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Updated: 30 March 2004

Hong Kong Futures Exchange
(A wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited)

HKFE Announces Revised Margins for Futures Contracts

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced today that with effect from the commencement of trading on Thursday, 1 April 2004, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

For the current margins, please refer to the HKEx website (http://www.hkex.com.hk) and see Trading Information - Futures & Options in the Derivatives Market section.

Futures Contract

Margin Rate

Initial Margin
(HK$)

Maintenance Margin
(HK$)

 

 

 

 

Hang Seng Index

Full Rate
Spread Rate

40,000

per lot

32,000

per lot

3,750

/lot/side

3,000

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Mini-Hang Seng Index

Full Rate
Spread Rate

8,000

per lot

6,400

per lot

750

/lot/side

600

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Three-Month HIBOR

Full Rate
Spread Rate

2,750

per lot

2,200

per lot

Please refer to

the attached table

 

 

 

 

One-Month HIBOR

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,375

per lot

1,100

per lot

Please refer to

the attached table

 

 

 

 

Three-Year EFN

Full Rate
Spread Rate

10,400

per lot

8,320

per lot

1,570

/lot/side

1,256

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dow Jones Industrial Average Index

Full Rate
Spread Rate

6,440

per lot

5,152

per lot

968

/lot/side

774.4

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

H-Shares Index

Full Rate
Spread Rate

21,450

per lot

17,160

per lot

3,218

/lot/side

2,574.4

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

HSBC Holdings Plc

Full Rate
Spread Rate

2,960

per lot

2,368

per lot

444

/lot/side

355.2

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

PCCW Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

580

per lot

464

per lot

87

/lot/side

69.6

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

5,220

per lot

4,176

per lot

783

/lot/side

626.4

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Swire Pacific Ltd 'A' Shares

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,650

per lot

1,320

per lot

250

/lot/side

200

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

CITIC Pacific Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,830

per lot

1,464

per lot

275

/lot/side

220

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

China Resources Enterprise Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,680

per lot

1,344

per lot

252

/lot/side

 201.6

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

2,020

per lot

1,616

per lot

303

/lot/side

 242.4

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Hongkong Electric Holdings Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,060

per lot

848

per lot

159

/lot/side

 127.2

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Hang Seng Bank Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

620

per lot

496

per lot

95

/lot/side

76

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Henderson Land Development Co Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

3,420

per lot

2,736

per lot

513

/lot/side

410.4

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

4,080

per lot

3,264

per lot

612

/lot/side

489.6

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

6,280

per lot

5,024

per lot

942

/lot/side

753.6

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

CLP Holdings Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,300

per lot

1,040

per lot

195

/lot/side

 156

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

The Wharf (Holdings) Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

2,250

per lot

1,800

per lot

338

/lot/side

270.4

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

New World Development Co Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,280

per lot

1,024

per lot

192

/lot/side

153.6

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

New World Development Co Ltd (Temporary)

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,410

per lot

1,128

per lot

212

/lot/side

169.6

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Legend Group Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

780

per lot

624

per lot

118

/lot/side

 94.4

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,180

per lot

944

per lot

177

/lot/side

141.6

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

The Bank of East Asia Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

300

per lot

240

per lot

45

/lot/side

36

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

880

per lot

704

per lot

132

/lot/side

105.6

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

MTR Corporation Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

445

per lot

356

per lot

67

/lot/side

53.6

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

China Merchants Holdings (International) Co Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

2,040

per lot

1,632

per lot

306

/lot/side

 244.8

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

335

per lot

268

per lot

51

/lot/side

 40.8

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,130

per lot

904

per lot

170

/lot/side

 136

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

3,160

per lot

2,528

per lot

474

/lot/side

379.2

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Li & Fung Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

2,700

per lot

2,160

per lot

405

/lot/side

 324

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

China Unicom Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

2,440

per lot

1,952

per lot

366

/lot/side

292.8

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

PetroChina Co Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

760

per lot

608

per lot

114

/lot/side

 91.2

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,330

per lot

1,064

per lot

200

/lot/side

 160

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Cosco Pacific Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

2,160

per lot

1,728

per lot

324

/lot/side

259.2

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

CNOOC Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

240

per lot

192

per lot

37

/lot/side

 29.6

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

CNOOC Ltd (Temporary)

Full Rate
Spread Rate

600

per lot

480

per lot

90

/lot/side

72

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Huaneng Power

International Inc                

Full Rate
Spread Rate

3,520

per lot

2,816

per lot

528

/lot/side

422.4

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

 465

per lot

372

per lot

70

/lot/side

56

/lot/side

HKFE emphasised that the above are minimum rates and Exchange Participants should set their margin requirements according to their clients' individual circumstances.

 

Spread Margin Rates
for One-Month HIBOR Futures

Spread Combination

Initial Margin
(HK$)

Maintenance Margin
(HK$)


1st month vs 4th month
1st month vs 5th month
1st month vs 6th month


2,750
per spread


2,200
per spread

2nd month vs 4th month
2nd month vs 5th month
2nd month vs 6th month
3rd month vs 4th month
3rd month vs 5th month
3rd month vs 6th month



2,375
per spread



1,900
per spread


1st month vs 2nd month
1st month vs 3rd month


1,875
per spread


1,500
per spread

4th month vs 5th month
4th month vs 6th month
5th month vs 6th month


1,500
per spread


1,200
per spread


2nd month vs 3rd month

 


1,000
per spread


800
per spread


Spread Margin Rates
for Three-Month HIBOR Futures

Spread Combination

Initial Margin
(HK$)

Maintenance Margin
(HK$)

1st month vs 6th month
1st month vs 7th month
1st month vs 8th month
1st month vs 9th month
1st month vs 10th month
2nd month vs 6th month
2nd month vs 7th month
2nd month vs 8th month
2nd month vs 9th month
2nd month vs 10th month
3rd month vs 6th month
3rd month vs 7th month
3rd month vs 8th month
3rd month vs 9th month
3rd month vs 10th month

 

 

5,500
per spread

 

 

4,400
per spread


1st month vs 4th month
1st month vs 5th month
2nd month vs 4th month
2nd month vs 5th month
3rd month vs 4th month
3rd month vs 5th month

 


4,875
per spread

 


3,900
per spread


4th month vs 6th month
4th month vs 7th month
4th month vs 8th month
4th month vs 9th month
4th month vs 10th month
5th month vs 6th month
5th month vs 7th month
5th month vs 8th month
5th month vs 9th month
5th month vs 10th month


 


3,750
per spread


 


3,000
per spread


6th month vs 7th month
6th month vs 8th month
6th month vs 9th month
6th month vs 10th month
7th month vs 8th month
7th month vs 9th month
7th month vs 10th month
8th month vs 9th month
8th month vs 10th month
9th month vs 10th month

 



3,250
per spread

 



2,600
per spread

1st month vs 2nd month
1st month vs 3rd month
2nd month vs 3rd month

2,250
per spread

1,800
per spread

4th month vs 5th month

2,125
per spread

1,700
per spread