FUTU 9th - My moomoo moment

In 2021, Futu turns 9 years old. Having accompanied millions of users for 9 years.
As we celebrate our 9th birthday, we look back into the past and try to uncover memorable moments, and found that every unforgettable moment was spent with you—our dear users:
In 2012, Futu embarked on an exciting journey with you.
In 2019, we were listed on the Nasdaq.
In 2020, we onboarded our 10 millionth user.
In 2021, we advanced into more markets across the globe, welcoming more than 15.5 million users from over 200 countries and regions…
As we celebrate our 9th birthday, we feel ever more motivated by our founding vision: “make investing easier and not alone”. It is the millions of users in our community that make investing “not alone”. These 9 years with you are the best time that we have ever spent.
As we celebrate our 9th birthday, we would like you to know: We wish to continue accompanying you on your investing journey ahead, for the next 9 years or even 90 years.
As we celebrate our 9th birthday, we sincerely want to invite you - our dear users - to share your moomoo stories in the past years.
[About the Event]
We wish to invite our users to share their moomoo stories and 9 representative users will be selected. If you are interested, please send your moomoo story or your self-introduction to the official email address: futupr@futunn.com.
The email should include: (ideally 300-500 words, the more the better)
-Your name,  moomoo ID,  Nationality, Occupation
-Your moomoo story: When you started using Futu services and products via moomoo; what you want to share with us and fellow users
-A casual photo of yourself or a photo of you with a moomoo figurine (optional, less than 5M)
[What to Do If I Am Selected as a Representative User?]
① You should be willing to take an interview themed "My moomoo Story", which will be disseminated via global and Futu/moomoo official media channels in the form of image and text.
② You should be willing to take a photo against a pure-colored background or a photo that presents your daily life. The photo will be used for the poster of "Futu 9th Anniversary—Representative Users", which will be disseminated globally.
③ You should be willing to participate in a video filming. The video will be used for the video of "Futu 9th Anniversary—Representative Users", which will be disseminated globally.
*Detailed information on the specifications of the photos and videos will be further discussed with you by our staff.
[Application Period]
September 16 – September 22
[Gift Package for Selected Users]
If you are selected as a representative user, share your Futu story, and participate in the photo taking and video filming, you will receive a US$999 stock card*, and a lucky bag containing exquisite moomoo merchandise.
[Gift Package for Event Participants]
User that actively participated in the Event but are not selected will receive 999 points* as a thank you gift.
*T&Cs apply:
Singapore Users: tap to read full T&Cs
U.S. Users: tap to read full T&Cs

The 9th anniversary story of Futubull users we would like to share today is about a new mom named Tina. She made her first foray into the stock market only a year ago, but successfully transformed herself from a green hand who followed the herd to a discreet and rational investor with her own investment logic.
As a mom, Tina has also set up a finance management plan for her baby born this year, hoping to save up a fortune as the baby grows up.
Used to be an “average but confident” newcomer trapped in herd mentality
At the beginning of 2020, Tina just closed her own business for good and, faced with the raging Covid-19 pandemic, she had no choice but to stay at home. Like many others who had plenty of time to kill during lockdown, Tina got intrigued by investing and making money. But by then, she was just an overconfident newbie who made quite a few silly mistakes.
“For a start, I did what other immature investors had done: bought at the top and sold at the bottom, held only those hot stocks and dreamed about turning rich overnight. I didn’t think much or do any review, because all I wanted was to make quick money,” said Tina. Yet the market trend changed dramatically in February, 2021, when the performances of growth stocks and value stocks switched, causing her portfolio to lose 30% of its value in a week. In retrospect, she confessed that “it felt like falling from heaven to hell with my face down. The excruciating loss made me deeply reflect on my operations.”
Learning from that hard lesson, Tina made up her mind to study investment from the basics. “I think what’s good about me is that I’m a constant learner.” She spotted numerous insightful articles by seasoned investors on Futubull community, who shared their investment philosophy and lent a helping hand to newcomers who struggled to build their knowledge base. Futubull also offers free courses for green hands, helping them learn investment in a systematic way, including basics such as how to value a company and diversify portfolios.
Furthermore, Tina joined several training camps offered by Money Plus, which taught her knowledge about wealth distribution, money-making tactics on the capital market and asset allocation plans for female investors.
“Futubull has taught me a lot. It gives me an opportunity to learn from investment masters and helps me grow. It’s more than a stock-trading app. I can feel Futubull takes an effort to guide investors, telling them about proper investment attitude and providing comprehensive investment knowledge and science-based approaches for them. It’s dedicated to thriving with its clients,” said Tina.
Tina’s growth stage: building her own investment pyramid
As she got deeper knowledge in investing, Tina fought her way as a mature investor, holding stocks and funds in the meantime and gaining reasonable returns within her capability step by step. Gradually, she understood what Warren Buffet meant when he said, “Time is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of the mediocre.”
“Now I’d put a greater emphasis on two types of companies that have a wider moat. The first ones are highly-recognized companies that cannot be changed, such as Hermès, LV, and Moutai, a household Chinese liquor brands. The other category is made up of leading companies that can change the world, like apple and Tesla.”
In terms of operations, Tina has become more prudent than she used to be. For instance, she closed her positions of Tesla at 100% yield. “I’m quite decisive in making exits. I’ll leave without hesitation if I feel it’s the right moment.”
Tina designed a “Happiness Plan” for herself in the investment pyramid, perking herself up by buying things she likes. “Apart from managing our finances, girls all enjoy shopping. If I stashed away all the money I earned, I wouldn’t be happy. But with this ‘happiness plan’ I’ll work harder on investing to make more money and reward myself with things I want.”
Her family members are also part of her investment pyramid. “I have a ‘fire plan’ included in the pyramid, too. I hope my husband won’t be so busy when I achieve my financial freedom. Instead, he can take me and the baby to travel around the world, experiencing exotic lifestyles and seeing something totally different. Since we cannot earn money beyond our perception, we need to see the bigger world before we play big.”
Setting a financial management plan for her newborn baby
2021 matters a lot to Tina for another reason—her baby was born!
“My baby’s zodiac is ox, making it a good pair with Futubull. I have redeemed many Futubull mascots and placed them around the TV. My baby will have a lot fun with them,” joked Tina.
After giving birth, Tina turns into a stay-at-home mom. “I now do financial planning while taking care of my love because good financial management matters a lot to a thriving family. As I have a penchant for managing finances, I also set up a financial management plan for my baby.”
Tina contributes a fixed amount to 3 funds on Futubull for her baby every month, hoping to save him a fortune when he grows up.
On occasion of the 9th anniversary of Futu, Tina said, “I hope Futu can continue to thrive and lead the industry, growing into a company that works for every investor and enables different means of payment so that everyone can manage their finances at ease here. Plus, I wish all investors on Futubull can earn big money. Finally, Futu, happy 9th anniversary!”
Disclaimer: The above content represents the personal sharing and opinions of the guest, and does not constitute any recommendation, purchase, sale or holding of the above-mentioned stocks or investment strategies by Futu.   All investment involves risk. Prices of investment products may go up as well as down. Please understand the product risks and seek for professional advice before making any investment decisions. 

Jazzie, a U.S. resident who left her job in April to pursue entrepreneurial efforts.
"Especially in the last two years, working in two or three supermarkets at the same time was routine for me," she said. "I had to work more than 60 hours a week, and I felt really tired."
As she ventured out on her own, Jazzie found her busy entrepreneurial life inspired her to find ways to make her hard-earned money work for her.
So Jazzie also spent more time and energy on investing but struggled with where to begin, that is until she found moomoo.
"Moomoo is like a trustworthy old friend that provides you with all-around information to help you make the wisest and most well-thought-out decisions," Jazzie said.
More importantly, because of her busy entrepreneurial life, Jazzie started to think more clearly and urgently about investing, and she also had more time to learn and practice investing.
Jazzie said she first had a clear sense of how powerful investing can be when her dad told her at her twentieth birthday that if she kept investing $2,000 every year, she would have a significant amount of money by the time she was 25.
"I wasn't that motivated at the time, but I was deeply touched," she said. "Later on, especially now, when I'm 25 and no longer have the support of my parents, I have to work harder to make money and have to rely on myself as an entrepreneur. I started thinking about how to make my money work for me. In that case, I could achieve financial freedom and retire a little earlier and focus on the things I truly love."
So Jazzie took to investing.
"Hopefully, someday in the future, I will become a senior investor," she said. "I hate living a life where I have to sit behind a desk all the time. After starting my own business, I can work remotely from home, but I'd rather not be on the computer all day and be on call all the time.
I hope I can enjoy life to the fullest and stop running around, trying to make money. Therefore, I will work hard to learn more about investing and practice until I achieve my ultimate goal of financial freedom."
But as she continued learning how to invest, she found a valuable tool with moomoo after a friend's recommendation.
"For me, moomoo makes all investment information more open and transparent," Jazzie said. "Everyone can invest and make what they think is the best choice on a level playing field."
Especially for investors like Jazzie and still learning the ins and outs, moomoo is user-friendly in terms of its functions and user experience.
When needing to research investment varieties and targets, Jazzie found that the research materials on moomoo are comprehensive and easy to understand and provide her with the information she needs. For continuous advanced learning, and at the same time, the functions are easy to use and convenient.
"One of the things that attracted me the most is moomoo's AI monitoring and predicting function, as well as customizable reminders," Jazzie said. "Moomoo is like an especially trustworthy old friend that provides you with a full range of information to help you make the wisest, most well-thoughted decisions."
Jazzie has seen exceptional results with that trusted partner in hand, with over 17 percent returns (Past result is in no way a predictor of future gains. Your results will vary.) last year.
"I'm happy with that, and I didn't pay too much attention to returns when I was operating because I know that markets are volatile, and you never know what's going to happen next," Jazzie said. "When returns go up, of course, I am happy, but when they go down, I would tell myself, now could be a time to buy-in. I keep reminding myself to stay cautiously optimistic and, as a newbie, to invest with caution and not put too much pressure on myself."
Now, having accumulated some investment experience, Jazzie has also started to recommend moomoo to her friends who are interested in investing.
"Moomoo is a stock trading platform that makes investing easier," she said. "Here, users can obtain the most comprehensive investment information. With moomoo, even a newbie who doesn't know anything can grow into a seasoned investor through hard work."
Disclaimer: The above content represents the personal sharing and opinions of the guest, and does not constitute any recommendation, purchase, sale or holding of the above-mentioned stocks or investment strategies by Futu.   All investment involves risk. Prices of investment products may go up as well as down. Please understand the product risks and seek for professional advice before making any investment decisions.

On October 29, 2012, Futu obtained the Type 1 License for Securities Dealing issued by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, and has since carried out online brokerage business as a licensed brokerage firm.
Bearing in mind our founding vision of "adhere to fully compliant operation and transform the investing experience with technologies", we determined that October 29th is Futu's birthday.
In the blink of an eye, Futu turns 9 years old.
Every day for 9 years, Futu has been making efforts to make investing easier and not alone.
Every day for 9 years, hundreds of thousands of users from all across the globe gather in Futu's online Community to share trading insights and their ups and downs along the investment journey.
More and more users and investors have joined our Community. Meanwhile, we have made a remarkable progress in "making investment easier and not lonely".
Not long ago, we sent an invitation to our users, hoping that they may share with us their wonderful moments in using our products or services.
During the submission period, we received numerous stories.
Each user has a distinct background and their stories are all unique. They come from different regions and time zones, and have various jobs and hobbies; they are at different stages of life with distinct social roles; and they all have unique life and investment experiences as well as their own understanding of and insights into financial management...
But at the same time, they have a lot in common. They all love life and enjoy challenges; they do not flinch in the face of uncertainties; they are full of curiosity and the courage to explore; and they are good at learning, eager in improving themselves, and passionate about sharing...
On the 9th birthday, we invited 9 users from all over the world to share their Futu stories.
KOL in the Community: Trading can be cold, but Futubull makes it friendly and fun
The Story of How a University Lecturer Named Benson Earned His First Pot of Gold on Futubull
An editor from Singapore: I use my brush to capture moments of love with Futu
IT Engineer from Singapore: From Unemployed to Employed & How Investing Became His Alternative Life
Tina, stay-at-home-mother: grows from an “overconfident” newbie to a “rational” investor
Developer Zhang who's referred Futubull to  friends: A good product carries its own magic
Hong Kong user Kimberly: Futubull has witnessed all the defining moments of my life
Jared: An American physician assistant who gains and passes down investing know-how via moomoo
American  newbie investor: Starting a business has made me eager to make money "work" for me
On the 9th birthday, we have made our birthday wish: to continue accompanying every user on their investment journey.

Brian Ong is from Singapore and is one of the first users of moomoo when it launched in the city-state. Brian’s nickname on moomoo is @Brianjh.
A year ago, Brian was at rock bottom as he was unemployed, but a year later, he is gaining success in both the workplace and in the stock market. Not only has he become a product engineer at a well-known technology company in Singapore, but he has also learned how to invest and manage his wealth starting from scratch. He regained his self-confidence on his investment journey and has found a new lease on life.
Brian told us his story on how moomoo has helped him on his journey in investment and trading, and how it has increased his motivation for self-improvement.
From unemployed to employed, Brian regained his self-confidence
Brian lost his job a year ago due to the pandemic and other reasons. He had lost his heading in life during this time and was living aimlessly. Having spent all of his savings, he had no choice but to rely on his parents.
Fortunately, Brian’s parents were not harsh on him, but encouraged him to look for new employment opportunities instead. Brian felt shameful in the face of his aging parents and realized that he could not continue like this. He therefore started thinking about how he could get out of this difficult situation.
To improve his financial situation, he decided to try his hand at investing. However, starting as a newbie, he didn’t even know which type of investment and trading software was suitable for him. As he painstakingly searched through investment information online, an app with an orange “Wall Street Bull” logo caught his eye.
moomoo had just launched in Singapore at that time, but quickly become well known amongst Singaporean investment circles. With a “let’s try and see” attitude, Brian downloaded the app, registered and began his journey as an investor.
What he likes about moomoo the most is the abundance of investment tutorials on the platform, cateringto investors with different levels of experience ranging from beginners to advanced. He uses moomoo every day to learn about basic investment and trading knowledge, the stock market, trading strategies, long-term investments, and other financial knowledge, etc.
Besides using moomoo, Brian also watches a lot of YouTube videos on investment and trading every day. These have all greatly improved his overall understanding of stock markets and money markets, and his knowledge of investing has improved by leaps and bounds.
He then slowly began to formulate his own investment strategies. Before investing, he would conduct in-depth research and analysis on companies he is interested in, and use moomoo to learn about related news and industry trends, and then analyze the trends to decide whether there are potential investment opportunities.
At the same time, he also uses YouTube, Google, and other channels to find more information to come up with an overall understanding and then evaluates and selects 1 to 5 companies to invest small amounts at regular intervals. Brian believes this reduces risk and “usually results in good returns.”
Slowly but surely, Brian’s investment returns have increased.
Only after 6 months since he started investing, Brian’s return is sitting at around 20% to 30%. He even yielded 100% once on a particular trade.
moomoo has been Brian’s guide in the world of investing
As a total beginner investor, not even in his wildest dreams did Brian think that he could do well with investing in such a short time. He credits this success to the investment software he uses every day, moomoo.
You can say that moomoo is the first software that led him down this journey of investment. Brian says that the moomoo operating interface is very user-friendly and that investors on moomoo can view quotes for individual stocks and related market news more efficiently and conveniently.
Brian likes to look at the fundamentals of a company.The variety of reports, information, and news available on moomoo satisfies his analysis and research needs. This helps him discover high-growth technology companies with sound fundamentals.
Of course, the most attractive aspect of moomoo is that “it has a great community, which is suitable for people to discuss stock information and share their investment insights or any other finance-related topics they may be interested in. If you have any questions about a particular function or stock, you can find the answer on moomoo. It is like a pool of knowledge that everyone benefits from, and everyone actively gives feedback, helps and encourages one another.”
A photo of Brian and Futu-themed gifts
Brian also loves the various activities and rewards on the moomoo platform. Several months ago, Brian exchanged the points he earned from participating in activities for a limited edition “lion dance bull”, which he places on his office desk so he can see it every day.
He says that he will continue participating in activities and earning points. “I want to get a money box next, which I plan to give to my father as a gift. He is almost 70, and he loves lucky charms. This money box has the Chinese character for “fortune” on it, so I’m sure he will love it.”
Investing becomes an alternative lifestyle
Besides doing well in investing, Brian has also been offered a job at a well-known technology company in Singapore thanks to his hard work. Now he has a stable job.
Today, Brian works hard at doing his job and also in investing, and is very confident about his future.
He frankly admits that investing has brought something new into his life. “Investing means that my wealth can grow. I have learnt many new things, and made a lot of like-minded friends through the investing process.”
Brian plans to slowly expand his investment portfolio and is considering investing in other financial products besides stocks. He believes that as his own analytical and decision-making abilities continue to improve, he will be able to make even better investment choices in the future. “I hope to yield 40%-50% in the future.”
This year is Futu’s 9th anniversary and Brian says: “I hope that moomoo will hold more online activities or seminars in the future and gather even more people together. This will allow us to share our own investment experiences and insights in real time. Of course, if possible, I would love to meet friends in the community in person.”
Disclaimer:The above content represents the personal sharing and opinions of the guest, and does not constitute any recommendation, purchase, sale or holding of the above-mentioned stocks or investment strategies by Futu.   All investment involves risk. Prices of investment products may go up as well as down. Please understand the product risks and seek for professional advice before making any investment decisions.