Note: The following naming conventions are applicable in most cases of various product types but are not exclusive for all circumstances
Equity Securities, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Unit Trusts/Mutual Funds other than Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
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Primary listing |
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Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
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Secondary listing |
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Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
- |
S |
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Equity securities traded in Renminbi |
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Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
- |
R |
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Q |
Up to 15 characters representing the name of the listed company/fund |
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S |
Secondary listing indicator |
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R |
Indicator for Renminbi (RMB) tranche of securities traded under "Dual Tranche, Dual Counter" (DTDC) model |
Note:
During the parallel trading period, if any, there will be indicators used to distinguish the original and the temporary trading stock counters.
Hong Kong Depositary Receipts (HDRs)
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Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
- |
D |
R |
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Or |
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Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
- |
D |
R |
S |
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Or |
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Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
- |
D |
R |
- |
R |
S |
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Or |
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Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
- |
D |
R |
S |
- |
R |
S |
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Q |
Up to 12 characters representing the issuer and / or the underlying share |
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DR |
Depositary Receipts indicator |
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S |
Secondary listing indicator |
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RS |
Depositary Receipts which are restricted securities (RS) under US federal securities laws. Please click here for explanation of RS. |
Equity Warrants
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Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
W |
Y |
Y |
M |
M |
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Or |
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Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
W |
Y |
Y |
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Q |
Up to 12 characters representing the underlying equity securities |
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W |
Equity Warrants indicator |
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YY |
Expiry year |
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MM |
Expiry month |
Stapled Securities
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Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
- |
S |
S |
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Q |
Up to 12 characters representing the name of the listed Stapled Securities |
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SS |
Indicator for Stapled Securities |
Debt Securities
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Hong Kong Monetary Authority Exchange Fund Notes |
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E |
F |
N |
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9 |
. |
9 |
9 |
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Y |
Y |
M |
M |
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HKSAR Government Bonds |
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H |
K |
G |
B |
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9 |
. |
9 |
9 |
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Y |
Y |
M |
M |
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Or |
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H |
K |
S |
A |
R |
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G |
O |
V |
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N |
Y |
Y |
M |
M |
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Other Debts |
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Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
N |
Y |
Y |
M |
M |
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Or |
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Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
N |
Y |
Y |
M |
M |
A |
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Or |
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Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
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9.99 |
Interest rate |
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YY/YYYY |
Expiry year |
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MM |
Expiry month |
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Q |
Up to 10 characters representing the underlying debt securities (may include currency code and denomination) |
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N |
N = Notes ; B = Bonds ; I = Guaranteed Instruments ; C = Certificates |
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A |
Serial number for additional issues by the same issuer with same expiry year and month (A, B, C ...) |
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
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Synthetic ETF |
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X |
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Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
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Physical ETF |
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Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
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X |
A marker representing a Synthetic ETF using synthetic replication strategy (through the use of swaps or other derivative instruments) to gain exposure to a benchmark index/asset |
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Q |
Up to 13 characters (for Synthetic ETF) or 15 characters (for Physical ETF) representing the issuer and/or the benchmark index/asset |
Derivative Warrants (DWs)
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Z |
Z |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
@ |
E |
C |
Y |
Y |
M |
M |
A |
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Or |
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Z |
Z |
- |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
@ |
E |
C |
Y |
Y |
M |
M |
A |
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Or (traded in Renminbi) |
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Z |
Z |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
@ |
E |
C |
Y |
Y |
M |
M |
A |
＊ |
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ZZ |
Issuer's short name |
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Q |
Up to 5 characters representing name of the underlying asset |
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@ |
@ = Cash settlement ; ＊ = Physical delivery |
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E |
E = European ; R = Regional warrants ; X = Exotic (non-traditional) ; No Character = American |
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C |
C = Call ; P = Put ; No Character = non Call or Put |
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YYMM |
Expiry year and month |
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A |
Serial number for additional issues by the same issuer on same underlying asset with same expiry year and month (A, B, C ...) |
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＊ |
Indicator for DWs traded in Renminbi (RMB) |
Note:
The above naming convention for DWs comes into effect on 27 Feb 2012. The stock short name of DWs launched before 27 Feb 2012 will remain unchanged. There is no serial number assigned to the first issue of DWs launched before 27 Feb 2012 (i.e. ZZ-QQQQQ@ECYYMM).
Callable Bull/Bear Contracts (CBBCs)
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Z |
Z |
# |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
N |
C |
Y |
Y |
M |
M |
A |
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Or (traded in Renminbi) |
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Z |
Z |
# |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
N |
C |
Y |
Y |
M |
M |
A |
＊ |
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ZZ |
Issuer's short name |
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# |
CBBC indicator |
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Q |
Up to 5 characters representing name of the underlying asset |
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N |
N = No residual value ; R = With residual value |
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C |
C = Bull contract ; P = Bear contract |
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YYMM |
Expiry year and month |
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A |
Serial number for additional issues by the same issuer on same underlying asset with same expiry year and month (A, B, C ...) |
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＊ |
Indicator for CBBCs traded in Renminbi (RMB) |
Trading Only Securities
NASDAQ-AMEX Equity Securities traded under the Pilot Program
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Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
- |
T |
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Q |
Up to 13 characters representing the issuer |
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T |
The security is not listed but admitted to trading |
ETFs traded under the Pilot Program
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Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
- |
T |
R |
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Q |
Up to 13 characters representing the issuer and/or the benchmark index/asset |
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T R |
The security is not listed but admitted to trading and the fund has not been authorized by the Securities and Futures Commission |