Trading 212

Overview

Trading 212 is a fintech company founded in 2003 and incorporated in 2016. It aims to democratize financial markets by providing commission-free trading and investing platforms. The company is regulated by multiple financial authorities, including the UK Financial Conduct Authority and the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission.

With a client base of over 2 million users and client assets exceeding €3–4 billion, the platform has seen significant growth. Its mobile app has more than 15 million downloads and is recognized as the UK's leading trading app since 2016. Trading 212 offers two main account types: the Invest Account for commission-free investing in stocks and ETFs, and the CFD Account for advanced traders interested in Forex and commodities. Revenue is generated through CFD trading and securities lending, emphasizing accessibility and reliability for both novice and experienced investors.

Basic Information

Contact Details

• Phone: +44 20 3769 9897
• Website: trading212.com
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/trading212

Key Focus Areas & Initiatives

• ISA
• Social trading
• Fintech innovation and regulatory compliance
• Commission-free trading and investing
• Indices, equities, commodities, stocks, Forex, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, and CFDs
• Autoinvest features
• Financial market access and expansion
• Trading platform user experience
• Market data analytics and insights
• Investment app development
• Retail investor services and online brokerage
• Portfolio management
• Zero-commission brokerage
• Trading platform security and reliability
• Digital banking services
• Trading outage management
• Geographic expansion in Europe
• Cryptocurrency licensing and offerings
• Market expansion strategies
• Investment solutions and technology innovation

Technologies Used

• AI
• AWS Analytics
• AWS CloudFormation
• AWS SDK for JavaScript
• AWS Trusted Advisor
• Amazon AWS
• Amazon Aurora
• Amazon EKS Anywhere
• Amazon Elastic Load Balancing
• Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)
• Amazon RDS for MySQL
• Amplitude
• Ansible
• Apache Cassandra
• Apache Kafka
• Apple
• Aurora
• Bash
• Cassandra
• ClickHouse
• CloudFlare CDN
• CloudFlare Hosting
• Crossplane
• DATEV Accounting
• Dash
• Data Analytics
• Docker
• ECS
• ELK Stack
• Elasticsearch
• Envoy
• Excel4Apps
• Facebook
• Figma
• Flux
• Git
• GitHub
• GitHub Actions
• GitLab
• Gmail
• Google AdWords Conversion
• Google Ads
• Google Apps
• Google Sheets
• Google Tag Manager
• Grafana
• HAProxy
• IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio
• IBM Security QRadar SIEM
• InfluxDB
• Istio
• Javascript
• Jenkins
• KVM
• Kibana
• Kotlin
• Kubernetes
• Linkerd
• MariaDB
• Meta Ads Manager
• Microsoft Excel
• MySQL
• Nginx
• Nomad
• Oracle XML DB
• PostgreSQL
• Prometheus
• Puppet
• Python
• RabbitMQ
• React
• React Native
• React Redux
• Reddit for business
• Redis
• Remote
• Route 53
• SQL
• SWIFT
• Sendgrid
• Sentinel
• Slack
• Splunk
• Spring
• Tableau
• Telegraf
• Terraform
• Timescale
• Traefik
• TypeScript
• VMware
• X
• Zendesk
• go+

Affiliated Organizations & Regional Branches

• FXFlat Bank AG