《合格境外投资者制度优化工作方案》印发：允许合格境外投资者使用ETF期权开展风险管理、参与更多商品期货期权品种交易

Core Viewpoint - The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has issued a "Work Plan for Optimizing the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (QFII) System" to enhance the attractiveness of the QFII system and to steadily expand the high-level opening of the capital market, aiming to attract medium- and long-term foreign capital [1][2] Group 1: Overall Requirements - The Work Plan is guided by Xi Jinping's Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and aims to implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, focusing on balancing financial openness and security [1] - The plan emphasizes market-oriented, legal, and international directions, with key efforts on optimizing access management and facilitating investment operations [1] Group 2: Investment Scope and Risk Management - The plan will expand the investment scope for QFIIs, allowing the use of ETF options for risk management, which will support the hedging needs of foreign capital [2] - It will also permit participation in more commodity futures and options trading, addressing the demand for diversified asset allocation and hedging against spot price risks for foreign investors [2] Group 3: Implementation and Future Research - The CSRC will expedite the implementation of the proposed optimization measures and further deepen research on the QFII system to continuously enhance the attractiveness of the opening-up reforms [2]