China's futures market saw robust growth – both in trading volume and turnover – in the first half of 2026, according to data released by the China Futures Association.

From January to June, the country's futures market recorded a total trading volume of 5.11 billion contracts, up 25.23% year on year. Total trading value reached 482.7 trillion yuan ($67.4 trillion), an increase of 42.08% from a year earlier.

The market saw growth in both trading activity and open interest during the period, attracting more industrial participants and institutional investors, said Li Yansen, chief macroeconomic analyst at the Founder CIFCO Futures Research Institute.

Among major contracts, CSI 500 stock index futures stood out, with trading volume surging 68.12% year on year. Trading volume for 10-year government bond futures rose 23%, reflecting growing hedging demand from financial institutions.

Stock index futures and government bond futures both recorded increases in trading volume, turnover and open interest, said Wang Jun, chief expert Gelin Dahua Futures Co.

Wang said index futures and even treasury bond futures present significant investment opportunities this year.

As of the end of June, China had listed 167 futures and options products, covering key sectors of the economy, including metals, energy and chemicals, agricultural commodities and financial products.

Meanwhile, China's securities industry also showed positive data. So far, 10 listed brokerages have released earnings forecasts for the first half of 2026, with several reporting sharp year-on-year profit growth.

Leading firms such as CITIC Securities expects its profits to reach 23.34 billion yuan in the first half, up 69.59% from a year earlier. Guotai Haitong Securities forecasts its net profit excluding non-recurring gains and losses to range between 19.25 billion yuan and 19.76 billion yuan, representing year-on-year growth of 164% to 171%.