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- Guotai Haitong Securities Co., Ltd. (2611.HK), formerly Guotai Junan Securities Co., Ltd., operates as China's largest securities firm, providing comprehensive financial services including wealth management; investment banking; institutional and trading; investment management; and international business segments. The company offers securities and futures brokerage, financial products, investment advisory, margin financing and securities lending, securities repurchase, stock pledging; equity underwriting, debt underwriting, structured financing, M&A advisory, corporate solutions; institutional brokerage, trading, equity investment, custody, QFII services; asset and fund management, private equity, alternative investments; as well as futures brokerage, cross-border finance, real estate investment, and venture capital. Founded in 1992 through the merger of Guotai and Junan Securities and headquartered in Shanghai, China, it serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients primarily in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and internationally across 17 countries and regions via subsidiaries, branches, and outlets. In a landmark development completed in April 2025, the company changed its name following the acquisition of Haitong Securities Co., Ltd. through a CNY 100 billion share-swap merger announced in September 2024, creating an entity with CNY 1.7 trillion in total assets, CNY 342.9 billion in net assets, and leadership in IPO underwriting, brokerage, futures trading, and asset management.