Futu: The number of first-time options buyers in March increased by 15.3% month-on-month

As the situation in the Middle East has temporarily eased this morning, the Hong Kong stock market, after a period of volatility, has seen a rapid rebound. The geopolitical upheaval that began at the end of February this year has caused the stock market to experience sustained fluctuations. During this period, Futu has observed that Hong Kong investors are swiftly adjusting their investment strategies and portfolios, actively using investment tools such as options to hedge against market risk.

Futu’s latest platform data shows that in March this year, the number of Futu Securities customers who carried out their first options trades on the platform increased by 15.3% month over month. In the same period, customers’ total options trading value also rose by 25.1%. The data indicates that more and more new options investors are entering the market, and that the overall options investor base is also stepping up its deployment.

Factors such as heightened geopolitical tensions have intensified market volatility, prompting an increasing number of Hong Kong investors to view options as an indispensable “shock absorber” in their investment portfolios. Investors are making in-depth use of its risk-hedging and return-enhancement functions to manage position risk and lock in profits.