Margin Rates Set for Futures Contracts on Bank of Communications Co Ltd, China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Ltd and Ping An Insurance (Group) Co of China Ltd
Market Operations
02 Nov 2005
Hong Kong Futures Exchange
(A wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited)
Margin Rates Set for Futures Contracts on Bank of Communications Co Ltd, China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Ltd and Ping An Insurance (Group) Co of China Ltd
Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, has set margin rates for futures contracts on the Bank of Communications Co Ltd, China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Ltd and Ping An Insurance (Group) Co of China Ltd, which will be introduced on Monday, 7 November 2005.
The table below shows the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the contract:
|
Futures Contract |
Margin Rate |
Initial Margin
(HK$) |
Maintenance Margin
(HK$) |
|
Bank of Communications Co Ltd |
Full Rate |
217 |
/lot |
174 |
/lot |
|
Spread Rate |
65 |
/spread |
52 |
/spread
|
China Netcom Group Corporation
(Hong Kong) Ltd |
Full Rate |
618 |
/lot |
494 |
/lot |
|
Spread Rate |
185
|
/spread
|
148
|
/spread
|
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co
of China Ltd |
Full Rate |
395 |
/lot |
316 |
/lot |
|
Spread Rate |
119 |
/spread |
95 |
/spread |
HKFE emphasises that the above are minimum rates and Exchange Participants should set their margin requirements according to their clients' individual circumstances.