Investment Platform Upvest Adds 2.5M Derivatives Instruments in Partnership With Boerse Stuttgart

Upvest has partnered with Boerse Stuttgart to enable banks and fintechs across Europe to offer securitized derivatives trading through its Investment API. The deal connects Upvest's client network to Stuttgart's platform hosting more than 2.5 million derivatives instruments.

Securitized derivatives rank among the most actively traded products in European retail markets. Boerse Stuttgart processed roughly 3 billion euros in securitized derivatives monthly as of recent trading statistics, with the exchange holding the position as Europe's market leader in exchange-traded securitized derivatives.

API Model Cuts Launch Time

According to the press release, financial institutions using Upvest's infrastructure can now add derivatives trading without developing proprietary settlement or reporting systems. The API handles exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term connectivity, regulatory compliance, and risk management, reducing the technical burden on banks and brokers looking to expand product offerings.

"Through our Investment API, it will now be as easy to offer securitised derivatives trading as ETFs or stocks," Martin Kassing, Upvest's CEO and co-founder, said.

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"By handling all of the operational and regulatory complexity, we're giving financial institutions a decisive advantage in terms of scalability, modularity, and cost."

In the meantime, Zopa added investment products through Upvest in November 2025 to compete with larger rivals in the UK market. Earlier that month, IG expanded into French stock trading using the same infrastructure provider as competition intensified for European retail investors.

The Berlin-based company processed over 100 million orders in 2025, up from 20 million the previous year. Clients include Revolut, DKB, Santander's Openbank, bunq, and N26.

Stuttgart Exchange Brings Volume

Boerse Stuttgart Group operates exchanges in Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland as the sixth largest exchange group in Europe. The Stuttgart exchange specializes in retail market access and high-volume derivatives trading, with 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 products and investment products comprising the bulk of its securitised derivatives turnover.

"We are delighted to welcome Upvest as a new trading participant," said Dragan Radanovic, chief business officer of Boerse Stuttgart Group. "In our partnership, we provide efficiency, transparency and liquidity in securitised derivatives trading to Upvest's client network of financial institutions and fintechs across Europe."

Romanian Bank Adds Trading

Salt Bank in Romania partnered with Upvest in October 2025 to launch securities trading for 500,000 customers. The neobank integrated investment features directly into its mobile app without building separate infrastructure.

Boerse Stuttgart has expanded beyond traditional exchange operations into digital asset infrastructure. The group launched Seturion, a dedicated platform for tokenized asset settlement, in September 2025 after testing in European Central Bank blockchain trials.

Upvest, founded in 2017, now operates in more than 20 European markets and employs 275 people. The company raised 100 million euros in Series C funding in December 2024.