China relaxes trading rules on stock index futures

By Samuel Shen and Nicholas Heath SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - China's securities regulator said late on Thursday it will relax certain rules on stock index futures trading as the government starts to gradually unwind restrictions imposed during the 2015 stock market crash. Starting on Friday, rules restricting "excessive trading" in stock index futures will be eased, doubling the previous daily cap of 10 contracts to 20. In addition, margin requirements and trading fees for the derivative tradi