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HKEX Enhances Product Offering With Kuaishou Debut

Date 01/02/2021

  • Kuaishou Futures and Options to be introduced on 5 February
  • HKEX informed issuers they can list derivative warrants on Kuaishou shares when the shares debut on HKEX’s securities market
  • Kuaishou shares to be included in Designated Securities Eligible for Short Selling
    on 5 February

 

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to announce today (Monday) that it will offer investors more options on Kuaishou Technology (Kuaishou, stock code: 1024) shares on the debut date (5 February 2021).

The following products with Kuaishou shares as the underlying asset will be available in HKEX markets:

1.    Kuaishou Futures and Options

Kuaishou Futures and Options will be introduced on 5 February 2021, subject to the listing of the Kuaishou shares at HKEX on that date.

Selected Details of Kuaishou Futures and Options

Contract Multiplier (Futures) /

Contract Size (Options)
(Shares)

Stock Futures Contract Months Available for Trading on 5 February 2021

Stock Options Contract Months Available for Trading on 5 February 2021

500

2021: Feb, Mar, Apr, Jun & Sep

2021: Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep & Dec

Contract Multiplier (Futures) /

Contract Size (Options)
(Shares)

Stock Futures Contract Months Available for Trading on 5 February 2021

Stock Options Contract Months Available for Trading on 5 February 2021

 

For further details, please see the Futures and Options circulars issued today and the Product section of the HKEX website.

2.    Listing of Kuaishou Derivative Warrants

HKEX informed issuers they can list derivative warrants on Kuaishou shares when the shares debut on HKEX’s securities market.

Please refer to the issuers’ announcements for further details of the warrants.

Inclusion of Kuaishou Shares in Designated Securities for Short Selling

Kuaishou shares will also be included in HKEX’s designated securities eligible for short selling on 5 February 2021, subject to the listing of the Kuaishou shares at HKEX on that date.

For details of short selling at HKEX, please see the Services section of the HKEX website.