Market welcomes move to allow QFIIs to trade index futures

Feb 9, 2011

A consultation period for draft CSRC proposals to allow foreign investors to short the A-share market for the first time is about to expire. It's seen as a step in the right direction.

The move by China’s securities regulator to allow qualified foreign institutional investors (QFIIs) to trade stock index futures on the China Financial Futures Exchange has been welcomed as a step in the right direction.

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