Laying Professional Foundations to Keep Pace with the Times: Hongye Futures Delves Deep into Financial Essence to Safeguard High-Quality Development in the New 15th Five-Year Plan

On March 14, and March 13, 2026, the government work report and the “14th Five-Year Plan” outline were released, setting the course for the “14th Five-Year Plan” with a focus on “high-quality development” and “new quality productive forces.” During the fourth session of the 14th National People’s Congress, at the economic-themed press conference, China Securities Regulatory Commission Chairman Wu Qing addressed questions from Chinese and foreign journalists, systematically elaborating on measures and pathways for high-quality development of the capital market during the “14th Five-Year Plan” period. His insights provided clear regulatory guidance and action principles for implementing the central government’s policies and serving the national strategic framework.

As a state-owned financial enterprise rooted in Jiangsu, Hongye Futures deeply understands that it must closely integrate the “construction blueprint” of the government work report, the “vision map” of the “14th Five-Year Plan,” and Chairman Wu Qing’s “implementation plan” to fulfill its financial mission with professional futures expertise and demonstrate the responsibilities of a state-owned enterprise in serving national strategies.

1. Deeply Comprehend Wu Qing’s Speech to Set the High-Quality Development “Fixed Star”

Chairman Wu Qing explicitly stated at the press conference that efforts should be made to deepen comprehensive reform of capital market financing and investment, improve the market mechanism and ecosystem for “long-term funds and investments,” and enhance the inclusiveness and adaptability of the capital market system. This aligns with the requirements in the “14th Five-Year Plan” for accelerating the construction of a modern financial system with Chinese characteristics and echoes the government work report’s call to improve policies supporting medium- and long-term funds entering the market. This provides direction for futures markets to serve high-quality capital market development.

Hongye Futures has a profound understanding: the futures market is not only a “detector” for price discovery of bulk commodities but also a “stabilizer” for long-term capital in the capital market. As of the end of January 2026, China’s futures market funds had increased to approximately 2.57 trillion yuan, with significant improvements in market depth and a solid foundation for serving medium- and long-term funds. In line with Chairman Wu’s deployment to cultivate and expand long-term funds and enhance market stability, Hongye Futures will leverage its professional advantages to help social security, insurance, and pension funds hedge market volatility through tools like stock index futures and government bond futures, fostering a market environment where “long-term money is willing to come, stay, and develop.” Additionally, relying on the credit advantages of state-owned enterprises, the company will continue to improve comprehensive risk management systems to solidify the “ballast stone” for steady capital market development.

2. Focus on the “14th Five-Year Plan” Requirements to Be a “Navigator” for New Quality Productive Forces

2026 marks the beginning of the “14th Five-Year Plan.” The plan explicitly emphasizes accelerating the building of a strong financial nation, promoting green and low-carbon transformation, and leading the development of new quality productive forces through technological innovation. This provides clear guidance for futures markets to serve the real economy. Chairman Wu Qing also emphasized at the press conference the need to promote capital formation through multiple channels, gather factors and resources into new quality productive sectors, enrich financial products and tools, and serve the development of new quality productive forces more precisely and effectively. He pointed out the importance of “steadily developing futures and derivatives markets to better meet the risk management needs of enterprises and residents.”

The cultivation of new quality productive forces depends on stable support from industrial and supply chains. Hongye Futures actively extends its services to the front end of the supply chain, closely following the development of strategic emerging industries such as new energy and semiconductors. Relying on futures varieties like industrial silicon, lithium carbonate, platinum, and palladium as market indicators, it provides comprehensive risk management services for industrial enterprises. In line with the “14th Five-Year Plan” to accelerate green transformation, futures companies should deepen services for green and low-carbon enterprises like photovoltaics and energy storage, using hedging tools to help companies lock in raw material costs and stabilize operations, allowing real enterprises to focus on R&D and development. Moving forward, Hongye Futures will further explore new “futures + technology” service models, designing customized risk management solutions for specialized and innovative enterprises facing exchange rate, interest rate, and raw material price fluctuations, using financial “living water” to precisely irrigate the fertile ground of technological innovation and promote a healthy cycle of “technology—industry—finance.”

3. Focus on the Goals of the Government Work Report to Build a “Protective Net” for Rural Revitalization and Supply Stability

The 2026 government work report emphasizes livelihood security and social stability, explicitly proposing to increase residents’ income and improve social safety nets, reflecting the high importance placed by the state on food and energy security and livelihood development. This also raises higher requirements for futures markets to safeguard food and energy security and serve rural revitalization.

As a practitioner of the “insurance + futures” model in the futures industry, Hongye Futures deeply understands its responsibility and mission in supporting agriculture. The “14th Five-Year Plan” clearly advocates for establishing a long-term mechanism for rural revitalization, enhancing comprehensive agricultural productivity, strengthening food security, and developing a multi-layered agricultural insurance system, providing direction for futures markets to serve “three rural” development. The company will continue to optimize this financial support model, upgrading services from “price protection” to “income protection,” expanding coverage from single varieties to all categories at the county level, focusing on key food security varieties like soybeans and corn, and utilizing financial tools such as OTC options and futures hedging to effectively address the industry’s “abundant harvest but not enough” dilemma. This ensures farmers have security in planting and confidence in operation, actively implementing the national strategy of “ensuring food security,” and building a financial “protective net” for rural revitalization and supply stability.

The spirit of the “Two Sessions” injects strong confidence into the reform and development of the capital market and futures industry, and clarifies the path for industry growth. Hongye Futures will take the spirit of the “Two Sessions” as the fundamental guide, firmly adhere to the main line of “risk prevention, strengthened regulation, and high-quality development,” leverage its core futures expertise, and deepen professional services. On the new journey of the “14th Five-Year Plan,” it will continue to improve service quality for the real economy, safeguard the steady and far-reaching development of Jiangsu and the national real economy with professional futures strength, and contribute to the building of a strong financial nation and Chinese-style modernization.