For the first time Futu is providing clients access to trade US equities in real-time and access market data during Hong Kong local business hours via the Blue Ocean Alternative Trading System (ATS) market center. The novel Blue Ocean ATS platform offers Asia-Pacific based investors the ability to trade during 10:00 am to 6:00 pm in Hong Kong. Blue Ocean ATS currently offers all trading subscribers the option to trade via its marquis service Blue Ocean Session from 8:00 pm to 4:00 am US ET.
“Our partnership with Blue Ocean is the perfect alignment that allows us to offer our Hong Kong clients the ability to trade stocks 24 hours, 5 days a week,” stated Nicolette Denney, CEO, Futu Clearing. “This is one more way that we can improve the customer experience and provide meaningful services.”
