The 13th China (Shenzhen) International Futures Conference was held in Shenzhen from December 1 to December 3, 2017, during which SZSE(Shenzhen Stock Exchange) special event was successfully held on December 3. The theme of this special event was "Improving the System, Promoting the Services and Preventing and Controlling the Risks". More than a hundred guests from relevant departments of Market Supervision Department of China Securities Regulatory Commission, China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited, China Securities Investor Protection Fund Corporation, China Futures Market Monitoring Center, CMSMC and Securities Companies, Futures Companies attended the event.
Experts and scholars from domestic and overseas financial institutions such as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, CICC, CITIC Securities, China Merchants Securities and Optiver were invited to give keynote speeches and roundtable discussions. The guests discussed issues such as the construction and function of the domestic derivatives market, the coordinated development of options inside and outside the counter and the risk management practices, and shared the experiences and research results of the options business both at home and abroad.
Wang Hong, deputy general manager of SZSE attended the event and delivered a speech, in which she said that the most important thing for realizing derivatives market’s function of serving the real economy is to improve the quality and efficiency of the market operation. A well-developed futures and options variety system is one of the basic symbols of an efficient market. In the next stage, the SZSE will thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the CPC and the National Financial Work Conference, continuously promote the preparation of pilot stock options in Shenzhen Market, enrich the varieties of domestic derivative transactions, meet the needs of risk management, prevent financial risks and protect investor’s interest and serve the real economy.