Three selected notices, separating contract opening caps from account enforcement. Not a consolidated statement of current limits or later amendments; the official notices prevail.
INEContract opening capsPublished 2026-10-09
Crude oil & low-sulfur fuel oil
SC2612 / SC2701: 800 lots. LU2611 / LU2612 / LU2701: 1,500 lots. These are daily opening caps, not limits on outstanding positions.
From the 13 Oct 2026 trading day, beginning with the 12 Oct night session.
Scope and sources
The specified non-brokerage participants and clients; accounts under common control are aggregated. Hedging and market-making openings are exempt.
PS2710: 200 lots per day. LC2710: 800 lots per day. Buy-open and sell-open quantities are added together for each contract.
The notice does not state a separate effective date.
Scope and sources
Non-futures-firm members and clients; common-control accounts are aggregated. The hedging and market-making exemption applies to opening caps, not fees or minimum orders.
CFFEX's 23 October 2026 notice reports September enforcement, including opening restrictions on 70 clients in 26 trading-limit cases. It also handled 6 cases involving 6 clients whose hedge positions exceeded corresponding asset-ratio requirements. In 1 disciplinary case, 6 clients received public censure, opening restrictions and confiscation of illicit gains, with results entered in the capital-market integrity database. In a separate misconduct lead, 1 member received a written warning.
In decision 2026 No. 158, CZCE found that the named parties lent trading codes from 4 to 13 March 2024, allowing others to use them for violations. Under Article 30 of its violation-handling rules, specified parties received public censure and a 12-month suspension of opening positions across all products; the remaining named parties received public censure. The disciplinary results will be recorded in the securities and futures market integrity database.
In decision 2026 No. 157, CZCE found that two individuals used improper means to evade position limits and held excess positions in apple futures contract 2404 from 4 to 13 March 2024, affecting futures prices. Citing Article 31 of its violation-handling rules, CZCE imposed public censure and declared the individuals barred from market entry for three years. The disciplinary results will be recorded in the securities and futures market integrity database.
On 22 October 2026, SHFE reported that 3 account groups under actual control exceeded intraday opening-volume limits in the relevant contracts and reached the exchange's enforcement threshold. SHFE found this conduct violated Article 16 of its Abnormal Trading Behaviour Management Measures and imposed opening-position restrictions on the relevant clients in the corresponding products.
GFEX specified PS2710 fees of 0.01% of transaction value, with 0.025% for closing a same-day position; minimum opening/closing orders of 5/1 lots; and a daily opening limit of 200 lots. For LC2710, both fee rates are 0.008%, minimum opening/closing orders are 2/1 lots, and the daily opening limit is 800 lots. Hedging and market-making openings are exempt from these opening limits; accounts under actual control are treated as one account.
CZCE specified a 50% trading margin and 10% price limit for thermal coal futures contract 2710, with any higher requirements under its rules still applicable. Non-futures-firm members or clients are limited to 20 lots of new positions per day in the contract; openings for hedging and market making are exempt. Accounts under actual control are aggregated as one client.
INE announced daily opening caps of 800 lots for SC2612/SC2701 and 1,500 lots for LU2611/LU2612/LU2701 from the 13 October 2026 trading day, beginning with the 12 October night session. Accounts under actual control count as one client; hedging and market-making openings are exempt.
TimingFrom trading on 13 October 2026, explicitly including the night session on 12 October.
SHFE announced daily opening caps of 1,500 lots per specified contract for FU2611/FU2612/FU2701 and BU2610/BU2611/BU2612/BU2701 from the 13 October 2026 trading day, including the 12 October night session. Accounts under actual control count as one client; hedging and market-making openings are exempt.
TimingFrom trading on 13 October 2026, explicitly including the night session on 12 October.
SHFE set the maximum intraday opening volume for bitumen futures contracts BU2610 and BU2611 at 3000 lots. This applies to non-futures-company members, overseas special non-broker participants and clients. It takes effect from trading on 30 September 2026, starting with the 29 September night session. An actual-control account group is treated as a single client, and opening positions from hedging and market-making trades are exempt.
TimingFrom trading on 30 September 2026, starting with the 29 September night session.