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- Haitong Securities Co., Ltd. (6837.HK) operates as a leading Chinese securities firm offering a comprehensive range of financial services including wealth management with securities and futures brokering, investment consulting, margin financing, securities lending and stock pledge; investment banking encompassing equity and debt underwriting, financial advisory for mergers and restructuring, and national equities exchange services; asset management covering funds, private equity and investment products for individual, corporate and institutional clients; trading and institutional services such as stock sales, prime brokerage, market-making in fixed income, currencies, commodities, futures, options and derivatives; finance lease including operating leases, factoring and entrustment loans; and other activities like warehouse receipts pledge, fund raising, real estate development and property management. The company, founded in 1988 and headquartered in Shanghai, China, primarily serves markets in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Europe through over 340 business units and approximately 18.5 million clients. In a major strategic development, Haitong Securities merged with Guotai Junan Securities in April 2025, with its A and H shares delisted from the Shanghai and Hong Kong exchanges in March 2025, and now operates as a subsidiary of the combined entity Guotai Haitong Securities Co., Ltd., enhancing its scale as one of China's largest securities groups.