Shanghai Region February A-Share Average Commission Rate at 0.0184% with Three Consecutive Months of Decline

NightAirdropper · 2026-03-18T02:02:53+00:00

In February 2026, the average commission rate for Shanghai A-shares decreased to 0.0184%, marking three consecutive months of decline. New accounts added 620,000 users, down 20.5%, while funding accounts increased to 40.38 million accounts. Margin trading accounts remained stable, with total customer assets reaching 16.1 trillion yuan, and margin balances rising significantly by 25%.

NightAirdropper

2026-03-18 02:02:53

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Gelonghui March 16 — According to the Shanghai Securities Industry Association, the average commission rate for A-shares in Shanghai in February 2026 was 0.0184% (excluding high-frequency quantitative trading), down 3.7% month-on-month, marking the third consecutive month of decline; 620,000 new accounts were opened, a decrease of 20.5% month-on-month. The total number of funded accounts reached 40.38 million, up 0.8% month-on-month, indicating a slowdown in funding and account openings. In terms of margin trading, the number of margin accounts at the end of the month was 740,000, unchanged from the previous month. This month, 5,486 new accounts were added, a decrease of 24.2% month-on-month. Regarding client assets, the total client assets at the end of this month amounted to 16.1 trillion yuan, up 1.3% month-on-month, with the client margin balance at the end of the period reaching 0.55 trillion yuan, a significant increase of 25% month-on-month.

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