The security brokerage business follows a dual-track development model which consists of both real broker business and virtual broker business. It is one of the fundamental businesses of the company. The security brokerage business includes security brokerage; security investment consultation; securities investment fund consignment; intermediary introducing business for futures business; margin trading and securities lending; financial advisor related to securities trading and investment; financial products consignment; securities asset management (limited to auxiliary works such as project contracting, project information transmission and recommendation, customer relationship management), securities underwriting and sponsorship (auxiliary works such as project contracting, project information transmission and recommendation, customer relationship management ) and other businesses approved by CSRC. The company has set up 62 security business departments in key cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenzhen, Fuzhou, Wuhan, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Nanjing, Nanchang, Nanning, Shijiazhuang, Jinan and Shenyang. A brokerage business network whose market area and service cover the whole country has been formed, which provides sound, convenient and fast trading modes to customers.