First Financial: Futu Securities and Tiger Brokers further close account opening channels for residents in mainland China.

[First Financial: Futu Securities and Tiger Brokers further close the account opening channels for residents in mainland China] September 22 news, according to First Financial reports, due to the latest regulatory requirements, the account opening conditions for Futu Securities have changed, and currently, mainland Chinese customers must hold overseas permanent residency identification to open an account. Futu Niu Niu customer service emphasized that the company is currently undergoing a system upgrade, and at this stage, only customers with Hong Kong or Macau identification can open an account; after the system upgrade is completed, customers can use mainland identification + overseas permanent residency identification to open an account. During the consultation as a customer by the First Financial reporter, the Tiger Securities customer service also stated that in accordance with the latest regulatory requirements, the company has adjusted its account opening policy for residents of mainland China. Since last week, it no longer accepts account opening applications from mainland Chinese residents who provide overseas work or living-related proof documents, and only accepts applications from clients holding non-mainland Chinese identification. However, on the evening of the 22nd, when reporters called the customer service numbers of Futu Securities and Tiger Brokers, the automated voice service prompts indicated that the account opening conditions for residents of mainland China remain unchanged from previous policies and have not been updated.