The number of new accounts added in January in the Shanghai region compared to the previous month increased by over 80%.

According to the Shanghai Securities Interbank Union, in January 2026, there were 780,000 new account openings in Shanghai, an increase of 81.4% compared to the previous month, achieving three consecutive months of growth. The total number of accounts at the end of the period was 40.04 million, up 1.8% from the previous month. The number of new margin trading accounts decreased to 7,241, a decrease of 9.1% compared to the previous month. The average daily balance of margin trading reached 3.424 trillion yuan, an increase of 34.3% compared to the previous month. The total customer assets at the end of the period reached 15.9 trillion yuan, an increase of 6% compared to the previous month, with customer margin balance at the end of the period reaching 0.44 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.3% compared to the previous month. The average commission rate for A-shares was 0.0191%, a decrease of 0.5% compared to the previous month, marking two consecutive months of decline.