Freedom Broker’s Client Base Grew 1.5x Year-on-Year

Freedom Finance Global (Freedom Broker), a subsidiary of Freedom Holding Corp., published its results for the 2026 fiscal year ended March 31. The key highlights were the growth of its client base and the increase in trading activity on the platform. The number of active client accounts in Kazakhstan rose by nearly 50% to 315,000. Over the course of the year, the broker’s clients executed 41 million transactions.

Freedom Finance Global’s assets increased by 23% to $278.4 million. The main growth driver was the expansion of the securities portfolio, which grew by more than 40%. Shareholders’ equity also increased by 40.2%, reaching $180.8 million. Net profit for the fiscal year totaled $133.6 million, showing a slight 1% decline compared to the previous year. Quarterly performance, however, demonstrated significant growth: in January–March 2026, net profit more than doubled to $35.8 million. The primary contributors were higher interest and commission income, which increased by $28.4 million and $11.1 million, respectively.

Market Maker of Kazakhstan’s Stock Market

A market maker is a special type of trading participant that supports liquidity in specific securities. Freedom Finance Global acts as a market maker for eight instruments on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange, 17 instruments on the Astana International Exchange, and nearly 2,800 instruments on the International Trading System, the international trading platform based in Astana.

Freedom Broker remains one of the largest participants in Kazakhstan’s capital markets. At the annual KASE awards ceremony, the company was recognized as the “Leader of the Corporate Bond Market” and the “Leader of the Government Securities Market.”

Which Stocks Kazakhstanis Buy

Freedom Finance Global also shared statistics on the most popular securities among Kazakhstani investors. Analysts evaluated them using two metrics: trading volume and number of trades.

Top securities by trading volume, Kazakhstan market:

1. AltynGold plc (GB_ALTN)
2. NAC Kazatomprom JSC (KZAP)
3. Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan (HSBK)
4. NAC Kazatomprom JSC preferred shares (KZAPD)
5. KazMunayGas NC JSC (KMGZ)

Top securities by trading volume, U.S. market:

1. Petrobras (PBR)
2. Newmont Corporation (NEM)
3. Nebius Group N.V. (NBIS)
4. NVIDIA (NVDA)
5. Micron Technology (MU)

Top securities by number of trades, Kazakhstan market:

1. Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan (HSBK)
2. NAC Kazatomprom JSC (KZAP)
3. Air Astana (AIRA)
4. KazTransOil (KZTO)
5. AltynGold plc (GB_ALTN)

Top securities by number of trades, U.S. market:

1. Nebius Group N.V. (NBIS)
2. NVIDIA (NVDA)
3. Micron Technology (MU)
4. Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)
5. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)

Latest Technologies

One of Freedom’s key strategic priorities remains technological modernization. During the past quarter, the company continued its partnership with International Trading System, an international electronic platform for trading global companies’ securities.

Freedom Finance Global also launched a service for cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals directly from brokerage accounts. Digital assets are automatically converted into fiat currency, allowing clients to use the funds for investments. The company supports operations with 11 major digital assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, and USDC.

Beyond Traditional Brokerage

Freedom Finance Global is part of Freedom Holding Corp., whose shares trade on the Nasdaq exchange. While brokerage services remain at the core of the group’s strategy, the holding company has long evolved beyond a traditional financial institution.

Today, the group operates in 21 countries and continues expanding into new markets. Over the past several years, it has built a large-scale ecosystem that includes Freedom Bank, Freedom Finance Global, Freedom Pay, Freedom Telecom, as well as digital services such as Freedom Ticketon and Freedom Travel.

A major role in the company’s growth is played by the SuperApp, which integrates financial and lifestyle services into a single platform. By the end of 2025, the total number of users across the ecosystem and its partner companies exceeded 11 million, while the SuperApp audience surpassed 5 million users. The company’s near-term goal is to increase that figure to 8 million.