The launch of the 5-year CGB futures fills the void of exchange-traded interest rate derivatives in China. It is both an important risk management tool and a pricing benchmark for medium-short-term interest rates, completing a bond market system comprising issuance, trading and risk management. By increasing the liquidity of the underlying bond market, 5-year CGB futures facilitates the development of the bond market and its function of supporting the real economy.
Underlying Bond |
Nominal medium-term CGBs with face value of RMB 1 million and nominal coupon rate of 3% |
Deliverable CGBs |
Book-entry, fixed-coupon CGBs with an original term to maturity of no more than 7 years and a residual maturity of 4-5.25 years upon the first day of the Contract's expiry month |
Price Quotation |
RMB 100 net price |
Tick Size |
RMB 0.005 |
Contract Months |
Three nearest quarterly months of the March, June, September and December cycle |
Trading Hours |
09:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., 01:00 p.m. - 03:15 p.m. |
Trading Hours on the Last Trading Day |
09:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
Limit Up/Limit Down |
±1.2% of the settlement price on the preceding trading day |
Minimum Trading Margin |
1% of the contract value |
Last Trading Day |
Second Friday of the Contract's expiry month |
Last Delivery Day |
Third trading day after the last trading day |
Delivery Method |
Physical delivery |
Product Code |
TF |
Exchange |
China Financial Futures Exchange |