China Financial Futures Exchange
China eyes new derivatives contracts to boost investor morale
Regulator announces futures and options products on mainland and HK, but there are doubts it will help

China bond futures to be relaunched in Hong Kong
Products expected to be back on HKSE next year – six years after being suspended

From the margins: CGBs vie to join the collateral club
Can CGBs emulate US Treasuries as initial margin on cross-border derivatives trades?

Banks rail against China CCPs’ loss-sharing policy
Controversial loss allocation technique remains unused during recent market routs, but banks want it banned
China Treasury bond futures hit by cash equity volatility
Increase in volatility as traders exit positions to fund equity portfolios
China options market faces margin and settlement challenges
China exchange developing technique to reduce margin requirements
China to launch series of volatility indexes by year-end
Volatility benchmarks will follow launch of equity options later in 2014
China looks beyond commodity derivatives with equity options launch
New equity options on two exchanges
New central securities company to facilitate short selling in China
One of China's leading securities houses sees a bright future for domestic investment banks developing hedge fund-like trading businesses, once securities short-selling is further liberalised on the mainland through the establishment of a central…
CSRC to ban QFII quota use for China derivatives; ETF providers hit
The CSRC plans to ban derivatives dealers from using QFII quotas to on-sell derivatives mirroring CSI 300 index futures contracts to offshore clients. The move looks set to challenge ETF fund managers when hedging China index-tracking funds.
Deutsche Börse to co-operate with Korea Exchange on derivatives
Frankfurt-based Deutsche Börse Group, which owns 50% of Eurex, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korea Exchange.
China Financial Futures Exchange opens
The China Financial Futures Exchange opened for business on September 8 in Shanghai. The exchange is expected to start trading stock index futures soon, although a spokesman from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) declined to specify when…