A: Overseas individual investors who participate in the China crude oil futures market shall comply with the relevant provisions of the Rules for the Management of the Suitability of Futures Traders of Shanghai International Energy Exchange Center, including having full civil capacity, basic knowledge of futures trading, understanding the relevant business rules of the energy center, passing relevant tests, having historical trading experience, and having a balance of available funds in the margin account of not less than RMB500,000 or equivalent foreign currency in the five working days before applying for trading code. There are no serious bad credit records or measures taken by the competent regulatory authorities to prohibit the futures market, and there are no laws, regulations, rules and business rules of the energy center to prohibit or restrict futures trading. Overseas individual investors participating in the China crude oil futures market need to abide by the relevant laws and regulations of China and the business rules of the energy center, as well as the relevant laws and regulations and regulatory rules of the host country (or region).

Overseas individual investors can participate in China's crude oil futures market through members of domestic futures companies, overseas special brokerage participants and overseas intermediaries.