Shanghai International Energy Exchange: Ensure the further expansion of the scope for qualified foreign investors to participate in commodity futures and options contract trading and related matters.

On March 27, People’s Financial News reported that the Shanghai International Energy Exchange issued a notice regarding the matters related to further expanding the scope of participation for qualified foreign investors in commodity futures and options contracts. The notice states that futures company members accepting mandates from qualified foreign investors to conduct trading of Shanghai International Energy commodity futures and options must handle account opening procedures for qualified foreign investors in accordance with the “Regulations on Customer Account Opening Management for Futures Markets” and the “Operational Guidelines for Unified Account Opening for Special Institutional Clients” issued by the China Futures Market Monitoring Center, and must strictly manage customer trading permissions in accordance with the “Notice on Further Expanding the Scope of Qualified Foreign Investors’ Participation in Commodity Futures and Options Trading” (Shanghai International Energy Announcement [2026] No. 30) and other relevant requirements. For qualified foreign investors trading varieties that implement suitability systems, futures company members shall strictly follow the requirements of the “Shanghai International Energy Exchange Futures Trader Suitability Management Rules” and the “Shanghai International Energy Exchange Futures Trader Suitability System Operational Guidelines” to properly manage the suitability of trading for qualified foreign investors.