Futu Announces Global Partnership with Seeking Alpha to Amplify the Trading Potential for Investors

（Hong Kong - January 8, 2025) Futu Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: FUTU) ("Futu"), a leading tech-driven digitalized brokerage and wealth management platform, today announced its partnership with Seeking Alpha, a leading financial research platform powered by one of the world's largest investing communities. Through this strategic partnership, the two platforms aim to empower global investors with advanced services and tools, and help them make informed decisions on their investments.

During the three-month collaboration starting from January 6, Futu users in Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Singapore, and Japan, who sign up for an annual subscription to Alpha Picks, Seeking Alpha's advanced stock picks service, are eligible to receive a US$250 Stock Cash Coupon. The Stock Cash Coupon will be credited directly to the user's Futu account within 30 days of subscription and can be utilized for future trades on the platform.

Leveraging in-depth quantitative analysis and data-driven research, Alpha Picks is designed to identify stocks with the most potential for long-term growth. Alpha Picks subscribers will receive two new portfolio additions every month to buy and hold, along with sell alerts when ratings shift, and transparent up-to-date performance. With a strong track record of outperforming the market since its inception, Alpha Picks has proven to be an effective tool that promotes emotion-free investing and has helped investors position their portfolios for long-term growth.

In exchange, Seeking Alpha users who open a new brokerage account with Futubull and moomoo will receive new user offers, including free stocks and bitcoins. With advanced charting tools, technical analytics, and in-depth data, Futu has established its position as a destination for stock trading activities. Futu's one-stop platform also offers various asset classes to meet diverse investment needs, enabling investors at all levels to identify potential opportunities in a rapidly changing financial landscape.

"We are excited to partner with Seeking Alpha to improve our users' experience. With Alpha Picks, our users can gain premier access to professionally-researched stock picks and quant-powered analysis, which provides them with the opportunity to build a comprehensive portfolio for long-term growth," said Justin Zacks, Vice President of Strategy Moomoo Technologies Inc., "For sophisticated investors in the Seeking Alpha community, moomoo's professional-caliber investing tools can assist them in achieving their financial goals more efficiently."

Since its founding in 2012, Futu has been committed to becoming a leading financial technology company, transforming the investing experience of global investors. In Hong Kong, Futu's trading app Futubull has topped the download charts of local stock trading apps for years, and its daily active users has also ranked first among its peers. Moomoo, Futubull’s sister brand, has accelerated its overseas expansion by establishing operations in the US, Singapore, Australia, Japan, Canada, and Malaysia, and has earned trust from investors worldwide. Currently, Futu serves around 24.1 million users globally. As a Nasdaq-listed company and a strategic partner of Nasdaq, Futu's collaboration with Seeking Alpha further underscores its commitment to empowering global users by cooperating with top-notch financial institutions.

"We've seen Futu's remarkable progress in international expansion these years, and the brand is increasingly recognized by global investors and financial institutions. We are pleased to take this opportunity to introduce Futu's platform to our users and invite them to explore its diverse features," said DJ Collins, Seeking Alpha's Head of Marketing. "Both of us share the same mission of empowering global investors and helping them make informed decisions in today's complex and ever-evolving market."

Founded in 2005, Seeking Alpha has grown to become one of the world’s leading investing communities. With millions of users visiting the platform and thousands of articles published monthly, it has established itself as a trusted source for top-tier financial news and analysis among self-directed investors.

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