China is the biggest emerging market prize for the top firms in the world’s derivatives markets. But the market is well guarded. In the first of a series of articles on how to participate, Agnieszka Troszkiewicz looks at the easiest way in – the Hong Kong and Singapore equity futures and options.
The economic crisis has hammered China’s stockmarket and growth is likely to be far lower this year – but few doubt that China is on a long term upswing towards being the world’s most powerful economy.
Because of its special nature, China is also regarded by some investors as less correlated with other markets, offering them a way to diversify their portfolios.
In the futures market, China’s Zhengzhou, Shanghai and Dalian exchanges are among the world’s fastest growing, having zoomed to the top of the pile in metals, agricultural commodities and increasingly...