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Updated: 28 May 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), has announced today that with effect from the commencement of trading on Tuesday, 1 June 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 margin information on the HKEx website at the following link (http://www.hkex.com.hk/tradinfo/futuresmargin/FOmargin.htm).

Futures Contract

Margin Rate

Initial Margin
(HK$)

Maintenance Margin
(HK$)

 

 

 

 

Hang Seng Index

Full Rate

 44,500

per lot

35,600

per lot

Spread Rate

3,750

/lot/side

3,000

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Mini-Hang Seng Index

Full Rate

8,900

per lot

7,120

per lot

Spread Rate

750

/lot/side

600

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Three-Month HIBOR

Full Rate

5,900

per lot

4,720

per lot

Spread Rate

Please refer to

the attached table

 

 

 

 

One-Month HIBOR

Full Rate

5,250

per lot

4,200

per lot

Spread Rate

Please refer to

the attached table

 

 

 

 

Three-Year EFN

Full Rate

11,750

per lot

9,400

per lot

Spread Rate

1,763

/lot/side

1,410.4

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dow Jones Industrial Average Index

Full Rate

6,250

per lot

5,000

per lot

Spread Rate

940

/lot/side

752

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

H-Shares Index

Full Rate

33,400

per lot

26,720

per lot

Spread Rate

5,010

/lot/side

4,008

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

HSBC Holdings Plc

Full Rate

2,710

per lot

2,168

per lot

Spread Rate

410

/lot/side

 328

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

PCCW Ltd

Full Rate

625

per lot

 500

per lot

Spread Rate

94

/lot/side

 75.2

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd

Full Rate

5,650

per lot

4,520

per lot

Spread Rate

848

/lot/side

 678.4

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Swire Pacific Ltd 'A' Shares

Full Rate

2,400

per lot

1,920

per lot

Spread Rate

360

/lot/side

 288

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

CITIC Pacific Ltd

Full Rate

2,160

per lot

1,728

per lot

Spread Rate

324

/lot/side

 259.2

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

China Resources Enterprise Ltd

Full Rate

2,340

per lot

1,872

per lot

Spread Rate

351

/lot/side

 280.8

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd

Full Rate

1,750

per lot

1,400

per lot

Spread Rate

263

/lot/side

 210.4

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Hongkong Electric Holdings Ltd

Full Rate

1,030

per lot

824

per lot

Spread Rate

155

/lot/side

 124

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Hang Seng Bank Ltd

Full Rate

600

per lot

480

per lot

Spread Rate

90

/lot/side

 72

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Henderson Land Development Co Ltd

Full Rate

4,200

per lot

3,360

per lot

Spread Rate

630

/lot/side

 504

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd

Full Rate

3,650

per lot

2,920

per lot

Spread Rate

548

/lot/side

438.4

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd

Full Rate

6,650

per lot

5,320

per lot

Spread Rate

998

/lot/side

798.4

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

CLP Holdings Ltd

Full Rate

1,250

per lot

1,000

per lot

Spread Rate

188

/lot/side

150.4

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

The Wharf (Holdings) Ltd

Full Rate

2,800

per lot

2,240

per lot

Spread Rate

420

/lot/side

 336

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

New World Development Co Ltd

Full Rate

1,250

per lot

1,000

per lot

Spread Rate

188

/lot/side

150.4

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

New World Development Co Ltd (Temporary)

Full Rate

1,378

per lot

1,102.4

per lot

Spread Rate

207

/lot/side

165.6

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Lenovo Group Ltd

Full Rate

750

per lot

600

per lot

Spread Rate

113

/lot/side

 90.4

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd

Full Rate

1,050

per lot

840

per lot

Spread Rate

158

/lot/side

 126.4

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

The Bank of East Asia Ltd

Full Rate

415

per lot

 332

per lot

Spread Rate

63

/lot/side

 50.4

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd

Full Rate

1,030

per lot

824

per lot

Spread Rate

155

/lot/side

 124

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

MTR Corporation Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

575

per lot

460

per lot

87

/lot/side

 69.6

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

China Merchants Holdings (International) Co Ltd

Full Rate

2,800

per lot

2,240

per lot

Spread Rate

420

/lot/side

 336

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd

Full Rate

660

per lot

528

per lot

Spread Rate

99

/lot/side

 79.2

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd

Full Rate

1,300

per lot

1,040

per lot

Spread Rate

195

/lot/side

 156

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd

Full Rate

3,540

per lot

2,832

per lot

Spread Rate

531

/lot/side

424.8

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Li & Fung Ltd

Full Rate

3,500

per lot

2,800

per lot

Spread Rate

525

/lot/side

 420

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

China Unicom Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

2,100

per lot

1,680

per lot

315

/lot/side

 252

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

PetroChina Co Ltd

Full Rate

900

per lot

720

per lot

Spread Rate

135

/lot/side

 108

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd

Full Rate

1,680

per lot

1,344

per lot

Spread Rate

252

/lot/side

201.6

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Cosco Pacific Ltd

Full Rate

3,160

per lot

2,528

per lot

Spread Rate

474

/lot/side

379.2

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

CNOOC Ltd

Full Rate

 460

per lot

 368

per lot

Spread Rate

70

/lot/side

56

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

CNOOC Ltd (Temporary)

Full Rate

 1,150

per lot

920

per lot

Spread Rate

175

/lot/side

140

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

Huaneng Power

International Inc

Full Rate

 2,350

per lot

 1,880

per lot

Spread Rate

353

/lot/side

282.4

/lot/side

 

 

 

 

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd

Full Rate

 575

per lot

 460

per lot

Spread Rate

87

/lot/side

 69.6

/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

 

HK$2,500
per spread

HK$2,000
per spread

 

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

 

HK$2,125
per spread

HK$1,700
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

 

HK$2,000
per spread

HK$1,600
per spread

 

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

 

HK$1,375
per spread

HK$1,100
per spread

2nd month vs 3rd month



HK$1,375
per spread

 

HK$1,100
per spread

 

Spread Margin Rates
for Three-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
1st month vs 7th month
1st month vs 8th month
1st month vs 9th month
1st month vs 10th month
2nd month vs 4th month
2nd month vs 5th 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 4th month
3rd month vs 5th 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

 

HK$6,125
per spread

HK$4,900
per spread

 

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

 

HK$3,875
per spread

HK$3,100
per spread

 

4th month vs 5th month
4th month vs 6th month
4th month vs 7th month
5th month vs 6th month
5th month vs 7th month
6th month vs 7th month

 

HK$3,250
per spread

HK$2,600
per spread

 

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

 

HK$2,500
per spread




HK$2,000
per spread

 

 

8th month vs 9th month
8th month vs 10th month
9th month vs 10th month

 

HK$2,250
per spread

HK$1,800
per spread