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Equities

A-shares, Stock Connect, the IPO cycle, futures, and derivatives.

Equities25 May 2026
Vincent Cheung

Stock Connect explained: northbound and southbound flows

Stock Connect links the mainland Chinese exchanges and the Hong Kong exchange through two parallel channels, moving in opposite directions, that have …

Equities22 May 2026
Marcus Tan

China's A-share IPO market: counts, proceeds, and the 2025 reset

The pace of new listings on China's A-share market is set less by company demand to go public than by the regulator's calibration of approvals under t…

Equities20 May 2026
Marcus Tan

China's futures and derivatives market: the six exchanges and 2025 scale

China's listed derivatives trade across six exchanges, each carrying a defined product remit rather than competing head to head on the same contracts,…