Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) announced today (Tuesday) that it will introduce long-dated contract months for its Hang Seng Index (HSI) and Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI) Futures and increase the long-dated contract months for its HSI and HSCEI Options, with maturities up to 5.5 years, from Monday, 5 March 2018 to give…
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) announced today (Wednesday) that it will introduce long-dated contract months for its Hang Seng Index (HSI) and Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI) Futures and increase the long-dated contract months for its HSI and HSCEI Options, with maturities up to 5.5 years, on Monday, 4 December 2017. HSI Futures,…
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Coming soon will be the first of their kind gold futures contracts denominated in CNH and US$ available on the same platform. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) plans to introduce physically settled CNH (offshore Renminbi, or RMB) and US dollar (US$) Gold Futures contracts in the third quarter of this year, subject to…
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) hosted a ceremony at its Exhibition Hall Monday morning to mark today's successful launch of Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect (Shenzhen Connect). Shenzhen Connect builds on the solid foundation of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect programme launched in 2014. The expanded list of eligible stocks offers international and Hong…
Read moreHong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) released a revamped version of its Group website on the weekend featuring a suite of new features designed to improve functionality and make information easier to find. The new HKEX Group website has been completely rebuilt from the ground up, with all new infrastructure and content management system, to…
Read moreHong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) and Korea Exchange (KRX) have announced the signing of a non-binding letter of intent (LoI) to explore the cross-listing of their equity derivatives in each other's market. The equity derivatives under consideration include, but are not limited to, stock index futures and options and single stock futures and options offered…
Read moreHong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) and Thomson Reuters today signed an agreement for the creation of a new series of Renminbi (RMB) indices. HKEX has taken the lead amongst exchanges in RMB offerings, just yesterday the exchange announced new RMB futures contracts to commence at the end of May. The new index series will…
Read moreHong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has received regulatory approval to introduce its planned cash-settled Euro-Renminbi (RMB), Japanese yen-RMB, Australian dollar-RMB and RMB-US dollar futures on Monday, 30 May 2016. HKEX is following up on their plans to further enhance its RMB offering outlined in their 2015 review; coming on the back of achieving yearly record…
Read moreHong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) today announced the successful launch of its Pre-Trade Risk Management (PTRM) system, a system that offers tools to help market participants in its derivatives market meet their needs for pre-trade controls while complementing their in-house risk controls. The PTRM system strengthens HKEX's clearing house protection, enhances the competitiveness…
Read moreHong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) plans to introduce additional Renminbi (RMB) currency futures in the second quarter of this year, subject to regulatory approval. LeapRate reported on HKEX's 2015 review where RMB currency futures were cited as a key driver of growth in the FX segment while achieving record volumes for 2015. It…
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