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It has been nine-months since the outbreak of COVID-19, and global markets continue to paint a chaotic and unpredictable picture. Continued market volatility has created a perfectly speculative environment for share prices, much like the speculative nature of Forex trading. Stock volumes are now at record highs as retail traders take advantage of current market conditions.

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This is reinforced by the momentous 40% intraday rally in Zoom’s share price . In the initial onset of COVID-19, we found that clients typically went long in this stock. More recently, as market sentiment has changed, we have seen a 50:50 divide in both long and short strategies. Are you taking advantage of this opportunity (are your clients?). Let’s see which way Zoom moves next!

Source: Bloomberg Terminal

At Invast Global, we have seen rapid growth in volumes from our DMA Single Stock CFDs, as broker clients look to take full advantage of this market unpredictability. Our liquidity offering allows your clients to buy and sell (short) stocks, while accessing leverage to gain larger exposures – a perfect set up for clients to truly speculate on all market movements.

The global equities party is well and truly underway, make sure you don’t miss out on the fun.

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Apple’s recent milestone has placed them as the first publicly traded U.S. company to hit a market cap of US $2 trillion. While 2020 has seen an unprecedented economic slowdown, Apple’s business model has remained resilient – with record revenue at US $59.7 billion. Indeed, the Consumer Tech industry is projected to grow by 5.5%/yr, with the number of users doubling by 2024 (Global Electronic Components Market 2020 Research Report).

Projected Revenue in the Consumer Electronics Segment

This is attributed to increasing consumer demand for home improvements, fuelled by Working From Home arrangements, as well as anticipated developments in artificial intelligence and voice recognition technology.

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Keep up to date with Invast Global’s expanding Single Stock CFD & ETF offering, here is a snapshot of our latest additions. To ensure that you are subscribed to our full universe of symbols, please download our latest configuration files from the Technical Guide in Section 6 of the Client Portal.

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Evergy

Market Cap: 12.414 Billion
YTD Return:: -14.54%
Avg. Volume: 2.683 Million

Evergy engages in the generation,  transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity in Kansas and Missouri. It generates electricity through coal, nuclear, natural gas and oil, uranium, wind, hydroelectric, landfill gas, and solar energy sources, as well as other renewable sources.

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC

Market Cap: 15.311 Billion
YTD Return:: -20.18%
Avg. Volume: 70,928

Coca-Cola European Partners sells a range of non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages. As of March 16, 2020, it served approximately 300 million consumers across Western Europe, including Andorra, Belgium, continental France, Germany, Great Britain, Iceland, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden.

GW Pharmaceuticals

Market Cap: 4.323 Billion
YTD Return: 26.34%
Avg. Volume: 340,296

Pharmaceutical stocks are in high demand among our clients. Traded volumes boomed in July, assisted by renewed optimism for the development of a COVID-19 vaccine alongside wealthy governments scrambling to lock up forward-looking supply agreements.

After months of declining volumes attributable to the worldwide economic contraction experienced, interest in pharmaceutical companies has rallied once again. Over the coming months, expect to continue to see pharmaceutical stocks in the spotlight, as the race towards a COVID-19 vaccine intensifies.

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Opko Health

US-based Opko Health is a wide-scaling medical company, focusing recently on the COVID-19 outbreak. Off the back of selling their COVID-19 molecular kits, Opko has seen revenue increase by 33%. The company have also released an antibody test.

Paratek Pharmaceuticals

Paratek Pharmaceuticals is a large commercial-stage bio-pharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative life-saving therapies for deadly diseases or other public health threats for civilian, government and military use.

Pfizer

Pfizer is one of the largest multi-national pharmaceutical companies in the world. It focuses on the development and production of new and improved medicines and vaccines for a wide scope of conditions.

Recce Pharmaceuticals

Recce Pharmaceuticals is focused on developing products to fight global health threats. Recently, the company struck a deal with US firm Path BioAnalytics to test their new antibiotics against SARS-CoV-2.

Mayne Pharma

Mayne Pharma is an ASX-listed specialty pharmaceutical company focused on applying its drug delivery expertise to commercialize branded and generic pharmaceuticals, providing patients with access to better and more accessible medicines. It also provides contract development and manufacturing services to more than 100 clients worldwide.

Disclaimer:This material is provided to you by Invast Global is solely for informational purposes, is intended for your use only and does not constitute an offer or commitment, a solicitation of an offer or comment, or any advice or recommendation, to enter into or conclude any transaction. Please refer to our PDS available on our website for further information.

Keep up to date with Invast Global’s expanding Single Stock CFD & ETF offering, here is a snapshot of our latest additions. To ensure that you are subscribed to our full universe of symbols, please download our latest configuration files from the Technical Guide in Section 6 of the Client Portal.

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Alnylam

Market Cap: 16.736 Billion
YTD Return: 26.56%
Avg. Volume: 804.65 Thousand

GrubHub

Market Cap: 6.66 Billion
YTD Return: 48.52%
Avg. Volume: 4.9 Million

Waitr

Market Cap: 485.39 Million
YTD Return:: 1,558.39%
Avg. Volume: 7.22 Million

Online Food Delivery Stocks are weathering the economic storm, attributable to a surge in global demand fuelled by Working From Home arrangements and Social Distancing restrictions. Significant growth is expected to continue as the industry edges closer to 200 billion USD annual global revenue.

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Disclaimer: This material is provided to you by Invast Global is solely for informational purposes, is intended for your use only and does not constitute an offer or commitment, a solicitation of an offer or comment, or any advice or recommendation, to enter into or conclude any transaction. Please refer to our PDS available on our website for further information.

Keep up to date with Invast Global’s expanding Single Stock CFD & ETF offering, here is a snapshot of our latest additions. To ensure that you are subscribed to our full universe of symbols, please download our latest configuration files from the Technical Guide in Section 6 of the Client Portal.

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Veritone Inc.

Market Cap: 305.135 Million

YTD Return: 352.21%

Veritone specialises in the provision of artificial intelligence technology. With their share price up 350% this year and the Legal AI Software industry continuing to grow, this is one stock to watch closely.

Albireo Pharma Inc.

Market Cap: 380.331 Million

YTD Return: -0.12%

Albireo is a biopharmaceutical company specialising in the development of technology to help treat liver-related diseases. After recovering strongly from the market crash in March, Albireo have begun new clinical trials.

Digital Turbine

Market Cap: 1.097 Billion
P/E Ratio:: 80.51
YTD Return: 132.59%

Digital Turbine operates as an advertiser provider on mobile devices and applications. Although they are a company that functions in a highly competitive environment, a recent acquisition of Mobile Posse seeks to strengthen their position in the industry. Coupled with their recent revenue growth, make sure to look out for Digital Turbine.

Disclaimer: This material is provided to you by Invast Global is solely for informational purposes, is intended for your use only and does not constitute an offer or commitment, a solicitation of an offer or comment, or any advice or recommendation, to enter into or conclude any transaction. Please refer to our PDS available on our website for further information.

Invast Global is a leading provider of bespoke Prime Brokerage services globally. With offices in Tokyo, Sydney and Hong Kong, Invast provides a comprehensive multi-asset service to brokers, asset managers, hedge funds and regional banks. The firm provides high quality, customisable access to Tier 1 execution, clearing and custody services across 30 + global exchanges in equities, ETFs, futures, foreign exchange, commodities and precious metals.

Invast Global are proud to announce the launch of a new Index contract for difference (“CFD”) product utilizing market data derived from the trading of the highly popular VIX® futures contract offered by Cboe Futures Exchange (“CFE”). The VIX futures contract is the most frequently traded, exchange-listed volatility futures contract in the world. VIX futures provide market participants with opportunities to trade their view of the future direction of the expected volatility of the S&P 500® Index.

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The new VIX futures CFD is designed to provide clients with valuable opportunities to gain exposure to the expected volatility of the S&P 500 Index or incorporate as part of a broader portfolio hedging strategy. The new CFD product will be made available for trading via API from Invast Global trading servers as part of a broader Index offering encompassing both data and execution.

James Alexander, Chief Commercial Officer at Invast Global, said: “Invast Global has for a long time been a strong proponent of multi-asset solutions for brokers and continues to focus on innovation with the release of a new VIX futures CFD. By continuing to work with client-focused partners like Cboe, we are excited about the product suite that we have been able to deliver across FX, Index Products and Global Equities.”

Stephen Dorrian, Director of Market Data at Cboe Europe, said: “Invast Global is a valued customer of Cboe, leveraging our premium market data to create and innovate new products, and enhance their customer offerings. We are pleased to support Invast’s creation of a new volatility-based CFD and meet growing broker demand for tradeable products that provide exposure to the Cboe Volatility (VIX) Index.”

Invast Financial Services does not accept applications from residents of Japan or the U.S. and does not directly solicit business in Japan or the U.S.  

The world of competitive multiplayer gaming has seen exceptional growth since the early 2000s. eSports is now an essential part of mainstream media, backed by celebrities including Michael Jordan, Steph Curry and Drake, it’s even been considered for the Olympics, and is currently covered internationally by ESPN, NBC and FoxSports.

Global eSports revenue has increased 28% p.a since 2015 (VanEck), and viewership is anticipated to grow at a compound rate of 9% p.a until 2023 (Business Insider Intelligence Esports Report). With both anticipated developments in gaming technology and continually improving internet capabilities, the eSports industry is set up to evolve and flourish with its audience’s ever increasing demand.

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Exciting new eSports ETFs have been developed to allow traders to harness this tremendous growth opportunity. ETFs offer a simple and cost effective way to gain exposure to this industry. Much the same as trading Single Stock CFDs, Invast Global offers liquidity for a wide range of ETF CFDs which your clients can both trade on a margin and short sell.

Source: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/esports-boom/

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VanEck Vectors Video Gaming and eSports ETF

Total Net Assets: $290.1m
Avg. Volumes: 129.59K
P/E Ratio: 28.65
YTD Return: +46.47%
No. of holdings: 25

The VanEck Vectors Video Gaming and eSports ETF closely tracks the performance of companies involved in the development of video games, eSports and related hardware. Robust against COVID-19 related set-backs due to the online nature of the industry and cancellation of most physical sports (ESPO out-performed the S&P during the pandemic).

Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF

Total Net Assets: $25.8m
Avg. Volumes: 30.65K
P/E Ratio: 29.24
YTD Return: +43.60%
No. of holdings: 31

The Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF offers investors exposure to the growing market of eSports and related entertainment. This ETF has benefited hugely from the eSports phenomenon.

Global X Video Games & Esports ETF

Total Net Assets: $121.9m
Avg. Volumes: 117.91K
P/E Ratio: 28.61
YTD Return: +51.15%
No. of holdings: 40

The Global X Video Games & Esports ETF seeks to benefit over the increased consumption of video games and eSports. With the growth of eSports, video games are set to be more sought after than ever.

Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF

Total Net Assets: $86.8m
Avg. Volumes: 625.33K
P/E Ratio: 21.11
No. of holdings: 36

The Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF tracks the performance of the sports betting and iGaming industry. This includes companies that offer in-person/online sport books, companies that operate online gambling platforms and the companies that provide the infrastructure and technology to the industry.

VanEck Vectors Gaming ETF

Total Net Assets: $41.1m
Avg. Volumes: 35.69K
P/E Ratio: 28.65
No. of holdings: 43

The VanEck Vectors Gaming ETF tracks the overall performance of companies involved in sports betting, lottery services and casinos. This ETF has been impacted by the pandemic, however, will look to bounce back when restrictions ease. Keep an eye on this one.

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