Both xStocks and traditional stocks give you economic exposure to a company's share price, but they work differently in a few important ways.

Corporate events

Traditional stocks handle corporate events like splits, reverse splits, and dividends automatically through your broker.

With xStocks, your position may be adjusted to reflect certain corporate events affecting the underlying shares. These adjustments keep your economic exposure aligned with the reference asset.

During a corporate event, you may see a temporary notice in the app while your balance and average price update. Your funds stay safe throughout this process.

Trading hours

Traditional stocks only trade during the opening hours of their stock exchange. xStocks can trade outside those hours.

When a corporate event happens, such as a dividend or a split, trading pauses for a few hours so the price can accurately reflect the underlying asset.

Share amounts

Most traditional brokers require you to buy at least one full share. With xStocks, you can invest any amount, even less than the price of one share.