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Updated: 30 December 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 Monday, 3 January 2005, 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

44,500

/lot

35,600

/lot

7,500

/spread

6,000

/spread

 

 

 

 

Mini-Hang Seng Index

Full Rate
Spread Rate

8,900

/lot

7,120

/lot

1,500

/spread

1,200

/spread

 

 

 

 

Three-Month HIBOR

Full Rate
Spread Rate

4,275

/lot

3,420

/lot

Please refer to

attached table

 

 

 

 

One-Month HIBOR

Full Rate
Spread Rate

4,125

/lot

3,300

/lot

Please refer to

attached table

 

 

 

 

Three-Year EFN

Full Rate
Spread Rate

10,500

/lot

8,400

/lot

3,150

/spread

2,520

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

H-Shares Index

Full Rate
Spread Rate

15,075

/lot

12,060

/lot

4,523

/spread

3,618

/spread

 

 

 

 

Dow Jones Industrial

Average Index

Full Rate
Spread Rate

6,690

/lot

5,352

/lot

2,007

/spread

1,606

/spread

 

 

 

 

HSBC Holdings Plc

Full Rate
Spread Rate

3,260

/lot

2,608

/lot

978

/spread

782

/spread

 

 

 

 

PCCW Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

330

/lot

264

/lot

99

/spread

79

/spread

 

 

 

 

Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

4,680

/lot

3,744

/lot

1,404

/spread

1,123

/spread

 

 

 

 

Swire Pacific Ltd. 'A'

Full Rate
Spread Rate

2,300

/lot

1,840

/lot

690

/spread

552

/spread

 

 

 

 

CITIC Pacific Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,380

/lot

1,104

/lot

414

/spread

331

/spread

 

 

 

 

China Resources Enterprise Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,848

/lot

1,478

/lot

554

/spread

443

/spread

 

 

 

 

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

980

/lot

784

/lot

294

/spread

235

/spread

 

 

 

 

Hongkong Electric Holdings Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,125

/lot

900

/lot

338

/spread

270

/spread

 

 

 

 

Hang Seng Bank Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

679

/lot

543

/lot

204

/spread

163

/spread

 

 

 

 

Henderson Land Development Co Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

2,520

/lot

2,016

/lot

756

/spread

605

/spread

 

 

 

 

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

4,450

/lot

3,560

/lot

1,335

/spread

1,068

/spread

 

 

 

 

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

4,890

/lot

3,912

/lot

1,467

/spread

1,174

/spread

 

 

 

 

CLP Holdings Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,395

/lot

1,116

/lot

419

/spread

335

/spread

 

 

 

 

The Wharf (Holdings) Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,740

/lot

1,392

/lot

522

/spread

418

/spread

 

 

 

 

New World Development Co Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

840

/lot

672

/lot

252

/spread

202

/spread

 

 

 

 

Lenovo Group Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

682

/lot

546

/lot

 

205

/spread

164

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Mobile (HK) Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

845

/lot

676

/lot

 

254

/spread

203

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Bank of East Asia Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

300

/lot

240

/lot

 

90

/spread

72

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,020

/lot

816

/lot

 

306

/spread

245

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

MTR Corporation Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

390

/lot

312

/lot

 

117

/spread

94

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Merchants Holdings (International) Co Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

2,020

/lot

1,616

/lot

 

606

/spread

485

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

242

/lot

194

/lot

 

73

/spread

58

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

923

/lot

738

/lot

 

277

/spread

222

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

2,540

/lot

2,032

/lot

 

762

/spread

610

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Li & Fung Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

2,090

/lot

1,672

/lot

 

627

/spread

502

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Unicom Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,078

/lot

862

/lot

 

323

/spread

258

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

PetroChina Co Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

528

/lot

422

/lot

 

158

/spread

126

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,661

/lot

1,329

/lot

 

498

/spread

398

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cosco Pacific Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

2,948

/lot

2,358

/lot

 

884

/spread

707

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

CNOOC Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

 352

/lot

282

/lot

 

106

/spread

85

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Huaneng Power International, Inc

Full Rate
Spread Rate

814

/lot

651

/lot

 

244

/spread

195

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

468

/lot

374

/lot

 

140

/spread

112

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,010

/lot

808

/lot

 

303

/spread

242

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Life Insurance Co Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

445

/lot

356

/lot

 

134

/spread

107

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation

Full Rate
Spread Rate

488

/lot

390

/lot

 

146

/spread

117

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Telecom Corporation Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

466

/lot

373

/lot

 

140

/spread

112

/spread

 

 

 

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

$5,625
per spread

$4,500
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

$4,500
per spread

$3,600
per spread



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

$4,125
per spread

$3,300
per spread



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

$3,875
per spread

$3,100
per spread



2nd month vs 3rd month

 

$1,625
per spread

 

$1,300
per spread


 

Spread Margin Rates
for Three-Month HIBOR Futures 

Spread Combination 

 Initial Margin
(HK$) 

 Maintenance Margin
(HK$)

 

1st month vs 9th month
1st month vs 10th month
2nd month vs 9th month
2nd month vs 10th month
3rd month vs 9th month
3rd month vs 10th month

$5,250
per spread

$4,200
per spread



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
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
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

$4,750
per spread

$3,800
per spread



4th month vs 9th month
4th month vs 10th month
5th month vs 9th month
5th month vs 10th month
6th month vs 9th month
6th month vs 10th month
7th month vs 9th month
7th month vs 10th month
8th month vs 9th month
8th month vs 10th month

$4,375
per spread

$3,500
per spread



4th month vs 5th month
4th month vs 6th month
4th month vs 7th month
4th month vs 8th month
5th month vs 6th month
5th month vs 7th month
5th month vs 8th month
6th month vs 7th month
6th month vs 8th month
7th month vs 8th month

$3,500
per spread

$2,800
per spread



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

$3,125
per spread

$2,500
per spread



9th month vs 10th month

$2,125
per spread

$1,700
per spread

HKFE emphasised that the above are minimum rates and Exchange Participants should set their margin requirements according to their clients' individual circumstances.