Best brokers available in Japan

Japan has a mature locally regulated retail trading market. Residents should use the exact Japanese legal entity registered as a Financial Instruments Business Operator where required; a global broker licence or offshore website is not enough. Retail FX is subject to a 4% minimum margin requirement, equivalent to maximum leverage of 25:1, and customer FX margin is subject to trust-segregation rules.

Brokers serving Japan

Interactive Brokersインタラクティブ・ブローカーズ証券株式会社 (Interactive Brokers Securities Japan Inc.) Available 96/100 Review & country fit →
Available/eligible products: Japanese and foreign listed stocks, ETFs, Listed options, Futures, Securities CFDs, NISA for eligible Japanese tax residents
Restricted/not offered: Retail margin FX was not verified as a current IBSJ trading product, Direct cryptocurrency trading was not verified in the current Japan entity product set
IGIG証券株式会社 (IG Securities Limited) Available 94/100 Review & country fit →
Available/eligible products: Retail margin FX, Index CFDs, Share CFDs, Commodity CFDs, Bond-futures CFDs, Knock-out options, Vanilla options
Restricted/not offered: Share and ETF exposure on the reviewed Japan service is CFD-based rather than direct ownership, Bond-futures exposure is CFD-based rather than a direct listed-futures account, No direct spot-cryptocurrency ownership route was verified
FOREX.comStoneX Securities Co., Ltd. (StoneX証券株式会社) Available 92/100 Review & country fit →
Available/eligible products: Retail margin FX, Single-stock CFDs, Stock-index CFDs, FX knock-out options, Single-stock CFD knock-out options, Stock-index CFD knock-out options
Restricted/not offered: Direct ownership of the underlying shares is not provided by the reviewed Japan stock-CFD service, Direct cash-equity brokerage was not verified on the reviewed FOREX.com Japan service, Direct ETFs were not verified, Exchange-traded listed options and futures were not verified, Direct cryptocurrency trading was not verified
Monex SecuritiesMonex, Inc. Available 92/100 Review & country fit →
Available/eligible products: FX PLUS OTC margin forex, Japanese and foreign stocks, ETFs/ETNs and investment trusts, Futures and options, Crypto-asset CFDs, Listed futures and options, Crypto-asset CFDs
OANDAOANDA証券株式会社 (OANDA Japan Inc.) Available 91/100 Review & country fit →
Available/eligible products: Retail margin FX, Stock-index CFDs, Commodity CFDs
Restricted/not offered: No direct cash-equity or ETF service verified in the current Japan product set, No direct listed-options or listed-futures route verified, No direct cryptocurrency service verified

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