Guotai Haitong Securities Co., Ltd.

Major Shanghai-based Chinese securities firm offering brokerage, investment banking and asset management

What Guotai Haitong Securities does

Guotai Haitong Securities is a large Chinese brokerage and investment bank. It helps individuals and institutions buy and sell stocks, bonds and futures, lends to investors against their securities, and helps companies and governments raise money by issuing shares and bonds. It also manages funds and assets for clients in Mainland China, Hong Kong and abroad.

How Guotai Haitong Securities makes money

It earns brokerage commissions, underwriting and advisory fees, and asset and fund management fees. It also earns interest on margin financing and stock-pledge lending, plus gains from trading and investing in stocks, fixed income, FX, commodities and derivatives.

Products & services

• Securities and futures brokerage
• Margin financing and securities lending
• Equity and debt underwriting and sponsorship
• M&A financial advisory
• Prime brokerage, custody and QFII services
• Asset and fund management