​Daily Bulletin: Monday Feb. 9

China has finally kicked off its long awaited onshore options market, with trading on ETF options starting today. Volumes on the China 50 ETF were positive according to market participants, with estimates showing more than 18,000 contracts traded. This signals the start of options trading on the mainland, which has been in the pipeline for at least two years. Single stocks and index options are set to follow. Also in Asia, increased pressure on HSCEI vol from structured products is opening up greater opportunities to profit from the discounted level of the index vs. the S&P 500, according to one fund manager. In the U.S., we look at new proposed rules set to formalize policy disclosures of hedging practices for corporate compensation packages. Also, registration for our inaugural U.S. conference opened up today. Officials from AIG, Koch Industries, Ontario Teachers, HOOPP, Swiss Alpha, Caxton and Russell Investments are among the speakers at the gathering of equity and vol asset allocators, buysiders and sellsiders. Head to www.eqderivatives.com/events now for details and to secure an attendance spot at the May 20-21 event in Las Vegas. Buy a ticket now to hedge against potential future price rises!