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HKEx To Introduce Options On Two A-share ETFs On 21 January

Date 04/01/2013

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) will introduce options on Hong Kong dollar-traded units of the CSOP FTSE China A50 (CSOP A50) ETF and ChinaAMC CSI 300 Index (CAM CSI300) ETF, both of which have A shares as their underlying benchmark, on Monday, 21 January 2013 to strengthen the China dimension in its stock options offering.

 Information about CSOP A50 and CAM CSI300 ETFs is available on HKEx's website.

The new options' sizes are in the following table along with the expiry months that will be available for trading when the options are introduced on 21 January.

Selected Contract Details of CSOP A50 and CAM CSI 300 ETF Options

Underlying Stock/ETF

Stock Code

Contract Size*(Shares)

Trading Currency

Expiry Months Available on First Day of Trading

CSOP FTSE China A50 ETF

2822

200

HK$

January - 2013
February - 2013
March - 2013
June - 2013
September - 2013 and
December - 2013

ChinaAMC CSI 300 Index ETF

3188

200

HK$

 

* One board lot of the underlying securities

The attached tables show HKEx's stock option classes available from 21 January 2013.

Stock Option Classes Available for Trading at HKEx from 21 January 2013

 Contract Size: More Than One Board Lot of the Underlying Securities

Stock Code

Underlying Stock / ETF

Derivatives Market Code

Contract Size (Shares)

1288

Agricultural Bank of China Limited

ABC

10,000

1299

AIA Group Limited

AIA

1,000

2601

China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd.

CPI

1,000

2823

iShares FTSE A50 China Index ETF*
(* This is a synthetic ETF#)

A50

5,000

2827

W.I.S.E. - CSI 300 China Tracker*
(* This is a synthetic ETF#)

CS3

1,000

 

Contract Size: One Board Lot of the Underlying Securities

Stock Code

Underlying Stock / ETF

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

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

2318

Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.

PAI

500

2328

PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited

PIC

2,000

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

2822

CSOP FTSE China A50 ETF ^

CSA

200

2888

Standard Chartered PLC

STC

50

2899

Zijin Mining Group Company Limited

ZJM

2,000

3188

ChinaAMC CSI 300 Index ETF ^

AMC

200

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 will commence from 21 January 2013

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