China has made tremendous steps of reforms and a progressive opening of its markets. China’s financial system has made great progress and has converged on international best practice. As an important part of the modern financial system, financial derivatives have been the focus of much attention in China. A number of RMB derivative types are in use, and the Renminbi (RMB) derivatives market has already reached a mature stage in China. | Lecture #24 DERRIVATIVE MARKET IN CHINA 1 China has made tremendous steps of reforms and a progressive opening of its markets. China’s financial system has made great progress and has converged on international best practice. As an important part of the modern financial system, financial derivatives have been the focus of much attention in China. A number of RMB derivative types are in use, and the Renminbi (RMB) derivatives market has already reached a mature stage in China. Analyzes different derivative products that are being used by Chinese derivative market and also includes the analysis of some research papers that are related to Chinese derivative market. The last part of this presentation includes conclusion and recommendations about the derivative usage in Chinese financial market. Value-At-Risk 2 Chinas financial system is highly regulated and has recently begun to expand rapidly as monetary policy becomes integral to its overall economic policy. As a result, banks are becoming more important to Chinas economy by providing increasingly morefinance to enterprises for investment, seeking deposits from the public to mop up excess liquidity, and lending money to the government. Financial market of china 3 As part of US$586 billion economic stimulus package of November 2008, the government is planning to remove loan quotas and ceilings for all lenders, and increase bank credit for priority projects, including rural areas, small businesses, technology companies, iron and cement companies. There are stock exchanges in Shanghai (the third largest in the world), and Shenzhen and futures exchanges in Shanghai, Dalian, and Zhengzhou. They are regulated by the China Securities Regulatory Commission. 4 Stock market In 1990 and 1991, China set up stock exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen. In the past decade, the Chinese stock market has completed a journey that took many countries over a century to cover; Chinas stock market today has capital approaching 3, . | Lecture #24 DERRIVATIVE MARKET IN CHINA 1 China has made tremendous steps of reforms and a progressive opening of its markets. China’s financial system has made great progress and has converged on international best practice. As an important part of the modern financial system, financial derivatives have been the focus of much attention in China. A number of RMB derivative types are in use, and the Renminbi (RMB) derivatives market has already reached a mature stage in China. Analyzes different derivative products that are being used by Chinese derivative market and also includes the analysis of some research papers that are related to Chinese derivative market. The last part of this presentation includes conclusion and recommendations about the derivative usage in Chinese financial market. Value-At-Risk 2 Chinas financial system is highly regulated and has recently begun to expand rapidly as monetary policy becomes integral to its overall economic policy. As a result, banks are .