Nanhua Futures (02691) is about to be listed on the Hong Kong stock market, anchoring globalization to empower Chinese companies to "go global".

In the context of a deep adjustment in the global financial market structure and the accelerated pace of Chinese companies "going global", the Hong Kong stock market, with its international capital platform and inclusive attitude towards financial innovation, has become an important battleground for financial institutions to expand their global footprint. Nanhua Futures (02691), which has been deeply rooted in the futures industry for nearly thirty years and consistently ranks in the top tier of the industry, is expected to be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on December 22, ushering in a new stage of development with a dual "A+H" capital platform synergy. Leveraging the resources and international influence of the Hong Kong capital market, the company will further expand its global service network and write a new chapter in providing financial services to the real economy with a global perspective. As a pioneer in the futures market, Nanhua Futures has a solid leading position. Founded in 1996, Nanhua Futures is one of the first companies established in China's futures industry. The company focuses on core futures and derivatives businesses and has become a comprehensive global financial services platform. According to a Frost & Sullivan report, based on total revenue in 2024, Nanhua Futures ranks eighth among all futures companies in China and first among non-financial institution-related futures companies; it ranks first in foreign income among all futures companies in China; and its ROE ranks second among all futures companies in China. Nanhua Futures has built a comprehensive service system covering the value chain of futures and derivatives, with business segments including domestic futures brokerage, domestic risk management services, domestic wealth management, and overseas financial services, offering a product portfolio that covers a variety of asset classes such as agricultural products, industrial goods, energy, metals, stocks, and fixed income securities to meet the diverse needs of industrial clients, financial institutions, and individual investors. Technological innovation is one of Nanhua Futures' core competitive advantages. The company has customer-centric systems such as the Nanhua Futures App, the fifth-generation NHTD trading system, and the Ruihua risk management business risk control system, that enable high-frequency monitoring and robust risk management. Its global data center network consists of more than 150 server cabinets, employing a "two-site, three-center" elastic architecture to ensure secure and efficient transactions. With significant results from its global layout, Nanhua Futures has achieved stable and robust growth in performance. As one of the first mainland Chinese futures companies to actively promote internationalization since 2006, Nanhua Futures has developed a business network covering the four major international financial centers of Hong Kong, Chicago, Singapore, and London, currently holding 17 memberships in overseas exchanges and 14 clearin