Off the wire
• UOB's net profit down 5.7 pct in second quarter  • Market exchange rates in China -- July 31  • Chinese yuan weakens to 6.1172 against USD Friday  • Australian share market opens slightly up  • OCBC Bank's net profit up 14 pct in second quarter  • Australian surfer punches shark but still mauled  • Kenya Olympics body rolls out 5.3 mln USD budget for Rio  • Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, July 31  • Tokyo stocks open mixed on yen's strength  • Dollar trades in lower 124 yen zone in early Tokyo deals  
You are here: 　 Home

China securities regulator to better supervise program trading

Xinhua, July 31, 2015 Adjust font size:

China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said Friday it will strengthen supervision on program trading after recent sharp ups and downs in the stock market.

Program trading is a type of trading in securities, usually consisting of a basket of stocks that are executed by a computer program simultaneously based on predetermined conditions.

The CSRC said program trading amplifies gains and losses and increases market fluctuations. Endi