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Table 1 Selected China’s futures with nighttime trading hours

From: The effect of nighttime trading of futures markets on information flows: evidence from China

Product (ticker symbol)

Exchange

Nighttime trading hours

Launching of nighttime trading

Start of sample

Gold (AU)

SHFE

21:00–2:30

7/5/2013

1/17/2008

Silver (AG)

SHFE

21:00–2:30

7/5/2013

12/31/2012

Copper cathode (CU)

SHFE

21:00–1:00

12/20/2013

12/11/2003

Aluminum (AL)

SHFE

21:00–1:00

12/20/2013

12/11/2003

Zinc (ZN)

SHFE

21:00–1:00

12/20/2013

4/12/2007

Lead (PB)

SHFE

21:00–1:00

12/20/2013

3/24/2011

Steel rebar (RB)

SHFE

21:00–1:00

12/26/2014

3/27/2009

Natural rubber (RU)

SHFE

21:00–23:00

12/26/2014

12/11/2003

RBD palm olein (P)

DCE

21:00–23:30

7/4/2014

5/19/2008

Metallurgical coke (J)

DCE

21:00–23:30

7/4/2014

4/28/2011

No. 1 soybeans (A)

DCE

21:00–23:30

12/26/2014

12/11/2003

Soybean meal (M)

DCE

21:00–23:30

12/26/2014

12/11/2003

Crude soybean oil (Y)

DCE

21:00–23:30

12/26/2014

5/19/2008

Coking coal (JM)

DCE

21:00–23:30

12/26/2014

8/14/2013

Iron ore (I)

DCE

21:00–23:30

12/26/2014

10/18/2013

White sugar (SR)

ZCE

21:00–23:30

12/12/2014

9/17/2008

PTA (TA)

ZCE

21:00–23:30

12/12/2014

9/17/2008

No. 1 cotton (CF)

ZCE

21:00–23:30

12/12/2014

6/1/2004

Rapeseed meal (RM)

ZCE

21:00–23:30

12/12/2014

12/28/2012

Methanol (ME)

ZCE

21:00–23:30

12/12/2014

12/31/2012

Rapeseed oil (OI)

ZCE

21:00–23:30

6/11/2015

9/17/2008

Flat glass (FG)

ZCE

21:00–23:30

6/11/2015

2/28/2013

Thermal coal (TC)

ZCE

21:00–23:30

6/11/2015

3/7/2013

  1. Sources: Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE), Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE)