Nanhua Futures Co Ltd

The first interim report from a listed futures company is out. Nanhua Futures achieved 68% net profit growth in the first half of 2026, driven by the standout performance of its overseas subsidiary. Nanhua Futures reported first-half operating revenue of 879 million yuan, up 48.18% year on year; net profit attributable to the parent of 388 million yuan, up 67.91%; and non-GAAP net profit of 384 million yuan, up 65.88%. The core driver of the earnings growth was its overseas financial services business. Its overseas subsidiary, Henghua International, posted first-half operating revenue of 522 million yuan, up 60% year on year, and net profit of 361 million yuan, up 63%. As overall trading activity in the futures market picked up, the other three listed futures companies on the A-share market have all issued earnings forecasts, generally projecting high profit growth for the first half, with the upper end of the forecast growth range approaching 90%. According to data from the China Futures Association, from January to July this year, nationwide futures market cumulative trading volume reached 6.107 billion lots and cumulative turnover reached 568.98 trillion yuan, up 18.93% and 38.43% year on year respectively. The 150 futures companies nationwide reported combined first-half operating revenue of 23.088 billion yuan and net profit of 6.908 billion yuan, up 23.62% and 36.15% year on year respectively.

Nanhua Futures' wholly-owned overseas subsidiary NANHUA FINANCIAL (UK) CO LIMITED has been approved as a non-trading member of the London Stock Exchange. The company stated that obtaining LSE non-trading membership will help further improve its European regional service system, expand its institutional cooperation base, and broaden international market opportunities. In the first quarter of 2026, Nanhua Futures achieved revenue of 433 million yuan and net profit attributable to the parent of 205 million yuan.

Nanhua Futures announced that its wholly-owned overseas subsidiary, Nanhua Singapore, has recently obtained a renewed Capital Markets Services Licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, with its business scope expanded to include trading in capital markets products, product financing, and the provision of custodial services. The company stated that this qualification expansion further enhances its overseas business matrix, and Nanhua Singapore can leverage the new qualifications to provide clients with financial services such as securities and derivatives trading, clearing, and asset custody, helping to deepen the company's presence in the Southeast Asian market and improve its international comprehensive financial service capabilities.

Nanhua Futures announced that its wholly-owned overseas subsidiary, Nanhua Singapore, has recently obtained a renewed Capital Markets Services Licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Following this licence update, Nanhua Singapore's business scope will expand to include dealing in capital markets products, covering securities and units in collective investment schemes, as well as product financing and providing custodial services.