China regulator asks Futu and UP Fintech to stop soliciting mainland clients

China regulator asks Futu and UP Fintech to stop soliciting mainland clients

An advertising board (L) showing a Chinese stone lion is pictured near an entrance to the headquarters (R) of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), in Beijing, China, in this September 7, 2015 file photo. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Files

China’s securities regulator said on Friday that online brokerages Futu Holding and UP Fintech Holding have conducted unlawful securities businesses, and will be banned from opening new accounts from mainland Chinese investors, sending their shares tumbling.

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