Guided by the philosophy that combines good-faith, innovation, client satisfaction and fund safety, the brokerage business line of CITIC Securities provides investors with full-range brokerage services including agency securities trading, financial products distribution, margin trading and short selling, stock index futures and relevant advisory services.

The Brokerage Development and Management Committee of CITIC Securities oversees altogether six business units, including the retail brokerage and institutional brokerage of the headquarters, the three subsidiaries (CITIC-Kington, CITIC Wantong. and CITICS Futures), and the securities brokerage business of CITIC Securities International. It has set up five branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Jiangsu and Hubei, with the incorporation of the brokerage services encompassing spots and futures, onshore and offshore, institutional and retail, which is an innovative model in the industry as well as a unique advantage of CITIC Securities. By the end of 2010, the Company, together with its subsidiaries, owned 149 brokerage outlets in China and abroad. The branches are widely spread across the country, providing our clients with a full-range and diversified agency trading service of A shares, B shares, Hong Kong stocks, funds, warrants, bonds and futures.

With a cutting-edge trading and information system, the brokerage service provides our clients with quick, efficient trading services as well as prompt, select securities information. Relying on our strong research capabilities and the most comprehensive securities business lines, we release our investment research reports in real time, offering a rich spectrum of financial products and great potentials for business cooperation. Our highly-competent investment advisors and product sales managers can provide valuable investment advisory services and financial products purchase services to our clients.

CITIC Securities and its subsidiaries strictly follow laws and regulatory requirements in its operation to ensure the absolute safety of the clients’ funds, effectively safeguarding the interests of our clients.

Following the sales of its stakes in China Securities Ltd. in 2010, the number of domestic securities outlets owned by CITIC Securities dropped to 135, and the aggregate trading volume of shares and funds amounted to RMB 5,836.571 billion, accounting for a market share of 5.30% and ranking the second place in China.