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Longbridge

Researched· 2026-07-02

Visit longbridge.com ↗ Last checked 2026-07-02

Based in
Hong Kong & Singapore entities (SFC / MAS); Chinese-founded fintech
Who can open an account
Gated to the entity for your residence — Longbridge Singapore (MAS) for Singapore residents (Singpass/MyInfo for citizens and PRs; foreigners residing in Singapore with passport + proof of address), and Longbridge Hong Kong (SFC) for Hong Kong. Not a broadly global onboarding, and mainland-China residency is no longer a basis to open after the May 2026 CSRC action. Some onboarding flows also ask for proof of assets (a statement from another broker).
US persons
Not accepted — no US entity; the HK/SG apps don't serve Americans
Markets covered

4 country markets: Hong Kong (HKEX — stocks, ETFs, warrants/CBBCs), US (NYSE/Nasdaq incl. options), Singapore (SGX) and Mainland China A-shares via Stock Connect. Aggressive commission promotions (lifetime-free tiers in Singapore).

Hong KongSingapore

Asian-developed-plus-US coverage, like Tiger and moomoo — nothing EM or frontier. Eligibility runs through the regulated entity for your residence (Singapore, Hong Kong).

Client focus
retail
Recommendation
A competitive HK/US/SG/China-A app for Singapore and Hong Kong residents — commission promos are the draw; as a route to anywhere unusual, it isn't one
Market coverage4 markets · 3 profiled in this directory
Profiled here — click to open Covered (not profiled — mostly developed)

Status: Researched · 2 July 2026.

What it is

Longbridge is the third name in the Chinese-fintech app-broker trio alongside Tiger and Futu/moomoo — same generation, same shape: a slick app giving Hong Kong, US, Singapore and China A-shares (Stock Connect) from one account, with aggressive commission promotions (lifetime-free tiers in Singapore). Its trading stack is also sold business-to-business as Longbridge Whale.

The May 2026 CSRC action

Longbridge was penalized by China’s CSRC in May 2026 together with Futu and Tiger — a combined RMB 2.3bn+ action against the trio for serving mainland-China clients without CSRC licensing, with mainland business entering a two-year, sell-only wind-down. As with its peers, the Singapore (MAS) and Hong Kong (SFC) entities continue serving their own residents unaffected — but the growth story that assumed mainland customers is over, which matters to the parent, not to a Singapore client’s account.

Who can open an account

Residence-gated to its two retail entities: Singapore (citizens/PRs via Singpass/MyInfo in minutes; foreigners residing in Singapore with passport + proof of address) and Hong Kong. Some onboarding flows also ask for a proof-of-assets statement from another broker — a quirk its peers don’t have. No US entity; mainland-China residency no longer works post-CSRC action. Not a broadly global onboarding.

Use it / skip it

Use it if you’re a Singapore or Hong Kong resident who wants cheap HK/US/SG/China-A dealing and likes the app — the promos undercut its peers. Skip it for anything this registry exists for: like Tiger and moomoo, it reaches nothing emerging or frontier, and if you’re outside SG/HK it isn’t a route at all.

Verdict

A competent, keenly-priced fourth-generation Asian app broker whose registry relevance is completeness: readers comparing Tiger and moomoo will meet Longbridge too, and the answer is the same — good value inside its SG/HK residency gate, with the same May 2026 CSRC cloud over the parent, and no unusual market access. Researched, not tested.

Sources

Public sources checked (July 2026):

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