Investment Education

Since its foundation, the Monex Group has been focusing on investment education in order to realize the "democratization of capital markets," based on the idea that improving the financial literacy of individual investors will lead to the revitalization of capital markets and economic development.

Monex Securities provides in-person and online seminars, visiting lectures at educational institutions, and original educational content. These initiatives target a wide range of people, including not only Monex Securities customers but also investment beginners, young people, and students, and are implemented under a continuous framework rather than as one-off activities.

Monex Securities holds large-scale national investment seminars approximately five times a year in prefectures throughout Japan. In addition to the Company's CEO and Chief Strategist, outside experts also take the stage to provide investment education to the clients.

Monex Securities proactively holds online seminars and lectures to deliver the latest information on market and investment. In addition to the lectures open to its customers, Monex Securities frequently organizes the lectures in which any individual investor can participate, thereby contributing to improved financial literacy across society.

Monex University provides ongoing learning opportunities that help individuals understand the fundamentals and mechanisms of finance and apply that knowledge to achieving their aspirations and planning for the future.

Monex University aims to transform perceptions of investing from “confusing, difficult, and intimidating” to “interesting, enjoyable, and exciting.” Its activities are centered on the following three pillars.

1. Outreach Classes: Financial Education for Future Generations
Monex University sends instructors to high schools, universities, and other educational institutions to provide young people—the leaders of the future—with foundational knowledge of life planning and asset building.

2. MoneyUni Academy
MoneyUni Academy offers structured, practical educational programs for individuals who wish to deepen their investment knowledge. Through these programs, it supports individuals in making informed financial decisions and building assets independently.

3. Manekuri (Monex media)
Through its online media platform, Manekuri provides accessible, objective, and high-quality information ranging from daily market developments to the fundamentals of investing, including content designed to be easily understood by beginners.

Monex University exhibited at "Kids Workshop 2023" hosted by Mori Building in the summer of 2023. The 2023 event was titled "Let's Build a Leisure Land Together: Find Investors and Create Your Favorite Attraction!" Kids can build a merry-go-round and a Ferris wheel, and when the blocks on hand were not enough, the participants negotiated with "investors" to provide financial support.

（KIDS' WORKSHOP 2023/MIRAI SUMMER CAMP hosted by Mori Building in Aug 2023）

We publish a wide range of books for readers at every level—from those considering investing for the first time to those seeking to deepen their financial knowledge—thereby helping to broaden participation among individual investors.

TradeStation offers a unique trading education experience that allows traders to choose the education modality that they feel is right for them. Education is offered with in person and virtual learning classrooms available at multiple times throughout the day. Clients can connect to a live TradeStation specialist to answer questions, walk through product demonstrations, view trade strategy applied in the platform, and learn market basics. TradeStation offers a range of learning opportunities from formal education courses about products and the markets and also quick online tutorials and live Q&A sessions with industry experts and TradeStation training specialists. TradeStation also participates in industry conferences and speaking engagements across the country, connecting real market knowledge with useful ways to set up the platform to ensure clients can trade efficiently, and confidently.

TradeStation has signed an agreement to become the official FinTech sponsor of the University of Miami (UM) Athletics in March 2022. Through this sponsorship, TradeStation has also been named the presenting sponsor of the Miami Hurricanes Football Season. TradeStation seeks to educate Hurricanes fans, students, faculty, and alumni on trading and investing in financial products and provide educational opportunities, internships, and seminars.

In July 2022, to provide students with hands-on experience in digital asset trading, TradeStation donated $50,000 to support Miami Dade College’s Student Managed Investment Fund (“SMIF”). Students can gain hands-on experience managing an investment fund through TradeStation’s digital asset platform, and returns generated by the SMIF are used to support student scholarships. By accessing TradeStation’s educational and investment resources, students can deepen their knowledge of digital assets and apply investment strategies.

TradeStation supports Overtown Youth Center*¹ and Breakthrough Miami*², which provide investment education opportunities for underprivileged children. TradeStation also supports the Pierre Toussaint Leadership and Learning Center*³, where IT and investment education is provided in the Little Haiti area.