Trading limits: China futures exchange notices

Notices on daily opening caps and position limits.

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At a glance: opening caps and account enforcement

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.

GFEXContract opening capsPublished 2026-10-19

Polysilicon PS2710 & lithium carbonate LC2710

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.

CFFEXAccount enforcementPublished 2026-10-23

September enforcement report

This reports action against the clients and members concerned. It does not announce a new opening cap for all traders.

Reporting period: September 2026. Published 23 Oct 2026.

Scope and sources

The notice does not name the clients or contracts or specify restriction durations. It cannot establish current market-wide limits.

3 notices

  1. CFFEX reports opening restrictions on 70 clients for trading-limit breaches, 23 October 2026

    关于2026年9月采取自律监管措施情况的公告

    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.

  2. CZCE disciplinary decision 2026 No. 158: lending trading codes

    纪律处分决定公告

    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.

  3. CZCE disciplinary decision 2026 No. 157: apple futures position-limit evasion

    纪律处分决定公告

    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.

1 notice

1 routine opening-restriction action · SHFE
  1. SHFE opening-position restrictions on 3 account groups for excess intraday opening volume: 2026-10-22

    关于对部分客户采取限制开仓监管措施的公告

    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.

1 notice

  1. GFEX PS2710 and LC2710: fees, minimum orders and daily opening limits

    关于多晶硅期货PS2710合约、碳酸锂期货LC2710合约有关事项的公告

    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.

1 notice

  1. CZCE thermal coal 2710: 50% margin, 10% price limit and 20-lot opening cap

    关于动力煤期货2710合约有关事项的公告

    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.

2 notices

  1. INE crude oil and low-sulfur fuel oil daily opening limits from the 13 October trading day

    关于调整原油、低硫燃料油期货相关合约交易限额的通知

    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.

    Also republished by SHFE: SHFE copy

  2. SHFE fuel oil and bitumen: 1,500-lot daily opening caps for specified contracts

    关于调整燃料油、石油沥青期货相关合约交易限额的通知

    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.

1 notice

  1. SHFE sets bitumen BU2610, BU2611 daily opening limit at 3000 lots from 30 Sep 2026 (29 Sep night)

    关于调整石油沥青期货相关合约交易限额的通知

    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.