Monex Group

This article is about the Japanese online brokerage firm. For other companies with similar names, see Monex (disambiguation).

Monex Group, Inc.
マネックスグループ株式会社
Company typePublic
TYO: 8698
IndustryFinancial services
Founded5 April 1999[1]
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsOnline trading, Brokerage firm, Cryptocurrency, Foreign exchange, Alternative Investment
SubsidiariesMonex Inc (aka Monex Securities),
Tradestation,
Monex Boom,
Coincheck
Websitehttp://www.monexgroup.jp/

Monex Group, Inc. (マネックスグループ株式会社, Manekkusu Guru-pu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a financial services company based in Tokyo, Japan. Monex Inc., its main subsidiary, engages in online securities trading, with approximately 2 million accounts.[2] In 2010, Monex made ORIX Securities Corporation a wholly owned subsidiary through a share exchange, making ORIX Corporation its largest shareholder with a 22.5% stake.[3][4] TradeStation, its US subsidiary, provides securities, options, futures and cryptocurrency trading services. In April 2018, Monex Group acquired Coincheck, one of Japan's largest crypto exchanges.

History

Founding and early years (1999–2003)

Monex, Inc. was founded on April 5, 1999, by Oki Matsumoto, a former Goldman Sachs general partner, in partnership with Sony Corporation.[5] Matsumoto, who had been the youngest General Partner at Goldman Sachs in 1994 at the age of 30, sought to leverage emerging internet technology to democratize access to Japan's capital markets for individual investors.[6]

Expansion and consolidation (2004–2013)

In 2004, Monex merged with Nikko Beans, Inc. (a subsidiary of Nikko Cordial Corporation), establishing the holding company Monex Beans Holdings, Inc.[5] The new holding company was listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange the following year. The company was renamed Monex Group, Inc. in July 2008.[7]

Monex Group expanded internationally by acquiring Boom Securities (H.K.) Limited and its group companies in Hong Kong in 2010, gaining a foothold in the Asia-Pacific securities market.[8] In the same year, the company integrated ORIX Securities Corporation as a wholly owned subsidiary through a share exchange, making ORIX Corporation the largest shareholder with a 22.5% stake and establishing Monex as an equity method affiliate of ORIX.[3][9]

References

  1. ^ "About the company - history". Monex Group. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Financial Results for Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2024". VTrader Group N.V. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b “静岡銀とマネックス、提携”. 朝日新聞(朝日新聞社). (2014年4月3日)
  4. ^ "株式会社静岡銀行とマネックスグループ株式会社の資本業務提携に関するお知らせ" (PDF). 株式会社静岡銀行 マネックスグループ株式会社. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Oki Matsumoto". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Oki Matsumoto". Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Monex Group, Inc. (8698.T)". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Monex Boom Securities". CB Insights. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  9. ^ "株式会社静岡銀行とマネックスグループ株式会社の資本業務提携に関するお知らせ" (PDF). Shizuoka Bank / Monex Group. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2026.


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