Hong Kong SFC Releases Securities Industry Financial Review Report: Virtual Asset Trading Commission Income Down 13.5% Quarter-on-Quarter

Odaily News: The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has released its Securities Industry Financial Review Report, disclosing that Hong Kong's securities industry recorded solid growth in the first half of this year, with net profits increasing 21% to HK$51.7 billion. Total net commission income from securities trading, futures and options trading, leveraged foreign exchange trading, and virtual asset trading, along with interest income, rose 13% from HK$40.1 billion in the second half of 2025 to HK$45.4 billion in the first half of 2026. In addition, the total commission income from virtual asset trading reported in the first half of 2026 was HK$99.3 million, a decrease of HK$15.5 million from HK$114.8 million in the second half of 2025, representing a quarter-on-quarter decline of 13.5%.