HKFE Announces Margin Rates for Adjusted HSBC Futures Contracts
Market Operations
11 Mar 2009
Hong Kong Futures Exchange
(A wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited)
HKFE Announces Margin Rates for Adjusted HSBC Futures Contracts
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 Thursday, 12 March 2009, 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 margins are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.
Please see the 10 March 2009 HKEx news release for details of the HSBC Holdings plc futures contracts in the table below.
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$) |
Maintenance Margin
(HK$) |
HSBC Holdings plc
(HKB: Multiplier = 400) |
Full Rate |
5,130 |
/lot |
4,110 |
/lot |
|
Spread Rate |
1,540 |
/spread |
1,240 |
/spread |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
HSBC Holdings plc
(HKC: Multiplier = 432) |
Full Rate |
5,530 |
/lot |
4,430 |
/lot |
|
Spread Rate |
1,660 |
/spread |
1,330 |
/spread |
HKFE emphasises that the above are minimum rates and Exchange Participants should set their margin requirements according to their clients' individual circumstances.