What CITIC Futures does

CITIC Futures Co., Ltd. (中信期货有限公司) is a Shenzhen-headquartered, CSRC-licensed comprehensive derivatives services provider operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of state-owned conglomerate CITIC Group (中信集团). Founded in 1993 and re-established as a limited liability company in 2007, the firm holds full-scope licenses covering commodity futures brokerage, financial futures brokerage, futures investment consulting, asset management, and fund distribution. It is a member of all six major Chinese futures exchanges (SHFE, DCE, CZCE, CFFEX, GFEX, INE), giving clients single-point access to metals, energy, chemicals, agricultural, precious metal, financial, and newly listed industrial silicon/lithium-carbonate products. The firm serves individual investors through online account opening, mobile app, and a 51-branch physical network, and institutional investors through a dedicated institutional service platform (inst.citicsf.com), pre-account opening, and the Asset Management Center offering 18+ strategy types ranging from cash enhancement and fixed income to quantitative CTA, FOF, and equity option directional strategies.

The core technology stack centers on a proprietary Institutional Service Platform providing real-time market data, research reports, position analysis across all six exchanges, variety information, delivery assistance, exchange regulations, and market news. Supporting modules include an Online Business Hall for self-serve account management, a Data Center for commodity indices and global financial data, an Investor Education Base, and a Financial Products Disclosure platform. The firm has developed the CITIC Futures Commodity Index Series — 20 proprietary indices across large-category, sub-category, and financial futures — designed for low tracking error and high liquidity. Settlement relationships span 13+ Chinese and international banks (ICBC, CCB, BOC, ABC, CITIC Bank, BoCom, CMB, SPDB, CEB, Industrial Bank, HSBC, DBS, Standard Chartered, Citibank) supporting both RMB and USD transfers.

CITIC Futures generates revenue through five streams: (1) brokerage commissions on commodity, financial, and options futures traded across the six exchanges (transaction-fee model); (2) asset management via collective plans and FOF products charging management and performance fees (subscription recurring); (3) fund distribution of public, private, QDII, and alternative funds earning sales commissions (transaction-fee); (4) trading advisory including risk management, research, and hedging/arbitrage strategy design (professional services fees); and (5) international business through CITIC Futures International in Hong Kong (transaction-fee). Distribution combines digital self-serve channels (website, mobile app, WeChat, Douyin), the 51-branch physical network, and a dedicated institutional platform. Customer segments span retail (C1–C5 risk tiers), high-net-worth investors (400,000–1,000,000 RMB minimum AM subscriptions), domestic institutional clients, and international clients via the Hong Kong subsidiary.

Name

CITIC Futures

Legal name

中信期货有限公司 (CITIC Futures Co., Ltd.)

Website

https://citicsf.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

CITIC Futures Co., Ltd. (中信期货有限公司) is a Shenzhen-headquartered, CSRC-licensed Chinese futures brokerage and full-scope derivatives services provider, wholly owned by CITIC Group. It serves retail, high-net-worth, and institutional clients across all six major Chinese futures exchanges through 51 branches, digital channels, and an in-house Asset Management Center.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Futures Brokerage

NAICS

Commodity Contracts Intermediation (52316), Commodity Contracts Intermediation (523160), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage (5231)

SIC

Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers (6221), Investment Advice (6282), Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

Derivatives & Futures Brokerage (FSAEACAL)

Keywords

• Futures brokerage
• Commodity futures
• Asset management
• Fund distribution
• Trading advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Shenzhen

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. 期货经纪业务 (Futures Brokerage): CITIC Futures generates commission revenue from futures brokerage services across commodity futures, financial futures, and options on all major Chinese exchanges (SHFE, DCE, CZCE, CFFEX, GFEX, INE). The company offers trading in metals, energy, chemicals, agricultural,黑色建材, precious metals, and financial futures products.
2. 资产管理业务 (Asset Management): The Asset Management Center provides collective asset management plans (集合资产管理计划) including FOF products, discretionary CTA, quantitative strategies, fixed income, and multi-asset allocation strategies targeting institutional and high-net-worth investors. Revenue is generated through management fees and performance fees.
3. 交易咨询业务 (Trading Advisory): Trading consulting services including risk management services, research analysis services, and trading consulting. Services include assisting clients in establishing risk management systems, providing research reports, and designing hedging and arbitrage strategies. Revenue generated through consulting fees.
4. 基金销售业务 (Fund Distribution): CITIC Futures distributes public and private fund products including money market funds, bond funds, equity funds, mixed funds, QDII funds, and alternative investment products. Revenue comes from fund distribution commissions and sales fees.
5. 国际业务 (International Business): International futures brokerage and related services through CITIC Futures International (中信期货国际) subsidiary, serving clients with cross-border futures trading needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CITIC Futures provides commodity and financial futures brokerage services across all six major Chinese futures exchanges (SHFE, DCE, CZCE, CFFEX, GFEX, INE), complemented by asset management, fund distribution, futures investment advisory, and cross-border futures services through its Hong Kong subsidiary. The company operates an institutional service platform and online business hall to serve both retail and institutional clients, backed by proprietary research, a 20-index commodity index series, and a nationwide network of 51 branches.

Product overview

CITIC Futures operates as a comprehensive derivatives services provider offering a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core platform consists of the institutional service platform (机构服务平台) at inst.citicsf.com, supported by specialized modules including the Online Business Hall (网上营业厅) for account management, Asset Management Center (资产管理中心) with 11 distinct investment strategy offerings (from cash enhancement to equity option strategies), Research & Information Services (研究资讯) providing research reports and roadshows, Data Center (数据中心) with commodity indices and market data, and the Investor Education Base (投资者教育基地). Additional modules include Trading Consulting Services (交易咨询业务), Financial Products Disclosure platform (金融产品信息披露), and real-time futures market data. The CITIC Futures Commodity Index Series, comprising 20 indices across large-category, small-category, and financial futures categories, forms a proprietary benchmark system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Business Hall (网上营业厅) Online self-service platform enabling individual and institutional customers to open futures and fund accounts digitally, manage account settings, and complete transaction setup without branch visits.
• Institutional Service Platform (机构服务平台) One-stop platform for institutional clients providing futures trading execution, investment research, risk management, and asset management capabilities across all six major Chinese futures exchanges.
• Asset Management Center (资产管理中心) Internal asset management operation offering multiple investment strategies including FOF, discretionary CTA, quantitative CTA, fixed income, multi-asset allocation, option volatility, convertible bonds, and index enhancement for institutional and high-net-worth investors.
• Financial Products Disclosure Platform (金融产品信息披露) Disclosure and subscription platform for futures collective asset management plans, securities collective asset management plans, fund accounts, and private securities investment funds with subscription minimums from 400,000 to 1,000,000 RMB.
• Trading Consulting Services (交易咨询业务) Provides risk management services, research analysis services, and trading consulting including hedging and arbitrage strategy design for corporate and institutional clients.
• CITIC Futures Commodity Index Series (中信期货商品指数系列) Proprietary benchmark index series comprising 20 indices covering large-category commodities, sub-category commodities, and financial futures, used for market benchmarking and investment reference.
• Data Center (数据中心) Data service portal providing commodity indices, position analysis, variety information, fund data, delayed market data, global financial data, trading calendars, delivery assistance, and exchange regulations.
• CITIC Futures International (中信期货国际) Hong Kong-based subsidiary providing cross-border futures brokerage and related services to clients seeking international market access.
• CITIC Futures Mobile App (中信期货APP) Mobile application providing individual clients with futures trading, account management, real-time market information, and customer self-service including palm business hall workflows.

Quantifiable outcome

• Comprehensive coverage of 6 major Chinese futures exchanges (SHFE, DCE, CZCE, CFFEX, GFEX, INE) with real-time trading, research, and risk management services
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

26 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 交通银行 (Bank of Communications)coreOthersCITIC Futures maintains futures margin accounts with Bank of Communications across multiple branches in Shenzhen, Shanghai, Dalian, Zhengzhou, Hangzhou, and Guangzhou for fund transfers and settlement services.
• 中国工商银行 (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China)coreOthersCITIC Futures maintains futures margin accounts with ICBC across branches in Shenzhen, Shanghai, Zhengzhou, Dalian, Guangzhou, and Beijing for RMB and USD fund transfers and settlement.
• 中国建设银行 (China Construction Bank)coreOthersCITIC Futures maintains futures margin accounts with CCB in Shenzhen, Shanghai, Dalian, and Beijing for RMB and USD fund transfers and settlement services.
• 中国农业银行 (Agricultural Bank of China)coreOthersCITIC Futures maintains futures margin accounts with ABC across branches in Shenzhen, Shanghai, Dalian, Zhengzhou, Guangzhou, and Shenyang for fund transfer and settlement services.
• 中国银行 (Bank of China)coreOthersCITIC Futures maintains futures margin accounts with BOC across branches in Shenzhen, Shanghai, Zhengzhou, Dalian, and Beijing for RMB and USD fund transfer and settlement.
• 中信银行 (CITIC Bank)coreOthersCITIC Futures maintains futures margin accounts with CITIC Bank across branches in Shenzhen, Shanghai, Zhengzhou, Dalian, and Guangzhou for RMB and USD fund transfer and settlement.
• 招商银行 (China Merchants Bank)coreOthersCITIC Futures maintains futures margin accounts with CMB across branches in Shenzhen, Zhengzhou, Shanghai, and other locations for RMB and USD fund transfers.
• 上海浦东发展银行 (Shanghai Pudong Development Bank)coreOthersCITIC Futures maintains futures margin accounts with SPDB across branches in Shenzhen, Shanghai, Zhengzhou, Dalian, and Guangzhou for fund transfers and settlement.
• 光大银行 (China Everbright Bank)coreOthersCITIC Futures maintains futures margin accounts with CEB at the Shanghai Futures Exchange branch for fund transfers and settlement.
• 兴业银行 (Industrial Bank)coreOthersCITIC Futures maintains futures margin accounts with Industrial Bank across branches in Shanghai, Zhengzhou, Shenzhen, Beijing, Guangzhou, and Dalian for fund transfers and settlement.
• 汇丰银行 (HSBC)coreOthersCITIC Futures maintains futures margin accounts with HSBC in Shanghai and Dalian for RMB and USD fund transfers, serving international client settlement needs.
• 星展银行 (DBS Bank)coreOthersCITIC Futures maintains futures margin accounts with DBS Bank in Shanghai for RMB and USD fund transfers serving international and institutional client needs.
• 渣打银行 (Standard Chartered Bank)coreOthersCITIC Futures maintains futures margin accounts with Standard Chartered Bank in Shanghai for RMB fund transfers serving international client needs.
• 花旗银行 (Citibank)coreOthersCITIC Futures maintains futures margin accounts with Citibank in China for RMB fund transfers serving international client needs.
• 上海期货交易所 (Shanghai Futures Exchange)coreTechnology or IntegrationCITIC Futures is a member of SHFE, providing brokerage services for metals, precious metals, energy, and industrial raw material futures contracts including gold, silver, copper, aluminum, rubber, fuel oil, and steel.
• 大连商品交易所 (Dalian Commodity Exchange)coreTechnology or IntegrationCITIC Futures is a member of DCE, providing brokerage services for agricultural, energy, and industrial commodity futures including soybeans, corn,铁矿石,焦煤,焦炭, and聚乙烯.
• 郑州商品交易所 (Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange)coreTechnology or IntegrationCITIC Futures is a member of CZCE, providing brokerage services for agricultural futures including cotton, wheat, sugar, rapeseed oil, and methanol.
• 中国金融期货交易所 (China Financial Futures Exchange)coreTechnology or IntegrationCITIC Futures is a member of CFFEX, providing brokerage services for financial futures including CSI 300 Index, SSE 50 Index, CSI 500 Index, CSI 1000 Index, and Treasury futures.
• 广州期货交易所 (Guangzhou Futures Exchange)coreTechnology or IntegrationCITIC Futures is a member of GFEX, providing brokerage services for commodity futures including碳酸锂, 工业硅, 多晶硅, 铂, 钯.
• 上海国际能源交易中心 (Shanghai International Energy Exchange)coreTechnology or IntegrationCITIC Futures is a member of INE, providing brokerage services for international crude oil, 低硫燃料油, 20号胶, and国际铜 futures contracts.
• 中信证券资产管理有限公司 (CITIC Securities Asset Management)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCITIC Futures distributes securities collective asset management plans (证券公司集合资产管理计划) from CITIC Securities Asset Management, including FOF products and wealth management schemes.
• 中信证券股份有限公司 (CITIC Securities)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCITIC Securities serves as a sales outlet for certain CITIC Futures collective asset management plans, with shared distribution channels under the CITIC Group umbrella.
• 上海基煜基金销售有限公司minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party fund sales platform that distributes CITIC Futures asset management products as a sales outlet.
• 浙江同花顺基金销售有限公司minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party fund sales platform (同花顺) that distributes CITIC Futures asset management products.
• 华福证券有限责任公司minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSecurities firm serving as a sales outlet for CITIC Futures collective asset management plans.
• 天相投顾有限公司 (Tianxiang Investment Advisory)coreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party fund risk rating agency providing fund product risk ratings and evaluation methodology used by CITIC Futures for its public fund distribution business.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments1 record

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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