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HKEX to Revise Criteria for its Designated Securities Eligible for Short Selling

Market Operations
27 Jun 2016

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) will revise the criteria for its designated securities eligible for short selling from 4 July 2016 to reflect the development of Hong Kong's equity market.

The revisions are the result of a periodic review under a framework introduced in 2012.

Changes to criteria for designated securities eligible for short selling effective 4 July

  • Stocks with market capitalisation of not less than $3 billion and an aggregate turnover during the preceding 12 months to market capitalisation ratio of not less than 60 per cent (currently 50 per cent); and  
     
  • Stocks that have been listed in Hong Kong for not more than 60 trading days, with a public float capitalisation of not less than $20 billion (currently $10 billion) for a period of 20 consecutive trading days commencing from the second trading day after their listing (currently date of listing) and an aggregate turnover of not less than $500 million (currently $200 million) during such period;  

The current criteria, including the criteria that will remain unchanged, and other information on HKEX's regulated short selling is available on the HKEX website. 

The current list of designated securities eligible for short selling is also available on the HKEX website.


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Updated 27 Jun 2016