CHINA: CSRC Releases Draft of the Measures for Supervision and Administration of Derivatives Trading

Friday January 16 2026

On 16^th January 2026, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has drafted the “Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Derivatives Trading (Trial).

The formulation of this regulation is a concrete measure to implement the decisions and deployments of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, and a requirement to promote the implementation of the relevant provisions of the Futures and Derivatives Law.

The draft mainly includes the following:

• it clarifies the scope of application of the measures, stipulating that these measures apply to derivatives trading and related activities regulated by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) in accordance with the law.
• it clarifies the functional positioning of the derivatives market in managing risks, allocating resources, and serving the real economy, as well as the basic principles for participating in derivatives trading activities.
• it clarifies the conditions and procedures for developing derivatives contracts.
• it clarifies the basic trading rules for various types of derivatives contracts.
• it clarifies the performance guarantee system.
• it clarifies the suitability standards for traders.
• it strengthens the monitoring and supervision of derivatives and cross-market regulation.
• it clarifies the prohibitions and restrictions on derivatives trading.
• it strengthens the supervision of derivatives operating institutions.
• it strengthens the supervision of derivatives market infrastructure such as derivatives trading venues, derivatives clearing institutions, and derivatives transaction reporting databases.
• it clarifies supervision and management and legal responsibilities.

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