Approved by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the iron ore options started trading at the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) on Monday.

Top 20 positions increased and decreased varied, the purchase volume is less than the holding position.

Top 20 positions increased and decreased varied, the purchase volume is more than the holding position.

From December 31, the measure will apply to all imports, including steel.

Through the first ten months of 2019, total and finished steel imports are 24,770,000 and 18,343,000 net tons (NT).

Top 20 positions increased and decreased varied, the purchase volume is more than the holding position.

India will remain the world's second-largest steel producer behind China after having overtaken Japan in 2018, it added.

This week, the tender notices of steel mills released in succession, with the volumes up and the prices down as a whole.