XTB introduces new ETFs to the 76 offer

In March, Dom Maklerski X-Trade Brokers SA said "AND" introducing new ETF shares and funds to the offer. Now he says "B" informing that it is expanding the range of instruments available for trading by another 76 positions. The news includes ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) among others based on raw materials such as silver or palladium.

Be sure to read: ETF as an alternative to shares and stock market indices

Fashion for ETF

The Polish broker has always tried to fit the trends prevailing among investors as quickly as possible. Thus, on the xStation platform, we already have access to 152 ETFs, plus additionally up to 95 CFD instruments based on ETFs. In total, several thousand instruments of various types are available - from currencies, through stocks and commodities, to cryptocurrencies and funds.

Why are ETFs more and more popular? First of all, due to a kind of simplification of the potential choice for investors. Instead of specializing in many companies, tracking information, reports on them, and creating a whole basket from many industries or markets independently, ETFs allow exposure to many markets and industries using individual instruments.

Compared to traditional investment funds (TFI), lower transaction costs and management fees are also an advantage. An ETF is a passively managed instrument that tracks an index, so its management fees are a fraction of a percent. Thanks to this, we can also start investing in these types of assets with relatively little capital.

Omar Arnaout, president of X-Trade Brokers:

“The extension of our offer is a reaction to the changing preferences of investors, among whom foreign stocks and ETFs enjoy a growing interest. Our goal is to provide clients with a diversified range of investment options, with the comfort of managing a diversified portfolio on one platform. We are analyzing further possibilities of extending the offer, which will result in new products in 2019 ”.

According to Statista.com, the global value of ETF assets listed on all stock exchanges now fluctuates around $ 1 trillion at 4,6. For comparison, in 2003, they were only USD 204 billion.

Filip Kaczmarzyk, board member for trading, X-Trade Brokers:

"Currently, ETFs on stock indices are the most popular among our clients. Preference is given to those based on stock indices from the European Union and the United States, eg S & P500, DAX or Nasdaq. We also see an interest in gold ETFs. New to our offer is the ETF on silver, which is now at a record low, and on palladium, which is above gold for the first time in 16 years. "

We are waiting impatiently for new products!