HKFE Announces Revised Margins for Futures Contracts
Market Operations
30 Dec 2004
Hong Kong Futures Exchange
(A wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited)
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/eng/market/rm/rm_dcrm/riskdata/margin_hkcc/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.