According to China Business News, on August 10, the Shanghai Futures Exchange listed two options at the same time-aluminum options and zinc options. "Since the listing for a month, the aluminum options and zinc options markets have been operating steadily on the whole, the scale of transaction holdings has steadily expanded, the investor structure has become increasingly complete, and the market functions have initially emerged." The relevant person in charge of the Shanghai Futures Exchange said.

 

As of September 9 (Wednesday), aluminum options and zinc options have run for a total of 23 trading days. The cumulative trading volume of aluminum options was 65,600, and the cumulative trading volume was 52,214,300. On the 9th, there were 12,800 after-market positions. Among them, the average daily trading volume of aluminum options accounted for 1.38% of the average daily trading volume of the underlying futures during the same period, and the after-hours aluminum options holdings on the 9th accounted for 4.18% of the underlying futures holdings.

 

Zinc options trading is relatively active, with a cumulative trading volume of 138,900 lots, a cumulative trading volume of 19,105,700 yuan, and an after-hours open interest of 12,300 lots on the 9th. Among them, the average daily trading volume of zinc options accounted for 2.07% of the average daily trading volume of the underlying futures during the same period, and the after-hours zinc options holdings on the 9th accounted for 6.03% of the underlying futures holdings.

 

For the next stage, the relevant person in charge of the Shanghai Futures Exchange stated that the Exchange will optimize and improve the aluminum option and zinc option contract rules in a timely manner based on market feedback, and further develop training and market training for different types of customers based on the previous market cultivation. Promote publicity activities to promote the steady development of the aluminum options and zinc options markets.