BOCI Securities is a Hong Kong securities and futures business within the Bank of China investment-banking group. Its accessible materials give unusually useful order-session, investor-identification and severe-weather rules. A complete current brokerage tariff was unavailable; the specific 2025 settlement-fee change is documented below.[1][5]
Broker essentials01
BOCI Securities Limited — essential scope
| Measure | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Contracting company | BOCI Securities Limited | Source 1Source 5 |
| Issuer-disclosed SFC code | AAC298; Types 1, 2, 4 and 5 disclosed by BOCI | Source 1Source 5 |
| Parent group | BOC International Holdings, wholly owned by Bank of China | Source 1Source 5 |
| Verified HK settlement fee | 0.0042% of gross consideration, no minimum or maximum, from 4 August 2025 | Source 1Source 5 |
| Current brokerage commissions | Not established from the accessible tariff index | Source 1Source 5 |
| Review date | 27 October 2026 | Source 1Source 5 |
Accounts and onboarding
Sections ↑At a glance02
Contract and account identity
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Hong Kong contractor | BOCI Securities Limited.Source 1Source 2 |
| Bank distinction | BOCI’s brokerage agreement is distinct from a Bank of China (Hong Kong) retail-bank account.Source 1Source 2 |
| Securities versus derivatives | Relevant product agreements and permissions determine access.Source 1Source 2 |
| Remote eligibility | The reviewed material does not establish unrestricted international remote onboarding.Source 1Source 2 |
At a glance03
Northbound investor identification
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Buying | A valid Northbound Investor ID is required.Source 2 |
| Without the ID | The broker guide allows sell-only handling.Source 2 |
| Consent | Submit the personal-information consent electronically or by signed form.Source 2 |
| Processing | Allow at least two business days for assignment under the published procedure.Source 2 |
| Multiple BOCI accounts | One consent covers the client’s relevant accounts under that procedure.Source 2 |
Products and market access
Sections ↑At a glance04
Service families
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Hong Kong securities | Listed stocks and related market services.Source 2Source 3Source 1 |
| Stock Connect | Eligible Mainland listed shares through the Northbound route.Source 2Source 3Source 1 |
| Global securities | Foreign-market brokerage categories are present in the service and fee indexes.Source 2Source 3Source 1 |
| Futures and options | Separate derivatives service and historical fee documents.Source 2Source 3Source 1 |
| Bonds / structured products | Distinct investment products; stock ownership terms cannot be assumed for them.Source 2Source 3Source 1 |
At a glance05
Stock Connect market constraints
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Standard buy lot | 100 shares for the ordinary lot rule.Source 8 |
| STAR Market exception | Minimum 200 shares, with one-share increments thereafter; do not apply a universal 100-share rule.Source 8 |
| Odd-lot sale | The remaining odd-lot balance is normally sold in one order under the exchange rule.Source 8 |
| Same-day turnaround | Northbound purchases cannot be sold the same day.Source 8 |
| Special-board eligibility | STAR and ChiNext have institutional professional-investor restrictions in the cited guide.Source 8 |
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BOCI-specific Northbound services
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| IPO participation | Not supported through this Northbound service.Source 2 |
| Physical stock | Physical certificates are not supported.Source 2 |
| Stock lending for shorting | The broker guide says this service is not offered; that is distinct from claiming all covered short selling is prohibited market-wide.Source 2 |
| Financing | The guide describes BOCI’s own Northbound financing route subject to approval.Source 2 |
Fees and ongoing costs
Sections ↑The fee index was reachable, but a complete current numerical schedule was not. The global futures and options PDFs obtained from it are dated 15 January 2018. They are historical documents, not validated October 2026 price cards.[3][9][10]
At a glance07
Verified Hong Kong settlement change
At a glance08
Price evidence and its limits
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Hong Kong settlement | Current specific change notice retrieved.Source 3Source 5Source 9Source 10 |
| Stock brokerage | Category index retrieved; a complete current numerical tariff was not established.Source 3Source 5Source 9Source 10 |
| Global futures / options | Retrieved PDFs are explicitly dated January 2018.Source 3Source 5Source 9Source 10 |
| Historical minimum rule | The old PDFs describe negotiated, order-by-order commissions with individual-order minima; this does not establish a current amount.Source 3Source 5Source 9Source 10 |
| Comparison consequence | A defensible all-in BOCI price ranking requires the present account-specific fee card.Source 3Source 5Source 9Source 10 |
Trading, orders and platforms
Sections ↑BOCI’s market guide provides order-stage details. The table below distinguishes the Hong Kong opening auction, continuous session and closing auction instead of presenting one undifferentiated trading window.[2]
At a glance09
Hong Kong opening and continuous sessions
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| 09:00–09:15 | Pre-opening input, amendment and cancellation stage.Source 2 |
| 09:15–09:20 | Order input stage with restricted amendment/cancellation.Source 2 |
| 09:20–09:22 | Random matching period.Source 2 |
| Unfilled auction orders | At-auction orders are cancelled; eligible at-auction limit orders carry to continuous trading as limit orders.Source 2 |
| Continuous trading | 09:30–12:00 and 13:00–16:00 Hong Kong time on a normal full day.Source 2 |
At a glance10
Hong Kong closing auction
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| 16:00–16:01 | Reference-price fixing; no order action.Source 2 |
| 16:01–16:06 | Input, amendment and cancellation within the stated price band.Source 2 |
| 16:06–16:08 | No-cancellation stage.Source 2 |
| 16:08–16:10 | Random closing time.Source 2 |
| Interpretation | An order deadline and permission to amend are separate; entering during the auction does not promise execution.Source 2 |
At a glance11
Authentication migration and device return
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| System change | BOCI’s 2FA migration notice set a 15 July 2025 deadline.Source 6 |
| Late migration | Clients who missed it must register their device again when logging in.Source 6 |
| Relevant app | The official BOCI application and its authentication instructions.Source 6 |
| Status | A historical completed migration deadline, not an upcoming October 2026 event.Source 6 |
At a glance12
Severe-weather trading continuity
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Effective framework | 23 September 2024 onward under the published arrangements.Source 7 |
| Electronic orders | Listed securities and derivatives continue where the relevant market/provider operates.Source 7 |
| Other dealing | OTC, IPO grey market, stock lending and employee-share services are addressed in the plan.Source 7 |
| Service dependency | External providers and market operation can constrain individual services.Source 7 |
| Risk | The notice does not promise that every instruction will execute without delay.Source 7 |
Funding, settlement and withdrawals
Sections ↑At a glance13
Severe-weather cash and settlement obligations
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Electronic cash / FX | Electronic cash transfer and currency services continue where the service chain permits.Source 7 |
| Securities settlement | Settlement obligations continue.Source 7 |
| Margin calls | Collateral requirements continue; adverse weather does not waive them.Source 7 |
| Forced liquidation | The notice preserves liquidation risk when obligations are unmet.Source 7 |
| Paper instruments | Cheque and physical-stock services are affected by office closure.Source 7 |
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Severe-weather service availability
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Branches / offices | Closed under the stated severe-weather arrangements.Source 7 |
| New account opening | Unavailable while offices are closed under the plan.Source 7 |
| Physical certificates | Physical receipt/delivery is suspended.Source 7 |
| Account maintenance | Limited service rather than a blanket assertion that every account change remains possible.Source 7 |
| Dematerialised actions | Electronic corporate-action services continue subject to the published qualifications.Source 7 |
Regulation, custody and protection
Sections ↑At a glance15
Issuer-disclosed regulatory map
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Company / CE | BOCI Securities Limited, AAC298.Source 1 |
| Type 1 | Dealing in securities.Source 1 |
| Type 2 | Dealing in futures contracts.Source 1 |
| Types 4 and 5 | Advising on securities and futures contracts.Source 1 |
| Evidence scope | The company supplies the activity list. The SFC December 2025 condition notice independently matches BOCI Securities and AAC298; the complete current register record was not retrieved.Source 1Source 12 |
| Retail FX | The disclosed list does not establish a Type 3 leveraged-foreign-exchange permission.Source 1 |
At a glance16
Hong Kong investor-compensation perimeter
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Securities limit | Eligible intermediary-default claims: up to HKD500,000 per investor.Source 11 |
| Futures limit | A separate HKD500,000 maximum applies to eligible futures claims.Source 11 |
| Products | Eligible Hong Kong exchange products and Northbound Stock Connect securities; coverage is not universal across a global portfolio.Source 11 |
| Several accounts | Splitting money between accounts at the same defaulting intermediary does not multiply the applicable limit.Source 11 |
| Investment loss | A fall in share price, currency movement or ordinary trading loss is not the insured event.Source 11 |
Support, records and complaints
Sections ↑At a glance17
Contact and security notices
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Customer hotline | +852 2718 9666, published in the settlement and authentication notices.Source 5Source 6Source 4 |
| Fee enquiries | Use the current account-specific fee card to resolve the missing full numerical tariff.Source 5Source 6Source 4 |
| 26 January 2026 alert | BOCI denies association with the suspicious products identified in the notice.Source 5Source 6Source 4 |
| Attribution | The alert is not an SFC finding that BOCI itself is an unlicensed or suspicious operator.Source 5Source 6Source 4 |
Additional services
Sections ↑At a glance18
Services visible in the continuity framework
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Employee-share plans | Addressed separately from ordinary stock dealing.Source 7Source 2 |
| Stock lending | Product-specific service; Northbound short-lending availability remains separately restricted.Source 7Source 2 |
| Grey-market IPO dealing | Included in the continuity plan with provider dependencies.Source 7Source 2 |
| Corporate actions | Electronic handling is distinguished from physical paperwork.Source 7Source 2 |
Company and legal identity
Sections ↑At a glance19
Company and parent dates
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Broker | BOCI Securities Limited.Source 1 |
| Immediate parent group | BOC International Holdings Limited.Source 1 |
| Ultimate bank ownership | BOC International Holdings is wholly owned by Bank of China.Source 1 |
| Holding-company date | 10 July 1998 incorporation; predecessor business traced to 1979.Source 1 |
| Date distinction | Those parent-history dates are not asserted as BOCI Securities’ own incorporation date.Source 1 |
- Headquarters
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Legal entities & licences
These are source-dated records, not a blanket assessment of the broker. Read each issuer, identifier, status and scope together.
BOCI Securities Limited
| Issuer & identifier | Recorded status | Date & scope |
|---|---|---|
| Securities and Futures CommissionAAC298 | Not verified | Checked 27 Oct 2026The company discloses Types 1, 2, 4 and 5. The SFC December 2025 condition notice independently matches this company and CE number. The complete current entity record was not retrieved.Source 1Source 12 |
Worked examples and practical implications
Sections ↑At a glance20
Settlement-fee arithmetic
At a glance21
Operational implications
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| New Northbound buyer | Investor-ID processing can prevent immediate buying even when cash is already available.Source 2Source 8Source 7Source 6 |
| STAR order | A 100-share starting order cannot be justified by applying the ordinary lot rule to every board.Source 2Source 8Source 7Source 6 |
| Severe-weather margin | An office closure does not remove the need to arrange eligible electronic collateral.Source 2Source 8Source 7Source 6 |
| Dormant device | A missed 2025 authentication migration can require re-registration before access resumes.Source 2Source 8Source 7Source 6 |
Sources & further reading
- BOCI parentage, entity, CE and regulated activities BOCI Securities · Accessed 27 Oct 2026
- Hong Kong/global securities, Stock Connect and severe-weather arrangements BOCI Securities · Accessed 27 Oct 2026
- BOCI fees & charges market-selector directory BOCI Securities · Accessed 27 Oct 2026
- January 2026 fraudulent investment products alert BOCI Securities · Accessed 27 Oct 2026
- Hong Kong stock settlement fee effective 4 August 2025 BOCI Securities · Accessed 27 Oct 2026
- Two-factor authentication system migration and device registration BOCI Securities · Accessed 27 Oct 2026
- Trading and service arrangements during severe weather BOCI Securities · Accessed 27 Oct 2026
- Stock Connect information booklet, October 2024 Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing · Accessed 27 Oct 2026
- Global futures tariff dated 15 January 2018; historical reference only BOCI Securities · Accessed 27 Oct 2026
- Global options tariff dated 15 January 2018; historical reference only BOCI Securities · Accessed 27 Oct 2026
- SFC investor compensation: coverage and limits Securities and Futures Commission · Accessed 27 Oct 2026
- Condition variations during December 2025 — named licensed corporations Securities and Futures Commission · Accessed 27 Oct 2026
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