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Webull has opened its investing platform in Italy from its Amsterdam-centred EU operation; product availability and pricing still depend on the local contract and securities.
Q3 filings show a $543.2 million routing-company total and an almost exact 80% downstream pass-through, while Webull adds a separate $114.2 million.
Robinhood and Webull publish gross-style calculations, while Public and SoFi describe percentages of net proceeds—making headline rates non-comparable.
CFTC returns show $70.5 million of futures and cleared-swaps customer assets under Webull Futures in August 2026, after the corresponding Webull Financial balances went to zero. The interface remains unified, but the clearing chains and legal protections do not.
The public agreement shows a 120% capital floor, omnibus clearing and divided responsibilities. Fully paid securities are expressly protected from Apex liens, while Webull retains key compliance and deficit obligations.
Eligible customers get a 7:30–9:25 a.m. ET premarket session for specified stock and ETF options, plus limited postmarket access that differs by contract.
FINRA fined Webull Financial $4.2m in a settlement over customer identification, AML monitoring and best-execution oversight spanning different periods; Webull neither admitted nor denied the findings.
Canadian Webull clients will be able to research accounts and prepare trades through ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and Perplexity, but execution still requires investor confirmation.
The wallet route offers fractional investing from 30 baht. TrueMoney supplies distribution, Webull the Thai investment service and DriveWealth US-market infrastructure.
The rollout links portfolio research and trade instructions to external AI tools. Webull retains final order confirmation, and account permissions and market-data entitlements determine what the assistant can use.
Initial access is intended for eligible futures customers, with broader availability targeted before year-end. KalshiEX would provide the venue and Kalshi Klear the clearing route.
The published schedule starts at 7:30 am Eastern and uses limit orders. Eligibility is restricted to specified underlyings, supported apps and permitted strategies; displayed post-market quotes may not be executable.
A fresh congressional rebuttal challenges the broker’s assurances. The documents distinguish where information is hosted from who can reach it.
Eligible customers will use existing Webull Futures accounts as the broker adds a distribution channel for Kalshi’s contracts. The planned rollout brings recurring funding and margin management into an established futures account.