What profit do brokers make?

The main profit-making means of securities firms is underwriting stocks and securities, and collecting handling fees and transaction fees for selling stocks and securities through agents.

At present, the largest brokerage firm in China is CITIC Securities with an annual net profit of about 9 billion yuan, followed by Guangfa Securities with an annual net profit of about 5 billion yuan.

A brokerage company is a company dealing in securities, or a securities company. There are CITIC, Shen Yin Wanguo, Qilu, Yinhe, Huatai, Guo Xin and Guangfa in China. In fact, it is the agent of Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange.