Shanghai Futures Exchange Raising Margins for Commodities Futures

Shanghai Futures Exchange (上海期货交易所) will raise trading margins for all contracts from November 30th in an effort to reduce speculation and temper concerns over rising inflation.

China’s two other major commodities exchanges in Dalian

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Singapore and Australian Stock Exchanges Plan to Merge

Singapore Exchange and Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) plan to merge to become the 9th largest stock exchange in terms of market capitalization of its listings. Shanghai Stock Exchange with US$2.4 trillion and HK Exchange with US$2.3 trillion ma

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Greater China Hedge Funds Post Strong Gains in September

According to data from Singaporean based hedge fund tracker Eurekahedge, Greater China Hedge Funds were up 7.02% in September, while the MSCI World Index was up 6.75% for the month.

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ICBC Convertible Bond Issue Oversubscribed 20X

ICBC CB (113002) lists today. CNY500 billion subscribed to the CNY25 billion issue. While priced at par, local brokers say it should start trading somewhere between 107 and 115.

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Shanghai CSI 300 Futures Index Arbitrage

Apart from regulatory issues and the ability to get access to sufficient QFII ‘A’ share quota, on the face of it there seems to be good edge in the Shanghai futures index against stock index arbitrage. Much like HSI futures 20 years ago, there’s freq

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