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Story: eToro Opens Tokyo Stock Exchange Trading as Japan Bets Surge Among Retail Investors

By Sakamoto Nashi

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JapanEconomy Portfolio Targets Key Sectors. eToro launched the JapanEconomy investment portfolio alongside the exchange listing.

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Survey Data Shows Japan Interest Tripled. eToro's Retail Investor Beat survey caught a sharp shift in sentiment.

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eToro just added the Tokyo Stock Exchange to its platform. All Nikkei 225 companies can now be traded there. Real-time market data came with the launch.

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The platform now covers 26 exchanges globally, giving users access to over 11,000 common stocks.

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eToro launched the JapanEconomy investment portfolio alongside the exchange listing. The portfolio holds 30 stocks from the Tokyo Stock Exchange, picked based on market cap,…

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The structure leans on quantitative factors. Market cap matters. Liquidity matters. Analyst ratings matter.

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Japan's the third-largest equity market in the world. That's a big pool. And eToro's giving retail traders direct access to household names and liquid stocks they couldn't easily…

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eToro's Retail Investor Beat survey caught a sharp shift in sentiment. Some 14% of respondents now expect Japan's stock market to deliver the strongest returns over the next five…

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The data points to Japan becoming a serious alternative for people tired of concentrating everything in U.S. equities.

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The timing makes sense. Japan's been pushing reforms to make its market more attractive to foreign capital. Share buybacks increased. Dividend policies got friendlier.

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The JapanEconomy portfolio tries to capture this momentum. By bundling 30 stocks across multiple sectors, eToro's basically offering a one-click Japan bet for people who don't…

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eToro's been moving fast on product launches. Stock margin trading arrived recently. Derivatives got expanded. The crypto range ballooned to over 150 assets last year.

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The company's now covering 26 exchanges. That's a lot of markets. Users can trade U.S. stocks, European stocks, Asian stocks, emerging markets—pretty much everything except maybe…

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Japan's appeal goes beyond just the survey numbers. The yen's been volatile, corporate earnings have been solid, and the Nikkei 225 hit multi-decade highs recently.

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