Monex Group, Inc. (マネックスグループ株式会社) 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