The Qingdao Capital Market Service Base of the Shanghai Futures Exchange, which is meant to strengthen the financial sector's ability to serve the real economy, opens in Shinan. [Photo/ bandao.cn]

The opening ceremony of the Shanghai Futures Exchange's Qingdao Capital Market Service Base was held in Shinan district, Qingdao in East China's Shandong province on Aug 31. It is the Shanghai Futures Exchange's first entity investor education base in China.

A cooperation memorandum was also signed between Shanghai Futures Exchange and China University of Petroleum (East China).

After the unveiling ceremony, a forum on how futures can better serve the real economy was held.

In addition to the Qingdao Capital Market Service Base, a group of 32 organizations have also set up operations at the base, including the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.