SmartProfitFX vs Everbright Securities International

Sun Hung Kai Financial became today's EBSI brokerage group

• Everbright Securities completed its acquisition of 70% of Sun Hung Kai Financial Limited in 2015.
• Sun Hung Kai & Co. says it sold the remaining 30% interest in 2020.
• Sun Hung Kai Financial Limited became Everbright Sun Hung Kai Company Limited in 2017.
• Everbright Sun Hung Kai Company Limited became China Everbright Securities International Company Limited under the Everbright Securities International brand in 2022.
• Current Sun Hung Kai & Co. is separate from the former brokerage business and should not be confused with EBSI.

EBSI and EBSI Direct are not two separate brokers

• Everbright Securities International is the current organization-level brand.
• EBSI lists EBSI Wealth as a business brand and EBSI Private, EBSI Direct and EBSI Forex as service brands.
• EBSI Direct is the digital-investment service brand; it is not a separately counted broker.
• SHK Direct became EBSHK Direct and then EBSI Direct, so all three names belong on this canonical page.
• The selected EBSI service and product determine the relevant account, platform, fee schedule and legal entity.

Current EBSI Direct fees are product and channel specific

• The current fee schedule is marked Fees_20260402.
• Basic Hong Kong-share commission ranges from 0.138% to 0.088% by monthly turnover, with an HKD88 minimum per transaction.
• U.S. shares through UStock Pro cost 0.138% per transaction with a USD15 minimum; phone orders add an HKD20 surcharge per executed trade.
• China Connect Shenzhen and Shanghai A-share basic commission is 0.138% of gross amount.
• Stock-option commission is 0.25% of contracted value with an HKD88 minimum.
• Exchange fees, levies, stamp duty, settlement, custody, financing, market data and other charges can materially change the total cost.

EBSI covers more than stock trading

• EBSI GO! combines stock trading and wealth-management functions.
• EBSI GO! provides information for Hong Kong, U.S., Shanghai and Shenzhen stocks and supports watchlists, market data and currency conversion features.
• EBSI identifies EBSI GO! and eMO! as its official mobile trading applications.
• EBSI says SPTrader Pro HD and MetaTrader 4 are third-party applications used for other trading services.
• The wider product set includes equities, China Connect, funds, bonds, certificates of deposit, structured products, forex, futures, options, warrants, commodities, insurance and global payments.

Verify the exact company behind the selected service

• EBSI's current anti-fraud page lists nine SFC-licensed corporations operating under the brand.
• The list includes separate entities for investment services, digital finance, commodities, forex, securities, futures, research, asset management and capital-markets activities.
• The account-opening entity and Central Entity Number should match the selected product and service.
• EBSI says it does not accept account-opening registrations from Mainland China investors holding PRC identity cards.
• The website disclaimer says users must ensure local law does not restrict or prohibit use of EBSI information or services.

Use official routes and product-specific disclosures

• EBSI warns that prices and income of securities and financial products may fall as well as rise.
• The website disclosure does not cover every risk, and EBSI tells users to assess their own exposure.
• Margin, futures, options, leveraged forex and structured products require different product-specific risk checks.
• EBSI publishes repeated warnings about fake applications, fake corporations and fraudulent login pages.
• Verify the official application, website, licensed entity and account instructions before transferring money.

• You specifically want EBSI Direct digital securities access or another clearly identified EBSI service.
• Hong Kong, U.S. or China Connect securities and EBSI's wider wealth or derivative offerings match your needs.
• You have verified the exact EBSI entity, Central Entity Number, account eligibility, platform and fee schedule.
• You understand the selected product's risk and will use only official EBSI account and payment routes.