Group 1 - The core viewpoint is that brokerages are accelerating their layout in institutional business amidst the growing power of professional institutional investors, focusing on optimizing their organizational structure and enhancing business synergy [1][2] - The institutional business is defined as a client-centered business concept aimed at licensed professional investment institutions, encompassing services such as trading, custody, research, and distribution [2] - The trend of increasing institutional investor ownership in the A-share market is evident, with policies likely to encourage long-term funds like insurance and pension funds to increase their equity asset allocation [2][3] Group 2 - Many brokerages are adjusting their internal structures to integrate asset management, investment banking, research, and sales systems, creating a closed loop for institutional business to enhance service efficiency [3] - The launch of the CSI 1000 index futures and options is expected to provide derivative tools for small-cap stock indices, enriching hedging strategies and attracting incremental funds, benefiting the development of brokerage institutional business [3][4] - The performance of brokerages is directly influenced by market conditions, with a significant decline in proprietary trading income impacting many brokerages' overall performance [3][4] Group 3 - The institutional business is characterized by large scale, rapid growth, extensive space, long chains, high difficulty, and high value rate, which can enhance customer stickiness and overall profit margins [4] - The derivatives market has shown substantial growth, with the off-exchange derivatives market's nominal principal scale reaching 20,167.17 billion yuan by the end of 2021, and a year-on-year increase of 76.56% [4] - Financial derivatives like index options and total return swaps are becoming crucial for risk management and differentiation in competition among brokerages, with expectations for continued growth in this sector [5]