Exante is a global investment firm that provides direct access to the financial markets through its client-centric trading and investment solutions. The firm currently holds $60 million in equity and $1.6 billion in assets under management. Established in 2011, Exante has over a decade of experience servicing professional clients with bespoke and tailored solutions.
Exante’s proprietary trading platform allows traders to access financial instruments such as stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), bonds, futures, options and more, all from a single multi-currency account. Their platform can be downloaded on nearly any mobile or desktop operating system or accessed directly through the web browser. While both platforms are similar in both function and interface, the downloadable version generally provides more robust tools and features.
In this Exante review, we take a general overview of Exante’s services, and what the trading company provides for private investors.
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An overview of Exante’s services
Exante provides traders with an all-in-one trading platform they can directly access the financial markets with. This means traders can trade assets without needing to switch between multiple accounts. The platform’s interface is also incredibly intuitive and allows traders to make trades right from the Chart, arrange modules at their convenience and switch between dark and light colour schemes. This makes the platform very simple to use, with no steep learning curves or adjustments required. In fact, all instruments are there for traders right out of the box.
Direct Market Access
Traders will be pleased to know that Exante provides direct market access to over 600,000 instruments in over 50 global venues. With Exante’s direct market access solution, traders can instantly place orders directly on the exchange and always have them executed at the best possible price. Traders can even look at Exante’s Charts to see the big picture of the market prices, which allows them to make data-driven financial decisions.
The order routing process is incredibly simple and straightforward in Exante. Meaning there is a low barrier to entry when it comes to trading. Traders first must submit an order through Exante. The order is then directed to an exchange. After the order is accepted, it is then placed and filled at the exchange without the trader needing to do anything more.
Bond screener
Through Exante’s trading platform, traders have access to 400,000 high-yield and private placement bonds, as well as bonds ranging from liquid corporate and government bonds, to exchange-traded and over-the-counter (OTC). Traders can even get access to exclusive private placements in both developed and emerging markets.Some of these bonds may even be unavailable in the general market. Even more, Exante will go the extra mile for its clients. Traders simply need to contact Exante’s customer support team and they will add more Exotic bonds upon request.
Exante further provides a bond screener in its trading platform. The Bond Screener is a powerful comparison tool that allows traders to find bonds and filter them by several parameters at once. You can quickly find a bond you want to trade by its name, description, or ISIN, in addition to screening up to 300 bonds from the same window. If you find that the information provided is too overwhelming, you can always remove some search criteria.
Some of the data you will be able to see include the ask size, daily volume, maturity date, bonds, status, quote time, bid size, and more of a bond. After you have found a bond you wish to purchase, you can instantly contact your dedicated account manager to proceed with the next steps.
Compliance and audits
Traders will be pleased to know that Exante is licensed and regulated in all the regions that it is based in. In the UK, Exante is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, while in Hong Kong, it is instead licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission. In Malta, the investment firm is licensed by the Malta Financial Services Authority and is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority to provide financial services to retail and corporate clients. This includes both investment and trading purposes. In Cyprus,Exante is instead licensed by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission.
As Exante is an EU-based investment firm, it is also subject to MiFID II requirements. This means Exante segregates its assets from the client’s assets. Customer funds are also securely stored in separate accounts with large global banks. Moreover, Exante also undergoes regular audits by a Big Four company, meaning investors can rest assured that their funds and assets are in safe hands.
Customer support
Exantealso provides superb customer support 24/7. Their customer support team is available around the clock for any type of query. They can be contracted either by phone, email, or chat. If your first language is not English, rest assured that Exante has you covered. Their customer support team also provides support in other languages such as German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and more. Exante’s customer support team further guarantees they will respond in under three minutes after receiving the receipt of a query.