The Shanghai International Energy Exchange (INE) has issued a notice regarding adjustments to the price limit bands and trading margin ratios for specific crude oil and other futures contracts.

Effective from the close of settlement on Monday, March 9, 2026, the price limit for the following crude oil futures contracts—sc2609, sc2610, sc2611, sc2612, sc2701, sc2702, sc2703, sc2706, sc2709, sc2712, sc2803, sc2806, sc2809, sc2812, and sc2903—will be set at 17%. The trading margin requirement for hedging positions will be 18%, while the margin for speculative positions will be 19%.

Also effective from the settlement close on March 9, 2026, the low-sulphur fuel oil futures contracts—lu2604, lu2605, lu2606, lu2607, lu2608, lu2609, lu2610, lu2611, lu2612, lu2701, lu2702, and lu2703—will have a price limit of 17%. The margin requirement for hedging positions in these contracts is 18%, and for speculative positions, it is 19%.

For the Containerized Freight Index (European Route) futures contract ec2610, the price limit will be adjusted to 20%, effective from the same date. Both hedging and speculative positions for this contract will carry a trading margin requirement of 22%.

Should circumstances outlined in Article 16 of the INE's Risk Control Management Rules arise, the aforementioned price limits and margin ratios will be subject to further adjustments.

All other matters pertaining to price limits and trading margins will continue to be governed by the INE's Risk Control Management Rules and related operational regulations.