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March 4, 2021

Neobroker Nextmarkets raises $30m — how is it different to Robinhood?

Nextmarkets says educating the retail investor is its central aim


Freya Pratty

3 min read

Nextmarkets, a neobroker founded by two brothers from Cologne, has raised $30m to expand its trading platform to more countries around Europe. 

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is a senior reporter and investigations lead at Sifted. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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