The company was founded in October 1995, listed and traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2003, and listed and traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2011. It is the first securities company listed on A+H shares in China, and the largest shareholder is China CITIC Financial Holdings Co., Ltd. The company's mission is to help improve the function of the capital market and serve the high-quality development of the economy, and is committed to becoming the leading domestic and world-class Chinese investment bank most trusted by global customers. The main business is financial services such as investment banking, wealth management, institutional stock brokerage, financial markets, asset management, trusteeship, equity investment and research. Corporate honors: Best Equity Capital Market Service Broker, Best Bond Capital Market Service Broker, Best IPO Service Broker, etc. As of June 30, 2024, the company has 222 approved securities sales departments and 45 branches; it has 13 first-class wholly-owned subsidiaries, namely CITIC Securities (Shandong) Co., Ltd., Jinshi Investment Co., Ltd., CITIC Securities International Co., Ltd., CITIC Securities Investment Co., Ltd., CITIC Securities Asset Management Co., Ltd., CITIC Securities South China Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Securities Lingxiu Investment Co., Ltd., CITIC Securities Information and Quantitative Services (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., CITIC Securities Investment Services Limited Liability Company, Tianjin Jingzheng Property Service Co., Ltd., and Tianjin Shenzheng Property Service Co., Ltd.