HKEx Announces Details of its Five-Digit Stock Code Plan
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced today (Wednesday) further details about its planned use of five-digit stock codes from 7 April 2008. They are as follows:
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Codes in the range 60000 to 69999 will primarily be assigned to new callable bull/bear contracts (CBBC) to be listed on or after 3 November 2008. |
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Stock codes in other five-digit ranges (30000-59999 and 70000-99999) are reserved for HKEx's operating needs or future use as necessary. |
To minimise disruptions to Exchange Participants and other market users, all stock codes within the four-digit range assigned to securities listed before 7 April 2008 and all AMS/3 information pages will for the time being continue to apply. Beginning 7 April 2008 designated ranges for unit trusts/mutual funds/Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) and debt securities will be assigned within the four-digit range to allow for better classification.
The attached table summarises the detailed usage plan of all stock codes after introduction of five-digit stock code on 7 April 2008.
HKEx requests the cooperation of all market users, which is crucial to the success of the initiative. All Exchange Participants and market users are advised to prepare for and adhere to the usage policies, and they must refrain from making use of those stock codes in the reserved ranges for other purposes. In addition, HKEx will review the usage policies from time to time and, where necessary, revise them accordingly.
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1-9999 |
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Securities listed on the Main Board and Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) and information pages
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2800-2849
2900-3199
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All fund products including Exchange Traded Funds and unit trusts/mutual funds |
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4000-4299 |
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Exchange Fund Notes and other debt securities
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6200-6499
7200-7299 |
Callable bull/bear contracts (CBBC)*
* CBBC are currently assigned codes in the range 6200-6499 but continued growth has necessitated the allocation of an additional range 7200-7299 with effect from 30 January 2008. From 3 November 2008, all new CBBC listings will be assigned codes in the 60000-69999 range
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8000-8999 |
GEM securities and GEM information pages
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10000-29999 |
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Derivative warrants (DW)
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10000-10999 |
DW with underlying assets listed outside Hong Kong, basket warrants and exotic warrants
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30000-59999
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Reserved for HKEx's operating needs or future use |
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60000-69999
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New CBBC listed on or after 3 November 2008 |
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70000-99999 |
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Reserved for HKEx's operating needs or future use |