China Closes Retail Access to Overseas Stocks
China’s securities regulator ordered Tiger Brokers, Futu Securities International, and Longbridge Securities to wind down unapproved cross-border trading for mainland clients, citing illegal operations. Shares of Futu and Tiger parent UP Fintech plunged over 30% in U.S. premarket trading. Existing clients have two years to sell assets and withdraw funds, but cannot make new trades. Authorities plan to confiscate illegal gains.