Derivatives Market Data Programme

(Updated 16 September 2026)

Purpose

HKEX-IS (China) introduced marketing programme to promote new derivatives products (“the Programme”) since September 2013 with programme features subject to regular review.

The 6 regions covered under the Programme are Chinese Mainland, Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia (“the Regions”).

	Subscriber Fees Waiver Requirements
Duration	Until 30 September 2028
Streaming Level 1 and Level 2 Data services	(1) Market Data Vendor^# (“Vendor”)’s services must display real-time data of the following product categories, as updated from time to time on this Programme webpage, via their service platforms (e.g. terminals, mobile applications and/or websites): Weekly Stock Options (at least one product); Weekly Index Options (at least one product); Biotech Index Futures; and (2) Only apply to the subscribers who access the data from the Regions
BMP services	(1) Vendor’s BMP Service must display data of at least one product from each of the following product categories* as updated from time to time on this Programme webpage, via their key service platforms (e.g. terminals, mobile applications and/or websites): Weekly Stock Options (at least one product); Weekly Index Options (at least one product); Biotech Index Futures; and (2) Vendor’s BMP websites shall include a version in local language of one of the Regions

Subscriber Fees Waiver Requirements

Duration

Until 30 September 2028

Streaming Level 1 and Level 2 Data services

(1) Market Data Vendor^# (“Vendor”)’s services must display real-time data of the following product categories, as updated from time to time on this Programme webpage, via their service platforms (e.g. terminals, mobile applications and/or websites):

Weekly Stock Options (at least one product);
Weekly Index Options (at least one product);
Biotech Index Futures; and

(2) Only apply to the subscribers who access the data from the Regions

BMP services

(1) Vendor’s BMP Service must display data of at least one product from each of the following product categories* as updated from time to time on this Programme webpage, via their key service platforms (e.g. terminals, mobile applications and/or websites):

Weekly Stock Options (at least one product);
Weekly Index Options (at least one product);
Biotech Index Futures; and

(2) Vendor’s BMP websites shall include a version in local language of one of the Regions

	Guiding Note on Derivatives Market Data Programme
	Licence Application Procedures & Forms
	Programme Enrolment Form
	List of Participating Vendors
	Monthly Trading Statistics Report (Sample)

Footnote:

# Entities that have entered into a Market Data Vendor Licence Agreement with HKEX-IS (China) for the redistribution of HKEX market data