As the first and only operational overseas trading member of a Chinese futures exchange, BANDS provides trading access to China's derivatives markets in Shanghai, Dalian and Zhengzhou.
With cross-border fund transfers in and out of China in less than 2 hours and no restrictions on repatriating profits through the tax-free Overseas Intermediary mechanism, we make trading in China as simple and convenient as in any other market.
BANDS provides global execution and clearing solutions for seamless trading across markets including the LME, CME, SGX as well as their Chinese counterparts - all from a single account.
Our range of services covers voice and electronic trading, FX conversions and hedging, as well as connectivity to trading front ends like CQG, TT, Esunny or custom API access.
Whether it's managing a copper position on the LME, developing a container freight hedging strategy or delivering rubber to the INE in Shanghai, we're here to support our industrial clients so they can focus on what they do best: keeping the wheels of industry turning.
Located at the intersection of the Chinese and international markets, BANDS combines local Chinese market expertise with a global outlook.
Our clients have access to the global futures marketplace, with the ability to trade in New York, London, Singapore or Shanghai - all from a single account.
Our team has decades of experience servicing clients and we take pride in our ability to understand our clients' needs and tailor our services to suit their demands.
Whether it's trade clearing, execution or both, we work closely with our clients to address their needs, from the account opening process through to daily operations, currency conversions and settlement.
BANDS offers a wide range of platforms, from a complete plug-and-play Esunny or ATP trading front-end system to order routing via CQG or TT.
For clients that require custom solutions we also provide API and FIX connectivity, while Esunny supports program trading through its inbuilt Equant Python environment.
China's market has a different dynamic from the US or Europe. Driven by the its role as the world's factory and as the largest consumer of commodities, what happens in China shapes global market trends, and as the Chinese exchanges continue to open up their price influence will only grow.
Access to China means access to one of the most liquid futures markets in the world. The Dalian, Shanghai and Zhengzhou commodity exchanges all ranked among the top 10 globally in 2023.
While China has its own equivalents of the international crude oil, copper or iron ore contracts, it also has a range of futures and options contracts with few international counterparts, such as peanuts or PTA.
Through its one-account-one-trading code principle, China's market regulator and exchanges have unique advantages in terms of oversight and market risk management when compared to their international counterparts. Its mature regulatory environment with clearly defined investor protections makes it an attractive location for investors with high standards for risk control.
BANDS is the first and only operational overseas trading member of a Chinese futures exchange and has pioneered Chinese market access via the Overseas Intermediary mechanism from the very beginning.
BANDS has won the INE's Outstanding Market Contribution Award for four years in a row and in 2024 became the first overseas firm and the first brokerage to be recognised as an Industrial & Financial Service Base by the Shanghai Futures Exchange.
There are no restrictions on fund transfers or currency conversion when trading through the Overseas Intermediary route. BANDS can facilitate fund transfers in and out of China in less than 2 hours and trading profits are exempt from taxation in China.