STARTRADER Adds 20 Stock And ETF CFDs Focused On AI Infrastructure And Asian Markets

STARTRADER has launched 20 new Stock and ETF CFDs on its MT5 servers, tradable Monday to Sunday from 00:00 to 24:00 (GMT+3 platform time). The additions centre on companies supplying the physical infrastructure behind artificial intelligence, and half of the 20 are listed in Seoul or Hong Kong, where trading sessions close before US markets open.

Extended trading hours may allow clients to access these CFD products outside the regular trading hours of the underlying exchanges, subject to applicable trading conditions.

Seven of the additions provide exposure to companies and products associated with the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and DRAM supply chain. These include Samsung Electro-Mechanics (SAMSUNGEMUSD) and Hanmi Semiconductor (HANMIUSD), together with five products offering 2x leveraged exposure: long and short exposure to SK hynix (SKUUUSD, CSOPSKHYNIX2LUSD, SKDDUSD), long exposure to Samsung Electronics (CSOPSAMSUNG2LUSD) and exposure to the DRAM sector (RAMUSD).

Five further additions cover areas of AI data-centre infrastructure. These are Zhongji Innolight (ZHONGJIUSD), which completed a US$6.8 billion Hong Kong listing in July, the Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF (LYTEUSD), Vistra (VSTUSD) in power generation, Cloudflare (NETUSD) in edge computing and LG Electronics (LGELECTRONICSUSD) in liquid cooling.

The remaining eight additions are Naver (NAVERUSD), the KODEX 200 ETF (KODEX200USD), Kuaishou (KUAISHOUUSD), Meituan (MEITUANUSD), the VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDXUSD), Moderna (MRNAUSD), Trump Media & Technology Group (DJTUSD) and Shopify (SHOPUSD).

Peter Karsten, Chief Executive Officer, STARTRADER said:

"Interest in AI has moved down the stack, from the companies that design chips to the ones that supply their memory, optics, power and cooling. This launch follows it there, with a deliberate focus on Asia, where many of those companies are listed."

The launch follows a 49-symbol expansion announced in September and adds further instruments from Asian equity markets to the broker's offering. In July, STARTRADER launched 85 US stock CFDs, including a round-the-clock 24/7 range covering names such as NVIDIA, Apple and Tesla. The company said further additions may be considered based on market developments, product availability and applicable trading conditions.

STARTRADER noted that leveraged and inverse ETFs generally seek to provide amplified or inverse daily performance relative to their stated benchmark and may produce materially different results over longer holding periods. Trading outside home-market hours may also involve wider spreads and lower liquidity.

STARTRADER is a global multi-asset broker offering access to markets through MetaTrader, the STARTRADER APP and STAR Copy. It is regulated in five jurisdictions: CMA, ASIC, FSCA, FSA and FSC.

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