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, 8 March 2010, 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 2 March 2010 HKEx news release for details of the China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. 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).

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