HKEx Announces Details of Temporary Holiday Risk Management Arrangements

Market Operations

28 Jan 2011

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced the details of the holiday risk management arrangements below, following its news release dated 21 January 2011.

HSI, MHI, HHI and MCH Futures Markets

The margin levels of H-shares Index (HHI) and Mini H-shares Index (MCH) futures contracts will be temporarily increased after the close of business on 1 February 2011 (Tuesday) as outlined in the table below:

Futures Contract	Full Margin Rate	Initial Margin (HK$)		Maintenance Margin (HK$)
HHI	Current Level (effective 31 January 2011)	40,100	per lot	32,100	per lot
HHI	Temporarily Increased Level	43,500	per lot	34,800	per lot

MCH	Current Level (effective 31 January 2011)	8,020	per lot	6,420	per lot
MCH	Temporarily Increased Level	8,700	per lot	6,960	per lot

The margin levels of Hang Seng Index (HSI) and Mini-Hang Seng Index (MHI) futures contracts will remain unchanged. For avoidance of doubt, the current margin levels of HSI and MHI are restated below:

Futures Contract	Full Margin Rate	Initial Margin (HK$)		Maintenance Margin (HK$)
HSI	Current Level (effective 31 January 2011)	74,600	per lot	59,700	per lot

MHI	Current Level (effective 31 January 2011)	14,920	per lot	11,940	per lot

The spread margin rates will remain unchanged during this period. The margin levels of HHI and MCH futures contracts will be restored to the current levels after the close of business on 2 February 2011.

Stock Options Market

The margin intervals for all options classes will be increased temporarily after the close of business on 1 February 2011 (see Appendix). The margin intervals will be restored to normal after the close of business on 2 February 2011.

The above arrangements are based on the clearing houses’ normal procedures. Exchange Participants have been advised to give advance notice to their clients regarding the arrangements where appropriate.

Appendix

Stock Options Classes	Client Margin Intervals as of 27 Jan (%)	Temporary Client Margin Intervals (%)
iShares FTSE A50 China Index ETF	6	7
Agricultural Bank of China Limited	7	8
AIA Group Limited	6	7
Aluminum Corporation of China Limited	9	11
Bank of China Limited	6	7
Bank of Communications Co., Ltd.	5	6
The Bank of East Asia, Limited	6	6
BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited	8	10
BYD Company Limited	9	12
China Construction Bank Corporation	6	8
China Communications Construction Company Limited	6	7
China Coal Energy Company Limited	8	11
China COSCO Holdings Company Limited	9	11
China Mobile Limited	5	5
China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited	7	8
CITIC Pacific Limited	8	10
Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited	7	9
China Life Insurance Company Limited	6	6
CLP Holdings Limited	5	5
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd.	6	8
CNOOC Limited	8	9
China Overseas Land & Investment Limited	6	8
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited	9	12
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation	7	10
China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd.	8	10
China Railway Construction Corporation Limited	8	9
China Railway Group Limited	8	10
W.I.S.E. - CSI 300 China Tracker	6	7
China Shenhua Energy Company Limited	8	10
China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited	6	8
China Telecom Corporation Limited	9	11
Esprit Holdings Limited	6	7
Foxconn International Holdings Limited	7	9
Hongkong Electric Holdings Limited	5	5
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited	7	9
HSBC Holdings Plc.	6	7
The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited	5	5
Henderson Land Development Company Limited	6	7
Huaneng Power International, Inc.	5	6
Hang Seng Bank Limited	5	6
Hutchison Whampoa Limited	8	10
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited	6	7
Jiangxi Copper Company Limited	10	13
Li & Fung Limited	9	11
MTR Corporation Limited	5	5
New World Development Company Limited	8	10
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.	8	10
PetroChina Company Limited	7	9
PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited	8	11
Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd.	8	9
Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited	6	8
Swire Pacific Limited 'A'	7	9
Tencent Holdings Limited	9	13
Tracker Fund of Hong Kong	5	6
The Wharf (Holdings) Limited	8	10
Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited	9	13
Zijin Mining Group Company Limited	8	10

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