2. Investment consulting business: Securities companies can provide investors with direct or indirect, paid or unpaid consulting services such as investment information, securities investment analysis and suggestions.
3. Underwriting business: Securities underwriting business refers to securities companies issuing securities on behalf of issuers in the primary market. Generally, the securities company will first determine the time and type of securities to be issued with the issuing customers, and then the two sides will sign an underwriting agreement, and the securities company will prepare for the sale and issuance of securities. Underwriting business mainly takes the form of consignment or underwriting.
4. Margin trading: Margin trading refers to the business in which a securities company lends funds to customers to buy securities or issues securities to customers for sale. In related party transactions, the behavior of buying securities by borrowing funds from securities companies belongs to financing transactions, and the behavior of obtaining funds by selling securities to securities companies belongs to securities lending transactions.
5. Self-operated business: Self-operated business of securities means that securities companies can invest and buy securities with their own funds to achieve profits. Due to the particularity of securities companies in the securities market, the self-operated business will be strictly supervised and managed.
6. Asset management business: Securities companies can provide customers with management services related to financial products such as securities and risk control. By signing an asset management contract with customers, securities companies provide asset management for customers according to the relevant conditions agreed in the contract, with a view to realizing asset returns.
7. Financial consulting business related to securities trading and investment activities: Securities companies can use their resources to provide support for related activities of customers according to their needs. The service object is mainly enterprises, mainly for enterprise activities such as enterprise mergers and acquisitions and project financing.
8. Other businesses: Securities companies also have other businesses approved by the Securities Law, such as handling custody and authentication of securities, paying dividends on behalf of them, and accepting entrustment to handle the registration and transfer of securities.