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Chinese clampdown on HFT may hinder new oil contract

Tighter rules on high-frequency trading being considered after China’s stock market meltdown may have the unintended effect of undermining new Shanghai crude oil contract

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Shanghai Futures Exchange is one of the three commodity exchanges ordered to tighten rules around automated trading

Moves by Chinese authorities to tighten restrictions on high-frequency trading (HFT) may undermine the country's much-anticipated launch of a new crude oil futures contract that Beijing hopes will serve as an oil price benchmark for the Asia-Pacific region, market participants say.

China's regulatory climate has chilled in recent months as its stock markets have collapsed, prompting a series of

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