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Index futures fund to be set up
By Li Zengxin (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2006-10-20 09:07 The first index futures to be released soon are paving the way for the set up of a new type of investment fund - the index futures-oriented fund. Shanghai China International Futures Co Ltd (CIFCO) is currently in negotiations with a fund management company to issue such a product. As an important group of investors on the mainland's A-share markets, funds will be a major trader on the upcoming futures index as well. How funds invest in the futures indexes attract attention from many professionals and experts. The futures-oriented fund may be a suitable model. Because of the highly specialized features of futures trading, small and individual investors may suffer from huge risks if investing directly in futures indexes. Through a futures-oriented fund, such an interested investor may expect lower risk. But insiders also said that a fund company should make it clear whether it focuses on futures investment or risk hedging with the help of futures. Some believe even for the futures-oriented funds, no more than 50 percent of the total capital should be invested in futures for speculative purposes. ...... The full text is available in the October Issue ofChina Banking. (For more biz stories, please visit Industries)
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