China's futures market opening achievements gain international attention as the Shanghai Futures Exchange appears for the third time in London.

From June 16th to June 18th, 2025, the 2025 International Derivatives Conference, organized by the International Futures Industry Association, was successfully held in London, UK. Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) appeared for the third consecutive year as an exhibitor, introducing and sharing the recent development of the Chinese futures market, attracting wide attention from participants. In recent years, the Chinese futures market has gradually opened up to the outside world, with an increasing number of open varieties and paths for overseas participation, leading to a growing enthusiasm from international investors. Currently, SHFE has opened 28 futures and options varieties to qualified overseas investors, with 6 specific varieties directly open to global investors, accounting for over 70% of the open varieties among all domestic exchanges. These varieties cover multiple fields such as metals, energy, chemicals, and shipping, meeting diverse risk management and asset allocation needs for various entities. In the process of internationalization of the Chinese futures market, the participation from overseas continues to increase. According to data from the China Futures Market Monitoring Center, by the end of 2024, the number of effective overseas clients in China's futures market increased by 17% year-on-year, and the overseas client position volume increased by 28% year-on-year. Among them, the number of overseas clients at SHFE increased by approximately 20% year-on-year, while the number of QFI clients increased by approximately 60% year-on-year. Currently, SHFE's overseas clients are spread across more than 30 countries and regions on six continents worldwide.