Press Release

Saxo Bank welcomes more female clients across all offices as globally, more women continue to invest in higher numbers

  • Saxo has seen a continuous increase in number of female clients across its 16 offices, with women forming 25 percent of new clients globally
  • The majority of new clients are between the age 31-40, and more than 50 percent of new female clients are between the age of 20-40, in line with the global trend that more young people are investing than ever before

HONG KONG, 8 March 2022 - Saxo Capital Markets HK Limited (“Saxo Markets”)’s parent company Saxo Bank, the multi-asset trading and investment specialist, has experienced a very positive trend of not only more investors entering the capital markets generally, but particularly more female clients embarking on the investment journey than ever before. 

In 2020, Saxo globally saw an increase in new women investors by 354 percent compared to 288 percent for men, which is very encouraging. The positive trend continued into 2021. So far in 2022, as many as half of Saxo Bank’s offices welcomed more than 25 percent of new female clients. The influx of new female clients are also generally younger, as the client base evolves to be more diverse.

“At Saxo, we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to fulfil their financial aspirations and make an impact, and investing is one of the ways to make an impact. This International Women’s Day, we are encouraged to see more women choosing to put their trust in Saxo to be their partner as they trade and invest into their future. While we are still far from equal representation, the trend is currently picking up in the right direction. Saxo is committed to continue to close the gender investing gap and support women in their investing journeys in the region.” Richard Douglas, CEO of Hong Kong, Saxo Markets, said.

Across the key markets, here are the most popular stocks with female clients in 2022 (Data collected 24/02/2022):

HONG KONG

  1. NVidia Corp.
  2. Microsoft Corp.
  3. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
  4. Tesla Inc.
  5. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
  6. Meta Platforms Inc.
  7. Taiwan Semiconductor
  8. Amazon.com Inc.
  9. Netflix Inc.
  10. Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

GLOBAL

  1. Meta Platforms Inc.
  2. Tesla Inc.
  3. Novo Nordisk B A/S
  4. Microsoft Corp.
  5. Apple Inc.
  6. ASML Holding
  7. iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF
  8. Vestas Wind Systems A/S
  9. NVidia Corp.
  10. Shell PLC

DENMARK

  1. Novo Nordisk B A/S
  2. Vestas Wind Systems A/S
  3. Bavarian Nordic A/S
  4. Ørsted A/S
  5. Danske Bank A/S
  6. DSV A/S
  7. XACT OMXC25 UCITS ETF
  8. Tesla Inc.
  9. Meta Platforms Inc.
  10. Sparindex - INDEX OMX C25 KL

SINGAPORE

  1. Tesla Inc.
  2. Meta Platforms Inc.
  3. iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF
  4. Microsoft Corp.
  5. iShares Core Emerging Markets IMI UCITS ETF
  6. iShares Physical Gold ETC
  7. Apple Inc.
  8. iShares Core FTSE 100 UCITS ETF
  9. iShares Developed Markets Property Yield UCITS ETF
  10. iShares US Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF

THE NETHERLANDS

  1. Shell PLC
  2. ASML Holding
  3. Philips (Royal)
  4. ING Groep
  5. ASM International
  6. Aegon
  7. ArcelorMittal
  8. BE Semiconductor Industries
  9. Just Eat Takeaway
  10. Unilever Plc

BELGIUM

  1. Ageas NV
  2. AB Inbev
  3. ASML Holding
  4. D'ieteren Group
  5. Sofina SA
  6. Bpost
  7. Microsoft Corp.
  8. Bekaert
  9. Prosus
  10. UCB SA

FRANCE

  1. TotalEnergies SE
  2. Orpea
  3. EDF
  4. Societe Generale
  5. LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton
  6. SOITEC
  7. Alstom SA
  8. ORANGE
  9. Air Liquide
  10. Amundi ETF MSCI World UCITS ETF

UK

  1. Apple Inc.
  2. Amazon.com Inc.
  3. Microsoft Corp.
  4. Meta Platforms Inc.
  5. Tesla Inc.
  6. BP Plc
  7. Alphabet Inc. - A Share
  8. Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF
  9. Lloyds Banking Group Plc
  10. MBH Corporation Plc
Doris Zhao
Head of PR, Hong Kong & Shanghai
Saxo Markets

+852 3760 1386
+852 6128 1465
dorz@saxomarkets.com

Saxo Markets is a licensed subsidiary of Saxo Bank, a leading Fintech specialist that connects people to investment opportunities in global capital markets. In Hong Kong, Saxo Markets has operated since 2011 and has been serving as a gateway for Saxo in the region. As a provider of multi-asset trading and investment, Saxo Bank’s vision is to enable people to fulfil their financial aspirations and make an impact. Saxo’s user-friendly and personalised platform experience gives investors exactly what they need, when they need it, no matter if they want to actively trade global markets or invest into their future.

Founded in 1992, Saxo Bank was one of the first financial institutions to develop an online trading platform that provided private investors with the same tools and market access as professional traders, large institutions, and fund managers. Saxo combines an agile fintech mindset with close to 30 years of experience and track record in global capital markets to deliver a state-of-the-art experience to clients. The Saxo Bank Group holds four banking licenses and is well regulated globally. Saxo offers clients around the world broad access to global capital markets across asset classes, where they can trade more than 71,000 instruments in over 33 languages from one single margin account. The Saxo Bank Group also powers more than 150 financial institutions as partners by boosting the investment experience they can offer their clients via its open banking technology.

Headquartered in Copenhagen, Saxo Bank’s client assets total more than 115 billion USD and the company has more than 2,300 financial and technology professionals in financial centres around the world including London, Singapore, Amsterdam, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Paris, Zurich, Dubai and Tokyo. 

For more information, please visit www.home.saxo/en-hk.

Saxo Capital Markets HK Limited
19th Floor
Shanghai Commercial Bank Tower
12 Queen’s Road Central
Hong Kong

Contact Saxo

Select region

Hong Kong S.A.R
Hong Kong S.A.R

Saxo Capital Markets HK Limited (“Saxo”) is a company authorised and regulated by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong. Saxo holds a Type 1 Regulated Activity (Dealing in Securities); Type 2 Regulated Activity (Dealing in Futures Contract); Type 3 Regulated Activity (Leveraged Foreign Exchange Trading); Type 4 Regulated Activity (Advising on Securities) and Type 9 Regulated Activity (Asset Management) licenses (CE No. AVD061). Registered address: 19th Floor, Shanghai Commercial Bank Tower, 12 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong.

Trading in financial instruments carries various risks, and is not suitable for all investors. Please seek expert advice, and always ensure that you fully understand these risks before trading. Trading in leveraged products may result in your losses exceeding your initial deposits. Saxo does not provide financial advice, any information available on this website is ‘general’ in nature and for informational purposes only. Saxo does not take into account an individual’s needs, objectives or financial situation. Please click here to view the relevant risk disclosure statements.

The Saxo trading platform has received numerous awards and recognition. For details of these awards and information on awards visit www.home.saxo/en-hk/about-us/awards.

The information or the products and services referred to on this site may be accessed worldwide, however is only intended for distribution to and use by recipients located in countries where such use does not constitute a violation of applicable legislation or regulations. Products and services offered on this website are not directed at, or intended for distribution to or use by, any person or entity residing in the United States and Japan. Please click here to view our full disclaimer.

Apple, iPad and iPhone are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the US and other countries. AppStore is a service mark of Apple Inc. Android is a trademark of Google Inc.