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Webull

Headline

Webull is controlled by its PRC-citizen founder (79.2% of voting power) through a Cayman Islands holding company, and its dispute-resolution language is genuinely vaguer than every other brokerage in this tracker…

Not independently verified. Verification status: Unverified - heuristic first draft. Publish state: draft unverified.

Webull is controlled by its PRC-citizen founder (79.2% of voting power) through a Cayman Islands holding company, and its dispute-resolution language is genuinely vaguer than every other brokerage in this tracker — it simply says disputes go to arbitration or 'local courts in the jurisdiction where Webull is registered,' without clearly naming an arbitration provider, specifying a class-action waiver, or laying out an opt-out process the way every US-regulated peer in this tab does. You may not actually know which country's legal system your dispute would even fall under.

  • SeveritySeverity 2 of 5, not independently verified. Webull is controlled by its PRC-citizen founder (79.2% of voting power) through a Cayman Islands holding company, and its dispute-resolution language is genuinely vaguer than every other brokerage in this tracker…
  • Evidence tierUnassigned
  • Claims confirmedNo sourced claims yet
  • Last verified2026-08-04

Primary source. None recorded — Unverified - heuristic first draft.

Last verified 96 days agoverified 96 days ago0180 days
Freshness. Last verified 96 days ago (2026-08-04); stale after 180 days.

Terms

Arbitration

Notably VAGUE/WEAK arbitration language compared to every other brokerage in this audit: 'both parties agree to settle the dispute through friendly negotiation or arbitration... either party may initiate a lawsuit through local courts in the jurisdiction where Webull is registered' — this is far less specific than the detailed FINRA-style predispute arbitration clauses at Fidelity/Schwab/Ally/etc., and doesn't clearly specify a class-action waiver, arbitration provider, or opt-out process the way US-regulated peers do.

Data sharing

OWNERSHIP FLAG: Webull's parent, Webull Corporation, is a Cayman Islands holding company listed on Nasdaq (BULL) since April 2025 and headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL; it is a 'controlled company' whose founder and CEO, Anquan Wang (a PRC citizen), held 79.2% of voting power as of Mar 31 2026. Its China-based origin entity, Hunan Fumi Information Technology, ceased any affiliation when VIE arrangements were terminated in Aug 2022 — a foreign-control structure worth flagging given the same national-security/data-security concerns already noted elsewhere in this audit regarding China-linked connected-vehicle technology; broker-dealer/financial services are actually provided by a separate US affiliate under additional privacy guidelines layered on top of the general Webull Privacy Policy — a two-tier structure customers should understand.

Data chain: Webull, then Webull Corporation (Cayman Islands; Nasdaq: BULL) (parent).WebullWebull Corporation (Cayman Islands; Nasdaq: BULL)parent
Who holds your data. Data chain: Webull, then Webull Corporation (Cayman Islands; Nasdaq: BULL) (parent).

Fees and billing

Requires SSN/ITIN and US citizenship/permanent residency/valid visa to open an account; runs a soft credit inquiry at account opening (does not affect credit score, per company statements).

Contacts

Privacy contact. Not recorded.

Legal notice. Not verified this pass. If publicly traded: SEC Form 10-K cover page gives the official corporate address; the Secretary of State business-entity search in the state of incorporation gives the registered agent, which must accept service. If private: the state registered agent is usually the only reliable route.

Mailing address. Not recorded.

No published channel
Paper trail: none. No published channel.

Evidence

No claims have been itemized for this row yet.

No sources are on file for this row yet.

Source vault

Link status: Candidate - not yet fetched

DocumentLast fetchPDF
Privacy policy
webull.com/protocol/webull_privacy_policy
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Terms of service
webull.com/protocol/webull_terms_of_service
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Website
No URL recorded
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Primary source
No URL recorded
Verification: Unverified - heuristic first draft
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Enforcement

No enforcement actions are linked to this row.

State statute

No HQ state on file, so no state statute applies by headquarters.