Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to announce today (Monday) the introduction of 12 single stock option classes on 9 November 2026.
Both weekly and monthly expiries will be available for these new contracts from the first day of trading, broadening investor choice and enabling market participants to select the expiry profile that best matches their trading and risk management needs.
Single stock options are among HKEX’s fastest-growing derivatives products, with average daily volume of 899,056 contracts in the first nine months of 2026, a record for the period and 1.4 per cent higher than a year earlier. Weekly single stock options, launched in November 2024, have also gained strong market traction, with more than 51 million contracts traded to date and consistently accounting for around 20 per cent of volume in the corresponding single stock options products. With these additions, HKEX’s weekly single stock options contracts will cover 66 listed companies or ETFs across a range of sectors.
New stock option classes
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Underlying Stock
(Stock Code)
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HKATS Code
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Contract Size (shares)
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Weekly Expiry Contracts Available
on 9 Nov
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Monthly Expiry Contracts Available
on 9 Nov
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KINGBOARD HLDG (148)
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KBH
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500
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Friday, 13 Nov 2026
Friday, 20 Nov 2026
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2026: Nov, Dec
2027: Jan, Feb, Mar, Jun, Sep
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ASMPT (522)
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ASM
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200
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KB LAMINATES (1888)
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KBL
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500
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CHINAGOLDINTL (2099)
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CGO
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100
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CSOP HS TECH (3033)
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CTE
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4,000
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HANSOH PHARMA (3692)
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HSP
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2,000
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GIGADEVICE (3986)
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GIG
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100
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BIREN TECH (6082)
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BRT
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1,000
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CIG (6166)
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CIG
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250
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MONTAGE TECH (6809)
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MTT
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100
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SKB BIO (6990)
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SKB
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100
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ILUVATAR COREX (9903)
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ILU
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200
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Details of new stock options are available in the circular issued today. General stock options contract summaries are also available on the HKEX website.
About HKEX
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is a publicly-traded company (HKEX Stock Code: 388) and one of the world’s leading global exchange groups, offering a range of equity, derivative, commodity, fixed income and other financial markets, products and services, including the London Metal Exchange.
As a superconnector and gateway between East and West, HKEX facilitates the two-way flow of capital, ideas and dialogue between China and the rest of the world, through its pioneering Connect schemes, increasingly diversified product ecosystem and its deep, liquid and international markets.
HKEX is a purpose-led organisation which, across its business and through the work of HKEX Foundation, seeks to connect, promote and progress its markets and the communities it supports for the prosperity of all.
www.hkexgroup.com
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