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HKFE Announces Revised Margins for Futures Contracts

Market Operations
28 Nov 2005

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

 

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, 1 December 2005, 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 adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

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$)
Maintenance Margin
(HK$)
Hang Seng Index Full Rate 46,300 /lot 37,040 /lot
Spread Rate 7,500 /spread 6,000 /spread
     
Mini-Hang Seng Index Full Rate 9,260 /lot 7,408 /lot
Spread Rate 1,500 /spread 1,200 /spread
     
H-shares Index Full Rate 15,800 /lot 12,640 /lot
Spread Rate 4,740 /spread 3,792 /spread
       
FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Full Rate 27,600 /lot 22,080 /lot
Spread Rate 8,280 /spread 6,624 /spread
     
Three-Month HIBOR Full Rate 3,470 /lot 2,776 /lot
Spread Rate Please refer to attached table
           
One-Month HIBOR   Full Rate 3,410 /lot 2,728 /lot
Spread Rate Please refer to attached table
           
Three-Year EFN   Full Rate 9,900 /lot 7,920 /lot
Spread Rate 2,970 /spread 2,376 /spread
Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd Full Rate 750 /lot 600 /lot
Spread Rate 225 /spread 180 /spread
       
Bank of Communications Co Ltd Full Rate 217 /lot 174 /lot
Spread Rate 65 /spread 52 /spread
       
The Bank of East Asia Ltd   Full Rate 292 /lot 234 /lot
Spread Rate 88 /spread 70 /spread
       
BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd Full Rate 465 /lot 372 /lot
Spread Rate 140 /spread 112 /spread
       
China Mobile (HK) Ltd   Full Rate 1,433 /lot 1,146 /lot
Spread Rate 430 /spread 344 /spread
       
China Unicom Ltd   Full Rate 792 /lot 634 /lot
Spread Rate 238 /spread 190 /spread
       
CITIC Pacific Ltd   Full Rate 1,330 /lot 1,064 /lot
Spread Rate 399 /spread 319 /spread
       
Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd Full Rate 4,940 /lot 3,952 /lot
Spread Rate 1,482 /spread 1,186 /spread
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd Full Rate 1,600 /lot 1,280 /lot
Spread Rate 480 /spread 384 /spread
China Life Insurance Full Rate 396 /lot 317 /lot
Spread Rate 119 /spread 95 /spread
CLP Holdings Ltd Full Rate 1,440 /lot 1,152 /lot
Spread Rate 432 /spread 346 /spread
China Merchants Holdings (International) Co Ltd Full Rate 2,904 /lot 2,323 /lot
Spread Rate 871 /spread 697 /spread
CNOOC Ltd Full Rate 419 /lot 335 /lot
Spread Rate 126 /spread 101 /spread
China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Ltd Full Rate 550 /lot 440 /lot
Spread Rate 165 /spread 132 /spread
COSCO Pacific Ltd Full Rate 2,710 /lot 2,168 /lot
Spread Rate 813 /spread 650 /spread
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd Full Rate 805 /lot 644 /lot
Spread Rate 242 /spread 193 /spread
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation Full Rate 550 /lot 440 /lot
Spread Rate 165 /spread 132 /spread
       
China Resources Enterprise Ltd  Full Rate 1,826 /lot 1,461 /lot
Spread Rate 548 /spread 438 /spread
       
China Telecom Corporation Ltd  Full Rate 354 /lot 283 /lot
Spread Rate 106 /spread 85 /spread
       
Denway Motors Ltd   Full Rate 574 /lot 459 /lot
Spread Rate 172 /spread 138 /spread
       
Esprit Holdings Ltd  Full Rate 2,063 /lot 1,650 /lot
Spread Rate 619 /spread 495 /spread
       
Hongkong Electric Holdings Ltd Full Rate 1,195 /lot 956 /lot
Spread Rate 359 /spread 287 /spread
       
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd  Full Rate 3,350 /lot 2,680 /lot
Spread Rate 1,005 /spread 804 /spread
       
HSBC Holdings Plc   Full Rate 3,120 /lot 2,496 /lot
Spread Rate 936 /spread 749 /spread
Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd Full Rate 1,065 /lot 852 /lot
Spread Rate 320 /spread 256 /spread
       
Henderson Land Development Co Ltd Full Rate 2,185 /lot 1,748 /lot
Spread Rate 656 /spread 524 /spread
       
Huaneng Power International Inc Full Rate 686 /lot 549 /lot
Spread Rate 206 /spread 165 /spread
       
Hang Seng Bank Ltd   Full Rate 644 /lot 515 /lot
Spread Rate 193 /spread 155 /spread
       
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd   Full Rate 4,620 /lot 3,696 /lot
Spread Rate 1,386 /spread 1,109 /spread
Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd Full Rate 241 /lot 193 /lot
Spread Rate 72 /spread 58 /spread
Lenovo Group Ltd Full Rate 792 /lot 634 /lot
Spread Rate 238 /spread 190 /spread
Li & Fung Ltd Full Rate 3,130 /lot 2,504 /lot
Spread Rate 939 /spread 751 /spread
     
MTR Corporation Ltd Full Rate 484 /lot 387 /lot
Spread Rate 145 /spread 116 /spread
New World Development Co Ltd Full Rate 859 /lot 687 /lot
Spread Rate 258 /spread 206 /spread
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co of China Ltd Full Rate 407 /lot 326 /lot
Spread Rate 122 /spread 98 /spread
PCCW Ltd Full Rate 319 /lot 255 /lot
Spread Rate 96 /spread 77 /spread
PetroChina Company Ltd Full Rate 882 /lot 706 /lot
Spread Rate 265 /spread 212 /spread
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd Full Rate 4,555 /lot 3,644 /lot
Spread Rate 1,367 /spread 1,093 /spread
Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd Full Rate 907 /lot 726 /lot
Spread Rate 272 /spread 218 /spread
Swire Pacific Ltd "A" Full Rate 2,193 /lot 1,754 /lot
Spread Rate 658 /spread 526 /spread
The Wharf (Holdings) Ltd Full Rate 1,870 /lot 1,496 /lot
Spread Rate 561 /spread 449 /spread

 

Spread Margin Rates
for Three-Month HIBOR Futures

Spread Combination Initial Margin
(HK$)
Maintenance Margin
(HK$)

1st month vs 8th month
1st month vs 9th month
1st month vs 10th month
2nd month vs 8th month
2nd month vs 9th month
2nd month vs 10th month
3rd month vs 8th month
3rd month vs 9th month
3rd month vs 10th month
3,325
per spread
2,660
per spread

4th month vs 8th month
4th month vs 9th month
4th month vs 10th month
5th month vs 8th month
5th month vs 9th month
5th month vs 10th month
6th month vs 8th month
6th month vs 9th month
6th month vs 10th month
7th month vs 8th month
7th month vs 9th month
7th month vs 10th month
2,925
per spread
2,340
per spread

1st month vs 4th month
1st month vs 5th month
1st month vs 6th month
1st month vs 7th month
2nd month vs 4th month
2nd month vs 5th month
2nd month vs 6th month
2nd month vs 7th month
3rd month vs 4th month
3rd month vs 5th month
3rd month vs 6th month
3rd month vs 7th month
2,650
per spread
2,120
per spread

1st month vs 2nd month
1st month vs 3rd month
2nd month vs 3rd month
1,875
per spread
1,500
per spread

8th month vs 9th month
8th month vs 10th month
9th month vs 10th month
1,850
per spread
1,480
per spread

4th month vs 5th month
4th month vs 6th month
5th month vs 6th month
4th month vs 7th month
5th month vs 7th month
6th month vs 7th month
1,800
per spread
1,440
per spread

Spread Margin Rates
for One-Month HIBOR Futures

Spread Combination Initial Margin
(HK$)
Maintenance Margin
(HK$)

1st month vs 6th month
2nd month vs 6th month
3rd month vs 6th month
6,250
per spread
5,000
per spread

1st month vs 4th month
1st month vs 5th month
2nd month vs 4th month
2nd month vs 5th month
3rd month vs 4th month
3rd month vs 5th month
5,250
per spread
4,200
per spread

4th month vs 6th month
5th month vs 6th month
4,825
per spread
3,860
per spread

1st month vs 2nd month
1st month vs 3rd month
2nd month vs 3rd month
3,675
per spread
2,940
per spread

4th month vs 5th month

3,425
per spread

2,740
per spread

Updated 28 Nov 2005