The long-awaited launch of financial futures in mainland China may finally be on the verge of happening following a government rule change that allows the products to be traded. In addition, regulations banning overseas users from participating in the country's futures markets are also to be gradually relaxed.
Fan Fuchun, vice chairman of China Securities Regulatory Commission, has said that financial futures should be launched on the dormant China Financial Futures Exchange in the first half of the year, but the rule changes...