China Finance Online Opens a New Access Port for Users on Its Securities Master
BEIJING, April 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- China Finance Online Co. Limited ("China Finance Online", or the "Company", "we", "us" or "our") (NASDAQ GS: JRJC), a leading web-based financial services company that provides Chinese retail investors with online access to securities and commodities trading, wealth management products, investment advisory services, as well as financial database and analytics services to institutional customers, today announced that the company now provides a unitary access to unlimited securities firms on its web-based securities trading platform Securities Master (in Chinese "Zhengquantong") through Hundsun Technologies Inc. ("Hundsun Technologies")'s iTN system.
The iTN system, as an intermediate trading platform, connects brokerage firms and internet portals and facilitates securities trading at these portals. Investors with existing brokerage accounts can now trade with JRJ.com and Stockstar.com equipped with iTN. The company plans to bring sixteen brokerage firms online, trades carried out by which firms account for approximately one third of the total trading volume in China. Until today, the company has completed the trading connections with four brokerage firms, including China International Capital Corporation Limited, China Securities, Northeast securities, and New Times Securities.
Mr. Zhiwei Zhao, Chairman and CEO of the Company, commented, "We are happy to announce this key upgrade of our Securities Master which enables investors to broader one-stop services. Meanwhile, the partnership with Hundsun Technologies allows us to convert a large base of our information users to trading clients. Looking ahead, our team will continue to expand and optimize the innovative and comprehensive financial platform for China's growing population of retail investors, and make their access to our securities trading services easier."
About China Finance Online
China Finance Online Co. Limited is a leading web-based financial services company that provides Chinese retail investors with online access to securities and commodities trading services, wealth management products, securities investment advisory services. The Company's two prominent flagship portal sites, www.jrj.com and www.stockstar.com, are ranked among the top financial websites in China. In addition to the web-based securities trading platform, the Company offers basic financial software, information services and securities investment advisory services to retail investors in China. Through its subsidiary, Shenzhen Genius Information Technology Co. Ltd., the Company provides financial database and analytics to institutional customers including domestic financial, research, academic and regulatory institutions. China Finance Online also provides brokerage services in Hong Kong.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements which constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The statements contained herein reflect management's current views with respect to future events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of the Company. These risk factors and uncertainties include, amongst others, the changing customer needs, regulatory environment and market condition that we are subject to; the uneven condition of the world and Chinese economy that could lead to volatility in the equity markets and affect our operating results in the coming quarters; the impact of the changing conditions of the mainland Chinese stock market, Hong Kong stock market and global financial market on our future performance; the unpredictability of our strategic transformation and growth of new businesses, including our precious metal trading service; the prospect of our margin-related business and the degree to which our implementation of margin account screening and ongoing monitoring will yield successful outcome; the degree to which our strategic collaborations with partners will yield successful outcome; the prospect for China's high-net-worth and middle-class households; the prospect of equipping our customer specialists with new technology, tools and financial knowledge; wavering investor confidence that could impact our business; and possible non-cash goodwill, intangible assets and investment impairment may adversely affect our net income. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F under "Forward-Looking Information" and "Risk Factors". The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under applicable law.
Contact:
Xiaoli Xing
China Finance Online Co. Limited
+86-10-5832-5288
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