FROM: Shanghai Futures Exchange

TO: All Members

CC: General Office, Futures Regulatory Department of China Securities Regulatory Commission

SUBJECT: Notice on Schedule for Continuous Trading Hours during the Spring Festival 2016

FILING SERIAL: SQF [2016] No. 13               January 22, 2016

According to the rules on continuous trading, the Exchange further clarifies the detailed schedule for continuous trading hours during the New Year’s Day 2016 as follows:  

There is no continuous trading on the night of February 5, 2016.  

On February 15, 2016, the bidding session time for gold, silver, copper, aluminum, zinc, lead, rebar, hot-rolled coil, natural rubber and bitumen futures is 8:55 a.m.—9:00 a.m. The continuous trading will resume on the night of February 15, 2016.  

For other provisions concerning continuous trading, please refer to the Continuous Trading Rules of the Shanghai Futures Exchange. Be sure to remind your clients of the schedule for continuous trading hours to ensure smooth market operation.