Stock Connect

Northbound

Top Broker

  • Top China Connect Exchange Participants based on Northbound turnover from 2 January 2025 to 31 December 2025

Top Custodian – Assets Under Depository

  • Top Custodians based on Northbound portfolio value as of 31 December 2025

Top Broker – SPSA

  • Top China Connect Exchange Participants based on the number of mapped Special Segregated Accounts (SPSA) as of 31 December 2025

Top Breakthrough Broker

  • Top China Connect Exchange Participants with the largest year-on-year percentage increase (2024 vs. 2025) in Northbound trading volume
Exchange Traded Products

 Top Market Maker

  • Top Market Makers (Securities Market Makers & Designated Specialists) based on average participation rate from 2 January 2025 to 31 December 2025 amongst the top 5 Market Makers by number of market making permits

 Top New Market Maker

  • Top Market Maker (Securities Market Makers & Designated Specialists) onboarded in 2025 by number of market making permits

 Top Breakthrough Broker 

  • Top Exchange Participants with the largest year-on-year value increase (2024 vs. 2025) in Exchange Traded Products non-market making turnover

Top Participating Dealer – New ETP

  • Top Participating Dealer by number of new ETPs in 2025

 Top ETP – Net Cash Flow

  • Top performing primary-listed Exchange Traded Products based on net cash flow from 2 January 2025 to 31 December 2025

  Top New ETP Average Daily Turnover

  • Top newly listed Exchange Traded Product based on average daily turnover in 2025

Top Breakthrough Retail Broker – Leveraged & Inverse Products 

  • Top 3 brokers based on Leveraged & Inverse Products average daily turnover attributable to individual investors from 2 January 2025 to 31 December 2025
Equities

Top Market Maker - RMB Counter

  • Top Dual Counter Market Makers (DCMMs) based on RMB Counter market making turnover from 2 January 2025 to 31 December 2025. Turnover of surrendered DCMM permits is excluded from the calculation

Top Broker - RMB Counter

  • Top Exchange Participants based on RMB Counter non-market making turnover from 2 January 2025 to 31 December 2025

Top Retail Broker – Equities

  • Top 3 brokers based on cash equities average daily turnover attributable to individual investors from 2 January 2025 to 31 December 2025

Top Breakthrough Retail Broker – Equities

  • Top 5 brokers with the largest year-on-year percentage growth (Q1 2025 vs full-year 2025) in cash equities average daily turnover attributable to individual investors
    (Note: Due to data availability, the inaugural year of this award will compare Q1 2025 against full year 2025 rather than two full-year periods)
 

 

Structured Products

Top Issuer

  • Top Issuers based on Structured Product market share from 2 January 2025 to 31 December 2025. The calculation of market share is based on, by order of priority, the number of newly listed Structured Products, the number of underlying coverage, and turnover

Top Breakthrough Issuer – International Underlying

  • Top Issuer with the largest year-on-year growth (2024 vs. 2025) in Structured Product market share on international underlyings. The calculation of market share is based on, by order of priority, the number of newly listed Structured Products, the number of underlying coverage, and turnover

Top Emerging Issuer

  • New Issuer(s) who listed in the Hong Kong Structured Product market in the past 2 calendar years (2024-2025)* and meet all of the following criteria:

    1. have (average) at least 10 newly listed products per month since the date of joining; and
    2. cover at least 30 underlying in the past 6 months; and
    3. over both Derivative Warrant and Callable Bull/Bear Contracts in the eligible 2 calendar years period

    * Re-entry issuer(s) who have not launched new products for more than 6 months are also eligible for the award. The calculation of criteria 1-3 for re-entry issuer(s) will be from the date since they re-join the market. 

Top Breakthrough Broker

  • Top Exchange Participants with the largest year-on-year growth (2024 vs. 2025) in Structured Product market share, excluding Liquidity Providers. The calculation of market share is based on total number of trades and turnover
Clearing

Top Securities Clearing Member

  • Top Clearing Participants based on Securities clearing volume from 2 January 2025 to 31 December 2025

Top HKSCC Participants

  • Top HKSCC participants based on monthly average HKD portfolio value from 2 January 2025 to 31 December 2025

 

If you have questions about the awards, please contact your relationship manager at HKEX.