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- SSI Securities Corporation is a Vietnam-based financial services institution that operates as an integrated securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking firm. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, the company provides a comprehensive suite of capital market solutions to domestic and international retail investors, high-net-worth individuals, institutional clients, and corporations. The company operates across five core business segments: Retail and Institutional Securities Brokerage, which provides equity, bond, and exchange-traded derivatives trading; covered warrants execution; margin financing and securities lending; depository and custody services; and specialized institutional sales; Investment Banking, which delivers equity capital markets (ECM) underwriting; debt capital markets (DCM) bond origination; mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory; capital raising; corporate restructuring; and initial public offering (IPO) advisory; Asset Management, conducted primarily through its wholly owned subsidiary SSI Asset Management Company Limited (SSIAM), offering open-ended mutual funds, member funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) including the SSIAM VNFIN LEAD ETF and SSIAM VN30 ETF, and discretionary portfolio management mandates; Principal Investments, covering proprietary trading in listed equities, fixed-income securities, money market instruments, and structured private investments; and Treasury Operations, which oversees liquidity management, money market trading, and balance sheet optimization. SSI Securities Corporation maintains a nationwide network of transaction offices and branches across key economic hubs in Vietnam, including Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang, and Hai Phong, alongside representative outreach supporting overseas institutional investors across Asia, Europe, and the United States. In recent developments, the company has completed major charter capital increases through equity issuances to strengthen its capital adequacy and expand its balance-sheet-backed margin lending operations. The firm has consistently secured multi-million-dollar cross-border syndicated unsecured loan facilities from international banking consortia, primarily comprising Taiwanese and regional financial institutions, to diversify its funding sources and lower capital costs. Furthermore, SSI Securities Corporation has advanced its digital transformation strategy by launching enhanced versions of its proprietary SSI iBoard trading platform, integrating automated electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) onboarding systems, introducing AI-assisted research and investment advisory tools, and expanding its market-making capabilities in preparation for Vietnam's capital market infrastructure upgrades and emerging market classification transitions.