Retail investors often encounter difficulties in building a diversified investment portfolio due to the expensive price share. To address this issue, XTB's Fractional Shares offering endeavors to promote inclusivity in the stock market.

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A Fintech brokerage company, XTB, is expanding its Fractional Shares service to the United Kingdom. Moreover, it aims to enhance accessibility to stock market opportunities among a broader market.

When the pandemic strikes globally, there has been a considerable increase in new retail investors participating in global financial markets. These individuals are looking for supplementary sources of income due to economic uncertainty, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

XTB understands the condition and looks at it as a new niche to launch some new features. Joshua Raymond, the Head of XTB UK, once mentioned that three factors are changing market behavior today. Those are globalization, the development of digital technologies, and the desire to protect capital from adverse economic conditions, such as the pandemic and rising inflation. XTB's data indicates similar patterns, with over 61 percent of clients choosing to invest in actual stocks and ETFs across various markets.

Generally, retail investors face challenges when affording a diverse investment portfolio. The high prices of popular stocks such as Mastercard, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, and Apple made it difficult for them to enter the market. In response to these challenges, XTB's Fractional Shares offering aims to democratize stock market participation by allowing retail investors to purchase fractional shares of high.

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