Investors Call for More Tools to Hedge China Market Risks
- Investors, banks urge more access China markets post Covid
- Reforms seen happening slowly as Beijing wary of fast money
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Four years after Chinese stocks were included in benchmark global indexes, a tumultuous time in Chinese markets has underscored the need for a broader set of ways to guard against risk.
Futures, for example, are only available on 50 of the most liquid stocks out of almost 3,000 listed shares in China. Securities lending is also banned, blocking shorting of shares on the trading link between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland.