The US Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has certified that effective 27 July 2018, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited’s (HKEX) MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Net Total Return Index (MSCI AxJ) Futures contract meets certain requirements of the US Commodity Exchange Act.  This means that intermediaries may offer or sell the contract to customers in the US without any further regulatory action from the CFTC.

HKEX launched its MSCI AxJ Futures contract on 11 June 2018, and will continue offering a trading fee waiver until 10 December 2018.

Further information on HKEX’s MSCI AxJ Futures is available in the Products and News sections of the HKEX website.

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