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What does the brokerage of the future look like?

Younger traders may have been drawn to online platforms by slick marketing and low costs. But they are staying for the variety and the improved user experience.

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Yong Jun Yuan

Yong Jun Yuan

Published Fri, Jul 22, 2022 · 02:00 PM
    • Younger customers want their online brokers to have a wide array of products, such as foreign-listed exchange-traded funds or unit trusts.
    • Younger customers want their online brokers to have a wide array of products, such as foreign-listed exchange-traded funds or unit trusts. ILLUSTRATION: SIMON ANG, BT

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