Saxo Bank
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Brokerage firm, banking, trading, investment fintech |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Founder | Kim Fournais Lars Seier Christensen Mark Anthony Hauschildt |
| Headquarters | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Key people | Kari Stadigh, Chairman (Chairman) Henrik Normann (Vice-Chairman) Kim Fournais (founder) Lars Seier Christensen (founder) Daniel Belfer (CEO) |
| Products | Investment Banking, trading platforms, online trading and investment |
| Revenue | 4,670,000,000 Danish krone (2024) |
| DKK 4.66 billion (2024) | |
| DKK 1.005 billion (2024) | |
| Total assets | DKK 850 billion (2024) |
| Total equity | DKK 7.4 billion (2024) |
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Number of employees | 2,224 (2020) |
| Website | www |
Saxo Bank is a Danish investment bank specializing in online trading and investment. It provides access to a broad range of financial instruments, including Forex, stocks, CFDs, futures, funds, bonds, and futures spreads, through its proprietary online trading platforms.
Established in 1992 as a brokerage firm under the name Midas Fondsmæglerselskab (English: Midas Stockbroker Company) by Lars Seier Christensen and Kim Fournais, the company rebranded as Saxo Bank in 2001 upon obtaining its banking license.
Headquartered in Copenhagen, it operates through offices in financial centres such as London, Paris, Zürich, Dubai, Singapore, India, and Tokyo. As of March 2, 2026, the Swiss bank J. Safra Sarasin held a majority stake of 71% in the company, while co-founder Kim Fournais retained 28.41%.