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Stock Options

 

The List of Stock Option Classes Available for Trading 

The List of Stock Option Classes Available for Trading

a)
 Stock Option Classes with Contract Size More Than One Underlying Board Lot Shares 

Last update: 9 November 2026

No. SEHK Code Underlying Stock Name HKATS Code Contract Size (shares) Number of Board Lots With Weekly Expiries Tier No.* Position Limit ## (Effective from 1 April 2026) Approved by FSC Taiwan+
1 16 Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited SHK 1,000 2 ✓ 1 50,000 ✓
2 20 SenseTime Group Inc. SET 20,000 20 1 250,000
3 175 Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. GAH 5,000 5 ✓ 1 100,000 ✓
4 268 Kingdee International Software Group Co., Ltd. KDS 2,000 2 1 150,000
5 285 BYD Electronic International Company Limited BYE 1,000 2 1 200,000 ✓
6 288 WH Group Ltd. WHG 2,500 5 2 50,000
7 300 Midea Group Co., Ltd. MDG 500 5 1 50,000
8 522 ASMPT Ltd. ASM 200 2 ✓ 1 150,000
9 625 SHEIN Global Holdings Limited SHN 500 5 ✓ 2 50,000
10 669 Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. TIC 500 5 1 50,000
11 688 China Overseas Land & Investment Limited COL 2,000 4 1 50,000 ✓
12 788 China Tower Corporation Limited XTW 1,000 2 2 100,000
13 823 Link Real Estate Investment Trust LNK 1,000 10 1 50,000 ✓
14 868 Xinyi Glass Holdings Limited GHL 2,000 2 2 50,000
15 881 Zhongsheng Group Holdings Limited ZSH 1,000 2 2 50,000
16 981 Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. SMC 2,500 5 ✓ 1 250,000 ✓
17 1024 Kuaishou Technology KST 500 5 ✓ 1 250,000 ✓
18 1099 Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. SNP 800 2 2 50,000
19 1113 CK Asset Holdings Limited CKP 1,000 2 1 50,000
20 1177 Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. SBO 5,000 5 1 250,000
21 1211 BYD Company Limited BYD 500 5 ✓ 1 250,000 ✓
22 1288 Agricultural Bank of China Limited XAB 10,000 10 1 100,000 ✓
23 1299 AIA Group Limited AIA 1,000 5 ✓ 1 250,000 ✓
24 1336 New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. NCL 1,000 10 1 100,000 ✓
25 1339 The People's Insurance Company (Group) of China Limited PIN 5,000 5 1 50,000
26 1347 Hua Hong Grace Semiconductor Limited HOS 2,000 2 1 150,000
27 1357 Meitu, Inc. MTU 1,000 2 ✓ 3 250,000
28 1359 China Cinda Asset Management Co., Ltd CDA 5,000 5 3 250,000
29 1378 China Hongqiao Group Limited CHQ 5,000 10 1 50,000
30 1658 Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd. XPB 5,000 5 1 50,000
31 1801 Innovent Biologics, Inc. INB 1,000 2 1 150,000
32 1810 XiaoMi Corporation MIU 1,000 5 ✓ 1 250,000 ✓
33 1816 CGN Power Co., Ltd CGN 10,000 10 1 50,000
34 1833 Ping An Healthcare and Technology Co., Ltd. PHT 500 5 3 250,000 ✓
35 1876 Budweiser Brewing Company APAC Limited BUD 1,000 10 3 150,000
36 1919 COSCO Shipping Holdings Company Limited COS 2,500 5 1 100,000
37 1988 China Minsheng Banking Corporation Limited MSB 2,500 5 2 100,000 ✓
38 2015 Li Auto Inc. LAU 200 2 ✓ 2 250,000 ✓
39 2018 AAC Technologies Holdings Inc. AAC 1,000 2 1 50,000 ✓
40 2050 Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls Co., Ltd. ZSI 200 2 ✓ 3 250,000
41 2202 China Vanke Co. Ltd. VNK 1,000 10 3 250,000 ✓
42 2208 Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. GST 400 2 ✓ 3 200,000
43 2238 Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd. GAC 4,000 2 2 50,000
44 2259 Zijin Gold International Company Limited ZJG 200 2 ✓ 1 150,000
45 2313 Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. SHZ 500 5 1 50,000
46 2359 WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd. WXA 500 5 ✓ 1 100,000
47 2382 Sunny Optical Technology (Group) Co. Ltd. SNO 1,000 10 ✓ 1 50,000 ✓
48 2601 China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd. CPI 1,000 5 1 150,000 ✓
49 2822 CSOP FTSE China A50 ETF CSA 5,000 25 1 50,000 ✓
50 2823 iShares FTSE A50 China Index ETF A50 5,000 50 1 50,000 ✓
51 2828 Hang Seng China Enterprises Index ETF HCF 1,000 5 1 250,000
52 3033 CSOP Hang Seng TECH Index ETF CTE 4,000 20 ✓ 2 250,000
53 3188 ChinaAMC CSI 300 Index ETF AMC 2,000 10 1 50,000 ✓
54 3690 Meituan MET 500 5 ✓ 1 250,000 ✓
55 3888 Kingsoft Corporation Ltd. KSO 1,000 5 1 100,000 ✓
56 3993 CMOC Group Limited MOL 9,000 3 1 50,000
57 6030 CITIC Securities Co. Ltd. CTS 1,000 2 1 150,000 ✓
58 6060 ZhongAn Online P & C Insurance Company Limited ZAO 1,000 10 2 250,000
59 6082 Shanghai Biren Technology Co., Ltd. BRT 1,000 5 ✓ 1 100,000
60 6160 BeOne Medicines Ltd. BOM 200 2 1 200,000
61 6166 CIG SHANGHAI CO., LTD. - H Shares CIG 250 5 ✓ 1 250,000
62 6618 JD Health International Inc. JDH 500 10 1 150,000
63 6690 Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. HES 2,000 10 1 50,000
64 9618 JD.com, Inc. JDC 500 10 ✓ 1 250,000 ✓
65 9626 Bilibili Inc. BLI 60 3 ✓ 2 250,000 ✓
66 9633 Nongfu Spring Company Ltd. NFU 1,000 5 1 50,000
67 9660 Horizon Robotics HRB 3,000 5 1 250,000
68 9866 NIO Inc. NIO 100 10 ✓ 3 250,000
69 9868 XPeng Inc. PEN 200 2 ✓ 2 250,000 ✓
70 9888 Baidu, Inc. BIU 150 3 ✓ 2 250,000 ✓
71 9901 New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. ORT 1,000 10 1 50,000
72 9903 Shanghai Iluvatar CoreX Semiconductor Co., Ltd. ILU 200 2 ✓ 2 200,000
73 9961 Trip.com Group Ltd. TRP 150 3 ✓ 1 100,000 ✓
74 9988 Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ALB 500 5 ✓ 1 250,000 ✓
75 9999 NetEase, Inc. NTE 500 5 ✓ 1 100,000 ✓

b)   Stock Option Classes with Contract Size Equal to One Underlying Board Lot Shares

Last update: 9 November 2026

No. SEHK Code Underlying Stock Name HKATS Code Contract Size (shares) Number of Board Lots With Weekly Expiries Tier No.* Position Limit ## (Effective from 1 April 2026) Approved by FSC Taiwan+
1 1 CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. CKH 500 1 2 100,000 ✓
2 2 CLP Holdings Limited CLP 500 1 1 50,000
3 3 The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited HKG 1,000 1 3 150,000 ✓
4 4 The Wharf (Holdings) Limited WHL 1,000 1 2 50,000
5 5 HSBC Holdings Plc. HKB 400 1 ✓ 1 250,000 ✓
6 6 Power Assets Holdings Limited HEH 500 1 1 50,000 ✓
7 12 Henderson Land Development Company Limited HLD 1,000 1 1 50,000
8 17 New World Development Company Limited NWD 1,000 1 3 150,000 ✓
9 19 Swire Pacific Limited 'A' SWA 500 1 1 50,000 ✓
10 23 The Bank of East Asia, Limited BEA 200 1 3 50,000
11 27 Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited GLX 1,000 1 1 100,000 ✓
12 66 MTR Corporation Limited MTR 500 1 2 100,000
13 100 MiniMax Group Inc. MNX 20 1 ✓ 3 250,000
14 135 Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd. KLE 2,000 1 2 50,000
15 148 Kingboard Holdings Ltd. KBH 500 1 ✓ 1 250,000
16 151 Want Want China Holdings Ltd. WWC 1,000 1 3 50,000
17 241 Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd. ALH 2,000 1 2 250,000 ✓
18 267 CITIC Limited CIT 1,000 1 2 200,000 ✓
19 293 Cathay Pacific Airways Limited CPA 1,000 1 2 50,000 ✓
20 358 Jiangxi Copper Company Limited JXC 1,000 1 2 150,000 ✓
21 386 China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation CPC 2,000 1 3 250,000 ✓
22 388 Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited HEX 100 1 ✓ 1 250,000 ✓
23 390 China Railway Group Limited CRG 1,000 1 3 200,000
24 700 Tencent Holdings Limited TCH 100 1 ✓ 1 250,000 ✓
25 728 China Telecom Corporation Limited CTC 2,000 1 2 250,000 ✓
26 753 Air China Ltd. AIR 2,000 1 2 50,000
27 762 China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited CHU 2,000 1 2 150,000 ✓
28 763 ZTE Corporation ZTE 200 1 ✓ 3 250,000
29 836 China Resources Power Holdings Company Limited CRP 2,000 1 1 50,000
30 857 PetroChina Company Limited PEC 2,000 1 2 250,000 ✓
31 883 CNOOC Limited CNC 1,000 1 ✓ 2 250,000 ✓
32 902 Huaneng Power International, Inc. HNP 2,000 1 2 150,000 ✓
33 914 Anhui Conch Cement Company Limited ACC 500 1 2 100,000 ✓
34 939 China Construction Bank Corporation XCC 1,000 1 3 250,000 ✓
35 941 China Mobile Limited CHT 500 1 ✓ 1 250,000 ✓
36 968 Xinyi Solar Holdings Limited SHL 2,000 1 3 250,000 ✓
37 992 Lenovo Group Limited LEN 2,000 1 2 250,000 ✓
38 998 China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited CTB 1,000 1 3 250,000 ✓
39 1044 Hengan International Group Co. Ltd. HGN 500 1 2 50,000 ✓
40 1088 China Shenhua Energy Company Limited CSE 500 1 2 250,000 ✓
41 1093 CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. CSP 2,000 1 2 250,000 ✓
42 1109 China Resources Land Ltd.# CRL 500 1 2 250,000 ✓
43 1171 Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited# YZC 2,000 1 2 150,000 ✓
44 1186 China Railway Construction Corporation Limited CRC 500 1 3 150,000
45 1398 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited XIC 1,000 1 3 250,000 ✓
46 1530 3SBio Inc. SBI 500 1 ✓ 3 250,000
47 1772 Ganfeng Lithium Group Company Limited GLI 200 1 3 250,000 ✓
48 1787 Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd. SGM 250 1 ✓ 3 250,000
49 1800 China Communications Construction Company Limited CCC 1,000 1 3 100,000 ✓
50 1818 Zhaojin Mining Industry Company Limited ZMI 500 1 ✓ 3 250,000
51 1888 Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd. KBL 500 1 ✓ 1 250,000
52 1898 China Coal Energy Company Limited CCE 1,000 1 3 150,000 ✓
53 1928 Sands China Ltd. SAN 400 1 3 250,000 ✓
54 2020 ANTA Sports Products Ltd. ANA 200 1 ✓ 2 250,000 ✓
55 2099 China Gold International Resources Corp. Ltd. CGO 100 1 ✓ 2 150,000
56 2228 XtalPi Holdings Limited TPX 1,000 1 ✓ 3 250,000
57 2269 WuXi Biologics (Cayman) Inc. WXB 500 1 ✓ 2 250,000 ✓
58 2282 MGM China Holdings Limited MGM 400 1 3 150,000 ✓
59 2318 Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. PAI 500 1 ✓ 1 250,000 ✓
60 2319 China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd. MEN 1,000 1 2 150,000 ✓
61 2328 PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited PIC 2,000 1 1 100,000 ✓
62 2331 Li Ning Company Limited LNI 500 1 3 250,000 ✓
63 2333 Great Wall Motor Co. Limited GWM 500 1 3 250,000 ✓
64 2338 Weichai Power Co. Ltd. WCP 1,000 1 ✓ 1 150,000
65 2388 BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited BOC 500 1 2 250,000 ✓
66 2423 KE Holdings Inc. KEH 100 1 ✓ 3 250,000
67 2475 Luxshare Precision Industry Co., Ltd. LSP 100 1 ✓ 3 150,000
68 2476 Victory Giant Technology (HuiZhou) Co Ltd. VGT 100 1 ✓ 2 150,000
69 2513 Z.AI Co., Ltd. KAT 100 1 ✓ 1 200,000
70 2600 Aluminum Corporation of China Limited ALC 2,000 1 2 200,000
71 2628 China Life Insurance Company Limited CLI 1,000 1 ✓ 2 250,000 ✓
72 2800 Tracker Fund of Hong Kong TRF 500 1 2 250,000 ✓
73 2899 Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. ZJM 2,000 1 ✓ 1 250,000 ✓
74 3308 Zhongji InnoLight Co., Ltd. ZJI 50 1 ✓ 1 50,000
75 3323 China National Building Material Company Limited NBM 2,000 1 3 100,000 ✓
76 3328 Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. BCM 1,000 1 3 200,000 ✓
77 3692 Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. HSP 2,000 1 ✓ 1 50,000
78 3750 Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited CAT 100 1 ✓ 1 250,000
79 3896 Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited KCH 2,000 1 ✓ 2 250,000
80 3968 China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. CMB 500 1 2 250,000 ✓
81 3986 GigaDevice Semiconductor Inc. GIG 100 1 ✓ 1 250,000
82 3988 Bank of China Limited XBC 1,000 1 3 250,000 ✓
83 6181 Laopu Gold Co., Ltd. LAO 100 1 ✓ 1 100,000
84 6809 Montage Technology Co., Ltd. MTT 100 1 ✓ 1 250,000
85 6862 Haidilao International Holding Ltd. HDO 1,000 1 2 200,000 ✓
86 6869 Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company YOF 500 1 ✓ 1 250,000
87 6990 Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. SKB 100 1 ✓ 1 50,000
88 9863 Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co., Ltd. ZLT 100 1 ✓ 3 250,000
89 9880 UBTECH ROBOTICS CORP LTD UBR 50 1 ✓ 3 250,000
90 9926 Akeso, Inc. AKS 1,000 1 ✓ 1 50,000
91 9992 Pop Mart International Group Limited POP 200 1 ✓ 1 250,000

*Unless otherwise specified, tier levels of adjusted contracts shall be the same as their standard contracts.

## Position Limit represents the maximum number of open contracts a single party can hold for any stock option class in any one market direction for all expiry months combined (N.B. long calls/short puts combined are in one direction and short calls/long puts combined are in another direction)
+ Stock Option Classes approved by the Securities and Futures Bureau, Financial Supervisory Commission (“FSC”) of Taiwan to be included in the list of “Foreign Contracts for which Futures Commission Merchants have Trading Authorization".These option classes are eligible for trading by Taiwan investors.



Updated 09 Nov 2026

Contract Summary

 Stock Options


Item


Contract Terms

Underlying Stocks & HKATS Codes
Please refer to the list of stock options
Option Types
Puts and calls
Contract Size
Relevant information regarding contract size and tier level of individual stock option classes can be found in the list of stock options
Contracted Value Option Premium multiplied by the Contract Size
Expiries             

Monthly expiries: Spot, the next three calendar months and the next three calendar quarter months

(Monthly expiries will be introduced for all option classes traded on the Exchange. 
The Exchange may introduce any other longer-dated expiry month in selected stock option classes as it deems necessary)

 

Weekly expiries: Spot and the next week
provided that no weekly contracts will be listed if such weekly contracts would expire on the same day as the expiry day for the spot month contract.

(The Exchange may from time to time introduce weekly expiries for such option classes as it considers appropriate)

 

Minimum Fluctuation

HK$0.01

HK$0.001 be introduced in six stock option classes:
1) Bank of China Limited
2) China Construction Bank Corporation
3) Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited
4) Agricultural Bank of China Limited
5) Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd.
6) China Tower Corporation Limited

Option Premium
Quoted in HK dollars on a per share basis
Strike Prices

Strike Prices   Interval for the monthly expiries Interval for the the weekly expiries
From (HK$) To (HK$)  (HK$) (HK$)
0.01 2  0.05 0.05
2 5  0.10 0.05
5 10  0.25 0.10
10 20  0.50 0.25
20 50  1.00 0.50
50 150  2.50 1.00
150 200  2.50 2.50
200 300  5.00 2.50
300 -          10.00 5.00
Trading Hours
9:30 am - 12:00 noon & 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Expiry Day

Monthly expiries: The business day immediately preceding the last business day of the contract month

Weekly expiries: The last business day of the week

Exercise style
(American)
Options can be exercised at any time up to 6:45 p.m. on any business day and including the last trading day
Exercise Fee
HK$2.00
Settlement
Physical delivery of underlying shares on exercise and settlement period are :
T + 1 business day (options premium, payable in full) or
T + 2 business day (stock transfer following exercise)
Trading Tariff Tier 1 HK$3.00
Tier 2 HK$1.00
Tier 3 HK$0.50
Brokerage Commission Negotiable

 

 

Updated 24 Jul 2026

Trading Fees and Commission

Tier 1 Stock Options
HK$3.00 per contract per side
Tier 2 Stock Options
HK$1.00 per contract per side
Tier 3 Stock Options
HK$0.50 per contract per side
Commission
Negotiable
* The amount indicated above is subject to change from time to time.

List of Market Makers/Liquidity Providers

There are 3 types of market makers in the stock options market:

- Primary Market Maker (PMM); and
- Market maker providing continuous quotes (CQMM); and
- Market maker responding to quote request (QRMM).

List of Monthly Stock Options Market Makers
List of Weekly Stock Options Market Makers




Market Making obligations and Incentives

Stock Options

There are three types of market makers in HKEX’s stock options market: 

- Primary Market Maker (PMM);

- Market maker providing continuous quotes (CQMM); and

- Market maker responding to quote request (QRMM). 

For details of PMM Program, please refer to the hyperlink below:

http://www.hkex.com.hk/eng/market/dv_tradfinfo/pmm.htm

 Below is a summary of the CQMM and QRMM program:

Market Making
Obligation

Provision of
Continuous Quotes (CQ)

Response to
Quote Requests (QR)

 

Assigned Series #

Not less than 50 option series in an option class

 

(For Weekly Stock Options) Not less than 30 series in total for spot week and next week contracts (or not less than 15 series if only one contract is available^ )

QR issued in options series in an option class

 

Trading Requirement

Provision of CQ for the assigned option series in an option class for 50% or more of the trading hours in a month

Response to 50% or more QR in an option class in a month

 

Maximum Time Limit for Responding to QR

N/A

Response within 20 seconds on receipt of QR

 

Minimum Display Time (QR)

N/A

At least 20 seconds, unless a change in the underlying stock price occurs during the 20 seconds display period

 

Maximum Bid/Offer Spread

Option Series

Liquidity Level 1*

Liquidity Level 2*

Liquidity Level 3*

Spot month with 3 days or less to expiry

20% of the bid price of the quote or 3 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower.

20% of the bid price of the quote or 4 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower.

30% of the bid price of the quote or 7 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower.

Spot month with 4 days or more to expiry and the next 3calendar expiry months

10% of the bid price of the quote or 3 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower.

10% of the bid price of the quote or 4 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower.

20% of the bid price of the quote or 7 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower.

The next 2 calendar quarter expiry months

20% of the bid price of the quote or 4 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower.

20% of the bid price of the quote or 6 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower.

30% of the bid price of the quote or 10 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower.

The 3rd calendar quarter expiry month and any other longer-dated expiry month as the Exchange deems necessary

20% of the bid price of the quote or 8 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower.

20% of the bid price of the quote or 12 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower.

30% of the bid price of the quote or 20 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower.

Maximum Bid/Offer Spread
(For ETF Options)
Spot month with 3 days or less to expiry 20% of the bid price of the quote or 7.5 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower. 20% of the bid price of the quote or 10 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower. 30% of the bid price of the quote or 17.5 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower.
Spot month with 4 days or more to expiry and the next 3calendar expiry months 10% of the bid price of the quote or 7.5 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower. 10% of the bid price of the quote or 10 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower. 20% of the bid price of the quote or 17.5 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower.
The next 2 calendar quarter expiry months 20% of the bid price of the quote or 10 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower. 20% of the bid price of the quote or 15 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower. 30% of the bid price of the quote or 25 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower.
The 3rd calendar quarter expiry month and any other longer-dated expiry month as the Exchange deems necessary 20% of the bid price of the quote or 20 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower. 20% of the bid price of the quote or 30 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower. 30% of the bid price of the quote or 50 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower.
 Maximum Bid/Offer Spread
(For Weekly Stock Options)
Spot week with 3 Business Days or less to expiry 20% of the bid price of the quote or 3 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower. 20% of the bid price of the quote or 4 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower.  30% of the bid price of the quote or 7 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower.
Spot week with 4 Business Days or more to expiry and the next week 10% of the bid price of the quote or 3 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower. 10% of the bid price of the quote or 4 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower. 20% of the bid price of the quote or 7 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower.
 Maximum Bid/Offer Spread
(For Weekly ETF Options)
Spot week with 3 Business Days or less to expiry 20% of the bid price of the quote or 7.5 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower. 20% of the bid price of the quote or 10 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower. 30% of the bid price of the quote or 17.5 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower.
Spot week with 4 Business Days or more to expiry and the next week 10% of the bid price of the quote or 7.5 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower. 10% of the bid price of the quote or 10 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower. 20% of the bid price of the quote or 17.5 times the best bid/offer spread of the underlying securities, whichever is the lower.

Minimum Quote Size

Liquidity Level 1 - 30 contracts
Liquidity Level 2 and 3 - 15 contracts

^No expiry week contracts will be listed if the weekly contracts would expire on the same day as the expiry day for spot month contracts 

 

# Stock Options

CQMM should provide bid / offer quotes in at least 50 option series chosen from the following option series:

Contract Month Option Series
Series For Selection

Call Series
Put Series
Spot month Nearest Out-of-the-Money 7 7
Nearest In-the-Money 2 2
Second Calendar month Nearest Out-of-the-Money 7 7
Nearest In-the-Money 2 2
Third Calendar month Nearest Out-the-Money 7 7
Nearest In-of-the-Money 2 2
Fourth Calendar month Nearest Out-the-Money 7 7
Nearest In-of-the-Money 2 2
First Quarter month Nearest Out-the-Money 7 7
Nearest In-of-the-Money 2 2
Second Quarter month Nearest Out-the-Money 7 7
Nearest In-of-the-Money 2 2
Third Quarter month Nearest Out-the-Money 7 7
Nearest In-of-the-Money 2 2
Total 126

 

#   Weekly Stock Options

CQMM should provide bid / offer quotes Not less than 80 series in total for spot week and next week contracts (or not less than 40 series if only one contract is available^ )

Contract Week Option Series
Series For Selection
Call Series
Put Series
Spot week Nearest Out-of-the-Money 18 18
Nearest In-the-Money 4 4
Next week Nearest Out-of-the-Money 18 18
Nearest In-the-Money 4 4
 Total 88
^No expiry week contracts will be listed if the weekly contracts would expire on the same day as the expiry day for spot month contracts 

 

Market Maker Incentives for Stock Options 

Stock
Options
Tier
Trading Requirement Market
Maker
Fee (HK$)
Standard
Exchange
Fee (HK$)
Tier 1

Response to Total
Quote Requests in a Month
70% or more 1.50 3.00
less than 70% 3.00 3.00
Provision of Continuous Quotes
in the Trading Hours in a Month
70% or more 1.50 3.00
less than 70% 3.00 3.00
Tier 2



Response to Total
Quote Requests in a Month
70% or more 0.80 1.00
less than 70% 1.00 1.00
Provision of Continuous Quotes
in the Trading Hours in a Month
70% or more 0.80 1.00
less than 70% 1.00 1.00
Tier 3^



Response to Total
Quote Requests in a Month
70% or more 0.40 0.50
less than 70% 0.50 0.50
Provision of Continuous Quotes
in the Trading Hours in a Month
70% or more 0.40 0.50
less than 70% 0.50 0.50