Avanza Bank Holding AB (publ) (AZA) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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WEBVTT 00:00:00.031 -- 00:00:05.218 Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the presentation of Avanza's Q1 report. 00:00:05.218 -- 00:00:10.284 With me in the room in Stockholm today, I have CFO Jonas Sverling and Carolina Johansson 00:00:10.284 -- 00:00:13.005 from Investor Relations. 00:00:13.027 -- 00:00:17.954 I will start by quickly summarizing some highlights from the quarter and then hand over 00:00:17.954 -- 00:00:21.398 to Jonas who will take you through the financials. 00:00:21.398 -- 00:00:25.744 After that, I will talk about the other exciting news announced this morning that we 00:00:25.744 -- 00:00:29.731 are now entering the next phase in our international expansion. 00:00:29.731 -- 00:00:34.917 establishing Avanza in Denmark by the second half of 2027. 00:00:34.917 -- 00:00:36.917 But 00:00:37.840 -- 00:00:42.946 first some key highlights from Q1. It's safe to say that a changing 00:00:42.946 -- 00:00:45.048 world has now 00:00:45.048 -- 00:00:48.212 become the rule rather than the exception. 00:00:48.212 -- 00:00:53.437 Rapidly shifting macro factors set the agenda throughout last year and the first 00:00:53.437 -- 00:00:55.918 quarter of 2026. 00:00:56.444 -- 00:01:00.992 Despite the thermal and geopolitical concerns, 00:01:00.992 -- 00:01:07.740 we are again reporting a fantastic quarter, the strongest in the history of Avanza. 00:01:07.843 -- 00:01:13.072 Our customers have once again had to navigate rapid turns and high market 00:01:13.072 -- 00:01:14.875 volatility. 00:01:14.875 -- 00:01:19.744 For us at Avanza, this means an environment with high trading activity, which boosted 00:01:19.744 -- 00:01:21.908 trading income. 00:01:21.908 -- 00:01:27.016 Foreign trading also held up well, and in absolute terms, it was higher than the previous 00:01...