Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Releases Securities Industry Financial Review: Commission Income from Virtual Asset Trading Falls 13.5% Sequentially

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission published its Securities Industry Financial Review Report, which revealed that the Hong Kong securities industry recorded robust growth in the first half of this year, with net profit rising 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, increased by 13% from HK$40.1 billion in the second half of 2025 to HK$45.4 billion in the first half of 2026.