Shanghai Futures Exchange: Circular On Expanding The Investment Scope Of Qualified Foreign Investors In Commodity Futures And Options

With the approval of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), starting from March 4, 2025 (i.e. from the continuous trading session on March 3, 2025), Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) will expand the investment scope of Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors and RMB Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (hereinafter collectively referred to as Qualified Foreign Investors, QFI) to include the following commodity futures and options contracts:

1. Stainless Steel, Fuel Oil, and Woodpulp futures contracts; and

2. Silver, Steel Rebar options contracts.