Plus500, the second largest CFD broker in the United Kingdom, has added Ripple (XRP) to its cryptocurrency offering. The London-based brokerage has not made an official statement on the new addition yet, but some Plus500 clients have already started trading
Ripple CFDs with 5X leverage via Plus500’s Android and iPhone Apps.
With the addition of Ripple, Plus500 now offers its 150k+ active client base the ability to speculate on four of the world’s most valuable cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum and Ripple.
Ar press time, Plus500 has not disclosed any details on why Ripple was chosen over other popular cryptocurrencies like DASH and Monero, but XRP’s surging popularity across the globe, especially in the UK, may have pushed Plus500 to go with Ripple.
Google Trends data indicates that Ripple-related searches originating from the United Kingdom have surged over the past several months:
