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HKEx to Introduce Five New Stock Option Classes on 5 August

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22 Jul 2013

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) will introduce five new stock option classes on Monday, 5 August: China Minsheng Banking, Great Wall Motor, Lenovo, MGM China and People’s Insurance Company of China.

HKEx has invited applications for Exchange Participants interested in serving as market makers for the five new option classes.

The first table below shows contract highlights for the five new option classes.  A general contract summary is posted on the HKEx website.

Stock Option Classes to be Introduced on 5 August

Underlying Stock

Stock
Code

Contract Size
(shares)

Expiry Months Available on
First Day of Trading

China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd.

1988

2,500

August 2013,
September 2013,
October 2013,
November 2013,
December 2013,
March 2014 and
June 2014

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd.

2333

500

Lenovo Group Ltd.

992

2,000

MGM China Holdings Ltd.

2282

400

The People’s Insurance Co. (Group) of China Ltd.

1339

5,000

Stock options trading volume at HKEx was up 12.3 per cent in the first six months of this year from a year ago and accounted for nearly half (47.8 per cent) of all futures and options trading during the period. 

The attached tables show HKEx’s stock option classes from 5 August.

Stock Option Classes Available for Trading at HKEx from 5 August 2013

Contract Size: More Than One Board Lot of the Underlying Shares 

Stock Code

Underlying Stock Name

Derivatives Market Code

Contract Size (shares)

1288

Agricultural Bank of China Limited

ABC

10,000

1299

AIA Group Limited

AIA

1,000

1339

The People’s Insurance Co. (Group) of China Ltd.^

PIN

5,000

1988

China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd.^

MSB

2,500

2601

China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd.

CPI

1,000

2822

COSP FTSE China A50 ETF

CSA

5,000

2823

iShares FTSE A50 China Index ETF*
(* This is a synthetic ETF)

A50

5,000

2827

W.I.S.E. - CSI 300 China Tracker*
(* This is a synthetic ETF)

CS3

1,000

3188

ChinaAMC CSI 300 Index ETF

AMC

2,000

^ Trading commences from 5 August 2013 

Contract Size: One Board Lot of the Underlying Shares 

Stock Code

Underlying Stock Name

Derivatives Market Code

Contract Size (shares)

1

Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited

CKH

1,000

2

CLP Holdings Limited

CLP

500

3

The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited

HKG

1,000

4

The Wharf (Holdings) Limited

WHL

1,000

5

HSBC Holdings Plc.

HKB

400

6

Power Assets Holdings Limited

HEH

500

11

Hang Seng Bank Limited

HSB

100

12

Henderson Land Development Company Limited

HLD

1,000

13

Hutchison Whampoa Limited

HWL

1,000

16

Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited

SHK

1,000

17

New World Development Company Limited

NWD

1,000

19

Swire Pacific Limited 'A'

SWA

500

23

The Bank of East Asia, Limited

BEA

200

27

Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited

GLX

1,000

66

MTR Corporation Limited

MTR

500

267

CITIC Pacific Limited

CIT

1,000

293

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited

CPA

1,000

330

Esprit Holdings Limited

ESP

100

358

Jiangxi Copper Company Limited

JXC

1,000

386

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation

CPC

2,000

388

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited

HEX

100

390

China Railway Group Limited

CRG

1,000

494

Li & Fung Limited

LIF

2,000

688

China Overseas Land & Investment Limited

COL

2,000

700

Tencent Holdings Limited

TCH

100

728

China Telecom Corporation Limited

CTC

2,000

762

China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited

CHU

2,000

857

PetroChina Company Limited

PEC

2,000

883

CNOOC Limited

CNC

1,000

902

Huaneng Power International, Inc.

HNP

2,000

914

Anhui Conch Cement Company Limited

ACC

500

939

China Construction Bank Corporation

CCB

1,000

941

China Mobile Limited

CHT

500

992

Lenovo Group Ltd.^

LEN

2,000

998

China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited

CTB

1,000

1088

China Shenhua Energy Company Limited

CSE

500

1171

Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited

YZC

2,000

1186

China Railway Construction Corporation Limited

CRC

500

1211

BYD Company Limited

BYD

500

1398

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited

ICB

1,000

1800

China Communications Construction Company Limited

CCC

1,000

1880

Belle International Holdings Limited

BIH

1,000

1898

China Coal Energy Company Limited

CCE

1,000

1919

China COSCO Holdings Company Limited

CCS

500

1928

Sands China Ltd.

SAN

400

2038

Foxconn International Holdings Limited

FIH

1,000

2282

MGM China Holdings Ltd.^

MGM

400

2318

Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.

PAI

500

2328

PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited

PIC

2,000

2333

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd.^

GWM

500

2388

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited

BOC

500

2600

Aluminum Corporation of China Limited

ALC

2,000

2628

China Life Insurance Company Limited

CLI

1,000

2777

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd.

RFP

400

2800

Tracker Fund of Hong Kong

TRF

500

2888

Standard Chartered PLC

STC

50

2899

Zijin Mining Group Company Limited

ZJM

2,000

3323

China National Building Material Company Limited

NBM

2,000

3328

Bank of Communications Co., Ltd.

BCM

1,000

3968

China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd.

CMB

500

3988

Bank of China Limited

BCL

1,000


^ Trading commences from 5 August 2013

Ends 

Updated 22 Jul 2013