China to tighten leash on futures quant trading to contain risks amid stock slump

South China Morning Post - Oct 13, 2026

China’s futures exchanges will intensify a crackdown on malfeasance linked to programme trading by defining specific violations, as Beijing seeks to contain any cross-asset risk that could place additional strain on the nation’s already struggling stock markets. Participants who failed to report and inspect clients’ programme trading, also known as quantitative trading, in compliance with the rules would be subject to disciplinary action, according to separate statements on the websites of...

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