Saxo Bank

Saxo Bank A/S
Company typePrivate
IndustryBrokerage firm, banking, trading, investment fintech
Founded1992; 33 years ago (1992)
FounderKim Fournais
Lars Seier Christensen
Mark Anthony Hauschildt Edit this on Wikidata
HeadquartersCopenhagen, Denmark
Key people
Lone Fønss Schrøder, Chairman (Chairman)
Henrik Normann (Vice-Chairman)
Kim Fournais (CEO & Founder)
Lars Seier Christensen (Founder)
ProductsInvestment Banking, trading platforms, online trading and investment
Increase DKK 4.48 billion (2023)[1]
Decrease DKK 653  million (2023)[1]
Total assetsDecrease DKK 745 billion (2023)[1]
Total equityDecrease DKK 6.4 billion (2023)[1]
Number of employees
2,224 (2020)
Websitewww.home.saxo Edit this at Wikidata

Saxo Bank is a Danish investment bank specializing in online trading and investment. Established in 1992 as a brokerage firm under the name Midas Fondsmæglerselskab (English: Midas Stockbroker Company) by Lars Seier Christensen and Kim Fournais, the company rebranded as Saxo Bank in 2001 upon obtaining its banking license. The bank provides access to a broad range of financial instruments, including Forex, stocks, CFDs, futures, funds, bonds, and futures spreads, through its proprietary online trading platforms.

Saxo Bank is headquartered in Copenhagen and operates through offices in financial centres such as London, Paris, Zürich, Dubai, Singapore, India, and Tokyo.

Saxo Bank A/S is privately owned. As of December 2024, its majority shareholder is Geely Financials Denmark A/S, a subsidiary of the Chinese Geely Group, holding a 49.88% stake.

In 2023, Saxo Bank reported an operating income of DKK 4.48 billion and surpassed a milestone of one million clients worldwide.[2][1] The bank's average daily trading turnover is estimated at US$17.7 billion.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e Shome, Arnab (1 March 2024). "Breaking: Saxo Bank's 2023 Profit Dips 8.1% despite Revenue Rise". Finance Magnates. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  2. ^ Kirui, Jared (14 September 2023). "Saxo Bank's H1 2023 Profit Soars 34% despite Low Trading Activity". Finance Magnates. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  3. ^ Fatih, Abdelaziz (3 August 2023). "Saxo Bank flat FX turnover as total volumes stagnate in July". Finance Feeds. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

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