Presently China's Stock Market is Undergoing Profound Structural Changes - China Brokerage Market.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Many would agree that 2004 was the harshest winter for China's securities houses. This is not far from the truth. During that year, the industry's total losses increased to RMB 15 billion (US$1.81 billion), and a slew of securities houses collapsed amid persistent stock market weakness and stricter regulations.

The brokerage business has been the only bright side to this doom-and-gloom outlook. Compared with shrinking underwriting jobs and loss-making proprietary trading and asset management businesses, the brokerage sector still managed to achieve modest growth despite the year's difficult market conditions.

At present, China's stock market is undergoing profound structural changes. Stock market regulators have made great strides in circulating the country's huge non-tradable shares, as well as encouraging fund injection from various sources into the bourses. As the stock market advances in the right direction, the brokerage sector is bullish on growth.

To foreigners, the current slump facing local securities houses gives them an opportunity to exploit the vast potential of China's securities brokerage market. As the Chinese government resorts to influencing market forces in order to advance it financial reform roadmap, foreign institutions are set to play an increasingly active role in the sweeping restructuring of the local securities industry.

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c27206) has announced the addition of China Brokerage Market to their offering.

This report serves to provide foreign investors with an in-depth understanding of China's securities brokerage market. It consists of nine chapters and an appendix.

Chapter One gives readers a big picture of China's stock, fixed-income and investment fund market where securities companies derive their brokerage revenues. It also includes a special report analyzing the reasons for the country's bearish stock market.

Chapter Two is a business and financial review of China's securities companies. A special report on the current problems facing the business is included. Chapter Three elaborates on the structure of China's securities investors and their business cooperation with brokerages.

Chapter Four offers a framework of laws and regulations with regard to the industry, as well as an introduction to the regulators and related organizations. Chapter Five breaks down the business revenues of securities brokerages and illustrates the changes in revenue structure over time.

Chapter Six demonstrates the concentration situation of the brokerage market in terms of both revenue share and regional distribution.

Chapter Seven is a review of the development of two major brokerage business models in China: the traditional outlet-oriented model and the emerging but booming online trading model.

Chapter Eight introduces the financial profile and business performance of three major market players.

Chapter Nine offers an analysis of the development trends of China's securities brokerage market in terms of industry restructuring, the transforming business model and increasing foreign participation.

Finally, a complete directory of China's securities companies, regulators and related organizations can be found in the Appendix.

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