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Generation Z are More Conservative Investors Than You May Think - Data from Financial Platforms Moomoo and Futubull Shows
PALO ALTO, Calif., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

New statistical data on investors collected via moomoo and Futubull highlights 
emerging investor behavior and trends including –

-Gen Z investors are the most risk-averse investors while Gen X group are the 
biggest risk-takers
-Female investors' investments are more diversified in 2022
-Investors increased daily trading frequency but decreased weighting of stocks 
in first 6 months of 2022  

The parent company of digital brokerage and wealth management platform 
moomoo(https://www.moomoo.com/us), Futu Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: FUTU; "Futu") 
which serves nearly 20 million users, including more than three million 
clients, has released a whitepaper on investor behavior and trends emerging 
within the unique market conditions experienced throughout 2022.

In response to heightened market volatility as a result of rising inflation 
pressures, constrained monetary policies, lingering concerns of coronavirus 
variants and geopolitical tensions, statistical research by Futu concluded that:

1. Gen Z investors are the most risk-averse investors while Gen X group are the 
biggest risk-takers

The data showed a different appetite for risk among the three generations*.

Gen X group as the oldest generation, were the greatest risk-seekers as their 
stock position remained the highest among all three generations. Furthermore, 
their investing patterns slightly changed, with only 2.8% decrease in stock 
investment value to 89.4% on June15,2022, compared to December31,2021.

Counterintuitively, Gen Z group were the most risk-averse investors, and their 
equities investments significantly declined (-8.6%), from 85.3% on December31, 
2021, to 76.7% on June15,2022.

In aggregate, Gen Z investors allocated 14.9% and 7.7% of their positions to 
funds and bonds respectively, the highest level among all three generations. 
Gen X investors had only 8.4% and 1.8% of their positions to funds and bonds, 
respectively, the lowest of all three generations.

2. Female investors' investments are more diversified in 2022

Male and female investors* show similar investing patterns, with investments 
comprise mainly stocks (85%-92%), followed by funds.

Female HK investors tended to allocate more bonds into their portfolios. As at 
June 15, 2022, 5% of female HK clients' investments are composed of bonds, 
which is 1.6% higher than male HK clients.

HK and SG female investors executed more options during H1 2022. The daily 
amount of stock options executed by HK and SG female investors increased 11% 
and 21% respectively, compared to H2 2021.

3. Investors increased their daily trading frequency but decreased weighting of 
stocks in the first half of 2022

Compared to the level at the end of 2021, investors from Hong Kong SAR, 
Singapore and US markets all recorded a decline in stock weighting, dropping 
4.3%, 4.4% and 3% in HK, US and SG, respectively.

US investors opted to diversify their portfolios with fund products, with the 
proportion of fund value climbing to 13.2% in June2022 from 8.8% in 
December2021.  

In terms of trading frequency, US investors traded 0.43 times per trading day, 
comparing to HK investors who traded 1 time per day and SG investors trading 
0.35 times per day.

US investors' average daily trading frequency jumped to 0.43 times in H1 2022, 
representing an increase of 26.5% from H2 2021's 0.34 times. Investors from HK 
and SG executed 20.5% and 52.2% more trades in H1 2022 than H2 2021, 
respectively.

Methodology –

When conducting this research, Futu compared the statistical summary of 
investment values as of December 31, 2021 to that of June 15, 2022, with data 
collected from investors across three different regions, including Hong Kong 
SAR ("HK"), US and Singapore ("SG"), who are using Futu's two flagship 
investing apps - moomoo and Futubull.

We then calculated investors' average trading frequency per trading day with 
the data extracted from the second half of 2021 (July 1, 2021 to December 31, 
2021, or "H2 2021") and first half of 2022 (January 1, 2022 to June 15, 2022, 
or "H1 2022"), across investors from HK, US and SG.

We also compared investors' investment value and trading frequency by 
generation* and gender*.

*Generation - Generation X (born in or before 1980), Generation Y (born between 
1981 and 1996) and Generation Z(born in or after 1997)

*Gender - Male investors and female investors, with data from HK and SG 
investors

Find the full version of White Paper here –

https://ussnsfile.moomoo.com/777770041658738430/Futu%20Investing%20White%20Paper.pdf?_ga=2.174115947.814614977.1658737964-1552184042.1653027298


About moomoo

Moomoo is a next-generation one-stop digital financial service platform created 
by Moomoo Technologies Inc., a fintech company based in Palo Alto, California.

Moomoo integrates trading, market data, social networking with advanced 
features, such as AI-powered analytics and anomaly detection functions. It 
supports free online account-opening and provides access to the trading of 
stocks and ETFs in multiple global markets such as the United States, Hong Kong 
SAR, Singapore, and Australia. Moomoo and its brand affiliates also offer rich 
investor education content and an interactive online community with 18 million 
users in more than 200 countries globally.

Moomoo's parent company is the Nasdaq-listed fintech company Futu Holdings 
Limited ("Futu"), which is headquartered in Hong Kong. Futu's subsidiary is 
also one of the largest brokerages in Hong Kong. On March 8, 2019, Futu was 
listed on the Nasdaq (symbol: FUTU).

For more information, please visit the moomoo official website at 
www.moomoo.com.

About Futu Holdings Limited

Futu Holdings Limited ("Futu") (Nasdaq: FUTU) is an advanced technology company 
transforming the investing experience by offering a fully digitized brokerage 
and wealth management platform. Futu provides investing services – including 
stock trading and clearing, margin financing, wealth management, market data 
and information, and interactive social features for Hong Kong, US and China 
Connect stocks – to individual investors through its proprietary onestop 
digital platforms, Futubull and moomoo. Futu also provides Employee Stock 
Ownership Plan (ESOP) solutions and IPO distribution services through its 
enterprise service brand FUTU I&E, with a focus on providing employee stock 
ownership plans to corporate clients. 

Futu aims to become an influential financial services platform globally, by 
building a complete financial technology ecosystem with the mission of "making 
investing easier and more collaborative". For more information about Futu 
Holdings, please visit the company's official website www.futuholdings.com.   

Disclaimer

Moomoo is a professional trading app offered by Moomoo Technologies Inc. In the 
U.S., investment products and services on moomoo are offered through Moomoo 
Financial Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC. In Singapore investment products and 
services are offered through Futu Singapore Pte. Ltd., regulated by the 
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). This advertisement has not been reviewed 
by MAS. In Australia, financial products and services on moomoo are provided by 
Futu Securities (Australia) Ltd., an Australian Financial Services Licensee 
(AFSL No. 224663) regulated by the Australian Securities and Investment 
Commission (ASIC). Please read and understand our Financial Services Guide, 
Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, and other disclosure documents which are 
available on our websites https://www.futuau.com and https://www.moomoo.com/au. 
Moomoo Technologies Inc., Moomoo Financial Inc., Futu Securities Ltd., and Futu 
Singapore Pte. Ltd are affiliated companies. Any illustrations, scenarios, or 
specific securities referenced herein are strictly for illustrative purposes. 
Past investment performance does not guarantee future results. Investing 
involves risk and the potential to lose principal.

SOURCE: moomoo Inc.