China's five-year treasury bond futures opened mixed on Monday, with the contract for settlement in September 2018 opening 0.01 percent higher at 97.54 yuan (about 15.2 U.S. dollars).
The contract for settlement in December 2018 opened 0.03 percent lower at 97.59 yuan. The contract for settlement in March 2019 had no trading at opening.
The contracts are agreements to buy or sell treasury bonds at a predetermined price on a set date. They allow investors to bet on and profit from the movements in the value of the bonds.
The treasury bond futures were launched at the Shanghai-based China Financial Futures Exchange and started trading on Sept. 6, 2013.
The contract for settlement in December 2018 opened 0.03 percent lower at 97.59 yuan. The contract for settlement in March 2019 had no trading at opening.
The contracts are agreements to buy or sell treasury bonds at a predetermined price on a set date. They allow investors to bet on and profit from the movements in the value of the bonds.
The treasury bond futures were launched at the Shanghai-based China Financial Futures Exchange and started trading on Sept. 6, 2013.
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