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HKFE Revises Margins for HSI Futures, PSI Futures and Selected Stock Futures Contracts

Market Operations
27 Sep 2000

Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, announced today (Wednesday) that with effect from Thursday, 28 September, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts are as follows:

* Amounts in brackets are the original margin rates:

Futures Contracts

Margin Rates

Initial Margin

Maintenance Margin

Hang Seng Index Futures Full Rates
Spread Rates

$77,500 ($70,000) per lot
$3,750 ($3,750)/ lot / side
$62,000 ($56,000) per lot
$3,000 ($3,000)/ lot / side
Hang Seng Properties Sub-index Full Rates
Spread Rates

$87,500 ($80,000) per lot
$3,750 ($3,750)/ lot / side
$70,000($64,000) per lot
$3,000 ($3,000)/ lot / side
Futures China Resources
Enterprise Ltd Futures
Full Rates
Spread Rates

$16,000 ($15,000) per lot
$2,500 ($2,500)/ lot / side
$12,800 ($12,000) per lot
$2,000 ($2,000)/ lot / side
HSBC Holdings plc Futures Full Rates
Spread Rates

$54,000 ($48,000) per lot
$8,100 ($7,200)/ lot / side
$43,200 ($38,400) per lot
$6,480 ($5,760)/ lot / side
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd Futures Full Rates
Spread Rates

$45,000 ($40,000) per lot
$6,750 ($6,000)/ lot / side
$36,000 ($32,000) per lot
$5,400 ($4,800)/ lot / side

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

For enquiries, please contact Henry Law, Head, Corporate Communications, HKEx on 2840 3862.

Updated 27 Sep 2000