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Futu Securities International Review
Futu Securities is the Hong Kong brokerage arm of Nasdaq listed Futu Holdings. In May 2026 China's CSRC fined the firm 271 million dollars for serving mainland clients without a license.
Min Deposit
N/A
Spreads From
Not applicable, Futu charges commissions on stocks and options, not forex spreads
Max Leverage
Varies by market and entity, not centrally published
Platforms
Futubull, moomoo
Pros
- Holds seven separate Hong Kong SFC license types, an unusually broad set
- Parent company Futu Holdings has traded on Nasdaq since March 2019
- Offers stocks, ETFs, options, and futures through the Futubull and moomoo apps
- Operates under more than 100 licenses across eight countries and regions
Cons
- China's CSRC fined Futu Securities 271 million dollars in May 2026
- Regulators separately fined founder and CEO Li Hua personally over the same issue
- US law firms have filed securities fraud class actions since that CSRC fine
- Its share price fell sharply in the weeks after the fine was announced
- About 13 percent of its funded accounts come from mainland China clients
Leaf Hua Li, a former Tencent executive, founded Futu in 2007. Its Hong Kong unit, Futu Securities International (Hong Kong) Limited, earned its first SFC dealing license in 2012 and now holds seven separate SFC license types. Parent company Futu Holdings listed on Nasdaq in March 2019, with Tencent still a major shareholder.
Clients trade stocks, ETFs, options, and futures through the Futubull and moomoo apps. The wider Futu group holds more than 100 licenses across Hong Kong, the United States, Singapore, Australia, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, and New Zealand, reaching investors well beyond mainland China.
In May 2026 China's CSRC fined Futu Securities 271 million dollars and fined founder Li Hua personally, for running securities business in mainland China without a mainland license. Mainland clients make up about 13 percent of its funded accounts. US law firms then filed fraud class actions alleging Futu misrepresented its compliance, and the stock fell sharply after the fine.
Max Leverage
Varies by market and entity, not centrally published
Spreads From
Not applicable, Futu charges commissions on stocks and options, not forex spreads
Platforms
Regulation, fund safety, track record
Spreads, execution, leverage
Platform quality, charting, features
Analysis, webinars, learning materials
Support quality, responsiveness
Mobile app quality, features
