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Futures edged up in Japan and Australia but fell in Hong Kong. U.S. contracts were steady. Earlier, the S&P 500 hit a fresh peak, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 also climbed. Ten-year U.S. Treasury yields reached a one-month high amid a tepid 30-year auction and data highlighting price pressures and a labor market recovery. A gauge of the dollar advanced.
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In 2021, Futu turns 9 years old. Having accompanied millions of users for 9 years.
As we celebrate our 9th birthday, we look back into the past and try to uncover memorable moments, and found that every unforgettable moment was spent with you—our dear users:
In 2012, Futu embarked on an exciting journey with you.
In 2019, we were listed on the Nasdaq.
In 2020, we onboarded our 10 millionth user.
In 2021, we advanced into more markets across the globe, welcoming more than 15.5 million users from over 200 countries and regions…
As we celebrate our 9th birthday, we feel ever more motivated by our founding vision: “make investing easier and not alone”. It is the millions of users in our community that make investing “not alone”. These 9 years with you are the best time that we have ever spent.
As we celebrate our 9th birthday, we would like you to know: We wish to continue accompanying you on your investing journey ahead, for the next 9 years or even 90 years.
As we celebrate our 9th birthday, we sincerely want to invite you - our dear users - to share your moomoo stories in the past years.
[About the Event]
We wish to invite our users to share their moomoo stories and 9 representative users will be selected. If you are interested, please send your moomoo story or your self-introduction to the official email address: futupr@futunn.com.
The email should include: (ideally 300-500 words, the more the better)
-Your name,  moomoo ID,  Nationality, Occupation
-Your moomoo story: When you started using Futu services and products via moomoo; what you want to share with us and fellow users
-A casual photo of yourself or a photo of you with a moomoo figurine (optional, less than 5M)
[What to Do If I Am Selected as a Representative User?]
① You should be willing to take an interview themed "My moomoo Story", which will be disseminated via global and Futu/moomoo official media channels in the form of image and text.
② You should be willing to take a photo against a pure-colored background or a photo that presents your daily life. The photo will be used for the poster of "Futu 9th Anniversary—Representative Users", which will be disseminated globally.
③ You should be willing to participate in a video filming. The video will be used for the video of "Futu 9th Anniversary—Representative Users", which will be disseminated globally.
*Detailed information on the specifications of the photos and videos will be further discussed with you by our staff.
[Application Period]
September 16 – September 22
[Gift Package for Selected Users]
If you are selected as a representative user, share your Futu story, and participate in the photo taking and video filming, you will receive a US$999 stock card*, and a lucky bag containing exquisite moomoo merchandise.
[Gift Package for Event Participants]
User that actively participated in the Event but are not selected will receive 999 points* as a thank you gift.
*T&Cs apply:
Singapore Users: tap to read full T&Cs
U.S. Users: tap to read full T&Cs