What 上海东方财富期货有限公司 does

上海东方财富期货有限公司 (Shanghai East Money Futures Co., Ltd.) is a licensed futures brokerage firm headquartered in Shanghai's Lujiazui Financial Trade Zone, wholly owned by East Money Securities (listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange under ticker 300059). The company holds a CSRC-issued Futures and Securities Business License (000000062324) and is a member of all six major Chinese domestic futures exchanges—Shanghai Futures Exchange (member 0298), Dalian Commodity Exchange (0209), Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (0269), China Financial Futures Exchange (0107), Shanghai International Energy Exchange (8298), and Guangzhou Futures Exchange (0038). It was among the first batch to obtain China Financial Futures brokerage qualification and among Shanghai's first CFFEX clearing members. The company is formally recorded as having 8 employees in the source data, which likely reflects a narrow extract rather than full headcount; its registered capital is 360 million RMB.

Its core product is a digital futures brokerage platform serving both individual retail investors and institutional clients across commodity futures (precious metals, base metals, energy, steel, agricultural, petrochemical, industrial silicon, lithium carbonate) and financial futures (stock index futures, treasury bond futures). The platform is delivered via the company's official website, the East Money Futures mobile app (iOS/Android), and an Introducer Broker (IB) branch network through partnered securities firms. Notable technical features include an AI-powered cloud conditional order system (云条件单) for automated trading, integrated bank-futures transfer (银期转账) connectivity with 12 major Chinese banks (ICBC, ABC, CCB, BOC, BoCom, CMB, SPDB, CITIC, IB, CEB, Minsheng, PSBC, PAB), and compliance with CSRC's piercing-the-screen (穿透式监管) transparency requirements. The company also operates a customer community (期货吧) and educational content (期货微课堂) for top-of-funnel engagement.

The business model is commission-based: transaction fees are charged per futures/options contract traded, with rates capped at exchange fee standard plus up to 3x markup and billed on a pay-as-you-go basis. Revenue (per-lot commissions) is driven by trading volume across both individual and institutional segments, with the institutional segment supported by a dedicated sales team and specialized onboarding for legal entities and special legal persons. The company is positioned as a digital-first brokerage within the East Money Group ecosystem, cross-promoting with Tiantian Fund and East Money Securities to monetize a shared customer base.

Name

上海东方财富期货有限公司

Legal name

上海东方财富期货有限公司

Website

https://eastmoneyfutures.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Shanghai East Money Futures is a CSRC-licensed futures brokerage and wholly-owned subsidiary of East Money Securities (300059), offering commodity and financial futures trading across all six major Chinese exchanges to individual retail and institutional clients via web, mobile, and IB branches.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage (5231), Commodity Contracts Intermediation (52316), Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (522320)

SIC

Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers (6221), Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200)

akta.pro primary industry

Clearing Broker / Carrying Broker (FCM & Clearing) (FSAEACAF)

Keywords

• Futures brokerage services
• Commodity futures trading
• Financial futures trading
• Futures options brokerage
• Margin trading services

Headquarters

HQ city

Shanghai

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. 期货经纪手续费: Commission fees charged per futures contract traded. The company charges fees no higher than exchange rates plus up to 3 times the base rate. Fee structures vary by product type and include different rates for futures vs options contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Shanghai East Money Futures Co., Ltd. is a CSRC-licensed futures brokerage that provides trading, clearing, and settlement services for commodity futures, financial futures, and options listed on all six major Chinese domestic futures exchanges (SHFE, DCE, CZCE, CFFEX, INE, GFEX). It supports both individual retail investors via online self-serve onboarding and institutional clients via dedicated account management, with T+0 trading, margin trading, day and night sessions, and integrated bank-futures fund transfers across 13 Chinese banks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration21 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• 天天基金网 (Tiantian Fund)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAffiliated fund distribution platform under East Money Group, serving as a cross-promotional channel for the futures company's services and brand awareness.
• 上海期货交易所coreOthersMember (会员号0298). Trading and clearing services for listed futures contracts including precious metals, base metals, energy, and steel products.
• 大连商品交易所coreOthersMember (会员号0209). Trading and clearing services for agricultural futures, petrochemical futures, and bulk commodity futures.
• 郑州商品交易所coreOthersMember (会员号0269). Trading and clearing services for agricultural futures, chemical industry futures, and bulk commodity futures.
• 中国金融期货交易所coreOthersMember (会员号0107). Trading and clearing services for financial futures including stock index futures and treasury bond futures. The company was among the first to obtain China Financial Futures brokerage qualification.
• 上海国际能源交易中心coreOthersMember (会员号8298). Trading and clearing services for international energy futures including crude oil futures.
• 广州期货交易所coreOthersMember (会员号0038). Trading and clearing services for commodity futures including industrial silicon and碳酸锂 futures.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights12 records

Direct peers

• Shenwan Hongyuan Futures: Futures subsidiary of Shenwan Hongyuan Securities; provides futures brokerage and asset management across major Chinese exchanges.
• Yongan Futures: Major privately-held Chinese futures broker with strong institutional and risk-management subsidiaries; competes for both retail and corporate hedging accounts.
• Haitong Futures: Futures brokerage arm of Haitong Securities; offers commodity and financial futures brokerage with broad exchange memberships and digital trading platforms.
• CITIC Futures: One of China's largest futures brokerages, affiliated with CITIC Securities; offers full-product futures brokerage across all major Chinese exchanges and competes directly for both retail and institutional clients.
• GF Futures: Futures subsidiary of GF Securities; provides full-product brokerage across Chinese futures exchanges and competes for retail trading volume.
• Huatai Futures: Major Chinese futures brokerage backed by Huatai Securities; provides commodity and financial futures brokerage across all six domestic exchanges with strong institutional client relationships.
• Nanhua Futures: Listed pure-play Chinese futures broker (SH: 603093); provides comprehensive brokerage, asset management, and risk management services, offering a benchmark for valuing East Money Futures.
• Founder Futures (Founder Cifco Futures): Chinese futures brokerage with full domestic exchange memberships; offers commodity and financial futures brokerage to retail and institutional clients.
• Guotai Junan Futures: Futures arm of Guotai Junan Securities, a top-tier Chinese broker; offers comprehensive futures and options brokerage serving both retail and institutional clients.

Broad incumbents

• Interactive Brokers: Global multi-asset online broker offering futures, options, and securities trading; while not China-domiciled, it represents the digital, multi-exchange futures brokerage model that East Money Futures aspires to within China.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

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