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HKFE Announces Margin Rates for Adjusted China Merchants Bank Futures Contracts

Market Operations
13 May 2009

Hong Kong Futures Exchange
(A wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited)

 

HKFE Announces Margin Rates for Adjusted China Merchants Bank 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 Monday, 18 May 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 6 May 2009 HKEx news release for details of the China Merchants Bank 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$)
Maintenance Margin
(HK$)
  
China Merchants Bank Co Ltd Futures
(CMB: Multiplier = 500)
Full Rate 1,039 /lot 832 /lot
Spread Rate 312 /spread 250 /spread
China Merchants Bank Co Ltd Futures
(CMA: Multiplier = 650)
Full Rate 1,350 /lot 1,080 /lot
Spread Rate 405 /spread 324 /spread

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

Updated 13 May 2009