The London-based firm said Wednesday the inclusion of the Chinese contracts is part of Marex's wider strategy to grow its geographic presence, while offering Chinese products to its global clientele.

Arthur Fan, chief executive officer at Marex Asia-Pacific, said: “We continue to look for new ways to connect our global clients to Asian markets, providing them with new options to manage their risk. This access is further evidence of our commitment to invest both in Asia and in our product offering, even during uncertain times in global markets.”

The contracts available on the Marex platform include products from the Shanghai International Energy Exchange (INE), the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) and the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE) including agricultural commodities, energy, metals and freight derivatives.

Marex said the offering is consistent with its recent approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission as an Overseas Intermediary.

The financial group said the latest offering will facilitate long-term risk management and price discovery for Chinese domestic commodities amid growing demand from its clients which include corporates, exporters, commodity producers and consumers.

The London-based financial group’s ambitions to expand in Asia can be traced back to 2023 when it joined the Singapore Exchange and the Australian Securities Exchange.

Marex Group hired Vasudev Pottathil Balagopal last week as its new global head of petrochemical trading, based in Tokyo.