SHFE: Matters related to further expanding the scope of qualified overseas investors participating in commodity futures and options trading.

The Shanghai Futures Exchange has issued a notification stating that futures company members who accept commissions from qualified overseas investors to conduct trading of Shanghai Futures Exchange commodity futures and options must handle the account opening procedures for qualified overseas investors in accordance with the "Regulations on Customer Account Opening Management in the Futures Market" and the China Futures Market Monitoring Center's "Unified Account Opening Business Operation Guide for Special Unit Customers." They must strictly follow the relevant requirements of the announcement on further expanding the scope of qualified overseas investors participating in commodity futures and options trading, and do a good job in managing customer trading permissions. For qualified overseas investors engaged in trading of varieties subject to the suitability system, futures company members must strictly implement the "Shanghai Futures Exchange Futures Trader Suitability Management Measures" and the "Shanghai Futures Exchange Futures Trader Suitability System Operation Guide," and do a good job in managing the suitability of qualified overseas investors as traders.