Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) will introduce five new stock option classes on Monday, 5 August: China Minsheng Banking, Great Wall Motor, Lenovo, MGM China and People’s Insurance Company of China.
HKEx has invited applications for Exchange Participants interested in serving as market makers for the five new option classes.
The first table below shows contract highlights for the five new option classes. A general contract summary is posted on the HKEx website.
Stock Option Classes to be Introduced on 5 August
Underlying Stock |
Stock |
Contract Size |
Expiry Months Available on |
China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd. |
1988 |
2,500 |
August 2013, |
Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd. |
2333 |
500 |
|
Lenovo Group Ltd. |
992 |
2,000 |
|
MGM China Holdings Ltd. |
2282 |
400 |
|
The People’s Insurance Co. (Group) of China Ltd. |
1339 |
5,000 |
Stock options trading volume at HKEx was up 12.3 per cent in the first six months of this year from a year ago and accounted for nearly half (47.8 per cent) of all futures and options trading during the period.
The attached tables show HKEx’s stock option classes from 5 August.
Stock Option Classes Available for Trading at HKEx from 5 August 2013
Contract Size: More Than One Board Lot of the Underlying Shares
Stock Code |
Underlying Stock Name |
Derivatives Market Code |
Contract Size (shares) |
1288 |
Agricultural Bank of China Limited |
ABC |
10,000 |
1299 |
AIA Group Limited |
AIA |
1,000 |
1339 |
The People’s Insurance Co. (Group) of China Ltd.^ |
PIN |
5,000 |
1988 |
China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd.^ |
MSB |
2,500 |
2601 |
China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd. |
CPI |
1,000 |
2822 |
COSP FTSE China A50 ETF |
CSA |
5,000 |
2823 |
iShares FTSE A50 China Index ETF* |
A50 |
5,000 |
2827 |
W.I.S.E. - CSI 300 China Tracker* |
CS3 |
1,000 |
3188 |
ChinaAMC CSI 300 Index ETF |
AMC |
2,000 |
^ Trading commences from 5 August 2013
Contract Size: One Board Lot of the Underlying Shares
Stock Code |
Underlying Stock Name |
Derivatives Market Code |
Contract Size (shares) |
1 |
Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited |
CKH |
1,000 |
2 |
CLP Holdings Limited |
CLP |
500 |
3 |
The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited |
HKG |
1,000 |
4 |
The Wharf (Holdings) Limited |
WHL |
1,000 |
5 |
HSBC Holdings Plc. |
HKB |
400 |
6 |
Power Assets Holdings Limited |
HEH |
500 |
11 |
Hang Seng Bank Limited |
HSB |
100 |
12 |
Henderson Land Development Company Limited |
HLD |
1,000 |
13 |
Hutchison Whampoa Limited |
HWL |
1,000 |
16 |
Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited |
SHK |
1,000 |
17 |
New World Development Company Limited |
NWD |
1,000 |
19 |
Swire Pacific Limited 'A' |
SWA |
500 |
23 |
The Bank of East Asia, Limited |
BEA |
200 |
27 |
Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited |
GLX |
1,000 |
66 |
MTR Corporation Limited |
MTR |
500 |
267 |
CITIC Pacific Limited |
CIT |
1,000 |
293 |
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited |
CPA |
1,000 |
330 |
Esprit Holdings Limited |
ESP |
100 |
358 |
Jiangxi Copper Company Limited |
JXC |
1,000 |
386 |
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation |
CPC |
2,000 |
388 |
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited |
HEX |
100 |
390 |
China Railway Group Limited |
CRG |
1,000 |
494 |
Li & Fung Limited |
LIF |
2,000 |
688 |
China Overseas Land & Investment Limited |
COL |
2,000 |
700 |
Tencent Holdings Limited |
TCH |
100 |
728 |
China Telecom Corporation Limited |
CTC |
2,000 |
762 |
China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited |
CHU |
2,000 |
857 |
PetroChina Company Limited |
PEC |
2,000 |
883 |
CNOOC Limited |
CNC |
1,000 |
902 |
Huaneng Power International, Inc. |
HNP |
2,000 |
914 |
Anhui Conch Cement Company Limited |
ACC |
500 |
939 |
China Construction Bank Corporation |
CCB |
1,000 |
941 |
China Mobile Limited |
CHT |
500 |
992 |
Lenovo Group Ltd.^ |
LEN |
2,000 |
998 |
China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited |
CTB |
1,000 |
1088 |
China Shenhua Energy Company Limited |
CSE |
500 |
1171 |
Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited |
YZC |
2,000 |
1186 |
China Railway Construction Corporation Limited |
CRC |
500 |
1211 |
BYD Company Limited |
BYD |
500 |
1398 |
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited |
ICB |
1,000 |
1800 |
China Communications Construction Company Limited |
CCC |
1,000 |
1880 |
Belle International Holdings Limited |
BIH |
1,000 |
1898 |
China Coal Energy Company Limited |
CCE |
1,000 |
1919 |
China COSCO Holdings Company Limited |
CCS |
500 |
1928 |
Sands China Ltd. |
SAN |
400 |
2038 |
Foxconn International Holdings Limited |
FIH |
1,000 |
2282 |
MGM China Holdings Ltd.^ |
MGM |
400 |
2318 |
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. |
PAI |
500 |
2328 |
PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited |
PIC |
2,000 |
2333 |
Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd.^ |
GWM |
500 |
2388 |
BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited |
BOC |
500 |
2600 |
Aluminum Corporation of China Limited |
ALC |
2,000 |
2628 |
China Life Insurance Company Limited |
CLI |
1,000 |
2777 |
Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd. |
RFP |
400 |
2800 |
Tracker Fund of Hong Kong |
TRF |
500 |
2888 |
Standard Chartered PLC |
STC |
50 |
2899 |
Zijin Mining Group Company Limited |
ZJM |
2,000 |
3323 |
China National Building Material Company Limited |
NBM |
2,000 |
3328 |
Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. |
BCM |
1,000 |
3968 |
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. |
CMB |
500 |
3988 |
Bank of China Limited |
BCL |
1,000 |
^ Trading commences from 5 August 2013