The Chinese Financial Futures Exchange (中金所) uses specific abbreviations for its futures indices. Here's a breakdown:
The "IF" stands for "Index Future" and represents the SSE/SHFE China 300 Stock Index Futures, where SSE refers to the Shanghai Stock Exchange and SHFE to the Shanghai Futures Exchange.
The "IH" symbol is an abbreviation, with I indicating index futures and H being the first letter of "Hu" (referring to the Shanghai) for the SSE 50 Stock Index Futures.
"IC" stands for "China Index Future", where I again denotes index futures and C represents "China" for the CSI 500 Stock Index Futures, CSI being the China Securities Index Company.
It's worth noting that these futures indices play a crucial role in financial markets. Some key functions include: