Group 1 - The core point of the article highlights the performance of China's futures market in October, showing a decrease in trading volume but an increase in trading value compared to the previous year [1] - In October, the national futures market recorded a trading volume of 603 million contracts and a trading value of 61.22 trillion yuan, representing a year-on-year decrease of 13.26% in volume but an increase of 4.54% in value [1] - From January to October, the cumulative trading volume reached 7.347 billion contracts, with a cumulative trading value of 608.84 trillion yuan, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 14.86% in volume and 21.82% in value [1] Group 2 - The top three futures products by trading value are gold, silver, and copper from the Shanghai Futures Exchange, glass, pure alkali, and caustic soda from the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange, and coking coal, palm oil, and soybean meal from the Dalian Commodity Exchange [1] - By trading volume, the leading products include silver, rebar, and silver options from the Shanghai Futures Exchange, glass, pure alkali, and PTA from the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange, and soybean meal, coking coal, and corn from the Dalian Commodity Exchange [1] - The China Financial Futures Exchange reported a trading volume of 23.94 million contracts for financial futures options, accounting for 3.97% of the national market, with a trading value of 20.51 trillion yuan, representing 33.5% of the national market [1] Group 3 - As of October 2025, there are a total of 160 listed futures and options products in China [2]

Group 1 - In May, the national futures trading market in China reported a trading volume of 678,609,037 contracts and a turnover of 54,729.88 billion yuan, representing a year-on-year decline of 4.51% and 1.55% respectively [1] - Eramet Comilog announced the price for Gabonese manganese ore (Mn44.5%) at $4.25 per ton (CIF, main port of China), which is a decrease of $0.15 per ton compared to June [1] - The national building materials social inventory reached 5.5224 million tons, an increase of 17,700 tons or 0.32% from the previous week, while factory inventory decreased by 129,700 tons or 3.98% to 3.1318 million tons [1] Group 2 - TA Securities analyst Angeline Chin forecasts a decline in crude palm oil prices in the second half of 2025 due to strong production and slowing global demand amid economic uncertainty [2] - The National Grain Trade Center planned to auction 117,758 tons of imported soybeans, with an actual transaction of 15,899 tons at an average price of 3,680 yuan per ton, resulting in a transaction rate of 13.5% [2] - The South Peninsula Palm Oil Millers Association reported a 16.71% decrease in Malaysia's palm oil yield and a 17.24% reduction in production from June 1-10, 2025 [2] Group 3 - As of June 6, the deliverable inventory of soybeans at CBOT was 9.343 million bushels, a slight decrease of 0.02% from the previous week but an increase of 98.20% compared to the same period last year [2] - A lead smelting company in Southwest China plans to conduct maintenance for a week starting in late June, which is expected to affect daily lead ingot production by approximately 300 tons, although overall monthly production is not anticipated to be impacted [2]