The Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE) said Hang Seng (HS) 100 Futures volume rose to a record high of 821 contracts today, breaking the previous high of 615 contracts set on 18 September 1998, the day HS 100 Futures began trading.

Today's volume record was the third since HS 100 Futures and most other HKFE products moved to the Exchange's new HKATS electronic trading system on Monday, 19 April. HS 100 Options set two volume records last week.

Hang Seng Index (HSI) Futures and Options, the only products not traded on HKATS, are scheduled to migrate from open outcry to the new system shortly.

"Today's volume record illustrates growing interest in our HS 100 Futures product," HKFE Chief Executive Randy Gilmore said. "And three volume records in eight trading days is a great start for HKATS."

The Hong Kong Futures Exchange is a leading futures and options market place in the Asia Pacific Region, with a membership of over 130 companies, including a number of major international institutions. The Exchange is actively diversifying its product base, which now includes currency, interest rate and equity-based products.

For further enquiries, please contact HKFE Corporate Communications Manager Miss Chiu Yeung on 2842 9322.