Futu

Futu Holdings Limited (Chinese: 富途) operates as a holding company in digitized brokerage and wealth management platform in China, Hong Kong, the United States, and internationally. The largest investor of Futu as of 2019 is Tencent. Founder Leaf Li is a former employee of Tencent.^[3] The company originally traded as NASDAQ symbol FHL,^[4] but changed to FUTU.

Futu Holdings Limited

Company type	Public
Traded as	Nasdaq: FUTU (Class A)
Industry	Financial services
Founded	October 2012; 12 years ago (2012-10)
Founder	Leaf Hua Li (Chinese: 李华)
Headquarters	Admiralty, Hong Kong
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Leaf Hua Li
Products	Diversified investments
Total assets	$89.2 billion (HK$693.4 billion)[1] (September 30, 2024)
Number of employees	3,000+[2]
Subsidiaries	https://www.futuhk.com/
Website	futuholdings.com/en-us

Futu, raised $90 million in an initial public offering on the Nasdaq on March 8, 2019.^[5]

Moomoo

Main article: Moomoo (company)

Moomoo Financial Inc., a subsidiary of Futu, is a U.S.-based financial services company headquartered in Palo Alto, California that allows customers to trade US stocks, Chinese stocks, Hong Kong stocks, ETFs, and options.^[6] Moomoo, Inc was founded in March 2018. The platform was created specifically for U.S. customers.^[7][8][9]

Controversies

CSRC Orders Futu and Tiger Brokers to Cease New Mainland China Customer Registrations

In late 2022, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) ordered Futu and Tiger Brokers to stop accepting new customers from mainland China. This followed ongoing concerns from authorities since 2021 about the regulatory compliance of their cross-border brokerage operations. While the platforms are no longer allowed to onboard new mainland-based investors, existing customers can continue trading, but without the ability to add new capital. Additionally, both brokers were required to pull their trading apps from mainland China.^[10][11]