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Operation guidelines

1. How to open an account 

If you hold a Universal Account, you can activate trading permissions for China A-shares by going to Discover > Open Account > Activate Trading Permissions.



2. How to get buying power for A-shares

To trade A-shares, you must first secure the necessary buying power. There are two methods to obtain buying power for trading A-shares: using cross-market trading capabilities or depositing funds.

2.1 Cross-market trading capabilities

If you hold a Margin Universal Account, you can automatically use shared buying power to trade stocks across different markets.  

2.2 Deposit funds

You can increase your buying power by depositing offshore RMB. Details can be found in the deposit instructions.

Alternatively, you can exchange HKD or USD in your account for CNH to get buying power for trading A-shares.

 

3. Currency Exchange

It can be operated on the mobile phone or on the official website. For the operation method, please refer to the currency exchange operation guide.

4. Trade

After depositing funds, you can trade a certain A-shares stock after choosing your Futu A-share account.

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