italian launch on 10 November. Its European service now covers the Netherlands, Germany, Spain and Italy. According to Webull’s account-opening guidance, customers must live and pay income tax in a supported country.

Italian Clients Get US Options Alongside Stocks

Italian investors can trade US and European equities, European ETFs and US options through Webull’s mobile and desktop platforms. The Italian launch extends a product lineup Webull already offered when its Dutch brokerage opened in September 2025.

It brings those instruments to clients in another country rather than adding a new asset class to the European service. Clients must activate options trading separately after opening an account.

The broker advertises no minimum deposit with commissions starting at €2 for European stocks and ETFs and $1 for US shares, while US options cost $0.50 per contract.

Dutch Authorisation Preceded the Rollout

The European business operates through Amsterdam-based Webull Securities (Europe) B.V., which received authorisation from the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) in September 2024. Brokerage services began in the Netherlands approximately a year later.

Webull then launched its app in Germany by May 2026 and expanded to Spain by August, according to its quarterly updates. Both countries had appeared in the AFM’s passport register in January, before their customer launches.

Webull uses the MiFID II passporting framework for its European expansion. The AFM register records its outgoing passport for Italy from 22 January 2026, months before the Italian launch announcement.

Regulatory permission and customer availability have therefore followed different timetables. Portugal is next, according to Webull’s European help centre, although the company has not given a launch date.

Webull has launched brokerage services in Italy, its fourth active EU market, more than nine months after securing passporting rights for the country.

The company announced the Italian launch on 10 November. Its European service now covers the Netherlands, Germany, Spain and Italy. According to Webull’s account-opening guidance, customers must live and pay income tax in a supported country.

Italian Clients Get US Options Alongside Stocks

Italian investors can trade US and European equities, European ETFs and US options through Webull’s mobile and desktop platforms. The Italian launch extends a product lineup Webull already offered when its Dutch brokerage opened in September 2025.

It brings those instruments to clients in another country rather than adding a new asset class to the European service. Clients must activate options trading separately after opening an account.

The broker advertises no minimum deposit with commissions starting at €2 for European stocks and ETFs and $1 for US shares, while US options cost $0.50 per contract.

Dutch Authorisation Preceded the Rollout

The European business operates through Amsterdam-based Webull Securities (Europe) B.V., which received authorisation from the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) in September 2024. Brokerage services began in the Netherlands approximately a year later.

Webull then launched its app in Germany by May 2026 and expanded to Spain by August, according to its quarterly updates. Both countries had appeared in the AFM’s passport register in January, before their customer launches.

Webull uses the MiFID II passporting framework for its European expansion. The AFM register records its outgoing passport for Italy from 22 January 2026, months before the Italian launch announcement.

Regulatory permission and customer availability have therefore followed different timetables. Portugal is next, according to Webull’s European help centre, although the company has not given a launch date.

About the Author: Tanya Chepkova
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Tanya Chepkova is a News Editor at Finance Magnates with more than 16 years of experience in financial journalism, covering forex, crypto, and digital asset markets. Her work spans daily industry reporting and data-driven, long-form explainers focused on market structure, trading models, and regulatory shifts. Before joining Finance Magnates, she led the editorial team of a cryptocurrency-focused media outlet for six years. Her reporting combines analytical depth with clear storytelling, with particular attention to how structural changes in trading, stablecoin infrastructure, and emerging products such as prediction markets reshape the broader financial ecosystem. She covers global developments and provides additional insight into CIS markets. Areas of Coverage: Crypto and digital asset markets Prediction markets Stablecoins and cross-border payments Industry analysis and long-form explainers
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