1. Report Industry Investment Rating - No information about the industry investment rating is provided in the report. 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - In December 2025, the bond market remained weak. The ultra - long - end interest rates continued to rise while the short - end rates recovered, steepening the yield curve. The trading desks, represented by securities firms and broad - based funds, continued to reduce their bond allocations, but the reduction intensity of securities firms weakened and they started to increase their allocation to interest - rate bonds. The allocation - oriented institutions such as banks and insurance companies increased their bond allocations, but the scale was limited and difficult to reverse the overall interest - rate trend. The top signal of interest rates might need to wait until the allocation power strengthened to the point where the selling pressure from trading institutions could no longer push interest rates significantly higher [3][13]. 3. Summary According to the Table of Contents 3.1 12 - month Interest - rate Bonds Drag Bond Custody Increment to Drop Significantly, Credit and Certificates of Deposit Also Decline - In December, the total bond custody scale increased by 30.26 billion yuan month - on - month, a significant decrease of 117.73 billion yuan compared with November. The custody increment of interest - rate bonds was 69.59 billion yuan, about 78 billion yuan lower than the previous month. The custody increments of treasury bonds, local bonds, and policy - financial bonds all decreased significantly. The net financing of medium - term notes and short - term commercial papers also decreased significantly, leading to a lower custody increment of credit bonds. The custody scale of inter - bank certificates of deposit continued to decline by 62.24 billion yuan month - on - month, with the decline expanding by 23.66 billion yuan compared with the previous month [3][10]. 3.2 Trading Desks' Reduction of Allocations Continues, Allocation - Oriented Desks Lack Incentive to Increase Allocations 3.2.1 Broad - based Funds - In December, the bond custody volume of broad - based funds decreased by 9.92 billion yuan month - on - month, compared with an increase of 22.16 billion yuan in the previous month. The reduction in inter - bank certificates of deposit was 34.96 billion yuan, an increase of 34.01 billion yuan compared with the previous month. The reduction in treasury bonds, enterprise bonds, short - term commercial papers, PPNs, and credit - asset - backed securities increased, while the increase in medium - term notes and local bonds decreased. The reduction in commercial - bank bonds decreased, and they started to increase their allocation to policy - financial bonds. Relative to the stock, the reduction intensity of broad - based funds on bonds increased, and the reduction in inter - bank certificates of deposit was particularly significant, but the reduction in commercial - bank bonds decreased and the allocation to policy - financial bonds increased [17][19]. 3.2.2 Securities Firms - In December, the bond custody volume of securities firms decreased by 0.23 billion yuan month - on - month, with the decline narrowing by 13.98 billion yuan compared with the previous month. They started to increase their allocation to treasury bonds, policy - financial bonds, and commercial - bank bonds, increased their allocation to local bonds, but started to reduce their allocation to medium - term notes and short - term commercial papers, and the reduction in inter - bank certificates of deposit, PPNs, and enterprise bonds increased. Relative to the stock, the reduction intensity of securities firms on bonds decreased, mainly as they started to increase their allocation to interest - rate bonds but started to reduce their allocation to credit bonds [27]. 3.2.3 Insurance Companies - In December, the bond custody volume of insurance companies increased by 4 billion yuan month - on - month, with the increase expanding by 1.15 billion yuan compared with the previous month. They increased their allocation to treasury bonds, local bonds, and inter - bank certificates of deposit, decreased their reduction in commercial - bank bonds, but started to reduce their allocation to policy - financial bonds and medium - term notes, decreased their allocation to financial bonds on the Clearstream, and increased their reduction in enterprise bonds. Relative to the stock, insurance companies started to increase their allocation to bonds, mainly increasing their allocation to treasury bonds and local bonds [33]. 3.2.4 Overseas Institutions - In December, the bond custody scale of overseas institutions decreased by 15.09 billion yuan month - on - month, with the decline expanding by 3.41 billion yuan compared with the previous month. They started to reduce their allocation to policy - financial bonds, increased their reduction in inter - bank certificates of deposit and treasury bonds, but started to increase their allocation to local bonds and medium - term notes. Relative to the stock, the reduction intensity of overseas institutions on bonds increased slightly, mainly increasing their reduction in policy - financial bonds and inter - bank certificates of deposit, but decreasing their reduction in treasury bonds and increasing their allocation to local bonds and medium - term notes [34]. 3.2.5 Other Institutions - In December, the bond custody volume of other institutions including the central bank increased by 18.24 billion yuan month - on - month, with the increase narrowing by 39.22 billion yuan compared with the previous month. They decreased their allocation to treasury bonds and local bonds, started to reduce their allocation to policy - financial bonds, but increased their allocation to inter - bank certificates of deposit. The change in the bond custody structure of other institutions might indicate that the underlying assets of repurchase agreements were still mainly local bonds, but some were replaced from policy - financial bonds to treasury bonds [39]. 3.2.6 Commercial Banks - In December, the bond custody scale of commercial banks increased by 25.73 billion yuan month - on - month, with the increase narrowing by 52.58 billion yuan compared with the previous month. The increase in local bonds, treasury bonds, financial bonds on the Clearstream, and medium - term notes decreased, the reduction in short - term commercial papers, inter - bank certificates of deposit, and commercial - bank bonds increased, and the increase in policy - financial bonds increased. This also reflected the impact of the change in the structure of repurchase - agreement underlying assets to some extent. Relative to the stock, commercial banks also increased their allocation to bonds to some extent, increasing their allocation to policy - financial bonds and treasury bonds, increasing their allocation to local bonds, decreasing their reduction in inter - bank certificates of deposit, but decreasing their allocation to financial bonds on the Clearstream and medium - term notes, and increasing their reduction in short - term commercial papers and commercial - bank bonds [45]. 3.2.7 Credit Unions - In December, the bond custody scale of credit unions decreased by 9.82 billion yuan month - on - month, compared with an increase of 0.98 billion yuan in the previous month. They started to reduce their allocation to inter - bank certificates of deposit and treasury bonds, increased their reduction in policy - financial bonds and commercial - bank bonds, and decreased their allocation to local bonds. Relative to the stock, the reduction intensity of credit unions on bonds increased, mainly reducing their allocation to certificates of deposit and policy - financial bonds [46]. 3.3 The Bond - market Leverage Ratio Seasonally Rebounded in December, and Securities Firms Reduced Leverage but It Remained at a High Level - In December, affected by short - term disturbances in the liabilities of some institutions at the end of the year and the increase in the demand for borrowing funds, the bond - market leverage ratio increased by 0.6 percentage points month - on - month to 107.8%, which was in line with the seasonal pattern. By institution, the leverage ratio of commercial banks increased by 0.3 percentage points month - on - month to 103.6%; the leverage ratio of non - bank institutions increased by 1.4 percentage points month - on - month to 118.4%, which was also in line with the seasonal characteristics; the leverage ratio of securities firms decreased significantly by 14.1 percentage points month - on - month to 217.3%, but it was still at a high level; the leverage ratio of insurance and non - legal - person products increased by 1.7 percentage points month - on - month to 115.4%, which was at a relatively low level in the past three years. In the broad - based funds, the repurchase balances of various institutions rebounded. Among them, the repurchase balances of money - market funds, other products, and insurance companies reached record highs, and the repurchase balance of wealth - management products reached a new high since 2025, but the repurchase balance of non - money - market funds remained at a relatively low level since 2023 [4][52].

1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - Tax period funds remained loose this week, and the central bank's care for cross - year liquidity led to a significant decline in short - term interest rates, raising market expectations for interest rate cuts. The interest rate cut may occur in March - April 2026 [4][35][41] - The issuance of government bonds in 2025 is nearing completion. The net financing forecast for December treasury bonds is adjusted upwards to 335.2 billion yuan, and the net financing scale of local bonds in December is expected to be about 230 billion yuan. The supply pressure of local bonds in Q1 2026 may be slightly lower than that in Q1 2025 [6][56][59] - Next week, the net payment scale of government bonds will rise, but the exogenous disturbances in the capital market may decrease, and the loose liquidity state is expected to continue. Attention should be paid to whether the average value of DR001 in December can fall below 1.3% [9][45][69] 3. Summary According to the Table of Contents 3.1 Monetary Market 3.1.1 This Week's Capital Situation Review - The central bank's 7 - day and 14 - day reverse repurchase operations resulted in a net withdrawal of 1.1 billion yuan this week. On Monday, 80 billion yuan of treasury cash fixed - term deposits matured, and the central bank conducted a 600 - billion - yuan 6 - month outright reverse repurchase operation, with an excess renewal of 200 billion yuan. Despite tax - period disturbances, funds remained loose, and DR001 was maintained at around 1.27% [3][15] - The trading volume of pledged repurchase oscillated upwards, with the average daily trading volume increasing by 0.4 trillion yuan to 8.48 trillion yuan compared to last week. The overall scale of pledged repurchase continued to rise, approaching the historical high in early July. The net lending of large - scale banks oscillated and slightly declined, while that of joint - stock banks and city commercial banks oscillated and rose, especially joint - stock banks reaching a new high since August last year. The overall rigid net lending of banks also continued to rise. The rigid net lending of non - banks first decreased and then increased, with an overall slight decline. The capital gap index oscillated and declined [4][22] - The cross - year progress of funds this year is late. As of Friday, the cross - year progress of the inter - bank and exchange markets is only higher than that in 2024, and the gap with previous years is widening. The cross - year progress of the entire market is 7.6%, 5.5 percentage points lower than the average of 20 - 24 [31] - The short - term interest rates represented by 1 - year policy financial bonds and IRS ended a multi - quarter continuous oscillation and significantly declined, reflecting market expectations of a downward shift in the capital interest rate center and an increase in interest rate cut expectations [35] 3.1.2 Next Week's Capital Outlook - The net payment scale of government bonds will rise from 1.61 billion yuan this week to 366.6 billion yuan. The 7 - day reverse repurchase maturity scale will decrease from 668.5 billion yuan to 457.5 billion yuan. On December 25, 300 billion yuan of MLF will mature, and the central bank is expected to continue to renew it in excess [45][69] - The new shares of Hengdongguang on the Beijing Stock Exchange will be issued online on December 23, which may cause some disturbances to the exchange capital price from Tuesday to Wednesday. After the tax period, the exogenous disturbances in the capital market may decrease, and the loose liquidity state is expected to continue [9] 3.2 Inter - bank Certificates of Deposit - The 1 - year Shibor rate remained unchanged at 1.65% compared to December 12. The secondary rate of 1 - year AAA - rated inter - bank certificates of deposit decreased by 2.5 BP to 1.64% compared to last week [70] - The issuance scale of inter - bank certificates of deposit increased more than the maturity scale this week, with a net repayment scale of 69 billion yuan, a decrease of 51.5 billion yuan compared to last week. The net financing scales of joint - stock banks, rural commercial banks, state - owned banks, and city commercial banks were 43.1 billion yuan, 22.2 billion yuan, - 119.7 billion yuan, and - 23 billion yuan respectively. The issuance proportion of 3 - month certificates of deposit was the highest at 34%, and the issuance proportion of 1 - year certificates of deposit increased by 2 percentage points to 17% compared to last week. The maturity scale of certificates of deposit next week is about 868.6 billion yuan, a decrease of 196.2 billion yuan compared to this week [10][73] - The issuance success rates of state - owned banks and joint - stock banks increased compared to last week, while those of rural commercial banks and city commercial banks decreased. Except for state - owned banks with a relatively high issuance success rate, the others are near the average level in recent years. The issuance spread of 1 - year certificates of deposit between city commercial banks and joint - stock banks widened [75] - The relative supply - demand strength index of certificates of deposit continued to rise this week, reaching 40.5% on Friday, an increase of 6.7 percentage points compared to last week. The supply - demand index of 1 - year varieties decreased significantly, while those of other tenors continued to rise [83] 3.3 Bill Market - Bill interest rates first rose and then fell this week. As of December 19, the 3 - month bill interest rate of national joint - stock banks increased by 4 BP to 0.49% compared to December 12, and the 6 - month bill interest rate decreased by 1 BP to 0.89% [89] 3.4 Bond Trading Sentiment Tracking - The bond market oscillated strongly this week, and the spreads of credit bonds and perpetual bonds continued to widen. The willingness of large - scale banks to increase bond holdings weakened, especially for treasury bonds and inter - bank certificates of deposit within 1 year. They tended to reduce holdings of local bonds and policy financial bonds within 1 year, but the willingness to reduce holdings of perpetual bonds decreased, and they tended to increase holdings of commercial paper [92] - The overall willingness of trading - type institutions to increase bond holdings declined significantly. Among them, the willingness of fund companies and other products to increase holdings decreased significantly, the willingness of securities companies to reduce holdings increased slightly, and the willingness of other institutions to increase holdings increased [92]

Group 1: Report Industry Investment Rating - No industry investment rating information is provided in the report. Group 2: Core Viewpoints of the Report - In October, the total bond custody scale increased by 131.24 billion yuan month - on - month, ending the two - month trend of less growth. The rebound of inter - bank certificate of deposit custody scale was the main driving force, while the custody increment of interest - rate bonds declined significantly [3][6]. - The bond market performance eased in October. Long - term interest rates showed a recovery trend, and dropped significantly after the central bank announced the restart of treasury bond trading on the 27th. Trading desks' enthusiasm for bond buying increased significantly, while the allocation willingness of allocation - type institutions declined [3][10]. - Due to the increase in institutions' borrowed funds, the bond market leverage ratio increased slightly by 0.1 pct to 107.4% in October, remaining at a relatively low level. Non - bank institutions' leverage ratio increased, but the absolute level was still not high [3][37]. Group 3: Summary by Directory 10 - month Bond Custody Increment Rebounds, and Inter - bank Certificate of Deposit Net Financing is the Main Support - The total bond custody scale increased by 131.24 billion yuan month - on - month in October, with the inter - bank certificate of deposit custody scale turning from decline to increase for the first time since June this year. The net financing scale of short - term commercial paper and medium - term notes increased, while the custody increment of interest - rate bonds decreased significantly [3][6]. - For interest - rate bonds, the custody increment of treasury bonds, local bonds, and policy - bank bonds all decreased compared with the previous month. For credit bonds, the custody increment of short - term commercial paper and medium - term notes increased, while that of enterprise bonds and PPN continued to decline [6]. The Central Bank Restarts Bond Buying, Market Sentiment Improves, and the Willingness of Trading Desks to Increase Bond Holdings is Significantly Restored - In October, the bond market performance eased. After the central bank announced the restart of treasury bond trading, long - term interest rates dropped significantly. The trading desks' enthusiasm for bond buying increased, while the allocation willingness of commercial banks and insurance companies declined [10]. - **General Funds**: The bond custody scale increased by 104.45 billion yuan month - on - month, turning to increase holdings of inter - bank certificates of deposit, medium - term notes, and short - term commercial paper, and reducing the scale of selling financial bonds [15]. - **Securities Companies**: The bond custody volume increased by 134.8 billion yuan month - on - month, reaching a new high since July 2024, mainly due to a large increase in holdings of treasury bonds and policy - bank bonds [17][19]. - **Insurance Companies**: The bond custody volume decreased by 450 million yuan month - on - month, mainly due to the reduction of holdings of treasury bonds and inter - bank certificates of deposit [22]. - **Overseas Institutions**: The bond custody scale decreased by 5.42 billion yuan month - on - month, with an increased scale of selling domestic bonds, but turning to increase holdings of treasury bonds and reduce holdings of policy - bank bonds [24][25]. - **Other Institutions**: The bond custody volume increased by 35.56 billion yuan month - on - month, with an increase in holdings of treasury bonds and certificates of deposit, and a decrease in holdings of policy - bank bonds [27]. - **Commercial Banks**: The bond custody scale decreased by 25.14 billion yuan month - on - month, mainly due to a significant decrease in the scale of increasing holdings of treasury bonds and an increase in the scale of reducing holdings of local bonds [30]. - **Credit Unions**: The bond custody scale decreased by 206 million yuan month - on - month, mainly due to the reduction of holdings of treasury bonds and policy - bank bonds [34]. In October, the Non - bank Leverage Ratio Increased Beyond Seasonality, but the Absolute Level was Still Not High - In October, the bond market leverage ratio increased by 0.1 pct to 107.4% month - on - month, remaining at a relatively low level. The non - bank institutions' leverage ratio increased by 0.3 pct to 117.2%, but the absolute level was still not high in the past three - year dimension [37]. - Among them, the securities companies' leverage ratio decreased by 3.3 pct to 219.9%, while the leverage ratio of insurance and non - legal person products increased by 0.3 pct to 114.0% [37].

Investment Rating - The report maintains an "Outperform the Market" rating for the industry [2][5][16]. Core Viewpoints - The recent revival of equity refinancing among several brokerage firms indicates a gradual recovery in the sector, with new funds directed towards innovative areas such as technology finance and wealth management [4][5]. - The demand for capital among securities firms is increasing due to the rapid development of investment and credit businesses, suggesting a dual approach of equity and debt financing to enhance capital strength [5][12]. - The competitive landscape remains intense, with a focus on wealth management, market-making, and financial technology, making equity refinancing crucial for supporting business transformation [5][12][16]. Summary by Sections Recent Developments - Multiple brokerage firms have restarted equity refinancing, with East Wu Securities planning to raise up to 6 billion yuan for various business expansions and operational needs [4][6]. - The equity refinancing trend has been gradually recovering since 2025, with notable events such as Tianfeng Securities' successful refinancing [5][8]. Financing Trends - The scale of equity refinancing has significantly decreased since 2023, with only 5.992 billion yuan raised in 2023, 29.492 billion yuan in 2024, and 16 billion yuan in 2025 to date [8][9]. - Debt financing remains the primary method for securities firms, with a notable increase in debt financing activities compared to equity financing [10][12]. Market Outlook - The report anticipates that the recovery of equity refinancing will support the expansion of business scale and performance growth for securities firms, particularly in a favorable capital market environment [12][16]. - The report recommends leading brokerages such as CITIC Securities and Huatai Securities, as well as firms with strong flow advantages like Dongfang Wealth and Guolian Minsheng [16].