With the internationalization of China's financial market, investors urgently need financial derivatives to manage risks and improve operational efficiency. In this context, the OTC financial derivatives market in China emerged as the times require, and foreign exchange, interest rate and credit derivatives have all made certain progress.

According to the data of China Financial Machinery Industry Development Prospect Forecast and Investment Strategic Planning Analysis Report, in 20 1 1 year, the sales scale of calculator and currency special equipment manufacturing industry was 22061500 million yuan; By 20 14, the sales scale has increased to 31685.7 billion yuan, with a compound annual growth rate of 12.83%.

In fact, after the financial crisis in 2007, regulators and international organizations strengthened their supervision over derivatives, and market participants' attitudes towards derivatives tended to be conservative. However, the existence of derivatives has its practical needs, and there will still be great room for development in the future.