Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. Core Views - The commodity market as a whole moved upward this week, with the commodity index rising 0.43%. By sector, the precious metals index rose 4.48%, the non-ferrous metals index rose 0.73%, the energy and chemical index fell 0.06%, the industrial products index fell 0.10%, the agricultural products index fell 1.23%, and the black index fell 1.95%. By variety, the crude oil index rose 0.89% and the gold index rose 3.07% [2][6]. - All CTA strategies posted small profits this week. The China Merchants Futures CTA short - to medium - term strategy index rose 0.06%, with 73% of products in the pool rising. The China Merchants Futures CTA medium - to long - term strategy index rose 0.36%, with 68% of products in the pool rising. The China Merchants Futures CTA quantitative arbitrage strategy index rose 0.09%, with 58% of products in the pool rising. The China Merchants Futures CTA short - to medium - term time - series price - volume strategy index rose 0.09%, while the China Merchants Futures CTA medium - to long - term time - series price - volume strategy index fell 0.24% [2]. - It is recommended to gradually increase CTA allocation, mainly focusing on trend strategies. Currently, the profits of most commodities are at relatively low levels in reality. In terms of expectations, the price level has basically bottomed out, and policy support and demand recovery will continue to boost inflation. Globally, fiscal and monetary policies are gradually entering a synchronous expansion cycle. Therefore, the long - term trend of the commodity market is gradually taking shape, volatility is expected to gradually increase, and the profit expectation of CTA is gradually strengthening [2]. - The short - to medium - term strategy environment is moderately favorable. Intraday liquidity has continued to recover, with a historical quantile of around 0.7; intraday volatility has remained high, with a historical quantile of around 0.9; and trend smoothness has slightly improved, with a historical quantile of around 0.7. The medium - to long - term strategy environment is neutral. The inter - day trend smoothness has continued to recover, with the variety trend smoothness around 0.8 and the proportion of varieties with smooth trends around 0.7; the inter - day volatility has slightly recovered from the bottom, with the variety volatility around 0.0 and the proportion of high - volatility varieties around 0.2 [2]. - Most mainstream style factors posted losses this week. The contribution at the sector level was dispersed, with precious metals contributing positive returns and energy and chemicals mostly contributing negative returns. At the variety level, the contribution was also dispersed, with no concentration of returns in specific varieties. The volatility of most mainstream factors declined, but most historical quantiles were in the range of 0.1 - 0.9 [2]. Summary by Catalog 01 Market行情回顾 - **Index performance**: The commodity market mostly rose, with the commodity index up 0.43%. The precious metals and non - ferrous metals indices increased, while the energy and chemical, industrial products, agricultural products, and black indices decreased. Among stock index futures, the IC, IF, and IH indices rose, and the IM index fell. Treasury bond indices generally declined. For CTA style factors, the 20 - day time - series momentum and long - short 50% roll - over factors performed best, while the 20 - day cross - sectional momentum and 5 - day time - series momentum factors performed worst [6]. - **Commodity market**: The net value of most commodity sector indices declined, and most volatilities increased. The trading volume and open interest of the commodity futures market were in the normal range. As of September 26, 2025, the average trading volume of commodity futures was 1.97 trillion yuan (an increase of 0.11 trillion yuan week - on - week), the average open interest was 2.39 trillion yuan, and the average trading volume - to - open - interest ratio was 0.83, at the 37.54% level of the past three years [8][12]. - **Stock index futures market**: Most stock index futures indices rose, and half of the volatilities increased. The trading volume and open interest were in a relatively high range. As of September 26, 2025, the average trading volume of stock index futures was 0.82 trillion yuan (a decrease of 0.16 trillion yuan week - on - week), the average open interest was 1.33 trillion yuan (a decrease of 0.04 trillion yuan week - on - week), and the average trading volume - to - open - interest ratio was 0.61, at the 82.09% level of the past three years [16][20]. - **Treasury bond futures market**: The net value of treasury bond futures indices generally declined, and most volatilities decreased. The trading volume and open interest were in the normal range. As of September 26, 2025, the average trading volume of treasury bond futures was 0.43 trillion yuan (a decrease of 0.04 trillion yuan week - on - week), the average open interest was 0.77 trillion yuan (an increase of 0.01 trillion yuan week - on - week), and the average trading volume - to - open - interest ratio was 0.56, at the 67.70% level of the past three years [23][27]. - **CTA strategy tracking**: More than 50% of quantitative CTA strategies had positive returns this week. All types of CTA strategies posted small profits. For example, the China Merchants Futures CTA short - to medium - term strategy index rose 0.06%, and the medium - to long - term strategy index rose 0.36% [28][38]. 02 Strategy Market Environment - **Short - to medium - term strategy environment**: Intraday liquidity continued to recover, and volatility remained high. The historical quantile of intraday liquidity was around 0.7, and that of intraday volatility was around 0.9 [2]. - **Medium - to long - term strategy environment**: The trend smoothness continued to recover, and the volatility recovered from the bottom. The variety trend smoothness was around 0.8, the proportion of varieties with smooth trends was around 0.7, the variety volatility was around 0.0, and the proportion of high - volatility varieties was around 0.2 [2]. 03 CTA Style Factors - **Factor returns**: Most mainstream factors posted losses. For example, the 5 - day time - series momentum factor fell 0.59%, and the 20 - day cross - sectional momentum factor fell 0.40% [54]. - **Return contribution**: At the sector level, precious metals contributed positive returns, and energy and chemicals mostly contributed negative returns. At the variety level, the contribution was dispersed. For example, for the 5 - day time - series momentum factor, silver, polycrystalline silicon, and coking coal were among the top contributors, while glass, container shipping index, and crude oil were among the bottom contributors [55][57]. - **Factor correlation**: The correlation matrix shows the relationships between different factors. For example, the correlation between the 5 - day time - series momentum and 5 - day cross - sectional momentum factors was 0.851 [71]. 04 CTA Risk Monitoring - **Risk factor exposure**: CTA time - series price - volume had a large exposure to the 20 - day time - series momentum factor, CTA cross - sectional long - short also had a large exposure to the 20 - day time - series momentum factor, and CTA mixed time - series cross - sectional had a small exposure to style factors [74]. - **Return decomposition**: For the CTA time - series price - volume strategy, the total return since the beginning of the year was 7.26%, with a purified alpha return of 7.17% and a style factor beta return of 0.09%. For the CTA cross - sectional long - short strategy, the total return was 1.43%, with a purified alpha return of - 1.71% and a style factor beta return of 3.14%. For the CTA mixed time - series cross - sectional strategy, the total return was 5.54%, with a purified alpha return of 3.18% and a style factor beta return of 2.36% [75].

Summary of Key Points Core Viewpoint - The article discusses the performance and outlook of CTA (Commodity Trading Advisor) products in the third quarter of 2025, highlighting a decline in new issuances, favorable conditions for stock index CTA strategies, opportunities in government bond futures, and trends in commodity markets. Group 1: CTA Product Overview - In Q3 2025, 52 new CTA products were issued, showing a significant decline compared to the previous quarter [5] - Among the 172 CTA products with reported quarterly returns, 72.7% were profitable, with a median annualized return of 7.34% and a median Sharpe Ratio of 1.26 [10] Group 2: Stock Index CTA Strategy Outlook - The A-share market experienced significant growth in Q3, creating a favorable environment for trend-following CTA strategies despite high valuations [2][36] - The high volatility associated with risk assets is conducive to generating profits for CTA strategies [2][36] Group 3: Government Bond Futures - Government bond yields are at historically low levels, with limited room for downward movement, while upward movement is constrained by domestic inflation [3][47] - There are still opportunities for participation in government bond futures CTA strategies during periods of high volatility [3][47] Group 4: Commodity Market Trends - The commodity market saw low volatility in Q3, with precious metals and black commodities leading the market, while other sectors remained stable [4][48] - Precious metals have recently broken historical resistance levels, indicating potential for further gains, while the black commodity sector's performance is contingent on domestic inflation trends [4][60]

Report Title - CTA Strategies Show Small Profits, Gradually Increase Allocation - Weekly Tracking Report on CTA Market by China Merchants Futures (September 22 - September 26, 2025) [1] Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the report Core Views - The commodity index rose 0.43% this week, indicating an overall upward trend in the commodity market. Precious metals and non - ferrous metals indices increased, while energy and chemical, industrial products, agricultural products, and black metal indices declined. Crude oil and gold indices also rose [2][6]. - All types of CTA strategies showed small profits this week. The short - and medium - term strategy index, long - term strategy index, and quantitative arbitrage strategy index of China Merchants Futures CTA all increased to varying degrees [2]. - In the real - world scenario, the profits of most commodities are at relatively low levels. In the expected scenario, prices have basically bottomed out. Policy support and demand recovery will boost inflation. Globally, the economy is entering a synchronous expansion cycle. Therefore, the long - term trend of the commodity market is taking shape, and volatility is expected to rise, enhancing the profit expectations of CTA strategies [2]. - The intraday liquidity of the short - and medium - term strategy environment continues to recover, and volatility remains high. The long - term strategy environment shows continuous improvement in trend smoothness and a slight recovery in volatility at the bottom [2]. - Most mainstream style factors declined this week, with dispersed factor return contributions at both the sector and variety levels. Precious metals contributed positive returns, while energy and chemicals mostly contributed negative returns [2]. Summary by Directory 1. Market Review - **Commodity Futures Index**: The commodity index rose 0.43% this week. Precious metals index rose 4.48%, non - ferrous metals index rose 0.73%, energy and chemical index fell 0.06%, industrial products index fell 0.10%, agricultural products index fell 1.23%, and black metal index fell 1.95%. Crude oil index rose 0.89%, and gold index rose 3.07% [6]. - **Commodity Futures Market Plate**: The net value of most commodity sector indices declined, and volatility mostly increased. The 20 - day volatility of the commodity index was 8.74% (a marginal increase of 1.30% week - on - week) [8]. - **Commodity Futures Market Transaction and Position**: As of September 26, 2025, the average daily trading volume of commodity futures was 1.97 trillion yuan (a marginal increase of 0.11 trillion yuan week - on - week), the average open interest was 2.39 trillion yuan (no marginal change), and the average trading - to - position ratio was 0.83 (a marginal increase of 0.05), at the 37.54% level of the past three years, within the normal range [12]. - **Stock Index Futures Market Plate**: Most stock index futures indices rose, and half of the volatility increased. IC index rose 1.37%, IF index rose 1.36%, IH index rose 1.06%, and IM index fell 0.02%. The 20 - day volatility of IC index was 28.75% (a marginal increase of 1.25% week - on - week) [16]. - **Stock Index Futures Market Transaction and Position**: As of September 26, 2025, the average daily trading volume of stock index futures was 0.82 trillion yuan (a marginal decrease of 0.16 trillion yuan week - on - week), the average open interest was 1.33 trillion yuan (a marginal decrease of 0.04 trillion yuan), and the average trading - to - position ratio was 0.61 (a marginal decrease of 0.10), at the 82.09% level of the past three years, in a relatively high range [20]. - **Treasury Bond Futures Market Plate**: The net value of treasury bond futures indices generally declined, and most volatility decreased. TS index fell 0.02%, TF index fell 0.13%, T index fell 0.14%, and TL index fell 0.53%. The 20 - day volatility of TF index was 1.56% (a marginal increase of 0.05% week - on - week) [23]. - **Treasury Bond Futures Market Transaction and Position**: As of September 26, 2025, the average daily trading volume of treasury bond futures was 0.43 trillion yuan (a marginal decrease of 0.04 trillion yuan week - on - week), the average open interest was 0.77 trillion yuan (a marginal increase of 0.01 trillion yuan), and the average trading - to - position ratio was 0.56 (a marginal decrease of 0.06), at the 67.70% level of the past three years, within the normal range [27]. - **Quantitative CTA Tracking by Track Dimension**: More than 50% of the quantitative CTA strategy returns were positive this week [28]. - **CTA Strategy Index Performance**: All types of CTA strategies showed small profits. For example, the short - and medium - term strategy index of China Merchants Futures CTA rose 0.06%, and the long - term strategy index rose 0.36% [2][37]. 2. Strategy Market Environment - **Short - and Medium - Term Strategy Market Environment**: Intraday liquidity continues to recover, and volatility remains high. The historical quantile of intraday liquidity is around 0.7, and the historical quantile of intraday volatility is around 0.9 [2]. - **Long - Term Strategy Market Environment**: The trend smoothness continues to improve, and volatility recovers from the bottom. The variety trend smoothness is around 0.8, and the proportion of varieties with smooth trends is around 0.7. The variety volatility is around 0.1, and the proportion of high - volatility varieties is around 0.2 [2]. 3. CTA Style Factors - **Style Factor Recent Returns**: Most mainstream factors declined. For example, the 5 - day time - series momentum factor fell 0.59%, and the 20 - day time - series momentum factor rose 0.14% [53]. - **Style Factor This Week's Return Source**: Precious metals all contributed positive returns, while energy and chemicals mostly contributed negative returns. At the variety level, the return contributions were also dispersed [2][54]. 4. CTA Risk Monitoring - **Risk Factor Exposure**: CTA time - series price and volume strategies have a large exposure to the 20 - day time - series momentum factor; CTA cross - sectional long - short strategies also have a large exposure to the 20 - day time - series momentum factor; CTA mixed time - series and cross - sectional strategies have a small exposure to style factors [73]. - **Strategy Return Decomposition**: As of September 26, 2025, the total return of CTA time - series price and volume strategies since this year was 7.26%, including a purified Alpha return of 7.17% and a style factor Beta return of 0.09%. The total return of CTA cross - sectional long - short strategies was 1.43%, including a purified Alpha return of - 1.71% and a style factor Beta return of 3.14%. The total return of CTA mixed time - series and cross - sectional strategies was 5.54%, including a purified Alpha return of 3.18% and a style factor Beta return of 2.36% [74].

Group 1 - The core viewpoint of the article is that the performance of CTA strategy products does not always correlate directly with the rise in commodity prices, leading to confusion among investors [2] - Investors often mistakenly perceive CTA funds as simple long positions in commodity futures, expecting net asset values to rise with commodity indices, which is a misunderstanding of the complex nature of CTA strategies [2][3] - A simplistic understanding of "trend" leads investors to overlook the importance of trend quality, specifically "trend smoothness," which significantly impacts the profitability of CTA strategies [3] Group 2 - The market can be categorized into three types: high smoothness trend markets, low smoothness oscillating markets, and misleading low smoothness trend markets, each affecting CTA strategy performance differently [4] - High smoothness trend markets allow for consistent profitability across various strategies, while low smoothness oscillating markets present challenges due to unclear direction and frequent reversals, leading to potential losses [4][5] - Misleading low smoothness trend markets can result in net asset values lagging behind price increases due to frequent large reversals, making it difficult for CTA strategies to accumulate profits [6][7] Group 3 - Investors can optimize their strategies by adopting multi-strategy CTA products in low smoothness trend markets, which can provide diverse sources of returns and smooth overall net asset value curves [8] - High smoothness trends may indicate potential market reversals, prompting managers to be cautious of excessive market sentiment [9] - In low smoothness trend markets, controlling drawdowns is more critical than pursuing profits, and investors should focus on the manager's historical drawdown and recovery time [11]

Core Insights - The 2025 Autumn Strategy Conference by CITIC Futures focused on the theme "Tides Surge, Breakthroughs and Innovations," analyzing investment opportunities across various sectors for Q4 and 2026 [1] Macro and Precious Metals Forum - The macroeconomic outlook for Q4 is characterized by a "steady progress" approach, with policies aimed at stabilizing growth through 500 billion yuan in financial tools and potential interest rate cuts [2] - Gold is expected to show a strong oscillation in Q4, with long-term strategic allocation opportunities due to the anticipated decline in real interest rates and ongoing geopolitical tensions [2] Financial Forum - Equity assets are projected to perform positively in Q4, driven by new capital inflows and policy expectations, with a focus on IM long positions and strategies to capitalize on market movements [3] - The bond market may shift from a weak stance, with a potential recovery in bullish sentiment, although the 10-year government bond yield is expected to fluctuate between 1.65% and 1.95% [3] Energy and Chemical Forum - The energy and chemical sectors are facing slightly weak supply and demand dynamics in Q4, with oil prices influenced by geopolitical factors and supply disruptions [4] - The chemical industry is under pressure from increasing production capacities, particularly in PVC and styrene, which may hinder demand growth without supportive consumption policies [4] Non-Ferrous Metals Forum - The non-ferrous metals sector is expected to see a positive shift in Q4, with copper, aluminum, and tin being highlighted as potential bullish opportunities due to supply disruptions and macroeconomic support from interest rate cuts [5][6] - Industrial silicon and lithium carbonate may face downward pressure, while polysilicon is expected to benefit from supply-side contraction policies [6] Agricultural Forum - Agricultural products are in a transitional phase between old and new crops, with inventory dynamics and international trade relations significantly impacting market conditions [7] - The soybean market is expected to remain stable, while palm oil may see bullish opportunities due to seasonal production declines [7] Black Metals Forum - The black metals market is anticipated to experience a mixed trend, with short-term price support from a favorable macro environment, but potential long-term weakness due to inventory pressures [8] - Iron ore prices are expected to fluctuate widely, while coal and coke prices may initially rise before facing downward pressure [8] Innovation Forum - The energy sector is under pressure from oversupply, with fossil fuels facing challenges, while the demand for new energy sources is expected to grow steadily [9] - The shipping market is projected to perform strongly due to production increases and sanctions, with coal supply tightening expected to support prices [9]

Core Viewpoint - The articles present a comprehensive collection of trading strategies and research reports focused on index futures and options, emphasizing quantitative methods and market timing techniques [2][3]. Group 1: Index Futures Trading Strategies - The series includes various strategies such as noise trend trading based on chaos theory, trend-following strategies using polynomial fitting, and day trading systems based on intraday volatility extremes [2]. - Additional strategies cover genetic programming methods for intelligent trading, statistical language models for timing trades, and deep learning approaches for intraday trading [2][3]. - The reports also explore cross-variety arbitrage strategies and high-frequency trading techniques, indicating a focus on both theoretical and practical applications in the futures market [3]. Group 2: Derivatives and Options Strategies - The derivatives series provides foundational knowledge on options, including dynamic hedging strategies and volatility arbitrage [3]. - It discusses the impact of options on the underlying assets and market dynamics, highlighting the importance of options in institutional investment strategies [3]. - The reports also analyze the development of global individual stock options markets and their implications for market participants [3].

Group 1 - The core event of the week is the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut, but Chairman Powell emphasized that policy decisions will be based on economic data and market changes, which did not signal a strong dovish stance and suppressed expectations for further easing [3] - The macro strategy is expected to maintain stable performance, with some managers potentially reaching new highs despite a generally calm state of various asset classes [2][3] - The correlation between bonds and commodities has increased, while the correlation between stocks and bonds has decreased, indicating a shift in market dynamics [2][3] Group 2 - The performance of quantitative long strategies is expected to show significant differentiation, particularly affecting managers with overly diversified holdings [6][9] - The market's overall volatility has slightly decreased compared to previous weeks, with average daily trading volume remaining around 2.5 trillion [8] - The ChiNext and STAR Market indices performed well, but the median performance of constituent stocks was poor, impacting the ability of quantitative managers to generate excess returns [10][12] Group 3 - The subjective long strategies are expected to perform well, particularly in sectors like semiconductors, new energy batteries, and automotive technology [16] - The liquidity indicators remain favorable, with the market sentiment returning to a neutral to slightly optimistic level [17][19] - The overall environment for subjective strategies is positive in the long term, although short-term volatility is anticipated to increase [19] Group 4 - The quantitative CTA strategies are expected to yield slight profits, with commodity markets showing mixed performance [20][21] - The market's overall volatility has increased across all categories, with a notable rise in trend strength for black and agricultural products [21] - The stock index CTA strategies are expected to show differentiated returns based on signal cycles, with high-frequency strategies potentially performing better [23] Group 5 - The market-neutral strategies are expected to show differentiated returns, with the excess stability of the CSI 500 index falling to near one-year lows, indicating a potential style shift [24] - The arbitrage strategies are anticipated to remain stable, supported by improved liquidity and slight increases in market volatility [25]

Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the given content 2. Core Viewpoints - The proportion of short positions in commodities increased slightly this week, with the intensity of black and energy - chemical factors declining and the differentiation between non - ferrous and black sectors expanding. The cross - sectionally strong sectors are precious metals and non - ferrous metals, while the weak sectors are energy and black sectors [2]. - The comprehensive signals of strategies for methanol, float glass, iron ore, lead, and aluminum are neutral this week, except for iron ore which is bearish [3][6][9]. 3. Summary by Related Catalogs Commodity Market Overview - The proportion of short positions in commodities increased slightly this week, with the intensity of black and energy - chemical factors falling and the differentiation between non - ferrous and black sectors widening. Precious metals and non - ferrous metals are strong, while energy and black sectors are weak. Gold's time - series momentum rebounded significantly, but the internal difference between gold and silver continued to expand. The position factor of the non - ferrous sector increased marginally, with copper being strong. In the black sector, the momentum factor increased marginally, and iron ore was stronger than rebar in the term structure. In the energy - chemical sector, cross - sectional momentum was differentiated, with chemicals weaker than energy, and soda ash being weak. In the agricultural products sector, the positions of soybean oil and palm oil decreased, while that of soybean meal increased, and one can short the oil - meal ratio [2]. Methanol - Last week, the supply factor of the strategy net value weakened by 0.09%, the demand factor strengthened by 0.11%, the spread factor decreased by 0.09%, and the synthetic factor decreased by 0.07%. This week, the comprehensive signal is neutral. Fundamentally, the capacity utilization rate of domestic methanol decreased (bullish on the supply side); the average start - up of traditional downstream industries continued to decline, but the start - up of the olefin industry rebounded (neutral on the demand side); ports continued to accumulate inventory significantly (bearish on the inventory side); overseas methanol spot market prices and import profits released bearish signals, and the bullish strength of the spread side weakened and turned neutral [3]. Float Glass - Last week, the returns of major category factors were flat month - on - month, and this week, the comprehensive signal remains neutral. Fundamentally, the start - up load of float glass was flat compared with last week (neutral on the supply side); the transaction area of commercial housing in 30 large - and medium - sized Chinese cities decreased slightly (neutral on the demand side); the inventory of float glass enterprises decreased (slightly bullish on the inventory side); the profit of pipeline - gas - made float glass declined, and the bullish strength of the profit side weakened and remained neutral; the spread factor in the Shenyang - Shahe area released a bearish signal (slightly bearish on the spread side) [6]. Iron Ore - Last week, the supply factor of the strategy net value weakened by 0.21%, the spread factor decreased by 0.25%, and the synthetic factor decreased by 0.16%. This week, the comprehensive signal remains bearish. Fundamentally, the import volume in August increased, and the shipment volume from Brazil rose (bearish on the supply side); the consumption of sintering ore powder by steel mills increased, and the bullish feedback on the demand side strengthened, but the signal remained neutral; the inventory of major port iron ore continued to accumulate, and the bearish feedback on the inventory side strengthened, with the signal remaining neutral; the freight rate decreased, but the spot price increased, and the bearish feedback on the spread side weakened, with the signal remaining bearish [9]. Lead - Last week, the supply factor of the strategy net value weakened by 0.27%, the inventory factor increased by 0.04%, the spread factor decreased by 0.03%, and the synthetic factor decreased by 0.07%. This week, the comprehensive signal turned neutral. Fundamentally, the profit of SMM recycled lead was repaired, and the supply - side signal turned from bearish to neutral; LME lead registered warehouses and inventory continued to reduce, and the inventory - side signal remained neutral; the LME near - far - month spread widened, and the spread - side signal turned from neutral to bullish [9]. Aluminum - Last week, the supply factor of the strategy net value weakened, and the spread factor decreased by 0.03%, and the synthetic factor decreased by 0.07%. This week, the comprehensive signal is neutral. Fundamentally, the recovery speed of the supply side slowed down, and the supply - side signal turned from bearish to neutral [9].

Core Insights - The futures market has shown continuous growth in 2023, with total funds exceeding 1.9 trillion yuan, marking a historical high [1][3] - The market's ability to serve the real economy and enhance risk management has improved significantly, indicating a new stage of industry development [2] Market Size and Growth - The total funds in the futures market have rapidly increased since 2020, surpassing 1.9 trillion yuan in August 2023, with an expected year-end target of over 2 trillion yuan [3][4] - The cumulative trading volume reached 5.97 billion contracts and a trading value of 47.61 trillion yuan from January to August 2023, reflecting year-on-year growth of 21.7% and 22.9% respectively [4] Trading and Positioning - The market's trading-to-position ratio has remained stable at 0.77, indicating a balanced trading environment without excessive speculation [5] - The increase in both fund inflow and positions suggests a more rational market participation, effectively utilizing the risk management functions of the futures market [5] Asset Management Growth - The scale of futures asset management has also seen rapid growth, reaching 383.97 billion yuan by July 2025, a 22% increase from the previous year [6][7] - The demand for diversified investment strategies among high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors is driving the expansion of futures asset management [7] Future Prospects - The continuous expansion of fund size indicates increased participation from industrial clients and financial institutions, enhancing the pricing and risk management functions of the futures market [7] - Regulatory improvements and product innovations are expected to further stabilize market operations and enhance competitiveness in the futures sector [7]

Core Insights - The asset management business of futures companies has shown significant growth in 2023, with a total scale of private asset management products reaching 383.97 billion yuan by the end of July 2025, up from 314.32 billion yuan at the end of 2024, marking an increase of 69.65 billion yuan [1] - The number of futures and derivatives products has increased by 364 to 1,730, with a total scale of 130.19 billion yuan, reflecting a growth of approximately 26% in quantity and 29% in scale compared to the end of 2024 [1] - The average management scale of private asset management products by futures companies has risen significantly from 2.86 million yuan at the end of 2024 to 4.04 million yuan by July 2025 [1] Industry Trends - Since the implementation of the new asset management business registration rules on January 17, 2023, the number of futures companies engaged in asset management has decreased from 110 to 94, indicating a tightening of industry standards [2] - The Commodity Trading Advisors (CTA) strategy has gained popularity due to its stable returns and low correlation with stock and bond markets, becoming a key tool for investors to diversify risks and optimize portfolios [2] - The fixed income market has entered a correction phase, leading to a decline in returns on fixed income products, which has further increased the appeal of CTA strategies as a standard allocation rather than an optional one [2] Company Developments - Ruida Futures has focused on active management and research empowerment, achieving a 36.5% growth in asset management equity scale by mid-2025, with CTA product scale increasing by over 40% [3] - CITIC Futures has developed various derivative investment strategies, including a "fixed income + gold options" strategy, aimed at providing clients with better participation in precious metal investments while controlling volatility [3] - CITIC Futures has emphasized the unique characteristics of futures asset management, leveraging its research advantages to create innovative "fixed income +" products, thus filling market gaps and exploring differentiated development paths for futures companies [4]