Futures trading cools in Chinese markets

13 Jun 2005

Futures trading in China has cooled with the country's three commodity futures exchanges recording volumes of 19.66m contracts, worth CNY954.8b ($115.3b) in underlying value, in May, down 24% and 29% respectively from a...

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“The fact is, an awful lot of people would be very happy for all business to be transacted over the counter. Transparency is good for the consumer, but privacy is better for the banks and the brokers. Wherever there’s a grey area, it’s possible to make money.”

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