u/Far-East-locker ·
Reddit — r/ValueInvesting
· May 22, 2026 at 10:27
· ⬆ 19 pts
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The author discusses a 40% drop in Futu (FUTU) and Tiger Brokers (TIGR) after a Chinese government fine, but argues the fine marks the end of regulatory risk as both companies already exited mainland China.
Thesis: The one-time penalty does not affect the core business, and the stocks are now a buying opportunity because the overhang of regulation is removed.
Quality assessment: Speculative but with some supporting reasoning (history of exiting China, legacy account only). Not deep DD, more of a quick contrarian reaction to a headline.
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About 30 minutes ago, I posted about Futu and Tiger being fined by the Chinese government, which caused the stocks to plunge 40%.
However, after doing more research, I realized this isn't exactly new news. Both companies actually phased out their mainland China business a few years ago, and only a small number of legacy accounts still trade through them.
This fine is actually a good thing because it marks the end of the regulatory risk. Both companies have already transitioned out of China and built up a global user base. Aside from this one-time penalty, it shouldn't affect their core business.
Do your own research, but I just put in a small position in FUTU. I love the app because it is simply the best.
Chinese government fined FUTU and TIGR, causing a 40% crash. The firms had already phased out mainland China business years ago; only legacy accounts remain. The fine removes the last major regulatory uncertainty, allowing the market to re-rate FUTU based on its global user base and app quality. The author personally bought a small position, believing the drop is an overreaction and the risk/reward is favorable. Further regulatory actions in other jurisdictions, deterioration of global user growth, or macroeconomic headwinds for Chinese brokerages.
Same fine and same 40% crash as FUTU, with similar business model and prior China exit. The same regulatory-catharsis logic applies to TIGR, though the author only explicitly bought FUTU. Sympathetic play on the same theme, but with less direct endorsement. Smaller market cap, lower liquidity, or weaker global user base than FUTU.
This Reddit post, published May 22, 2026,
features u/Far-East-locker
discussing FUTU, TIGR.
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