An Opportunity Emerges
Tiger Shi and John Browning found BANDS in Hong Kong after identifying the arbitrage space that would emerge following the Chinese government's commitment to “high-speed opening up”.
BANDS Financial is a Hong Kong-based commodity and financial futures broker providing market access to corporate and institutional clients across the globe. Combining extensive international market expertise with leading Chinese market access, we serve a diverse range of clients on all major exchanges.
Tiger Shi and John Browning found BANDS in Hong Kong after identifying the arbitrage space that would emerge following the Chinese government's commitment to “high-speed opening up”.
The launch of the Overseas Intermediary (OI) mechanism marks the beginning of the opening up of the Chinese futures market. BANDS is among the first international brokers to offer this service.
COVID-19 causes WTI prices to go negative. Shanghai prices remain at $31 and create a major arbitrage opportunity, catalysing interest in Chinese market access and driving the development of an independent price dynamic in China.
BANDS becomes the first operational Overseas Special Brokerage Participant (OSBP) on the INE, providing direct trading access to the exchange and executing in its own name.
While a new COVID wave shuts down Shanghai, a nickel short squeeze causes chaos in the international market. BANDS manages the market volatility without incident, allowing clients to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities along the way and driving record trading volume.
BANDS wins Best Non-Bank FCM at the Asia Capital Markets Awards 2022.
China's exchanges open up a number of new agricultural products to international market participants, doubling the number of available futures and options contracts.
BANDS receives the SGX Top FX Derivatives Broker Award and is the first overseas exchange member to make it into the INE Top 20 Brokers List.
BANDS is selected as the SHFE's first overseas Industrial and Financial Service Base in recognition of its work to introduce the newly launched INE EC container freight futures contract to the industry.
BANDS wins the INE Outstanding Market Contribution Award for a fourth consecutive year.
BANDS Financial Limited is a leading international commodity and financial futures broker based in Hong Kong.
BANDS Financial provides clients with access to the Chinese exchanges in Shanghai, Dalian, and Zhengzhou as well as all major international exchanges such as the CME, ICE, LME, SGX, and HKEX.
BANDS Financial Limited is regulated by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.
Based in Hong Kong, BANDS Risk Management Limited is a private company engaged in consulting and seeking opportunities in partnership with its clients.
BANDS Risk Management has a money lender's license as provisioned under the Hong Kong Money Lenders Ordinance.
BANDS (Shanghai) Investment Management Co., Ltd. is a Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise (WFOE) established in Shanghai as authorised by Chinese company law.
BANDS Capital Management Limited, the asset management platform of BANDS Group, is dedicated to offering comprehensive and multi-strategy asset management solutions to its esteemed clientele.
BANDS Capital's flagship fund, BANDS Growth OFC, is a long-biased equity fund with a focus on high-potential stocks across mainland China, Hong Kong, and the U.S., underpinned by robust macroeconomic analysis and a commitment to the principles of fundamental analysis. Through meticulous bottom-up stock selection, the fund targets investments with high certainty and robust growth prospects.