At the beginning of 2009, Mr. Liu Xingqiang, the president & CEO of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) expressed his heartfelt thanks and extended sincere greetings and good wishes through Futures Daily on behalf of DCE to members, futures investors, as well as parities concerning about China's futures industry.
Mr. Liu said that in 2008, the 30th anniversary of China's reform and opening up, the 18th anniversary of China's futures markets, as well as the 15th anniversary of DCE, Dalian futures market showed the following three features: First, the market realized a leap development with 638 million contract in trading volume and 27.5 trillion yuan in turnover, 71.95% and 130.49 % increase respectively over the previous year. Second, the futures market has undergone a survived the financial crisis. Dalian futures markets saw 2,232 price cap or floor while achieved a smooth transition. Thirdly, through 'one thousand factories and ten thousand companies' project, and the Futures Institute, and by holding three general industry assemblies, DCE has further promoted the futures market’s function of serving the industry and the market.
Mr. Liu said that in 2009, DCE will continue to push forward the trading goods and regulation innovations on the safety and soundness basis by focusing on providing services to the market and to the industry and play the function of market.
