China allows QFI investors to hedge cash bonds with futures

6 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 6

JPMorgan Asset Management and Eastfort Asset Management said uptake may be slow after Beijing opened bond futures trading last month to qualified foreign investors.
Investors welcomed the move but called for broader reforms, citing restricted product use, limited trading hours and segregated investment channels as barriers to wider participation.
The change could eventually improve the appeal of the world's second-largest debt market, though current limits may curb near-term activity and foreign access.

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