[Listed securities firms achieved the best performance in history in the first half of the year and the "Ten Billion Club" continues to expand] On August 31, benefiting from the active market trading, listed securities firms handed over the best semi-annual report card in history: 43 listed securities firms achieved a total operating income of 364.71 billion yuan and a net profit attributable to shareholders of 155.37 billion yuan in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of more than 40%. The members of the "Ten Billion Club" expanded from 2 in the same period last year to 5. From the perspective of business structure: the year-on-year growth rate of brokerage and self-operated income is around 50%, becoming the main growth engine; the investment banking business is recovering overall but has significant internal differentiation. The top five securities firms occupy more than 50% of the market share, while small and medium-sized investment banks show greater flexibility under a low base.