Tag: Hong Kong

September 20, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Rakuten Securities HK launches new trading platform

Rakuten Securities Hong Kong Limited (Rakuten Securities HK) announced today Rakuten FX, a brand new forex account service for clients to trade through a proprietary trading platform. With the introduction of Rakuten FX, Rakuten is looking to affirm their leading position among online forex brokers in Hong Kong. "After the successful rebranding of Rakuten Securities…

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August 23, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters launches first Asia apps on Eikon via App studio

Thomson Reuters has launched its first two Asia apps on Eikon via App Studio in partnership with FinTech startups Amareos and Oddup. This marks the first time that any Asia-based third-party developer has created an app within Eikon and distributed it directly to Eikon users globally. Based in Hong Kong, Amareos builds tools to analyse…

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August 19, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC adds Ephraim Global to its alert list

Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…

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August 15, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC adds Rosan World Investment to its alert list

Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…

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August 08, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX to offer mini H-shares index options

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) plans to introduce Mini-Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options (Mini H-shares Index Options) on Monday, September 5, 2016 to meet demand from retail investors and give market participants more flexibility by providing a contract one-fifth the size of its H-shares Index Options contract. Underlying Index Hang Seng China…

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August 05, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX announces changes of designated securities for short selling

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), has announced that with effect from 12 August, 2016 (Friday), 25 additional securities will be eligible for short selling and 32 existing designated securities will be removed from the list. The total number of designated securities for…

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July 25, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC adds Asia Alliance Ltd to its Alert List

Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…

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July 20, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX announces securities for first phase of its closing auction

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has announced the securities for the first phase of the closing auction it will introduce in its securities market on Monday, July 25, 2016. They were posted in the Volatility Control Mechanism and Closing Auction Session (CAS) section of the HKEX website today along with updated frequently asked…

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