After solid results for Q1 2023, UP Fintech Holding Limited (NASDAQ: TIGR), a prominent online brokerage firm and the Tiger Brokers trading brand operator, presented nearly identical revenues for Q2. The results may have been influenced, among other factors, by the April launch of TigerGPT, the industry's first AI investment assistant.
UP Fintech Announces Financial Results for Q2 2023
UP Fintech's revenue and profit have seen substantial growth driven by global expansion and a focus on fintech innovation. The company's revenue for the quarter reached $66.1 million, showing an increase of 23.5% compared to the previous year. The results coincided with the results from the previous quarter when revenues totaled $66.3 million. Additionally, UP Fintech's non-GAAP profit surged to $15.3 million, setting a two-year record high.
"The second quarter marked a period of gradual recovery in the overall market, and UP Fintech's performance mirrored this trend," Wu Tianhua, the CEO and Founder of UP Fintech, commented. "Our revenue remained stable and showed encouraging improvement, culminating in a double-digit growth year-over-year. The non-GAAP net profit's significant growth, surpassing the total of the previous year, underscores our strong financial position."
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The company added 58,582 new customer accounts during the quarter, bringing its global portfolio to 2.12 million. Furthermore, the number of funded accounts rose 15% year-over-year (YoY), reaching 840,931.
The total trading volume on UP Fintech's platform reached $65.1 billion, with $19.3 billion attributed to stock trading. The company also reported that clients traded 7.76 million options and futures contracts. Customer assets increased 16.2% YoY, amounting to $17.3 billion. The quarterly net asset inflow was a significant $1.6 billion, reflecting strong customer engagement and trust.
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In April, the company introduced TigerGPT as the industry's first AI trading assistant, an alternative to the AI chatbot ChatGPT. According to information shared by Tiger Brokers with Finance Magnates, 11,000 traders achieved an accuracy level of 81% four months after the service's launch during the tool's testing phase. Now, the application is available to a broader audience.
Henry Toh, the CFO at Tiger Brokers (Singapore), stated that the company recognizes AI's vital role in the investment sector and developed TigerGPT to revolutionize the investor experience on a larger scale. As reported by Finance Magnates, ChatGPT has garnered widespread praise in recent times for its performance.
In related news, Tiger Brokers has rolled out an automatic investment plan (AIP) for Hong Kong stocks via its main platform, Tiger Trade. This feature allows global investors to trade weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly, starting from a minimum of HKD 500. The new addition aims to help investors navigate market volatility and complements the existing AIP for U.S. stocks.
"As for product innovation, the second quarter saw the significant launch of our Hong Kong stock AIP (automatic investment plan). This positions Tiger Trade as one of the few platforms offering the AIP feature in both Hong Kong and U.S. stocks. By enabling small-amount investors to access high-priced stocks of premium companies, we have further democratized investment opportunities and broadened our reach," Tianhua concluded.
However, the company faced a minor setback in Q2 when the New Zealand Financial Markets Authority fined them $900,000 for violating the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act.