HiThink Financial Services

What HiThink Financial Services does

HiThink Financial Services, Inc. is a US-based financial information services subsidiary of Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co., Ltd., a leading Chinese fintech company. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, with a secondary office in New York, the company serves financial institutions, professional traders, investors, and analysts seeking access to Chinese financial market data and distribution to Chinese retail investors. Its product portfolio comprises four integrated offerings: the iFind terminal and database covering equities, bonds, funds, futures, indices, and FX with standardized data interfaces for quantitative investors; the iwencai AI-powered intelligent stock selection and quantitative investment platform; the Royal Flush Trading Platform with over 400 million registered users in China, distributed via iOS and Mac apps; and the flagship Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network providing real-time data, news, and research reports.

The company's technology stack centers on AI and machine learning applied to Chinese-language financial information retrieval and analysis. Proprietary capabilities include natural language processing for financial search, real-time online opinion mining, industry knowledge graph construction via text and speech recognition, robo-advisor-driven stock and fund selection, and database-as-a-service APIs. These capabilities are embedded into both consumer-facing search (iwencai) and enterprise-facing data products (iFind), and the underlying data asset — 400+ million registered users on Royal Flush — provides the behavioral signal that powers the AI features.

Revenue is generated through three primary streams: recurring subscription access to the iFind terminal and Royal Flush trading platform, licensing and API fees for standardized data interfaces sold to quantitative investors, and enterprise partnerships with financial service companies seeking access to Chinese investors. Go-to-market combines product-led growth (downloadable terminals, mobile apps, self-serve onboarding) with enterprise field sales targeting financial institutions through dedicated sales channels ([email protected]) and a small US sales footprint anchored by an Illinois headquarters and a New York office.

Name

HiThink Financial Services

Legal name

Hithink Financial Services, Inc.

Website

https://hithink.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HiThink Financial Services is a US subsidiary of Chinese fintech Hithink RoyalFlush that delivers AI-powered financial terminals (iFind), quantitative data APIs, and the Royal Flush trading platform to financial institutions, traders, and analysts seeking access to Chinese market data and 400+ million Chinese investors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Data and Trading Software

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage (5231)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Computer Terminals (3575)

akta.pro primary industry

Real-Time Market Data Feeds & Terminals (FSAFAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital/Robo Financial Planning (FSAEAAAK), Multi-Asset Trading Networks / Interdealer Broker Platforms (FSAFAEAJ)

Keywords

• Financial data terminals
• Trading platforms
• Quantitative investment tools
• AI stock selection
• Market data feeds

Headquarters

HQ city

Schaumburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Royal Flush Trading Platform Services: Provides financial service solutions to partners seeking access to Chinese investors through the Royal Flush trading platform with 400+ million registered users.
2. iFind Terminal and Database: Financial terminal providing real-time market quotes, news, research reports covering stocks, bonds, funds, futures, indices, and foreign exchange. Includes database-as-a-service with standardized data interfaces for quantitative investors.
3. Data Feed and API Services: Provides standardized data interfaces to meet the needs of quantitative investors, supporting users to obtain financial big data.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

HiThink Financial Services develops and distributes AI-powered financial information terminals, trading platforms, and quantitative investment tools, including the iFind terminal & database covering stocks, bonds, funds, futures, indices, and foreign exchange; the Royal Flush trading platform with 400+ million registered Chinese users; and the iwencai AI-powered stock selection and quantitative investment platform. The company provides standardized data interfaces and APIs for quantitative investors, along with real-time market data, news, research reports, and trading infrastructure for financial institutions, traders, investors, and analysts.

Product overview

HiThink Financial Services offers a unified financial information and trading ecosystem comprising four core products: the Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network (flagship financial information and trading system), iFind Terminal & Database (comprehensive financial data terminal with standardized data interfaces for quantitative investors), iwencai (AI-powered intelligent stock selection and quantitative investment platform), and the Royal Flush Trading Platform (serving 400+ million registered users). These products work together to provide real-time financial data, news, research reports, trading tools, AI-driven stock selection, and market access to Chinese investors for financial institutions and traders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Royal Flush: Trading platform with over 400 million registered users in China providing access to Chinese investors for global financial markets.
• iwencai
• iFind

Products and services

• iFind Terminal & Database Financial data terminal covering stocks, bonds, funds, futures, indices, and foreign exchange, providing market quotes, news, research reports, and database-as-a-service with standardized data interfaces for quantitative investors. Available for professional users via self-serve download.
• Royal Flush Trading Platform
• iwencai
• Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature7 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bloomberg L.P. Global incumbent in financial data terminals, market data feeds, and analytics for institutional investors. Comparable as the dominant enterprise terminal HiThink competes against for US institutional wallet share, with similar real-time market data, news, and quantitative research offerings.
• Morningstar: Global investment research, portfolio management, and data provider. Comparable as a broader incumbent offering investment data, analytics, and advisory support tools to institutional and retail investors, overlapping with HiThink's iwencai advisory positioning.
• FactSet: Global financial data and analytics platform serving institutional investors with portfolio analytics, market data, and quantitative tools. Comparable as a US enterprise terminal competitor explicitly cited in HiThink's job postings as required experience.
• S&P Capital IQ (S&P Global): Institutional financial data, research, and analytics platform from S&P Global. Comparable as an enterprise terminal competitor serving investment professionals with fundamental data, analytics, and quantitative research capabilities.
• LSEG (Refinitiv) Data Platform: Global financial market data, analytics, and trading infrastructure provider. Comparable as a multi-asset data feed and terminal incumbent targeting institutional quants and investors—directly competitive with iFind's data terminal and API offerings.

Direct peers

• Wind Information: Leading Chinese financial data terminal and analytics provider serving institutional investors with market data, quantitative tools, and research. Directly comparable to iFind as a financial terminal alternative in China with overlapping quants and institutional customer base.
• Interactive Brokers: Global multi-asset electronic trading platform with broad market access for retail and institutional investors. Comparable to Royal Flush's trading platform offering in providing cross-market execution, API access, and professional-grade trading infrastructure.
• Hithink RoyalFlush (Tonghuashun/同花顺): The Chinese parent company of HiThink Financial Services and operator of the Royal Flush platform. Directly comparable as the source of the 400M-user trading platform, iFind-equivalent terminal, and iwencai AI advisory tools, serving identical Chinese retail investor and institutional segments.
• East Money (Choice Terminal): Major Chinese fintech offering the Choice financial data terminal, retail brokerage, and AI-driven investment tools. Comparable to HiThink across terminal (iFind), AI advisory (iwencai), and trading platform (Royal Flush) categories in the Chinese market.

Emerging players

• Futu Holdings (Moomoo): Hong Kong-based digital brokerage and trading platform with strong cross-border China-US retail investor reach. Comparable to Royal Flush as an emerging cross-border trading platform serving Chinese investors seeking global market access, with overlapping B2B partnership models.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hithinkinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hexin-flush-information-network-co.-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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