Prevent illegal stock speculation, securities firms can monitor the MAC address of office computers, company IP addresses, etc.

Reporters have learned that the China Securities Regulatory Commission recently sought opinions from the industry on the "Guidelines for Managing the Investment Behavior of Directors, Supervisors, Senior Management and Securities Practitioners of Securities Companies," aiming to prevent practitioners from engaging in illegal and noncompliant investment behaviors such as insider trading. The new rules state that securities firms should clearly define the scope and standards of monitoring, and monitor key information such as the mobile phone numbers, office computer MAC addresses, and company network IP addresses of practitioners to prevent them from using their spouses' or related parties' accounts for illegal securities investment. Securities firms should use information technology to monitor practitioners' securities investments and professional communications, and promptly deal with any clues of illegal or noncompliant behaviors or other compliance risks.