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Part of Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd., Yuanta Securities Investment Consulting Co., Ltd. is a financial services company based in Taipei, Taiwan. Yuanta Securities Investment Consulting Co. is committed to innovation in products and services, using artificial intelligence and big data technology to provide intelligent stock selection and order placement tools, creating a one-stop mobile service for purchasing, and actively expanding business in Taiwan, China, and Hong Kong, with the aim of becoming the leading securities firm in Asia for Chinese people. The Taiwanese company also offers regular and fixed purchases of US stocks, with a maximum handling fee of only $1, making it easy for customers to become international shareholders. The company was founded in 1961. Vincent Chen has been the CEO of the company since 2011.

Haitong International Research Ltd. (HTIRL) is an investment research firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm is a subsidiary of Haitong International Securities Group Ltd. (HKG: 0665), itself owned by Haitong Securities Co. Ltd. (SHA: 600837) in China. HTIRL provides fundamental research and analysis to retail, institutional and high net-worth clients. They aim to provide timely, value-added research on listed companies. The Haitong Research team covers around 25 companies from the Banking, Telecoms, IT, Media, Gaming and Retail sectors.

Daiwa Capital Markets (Hong Kong) Ltd. (Daiwa HK) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered Hong Kong. The firm is a subsidiary of Daiwa Capital Markets Asia Holding BV, ultimately owned by Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (TYO: 8601) in Japan. Founded in 1970, Daiwa HK offers brokerage services to an established international client base.

Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd. (Broker) (GTJA-Broker) is the securities brokerage division of Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd. (SHA: 601211), which is headquartered in Shanghai, China. GTJA-Broker provides securities brokerage services to institutional investors.

Part of Citigroup, Inc., Citibank (China) Co., Ltd. is a financial institution based in Beijing, China. The Chinese company provides a range of financial services including credit cards, debit cards, deposits, housing loans, insurance, and investment management. Citibank (China) Co. offers credit card installment payment services and provides tips on safe credit card usage. The company also offers structured investment products that use a variety of financial instruments for investment and provide 100%% principal protection at maturity. Citibank (China) Co. was founded in 2007, and the CEO is Yu Hua Lin.

Core Pacific-Yamaichi International (H.K.) Ltd. (CPYI) is a broker/dealer headquartered in Hong Kong. It was founded in 1969 as Yamaichi International (H.K.) Ltd. In 1998, Core Pacific Group acquired the Hong Kong operation of the Yamaichi Co. and the firm was renamed Core Pacific-Yamaichi International (H.K.) Ltd. It is a subsidiary of Core Pacific Group in Taiwan. CPYI provides trading services to various types of investors.

Bohai Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (Bohai Securities-Broker) is the brokerage division of Bohai Securities Co., Ltd., an investment firm headquartered in Tianjin, China. Founded in 2001, the firm provides securities brokerage to various types of clients.

CCB International Securities Ltd. provides brokerage services and is ultimately controlled by the Government of China. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

ICBC Asset Management (Global) Co., Ltd. (ICBCAMG) is an investment management firm headquartered in Hong Kong. Formerly known as Worldsec Asset Management Ltd., the firm was founded in 1991 and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd. in 2008. They are ultimately owned by Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (SHA: 601398, HK:1398) in China. ICBCAMG is positioned as the global asset management platform of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Group (ICBC Group). They provivde investment products and services to institutional and retail clients.

ICBC International Research Ltd. (ICBC Research) is a broker/dealer subsidiary of ICBC International Holdings Ltd., which is owned by Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (SHA: 601398). ICBC Research provides research reports to international investors. The firm is headquartered in Hong Kong.

China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Ltd. is a Chinese company that provides brokerage services. It is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong and ultimately controlled by the Government of China. The company was founded in 1986.

Jefferies Hong Kong Ltd. is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, which is owned by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) in the US. Jefferies Hong Kong is a client-focused full-service sales, trading and capital markets platform across all equity and fixed income securities. They provide an array of trading and execution services for their clients.

Citigroup Global Markets Asia Ltd. (CGMA) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered Hong Kong. They are a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Hong Kong Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. Formerly known as Citi Smith Barney, the firm was reorganized in 2008 when Citigroup combined their brokerage and private banking businesses. CGMA offers stock trading services to various institutional investors.

Part of Fubon Securities Co. Ltd., Fubon Securities Investment Services Co. Ltd. is a company based in Taipei, Taiwan. The Taiwanese company's mission is to continuously research and innovate with a focus on professionalism and integrity to become a leading research team in the Greater China region, contributing to the success of both the company and its clients. The company was founded in 1987 by Ming Hsing Tsai. The CEO is Charles Hsiao.

CMB International Securities Ltd. is a brokerage firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm is a subsidiary of CMB International Capital Holdings Corp. Ltd., ultimately held by China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600036) in China. They provide stock broking services to corporate and institutional clients.

BOCOM International Securities Ltd. (BISL) is the wholly-owned brokerage subsidiary of BOCOM International Holdings Co. Ltd., itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. (PK: BCMXY) in China. The firm was created in 2007 when BCOM Securities Co. Ltd., restructured and became BOCOM International Holdings Co., Ltd., establishing BOCOM International-Asia, BOCOM International Securities Ltd., and BOCOM International Asset Management Ltd. as wholly-owned subsidiaries, each specifically designed to focus on their unique businesses. Based in Hong Kong, BISL specializes in providing platforms for securities, futures, contracts trading and margin financing business activities. Clients can place trading instructions directly to investment advisors via designated telephone lines, including a secured on-line trading platform for both securities and futures contracts. As a member of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the firm provides direct execution via the AMS/3 System to their clients for all Hong Kong listed shares.

CEBM Group Ltd. (CEBM) is the investment research subsidiary of Caixin Insight Group in China. Headquartered in Shanghai, the firm was founded in 2013 by Daniel Zhou and they serve global institutional investors and corporate clients. CEBM provides professional, forward-looking guidance to institutional investors with services including: 1) macroeconomic and policy analysis; 2) research on select high-growth sectors; 3) China market strategy and global asset allocation advisory; and 4) on-the-ground research support through the extensive resources of CEBM and their partners.

Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd. (Huatai Financial) is a broker-dealer headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 2006 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Huatai Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 601688; HKG: 6886) in China. Huatai Financial offers well established financial services to their clients worldwide, which include investment banking, private wealth management, research and institutional sales, FICC trading, cross-border financing, equity and derivatives trading, asset management and US asset management (through AssetMark). Their target is to provide a seamless platform for their parent company’s extensive client resources to explore international opportunities, as well as to offer world class services to their institutional investors to gain access to the mainland domestic market.