[Matsui Securities] FX service renewal date has been decided! Various expanded services such as channel refresh will be implemented from this spring onwards!
The renewal date for the FX service announced in December 2018 has beenApril 13, 2019decided.
In this renewal, trading channels on PCs and smartphones will be refreshed, the list of currency pairs will be expanded, and a new "Leverage Course" feature will be introduced that allows lowering the trade unit size and changing the leverage cap, with various service enhancements planned.
【Renewal Details】
・Renewal of trading channels
The PC trading screens and the smartphone apps will be newly refreshed.
In addition, before the implementation on April 13, a demo site for the PC trading screen will be opened, so please check the operability and convenience before the rollout.
・Expansion of currency pairs
Five new currency pairs will be added: Mexican peso/yen, euro/US dollar, Australian dollar/US dollar, and pound/US dollar.
・Lowering of the trading unit
The current 10,000-unit contract for dollar/yen and others will be lowered to 1,000 units (South African rand/yen and Mexican peso/yen are 10,000 units).
・Introduction of the "Leverage Course"
Users will be able to choose from three leverage caps: 1x, 5x, or 10x, and 25x.
For details of each item, please check the official website (https://www.matsui.co.jp/news/2019/detail_0325_01.html)
With trading of stocks at Matsui Securities, and with this renewal, FX trading will become even easier to use,
which should benefit individual investors.