中國上市人民幣計價原油期貨

China launched its long-awaited renminbi-denominated oil futures contract on Monday, as the world’s largest crude importer seeks to extend its influence over the pricing of barrels sold into Asia.

週一，中國上市了外界期待已久的人民幣計價原油期貨，這個世界最大的原油進口國尋求對銷入亞洲的原油的定價的產生更大影響。

It is the first Chinese futures product which can be traded by foreigners without a presence in China, though trade will be settled in Chinese currency.

這是第一款身在境外的外國投資者可以交易的中國期貨產品，儘管交易將以人民幣結算。

"Through crude oil futures — as well as a slow liberalization of the country's financial system — China is hoping to break the dollar's stranglehold on the global financial system," consultancy Stratfor wrote in a commentary ahead of the launch.

“通過原油期貨——以及該國金融系統的緩慢開放——中國希望打破美元在全球金融體系中的壟斷地位，”諮詢機構Stratfor在中國原油期貨上市前的一篇評論中寫道。

Trading was officially launched in the trading hall of the Shanghai Futures Exchange where a gong was banged at 9am local time by officials including Shanghai's Communist Party secretary.

當地時間上午9時，上海市市長等官員出席了在上海期貨交易所(Shanghai Futures Exchange)交易大廳舉行的“鳴鑼”儀式，宣告中國原油期貨正式上市。

The contract will trade on the Shanghai International Energy Exchange, known as the INE and a unit of the Shanghai Futures Exchange.

該原油期貨將在上海期貨交易所子公司——上海國際能源交易中心(INE)交易。

It will trade from 9am to 11.30am, and 1.30pm and 3pm, as well as at night between 9pm and 2.30am. Each contract will be for a volume of 1,000 barrels and seven oil grades will be made deliverable against it.

中國原油期貨的交易時間是上午9時到11時30分，下午1時30分到3時，以及晚上9時到凌晨2時30分。每份合約對應1000桶原油，可交割油種共有7個。