[Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange: Expanding the scope of qualified foreign investors’ participation in commodity futures and options trading] On September 24th, the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange announced that, with the approval of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, starting from trading on September 28, 2026, the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange will expand the range of tradable products for qualified foreign institutional investors and RMB qualified foreign institutional investors (collectively referred to as qualified foreign investors), adding the following commodity futures and options contracts: 1. Cotton, caustic soda, propylene, apple, red dates, and cotton yarn futures contracts. 2. Cotton, caustic soda, propylene, apple, and red dates option contracts.