The US-based trading platform Webull announced today (Monday) a partnership with Apex Fintech Solutions and Moment Technology to offer fixed-income trading to retail investors. This expands Webull's current product offerings, which were recently extended to include futures and commodities.

Webull Launches Fixed-Income Trading for Retail Investors

The collaboration will enable Webull users to invest in fractional bonds starting from $100. According to the Webull’s press release, this is “significantly less” than the industry standard minimums of $1,000 to $5,000. This move aims to democratize access to an asset class traditionally dominated by institutional investors.

The new feature will provide Webull customers with access to reference data and analytics on bonds, including information on price, yield, and coupon rates. This data is designed to help investors make more informed trading decisions.

"Webull is looking to drastically overhaul the fixed income experience for the retail investor," said Arianne Adams, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Derivatives at Webull. "We are excited to continue expanding our product offerings to meet the evolving needs of our users in today's market."

Thus, Webull joins a growing number of companies that are beginning to offer bond trading to their clients. Over a month ago, Public.com made a similar move by offering fractional bonds. Polish XTB is also preparing to introduce fixed-income products.

It's worth noting that this is another expansion of Webull's product offerings over the past few months. At the beginning of March, the US-based company added futures and the most popular commodities to its portfolio. A month earlier, Webull partnered with TradingView, enabling its clients to trade directly from the popular provider's charts.

Given the historically inverse relationship between bond and stock prices, the introduction of fixed-income trading on Webull's platform could offer users an opportunity to diversify their portfolios and hedge against market volatility . Initially available in the US, Webull plans to expand this offering globally in the future.

"Together, we are delivering fixed-income market data and trading to investors with a level of access and sophistication that has previously been impossible,” Dylan Parker, CEO at Moment, added.

Additionally, it's important to mention that in May, Webull launched "24-Hour Trading" on the Australian market, giving local traders access to 60 popular US stocks and ETFs throughout the day, from Monday to Friday.

At the same time, a "Lite" version of the Webull trading app was also introduced. It is designed to provide access to the same features as the main app, but with a simplified user experience.