Company type | Privately held company |
---|---|
Industry | Financial services |
Founded | May 24, 2017[1] [2] |
Founders | Wang Anquan [3] |
Headquarters |
St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
[4] |
Key people | Anthony Denier (President) [5] |
Products | Electronic trading platform |
Services | Stockbroker |
Owner | Wang Anquan
[6] General Atlantic [4] Coatue Management [4] Lightspeed Venture Partners [4] J. Rothschild Capital Management [4] Gopher Asset Management |
Website |
www |
Webull Corporation is an electronic trading platform, accessible via mobile app and desktop computer, offering commission-free and low-cost trading of stocks, exchange traded funds, options, margins, fixed income, and futures.
Webull is owned by Hunan Fumi Information Technology, [7] a Chinese holding company that has received backing from Xiaomi, Shunwei Capital, and other private equity investors in China. [8] [9] Webull's holding company is incorporated in the Cayman Islands and headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. [10]
On May 24, 2017, Webull Financial LLC was established as a Delaware limited liability company [9] by Wang Anquan, a former employee of Alibaba Group. [6] [11] In May 2020, the company received SEC approval to launch a robo-advisor on its platform. [12]
By August 2020, the platform had over 11 million registered users, and in October 2020, it had 750,000 daily active users. [13] [14]
In November 2020, Webull began supporting cryptocurrency transactions. [15]
On January 28, 2021, Webull halted buy orders for stocks affected by the GameStop short squeeze, [16] but reversed course and allowed buy orders starting at 2:35 pm that day. [17][ user-generated source] On that day, Webull recorded its highest-ever number of active daily users at 952,000. [18] That week, approximately 1.2 million people downloaded the Webull mobile app. [19]
In June 2021, Webull began talks of an initial public offering to raise up to $400 million. [20] [21]
In September 2021, the Brooklyn Nets and New York Liberty entered into a global multi-year agreement with Webull and the company became the official jersey patch partner for the Nets. [22] Terms of the agreement for the jersey patch weren't announced, but people familiar with the agreement told CNBC that it is a multi-year pact that pays the Nets roughly $30 million per year. [23]
In 2024, 14 US states launched a probe into Webull related to its data privacy practices and potential ties with the Chinese Communist Party. [24] In June 2024, Tennessee banned Webull on all government-issued devices. [25]
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Company type | Privately held company |
---|---|
Industry | Financial services |
Founded | May 24, 2017[1] [2] |
Founders | Wang Anquan [3] |
Headquarters |
St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
[4] |
Key people | Anthony Denier (President) [5] |
Products | Electronic trading platform |
Services | Stockbroker |
Owner | Wang Anquan
[6] General Atlantic [4] Coatue Management [4] Lightspeed Venture Partners [4] J. Rothschild Capital Management [4] Gopher Asset Management |
Website |
www |
Webull Corporation is an electronic trading platform, accessible via mobile app and desktop computer, offering commission-free and low-cost trading of stocks, exchange traded funds, options, margins, fixed income, and futures.
Webull is owned by Hunan Fumi Information Technology, [7] a Chinese holding company that has received backing from Xiaomi, Shunwei Capital, and other private equity investors in China. [8] [9] Webull's holding company is incorporated in the Cayman Islands and headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. [10]
On May 24, 2017, Webull Financial LLC was established as a Delaware limited liability company [9] by Wang Anquan, a former employee of Alibaba Group. [6] [11] In May 2020, the company received SEC approval to launch a robo-advisor on its platform. [12]
By August 2020, the platform had over 11 million registered users, and in October 2020, it had 750,000 daily active users. [13] [14]
In November 2020, Webull began supporting cryptocurrency transactions. [15]
On January 28, 2021, Webull halted buy orders for stocks affected by the GameStop short squeeze, [16] but reversed course and allowed buy orders starting at 2:35 pm that day. [17][ user-generated source] On that day, Webull recorded its highest-ever number of active daily users at 952,000. [18] That week, approximately 1.2 million people downloaded the Webull mobile app. [19]
In June 2021, Webull began talks of an initial public offering to raise up to $400 million. [20] [21]
In September 2021, the Brooklyn Nets and New York Liberty entered into a global multi-year agreement with Webull and the company became the official jersey patch partner for the Nets. [22] Terms of the agreement for the jersey patch weren't announced, but people familiar with the agreement told CNBC that it is a multi-year pact that pays the Nets roughly $30 million per year. [23]
In 2024, 14 US states launched a probe into Webull related to its data privacy practices and potential ties with the Chinese Communist Party. [24] In June 2024, Tennessee banned Webull on all government-issued devices. [25]
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