Article 4 of the Measures for the Administration of Futures Practitioners stipulates that the futures practitioners mentioned in these Measures refer to: (1) managers and professionals of futures companies; (2) Managers and professionals engaged in futures settlement business among the non-futures company settlement members of the futures exchange; (3) Managers and professionals engaged in futures investment consulting business in futures investment consulting institutions; (4) Managers and professionals engaged in futures business in institutions that provide intermediary services for futures companies; (5) Other personnel as stipulated by the China Securities Regulatory Commission.