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Updated: 29 November 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 that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 1 December 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
Spread Rate

 43,650

/lot

34,900

/lot

7,500

/spread

 6,000

/spread

 

 

 

 

Mini-Hang Seng Index

Full Rate
Spread Rate

 8,730

/lot

6,980

/lot

1,500

/spread

 1,200

/spread

 

 

 

 

Three-Month HIBOR

Full Rate
Spread Rate

4,923

/lot

3,938

/lot

Please refer to the attached table

 

 

 

 

One-Month HIBOR

Full Rate
Spread Rate

4,125

/lot

3,300

/lot

Please refer to the attached table

 

 

 

 

Three-Year EFN

Full Rate
Spread Rate

10,400

/lot

8,320

/lot

3,120

/spread

2,496

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

H-Shares Index

Full Rate
Spread Rate

 16,050

/lot

12,840

/lot

4,815

/spread

3,852

/spread

 

 

 

 

Dow Jones Industrial Average Index

Full Rate
Spread Rate

 6,600

/lot

5,280

/lot

1,980

/spread

1,584

/spread

 

 

 

 

HSBC Holdings Plc

Full Rate
Spread Rate

3,260

/lot

2,608

/lot

978

/spread

782

/spread

 

 

 

 

PCCW Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

300

/lot

240

/lot

90

/spread

72

/spread

 

 

 

 

Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

4,350

/lot

3,480

/lot

1,305

/spread

1,044

/spread

 

 

 

 

Swire Pacific Ltd 'A'

Full Rate
Spread Rate

2,000

/lot

1,600

/lot

600

/spread

480

/spread

 

 

 

 

CITIC Pacific Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,350

/lot

1,080

/lot

405

/spread

324

/spread

 

 

 

 

China Resources Enterprise Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,694

/lot

1,355

/lot

508

/spread

406

/spread

 

 

 

 

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

970

/lot

776

/lot

291

/spread

233

/spread

 

 

 

 

Hongkong Electric Holdings Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,090

/lot

872

/lot

327

/spread

262

/spread

 

 

 

 

Hang Seng Bank Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

672

/lot

538

/lot

202

/spread

162

/spread

 

 

 

 

Henderson Land Development Co Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

2,450

/lot

1,960

/lot

735

/spread

588

/spread

 

 

 

 

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

4,050

/lot

3,240

/lot

1,215

/spread

972

/spread

 

 

 

 

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

4,900

/lot

3,920

/lot

1,470

/spread

1,176

/spread

 

 

 

 

CLP Holdings Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,390

/lot

1,112

/lot

417

/spread

334

/spread

 

 

 

 

The Wharf (Holdings) Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,958

/lot

1,566

/lot

587

/spread

470

/spread

 

 

 

 

New World Development Co Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

770

/lot

616

/lot

231

/spread

185

/spread

 

 

 

 

Lenovo Group Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

860

/lot

688

/lot

258

/spread

206

/spread

 

 

 

 

China Mobile (HK) Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

753

/lot

602

/lot

226

/spread

181

/spread

 

 

 

 

The Bank of East Asia Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

290

/lot

232

/lot

87

/spread

70

/spread

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

990

/lot

792

/lot

297

/spread

238

/spread

 

 

 

 

MTR Corporation Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

385

/lot

308

/lot

116

/spread

93

/spread

 

 

 

 

China Merchants Holdings (International) Co Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,606

/lot

1,285

/lot

482

/spread

386

/spread

 

 

 

 

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

275

/lot

220

/lot

83

/spread

66

/spread

 

 

 

 

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

880

/lot

704

/lot

264

/spread

211

/spread

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

2,816

/lot

2,253

/lot

845

/spread

676

/spread

 

 

 

 

Li & Fung Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,760

/lot

1,408

/lot

528

/spread

422

/spread

 

 

 

 

China Unicom Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

990

/lot

792

/lot

297

/spread

238

/spread

 

 

 

 

PetroChina Co Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

530

/lot

424

/lot

159

/spread

127

/spread

 

 

 

 

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,890

/lot

1,512

/lot

567

/spread

454

/spread

 

 

 

 

Cosco Pacific Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

2,640

/lot

2,112

/lot

792

/spread

634

/spread

 

 

 

 

CNOOC Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

 374

/lot

299

/lot

112

/spread

90

/spread

 

 

 

 

Huaneng Power International, Inc

Full Rate
Spread Rate

 924

/lot

739

/lot

277

/spread

222

/spread

 

 

 

 

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

 457

/lot

366

/lot

137

/spread

110

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

 1,364

/lot

1,091

/lot

409

/spread

327

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Life Insurance Co Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

 385

/lot

308

/lot

116

/spread

93

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation

Full Rate
Spread Rate

528

/lot

422

/lot

158

/spread

126

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Telecom Corporation Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

484

/lot

387

/lot

145

/spread

116

/spread

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

$4,750
per spread

$3,800
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

 

$3,875
per spread

 

$3,100
per spread


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


$3,000
per spread


$2,400
per spread


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


$1,750
per spread


$1,400
per spread


2nd month vs 3rd month

$1,375
per spread

$1,100
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


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

 

 

$4,500
per spread

 

 

$3,600
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

 



$4,125
per spread

 



$3,300
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




$4,000
per spread




$3,200
per spread


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


$3,000
per spread


$2,400
per spread


4th month vs 5th month

$1,875
per spread

$1,500
per spread