Key facts for Indices - Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE)
Coverage metric
Geography:
Asia / Pacific
History:
end of day prices from 1993; intraday prices from 1996
Coverage count:
3500 RICs for 23 futures and 12 options
Asset Class
Commodity Derivatives, Commodities
Delivery metadata
Data Frequency
Real‑Time
Language
English
Delivery methods:
Excel, Web Service, API, Deployed/Onsite Servers, SFTP, Cloud, Desktop, FTP, Bulk, SQL, RSS Feed, Website
Data formats:
CSV, GZIP, JSON, SQL, Text, Metafile Picture, Bitmap, Parquet, PCAP, PDF, XML, Python, MPEG, HTML, User Interface
Minimum service frequency
Real‑Time
Overview of Indices - Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE)
Description of the dataset
- LSEG provides index coverage associated with the Shanghai Futures Exchange, helping clients interpret benchmark signals from China’s metals, energy and chemical commodity markets. Our coverage supports analysis across 10 commodities where SHFE pricing is an important reference point.
- We deliver index levels, historical time series, timestamps, identifiers and related market metadata where available. LSEG helps customers align SHFE-linked indicators with underlying futures and options activity for clearer commodity market analysis.
- Our SHFE index data supports performance tracking, risk reporting, research, strategy development and cross-market comparison. We enable clients to connect Chinese commodity benchmarks with global metals, energy and derivatives datasets across the LSEG ecosystem.
- LSEG applies normalization and validation to exchange-originated index information so it can be used consistently in analytics and reporting workflows. Our data management processes support auditable time series and scalable enterprise consumption.
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