Futu Securities: Mainland China Business to Gradually Scale Back, Hong Kong Outlets to Remain
Miles Bennett
Futu Securities confirmed its mainland China business will gradually wind down under a CSRC rectification order, while Hong Kong outlets remain intact — whether it can fully exit the mainland exposure by the two-year deadline is now the key variable for its mid-term outlook.
How big is the mainland exposure?
As of end-March 2026, mainland funding accounts made up 13% of total accounts; related client assets accounted for 17% of total assets.
This means → mainland operations are no longer Futu's core, but nearly one-fifth of client assets still sit on a compliance fault line.
Management gave no baseline comparison and did not disclose post-order changes — the actual pace of reduction remains a blind spot.
What did management say?
Managing Director Daniel Tse stated plainly: mainland business "will definitely shrink step by step," and the company's principle is to "handle it as soon as possible."
He stressed a "client-first" approach to rectification and called compliance "Futu's core competitive edge."
In plain terms = management is saying: the mainland book will be wound down, but not overnight — they want speed without a disorderly exit.
What does the CSRC require?
The CSRC has ordered Futu to complete rectification within two years and fully cease unauthorized securities trading services on the mainland.
This means → this is not a verbal warning — there is a hard deadline and a hard floor: zero mainland exposure by expiry.
Is Hong Kong affected?
Management explicitly stated no plans to cut Hong Kong outlets.
This reflects Futu's strategic bet: even as the mainland shrinks, Hong Kong stays as the anchor.
The open question: when the two-year window closes, can Hong Kong operations effectively absorb the clients and assets flowing out of the mainland? That is the metric the market will watch next.
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