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

PANews, October 10 - The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) released its financial review report for the securities industry, disclosing that the industry recorded steady growth in the first half of this year, with net profits increasing 21% to HK$51.7 billion. Total net commission income and interest income from securities trading, futures and options trading, leveraged foreign exchange trading, and virtual asset trading rose 13% from HK$40.1 billion in the second half of 2025 to HK$45.4 billion in the first half of 2026. Additionally, the total reported commission income from virtual asset trading 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, down 13.5% quarter-on-quarter.