On September 22nd, according to a report from First Financial, in accordance with the latest regulatory requirements, Futu Securities has made changes to its account opening conditions. Currently, Chinese mainland customers need to hold overseas permanent residency identity documents to open an account. Futu Niu Niu customer service emphasized that the company is currently undergoing system upgrades, and at this stage only customers with Chinese Hong Kong or Macao identity cards can open accounts; after the system upgrade is completed, customers can use mainland identity cards + overseas permanent residency identity documents to open accounts.

When a First Financial reporter consulted as a customer, Tiger Securities customer service also stated that in response to the latest regulatory requirements, the company has adjusted its account opening policy for Chinese mainland residents, and starting last week no longer accepts Chinese mainland residents opening accounts by providing overseas work or life-related proof documents, only accepting applications from customers holding non-Chinese mainland identity documents.

However, on the evening of the 22nd, when the reporter called Futu Securities and Tiger Securities customer service, the automatic voice prompts in both systems regarding the account opening conditions for Chinese mainland residents remained unchanged from the previous policy and have not been updated.