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HKFE Announces Margin Rates for Adjusted Swire Pacific A Futures

Date 12/09/2011

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 Wednesday, 14 September 2011, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology. 

Please see the 19 August 2011 HKEx news release for details of Swire Pacific A futures contracts in the table below. 

For the current margins, please refer to the margin information on the HKEx website.  

 

Futures Contract

Margin Rate

Initial Margin
(HK$)

Maintenance Margin
(HK$)

 

 

 

 

Swire Pacific Ltd. 'A'
(SWA: Multiplier = 500)

Full Rate

3,706

/lot

2,969

/lot

Spread Rate

1,116

/spread

891

/spread

 

 

 

 

Swire Pacific Ltd. 'A' 

(SWB: Multiplier = 515)

Full Rate

3,820

/lot

3,060

/lot

Spread Rate

1,150

/spread

918

/spread

 

HKFE emphasises that the above are minimum rates and Exchange Participants should set their margin requirements according to their clients’ individual circumstances.