EQUITY SALES & TRADING (EST)


Huatai Equity Sales and Trading (EST) is a fully-integrated global team. We currently offer comprehensive financial services to institutional investors worldwide through our multiple office locations in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and New York. Leveraging the abundant resources of Huatai Group, we have developed a holistic and professional service platform, which is designed to deliver a wide range of solutions to domestic and overseas institutional investors, including research, sales&trading as well as synthetic prime brokerage services.

EST’s offshore business comprises Cash Equities, Synthetic Prime Brokerage, Electronic Trading and Market Making Services in major global markets. We take pride in the top rankings achieved by many of our businesses in the market, along with the numerous awards and honors we have received from esteemed research organizations. Notably, we have consistently secured top rankings in the Institutional Investor's China surveys for six consecutive years, and we were voted in 2023 as:

 Best Sales Team (Mainland) – No.1 Team

 Best Progressive Sales Team (Overseas) – No.1 Team

 Best Corporate Access Team (Mainland) – No.1 Team

Cash Equities Business 

Rooted in China while expanding globally, EST’s cash business primarily revolves around cash equities sales and trading services in major global markets, and China’s Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor program (QFII). With an onshore-offshore integrated research team, we provide clients with professional investment advice through high-quality and in-depth research across global markets.

In alignment with our globalization strategy, we are extending our business and client base to US, Europe, the Middle East, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and other emerging markets, continually promoting Huatai's advantages in sales, research, products, and financial technology.

Synesthetic Prime Brokerage Business

EST's offshore synthetic prime brokerage (PB) business plays a pivotal role in the development of our comprehensive financial service platform. We are dedicated to enhancing our intermediary services within the capital market and expanding our global presence. Our focus lies in establishing an ecosystem that caters to the changing needs of our esteemed institutional clientele.

 

Synthetic PB remains committed to enhancing our full-lifecycle product service capabilities, fostering a culture of relentless product innovation. We actively broaden trading access and investment opportunities for both domestic and foreign institutional investors, delivering globally competitive financial solutions. Platform synergy is achieved through the seamless integration of product lines, meticulous risk management, and a platform-based operational model. 

Dual Counter Market Making Business

In 2023, Huatai International launched dual counter market making business in line with China's strategic objective of RMB internationalization. As market makers, Huatai offers buy and sell quotes in continuous auction sessions, thereby enhancing market liquidity and depth, and contributing to China’s long term development.