HKFE Announces Revised Margins for Four Futures Contracts
Market Operations
23 May 2006
Hong Kong Futures Exchange
(A wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited)
HKFE Announces Revised Margins for Four 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, 25 May 2006, 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$) |
Maintenance Margin
(HK$) |
| FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index |
Full Rate |
48,492 |
/lot |
38,794 |
/lot |
| Spread Rate |
14,548 |
/spread |
11,638 |
/spread |
| H-shares Index |
Full Rate |
35,341 |
/lot |
28,273 |
/lot |
| Spread Rate |
10,602 |
/spread |
8,482 |
/spread |
| China Mobile (Hong Kong) Limited |
Full Rate |
2,365 |
/lot |
1,892 |
/lot |
| Spread Rate |
710 |
/spread |
568 |
/spread |
| China Life Insurance Company Ltd |
Full Rate |
1,771 |
/lot |
1,417 |
/lot |
| Spread Rate |
531 |
/spread |
425 |
/spread |
HKFE emphasises that the above are minimum rates and Exchange Participants should set their margin requirements according to their clients' individual circumstances.