China Finance Online Co., Ltd. is a web-based financial services company. It is engaged in the provision of online access to securities trading services, wealth management products, investment advisory services, as well as financial database and analytics services to institutional customers. The firm provides vertically integrated financial information and services including news, data, analytics, securities investment advisory and brokerage-related services. Through its portal sites the company offers basic software and information services to individual investors which integrate financial and listed-company data, information and analytics from multiple sources. The firm develops securities investment advisory and overtime wealth management services. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides financial database and analytics to institutional customers including domestic brokerages and investment firms and securities brokerage services in Hong Kong. The company was founded on November 2, 1998 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.