Bringing Japanese-style online trading to Malaysia

The right fit: Arai (left) and Kusunoki at the recent press conference to announce the launch of iSPEED.my. Arai says Rakuten has been looking for a partner in Asean for the last few years.

THE entry of Japan’s second-largest online broker into Malaysia could have many implications on the local trading scene.

The new fully-online trading platform iSPEED.my eliminates the need for any human intervention throughout the entire trading process, which means remisiers and agents are no longer in the picture.